Show WHY HE SNUBS PEOPLE from morning until one in the afternoon sir ilir cleveland stands at his desk for he be does not encourage continued conversation by sitting down clown and receives the office beggars D and their supporters senators and representatives are among liia his most constant callers and most importunate claimants some of these public men who are supposed to be selected to perform the duties of statesmanship are arc daily visitors at the white house they apparently regard tile the president as an almoner for their constituents and so bound to devote bini himself self to their political interests therefore they insist that he shall give them all his time listening to their appeals for patronage and taking pirt part in their struggles for in their states slates and districts three fourths 0 of f the presidents visitors are applicants for subordinate positions and compel the alie president to appear to take an all interest in matters which lie ought not to consider it basteen has been stated that lie tries not to remember what is said to him and he certainly will uever never think of many an applicant or his petition after the first audience is over after one the white house is closed to visitors and the lie presidents intention is to work it at the tasks that are dema demanding anding attention and to consider the correspondence or which is pili piling ing up ominously but the office seeker does docs not leave him a quiet hour during the afternoon and evenin evening men of importance send him their birds and would be deeply offended if they were not received to talk about post offices ices consulates and other less important matters even the cabinet meetings ire are partly devoted to the consideration of patronage and if the president ident secures e an hour alone during the working day he considers himself fortunate this is an outrage on the president and the country hut but appeals appeal S addressed to tile the patriotism or elf respect or common humanity of ofilio the patron patronage age beggars are they will not relent they on arear wearing ing out the e I 1 1 I L t members of the cabinet and in compelling the postponement of tho the public business to their greed for place the only remedy lies in the presidents hands lie ile ought D not to listen to a single applicant or to a word from 11 a public man in behalf of any office seeker unless lie invites the conference every application should ile be made in writing the rule should be inflexible then if a removal is to be made for cause and the president is in doubt on the papers submitted he may invite a fuller explanation but no one n no matter what may bo be liis his position or ence should bo be permitted to intrude tr ude upon him the present condition of things a is not only undignified n it is disgraceful harpers weekly 11 |