The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-28

tastes and ca~sns isffse for .o~s@fx or
entertaining Of aay scrt hs rranz vs~
- sise Nilnsn MS salary. and may ~
asahs Few thousands . year as ne
aiofg Secretaries Gresham, Car
.ssse and Herbert are roor men. Car
ss'e lives al rate OF absssst sss,as q
sears md y running In debt every ssay
he - m the treasury. He has horss
% pulling cus Of the hole BY going into
me pTactsce Of Law at Csnelnna.i after
IHis administration wfnks cut. Tfss
" OF course IL ne dc~s not 20 upon the
suprsHse bench. Mr.. CarissIe.s intimate
friends say he In stfIi ambitious 20 be
president and thinks the Democrats
may call him next year. No one else
appears 70 be iabcrfng under any such
CHARACTERIZATION. Gresham has a little In
come ASIDE from his salary, TIE rent Of
ms mousse tn Chicago and the proceeds
OF the crops 81 MS farm down in the
anash country, perhaps ss.ene or
s4.vp All tod. His yearly expense IN
washington City runs pretty well UP
toward $i5ooo. During the winter he
runs behind at an alarming rate but
pulls I'D IN the summer. when there are
no dinners 10 give and no need OF sarv-
ing so-cailed Breakfasts 10 the dino
matte corps Herbert lives within hls
salary for the reason that most of us
90. because he can't help himself.
This does not work worth a cent in
pfactice Cabinet officers, as we'll as
otner people, have 10 take the world as
fney md IT, and what they find on
coming to Washington City ls a general
expectation that each and every one OF
them viii take big house, entertain
literally. and do his full share toward
keeping up the social standing OF the
administration. In Washington City
the point is not as to the ability of an
administration, but as TO what IL Is 10
; do for society. This may be unforfun-
ate, but 1t Is true. and the member OF
the cabinet who. being able 10 enter
tain. refuses 10 do so Is sure TO be
unanimously voted a scrooge. So Inn
Fsortant is this social side OF government
that every president on selecting MEM
pers OF his cabinet looks to- IL that a
part or them at 1east are atee 10 spend
great deal more than their income
every year In social entertainments.
Nearly every man who spends a Sc
ries OF years In official life at this capl-
tai hnds II necessary to go to work
and recuperate his fortunes as soon as
ne becomes footloose. IT IL a favorite
notion that the reputation gained at
washington City helps one In his pro-
fession afterwards. and generally this is
found to be true. At an rate. secre-
tary Carlisle wants to practice law at
Nncannati. 90 his friends say; Secretary
dresnan1 insists that ne lis going To
open law Office in Chicago: Comptrol-
Ter Eckels alread has offers from bank
Ing houses in Chicago and New York.
one OF which ne is likely TO accept when
ihe time comes It Is even reported
that William L. Wilson, instead of
seeking the mission to Mexico or a place
upon the bench or in the cabinet Zone
or which he could easily get by asking
for 1t or indicate willingness to ac-
eept). VIII decline Office and go 10 New
York and build up a law pracc<-e. His
fast ffiends. fhe Strausses. have offered
TO give him enough business there TO
make his fortune