New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-19
THE PASSING THRONG

Senator Shelby NJ Cuilom. OF Illinois when see,
at the Walton in Philadelphia just after his arrv.i
on Sunday. said: Il think there
CULLoM is absolutely TO doubt Of Governo~
SAYS ROOseveits nomination for the "a,
ROOSEVELT. Ond place on the ticket He Ia
strong man. and WIN make a roo1
running mate for the President. The delegates a.
all for him. and in face Of demand that so Far
believe he will decline the nomination. nut
The question Of Official entertaining said MI
ton Hanes. OF Washington at the waldorf 4.
toTa yesterday. is a much nlxs5
OFFICIAL up Most Of the Offices D,v
ENTERTAIN poorly that OF the President heinz
INC the best Of all and heaven knows
in proportion to the s. ze and riebAs
or the country whose Executive he Is his salary
Is small enough. The President receives a co.
Of $4,000 year. his house free and this fncI,4.s
the heating and lighting. The grounds are 49,
gardener who cares for In Is n9ji ~, - ana the
ai 80 ms driver Is Government employee as Il
60 M seward. VINO receives liberal salary OUT
OF @ni e ne must pay the cook In fact the oHIy
70 pay are ms own personal ones, for the dOOrnen
messengers. clerks, and. IN fact every one or
Department are OF course tioverr-nept ero1ic y.se
re [ecelyes also as the head OF the Army fodder
the Government There are other siiows9ces ny %
stationery. that are too numerous no n1arfio- ze
taken all in all 1t IS estimated that the Pres,Ss,
0 vas III tarlollS ways between sS9oG and ss00g
tain entertaining dimes the diplomats coTSs G sS
I,,ouSe' the senate and the Supreme Court 80
Ste such other dinners and receptions as sIifs
MS Idhcy or "a circumstances dictate"
But his paw and allowances are suA7ci4n+
state OF AFFAIRS that does exist in the ca a.
some OF the other Csovernr1an,
LlAttD ON officials The most conspicuous ~
IlE sECRE- these is the Secretary ot sta-A
TARY OF who bo1ds the H. - - = - -,
STATE Cabinet Ry ,,,.., .Is
amount Of entertaining devolvss
upon the Secretary Of State. He gives as a sta--sr
on New Years Day. the diplomatic Breakfast
Whlch Is an enormously expensive entertafurnan,
Then he has TO give dinners galore and ~ h
G1ueSH l. so accustomed are people TO having Ire
secretary or State entertain thar ft Is th0uehf
StranSe, and tnvidious comment arises His sai
airy IS S6.OD a year, and his allowances amount n
niue or nothing Our Ambassadors 10 Great
britain and other countries in similar srrsffs
Ihey receive salary OF 1880 a year and there h
ehos Inc rank Of the Office raised bur nor
She salary do not know what the British Am
baSSador TO this country receives, but when the
ONCE was Legation he was paid 5000 a year and
HDeFal allowance for entertaining besides HIS
HouSe II also supplied No wonder certain Offices
are or such character that only wealthy men can
accept them We have had instances Of foreign
Ministers who spent their entire salary. and more
100, on mouse rent, and lived in proportion. and
they were followed or were preceded BY men who
mad 10 live on the salaries they received A pain
Iul contrast for the poorer man. 7 for one think
a revision OF salaries should be made. and wnAra
IL IL called FOR and necessary entertaining al
loWance should be paid as we'll