But General Taylor had grown up in the army and advanced in the military service to a chief command, was more or less familiar with the party leaders of his time, and was by heredity a gentleman.

The same was measurably true of Grant.

Cleveland confessed himself to have had no social training, and he literally knew nobody.
Five or six weeks after his inauguration I went to Washington to ask a diplomatic appointment for my friend, Boyd Winchester.

Ill health had cut short a promising career in Congress, but Mr.Winchester was now well on to recovery, and there seemed no reason why he should not and did not stand in the line of preferment.

My experience may be worth recording because it is illustrative.
In my quest I had not thought of going beyond Mr.Bayard, the new Secretary of State.