The Lambertville record., 1897-04-21

In the official household Mr.. Pruden
and Colonel Crook rank next to the
Presidents secretary. and are his eX-
ecutve officers, Mr.. Pruden has
charge of the numerous bills, and is
the Presidents messenger 10 Congress.
Colonel Crook Is the paymaster of the
house and looks after the files; but be
sides their routine duties they are both
looked upon as oracles in official mat
ters. and are consulted on all difficult
questions.
There were at the capital during In
auguration week the daughters of
three Presidents: Mrs. Semple, the
daughter of President Tyler; Mrs.
Sartors, the daughter Of President
Grant, and Mrs. Stanley.Brown, Pres
ldent Gartlelds only daughter. There
was also present Mrs. Harriet Lane
Johnston. the niece of President Blu.
chanan, who, both while her uncle was
Minister to the Court Of Sc, James and
while he was Chief Executive, prcsld-
td over his household with dignity and
grace.
President Mckinley has had some
training in the business of seeing men
and women who called upon him to
pay their respects" but he Is just
now finding out for the first time what
II is to be asked to listen to the lmpor-
iunltlcs of those who seek office The
office seekers are losing no time. They
were at the White House In shoals on
Friday morning, and al times they con-
tributed TO the crush on the stairway
from The main floor 10 the Presidents
office Oh the floor above. While the de
partments are still In need OF new As.
sistant Secretaries, and the chances of
appointment are open the patriot who
Is prepared to give up lucrative pri-
vate business in order to be able 10
serve his country In Washington will
he very buoyant. The pretexts with
which some of the men of this class
refer TO their search are entertaining
because they are so old, while the
makers of them congratulate them.
selves that they are new and original.
One New York man. who would not be
quite satisfied with anything less than
an Assistant Secretary's place. tells
those who speak to him about his am
bition that he does not care much for
Office holding for the sake of the fame
or the emoluments OF the office. IL
have n great admiration for the Pres.
ldcnt," he says, conceived when he
was In Congress. l know that he will
have task quite herculcan. A Re.
publican can do nothing more useful
or patriotic than TO relieve the Pres.
lden' Of some OF his labor by sharing
1t. am willing and anxious to be a
4 burden bearer" But this gentleman
who is a lawyer, whose experlence
ought 10 have made him n valued ad
wiser. seeks 10 be Il burden bearer al
a salary of $1,000 or "a, 800 a year
There are no would-be burden bear
ers" who have announced that they
would prefer to take places without
salary than he disappointed In becom
ing helpful TO President Mckinley
| Or resurrected persons there Is n
goodly number. They will vex the
President greatly, for, having once
held office, and having had the expe.
rience required in obtaining il, they
are more artful than the tyro. The
Minister abroad who seeks reappoint.
ment to his old post and who brings
recommendations from the nation 10
which he was accredited is at once
loo proud and automatically indlsereet
"a. -. -
10 have recommendation Of thu, tt,i
They are apt TO be taken as indicating
that the Minister has cunWat,a il,
pwn popularity too strictly.
SENATOR