The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15

OF cabinet officer or a member of con.
gress, accompanied by a few pOlitical
iIiehus. Cabinet officers and congressmer,
nave the right-of-way. and those persons
wlo nave oeen waiting for several hours.
hoping 10 get a few words with the Pres.
ldent are often tempted to make remarks
uhht Tor publication in a family news
| paper.
There are women office seekers at the
| white house every day. Some of them
come In a mild, gentle way and ask for
an opportunity to have Just two min.
utes conversation with the President"
| Others come in a bold, dashing way. as
II they would sweep everything and every
pody out OF their path with their rustline
| Silks. Women, as a rule, will not admit
| that they are seeking office They in
| Narlably state to the dOorkeeper that they
simply called to pay their respects. When
| lhey are informed that the President held
public receptions in the east room three
days each week for the benefit of casual
visitors, there is no room for further ar.
Sument in that direction so they have
also TO admit that they have a little per-
sonal matter to lay before the President.
II this class of callers have patience
enough, and continue to come day after
day, they finally get a brief interview with
the President After trying for several
days many persons give up the task and
abandon the race for office,
The colored politician who feels that he
mas a personal claim upon the President
for recognition, is an interesting type ia
the miX-up in the big corridor Even al
the white house there is a perceptibie
prejudice against the colored man. The
colored messengers turn up their noses at
the average colored visitors, and any
questions asked call forth the brefest re-
piles. When a colored man has a federal
office in sight, he does not care much
about social ostracism. He takes the re
bluffs given him, but persistently plods
on his way There are exceptions to
every rule. hence some of the colored
brethren who go to the white house are
more or less offensive in their manners.
While there is a prospect of an appoint
ment coming to them, they are close
mouthed and discreet If they happen to
be member of the wrong faction and fail
of recognition, then they do not hesitate
to wash the republican party linen on the
street corners.
1t is said that the President does no,
entertain very high opinion of the char
acter OF the republican organization in the
southern states. Since his inauguratio
he has had an opportunity to judge the
predominating characteristics of the re-
pubHcans in the south. In many of thu
southern states there is practically no re-
publican organization 1t is true a few
men get together and have themselves
chosen to represent the republican party
at national conventions. for the sole pur-
pose of controlling the federal patronage,
in their respective states. The promise
of new and stronger republican element
in the south has not been fulfilled, and
the administration finds that the same old
republican hacks, who have figured in
southern politics for many years. are stin
in the saddle and their only object is to
gather in the spoils for themselves ana
a few immediate friends. The President
has been Informed by men whose judg.
ment he must respect, that there is but
little hope for healthy republican organi-
cation in the south while the old political
hacks are in possession of the party ma
chinery. R.M.L.