Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-03-09
CLEARFIELD, PA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 0, 1915

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Generals about the President is Ger
tainly we'll calculated TO impress on
with exalted ideas of his position, ant
also suggests tho similarity of th,
surroundings Of majesty and mon
archical governments. II is also /
novelty in this country, the propriety
ofwhich may well be questioned. w,
certainly do not read that, wheI
Washington retired from the army
and assumed the Presidency, he sur
rounded himself with u retinuo o
Brigadier Generals nor was Jackson
famous for dragging the military elo
ment into the Executive office More
fUvef, no existing statute has beer
observed authorizing or sanctioning I
military staff for the President Bul
then we have got accustomed 10 see
ing things done by modern Presidents
without the sanction of law, anc
possibly may yet learn that some
thing of tho divine right of king,
attaches to this republican official.
THE GRAND CHAMBERLAIN DUTY.
But while we have been wandering
among these lesser lights of military
renown, who bask in the Executive
presence, our humble visitor has beer
left trembling in the august presence
Of the grand Dent. But it is quite as
well, as the Brigadier General broth
erin-law has vast duties to perform
and onerous responsibilities resting
upon his shoulders, 1t is his duty tc
receive all callers, ascertain theil
wants, and protect the Presidential
person from the approach Of the com.
mon herd. While we have wandered
he has disposed OF a room Of visitors
One half have been sent away TO seek
the objects of their visits in the sew.
eral Departments. A portion of the
remainder have been judiciously par.
celled out among the several Briga.
diers above mentioned, and sent under
the charge of trusty ushcrs into the
presence Of those shoulder-strapped
representatives ofExecutiveauthoritv.
Still anoiherportio have been singled
out to be attended to by Dent in per.
son, as soon as he gets leisure, while
q very few have secured the precious
boon OF having their cards sent to the
President, and are awaiting a sum.
mons into bis audience chamber.
Among them is our friend from the
backwoods, who twrls his hat in ner.
yous bewildermcnt at the display that
surrounds him, and the moro unutter.
able grandeur he anticipates when he
shall have passed from the subordi.
mates to the actual presence of the
American President. And while he
stands thus half dead with fright ut
bis own tcmerity in venturing into
such place, he is almost prostrated
with terror at the approach of a swal-
low tailed and white gloved usher,
who bows with all the grace Of a
French dancing master, accompany
ing the bow with the words which he
reads from the card :-"Mr. Snog-
gins, of Snogginsvillee !" to which he
adds, The President will see you"
THE PRESIDENTS AUDIENCE CHAMBER.
The audience chamber of the Presi.
dent, like the ante rooms aud apart.
mcnts of tho Secretaries, has been
transformed from the plain, modest,
though beautiful room In which Mr..
Lincoln was content to perform his
official duties, into a magniiccntly
gilded saloon, presenting, II must be
acknowledged, more taste and skill in
it's adornment and ornamentation
than the others, but still overtawdry
and showy IN the general effect pro.
1uccd Everything in the room aside
from lis frescoing, is rich and beau.
tiful.
THE CHIEF ExEcUTIvE's STYLE OF RE
cEIvISG.
Mr.. Grant receives his visitors with
no cordiality whatever. Ordinarily
he romans seated at his writing Ia.
ole; mods and mutters something like
good morning as the caller ap.
proaohos; listens moodily, almost alb.
stractedly, to him as he states his
case answers him in monosyllables /;
and dismisses him with nod and a
half inaudible "good day. Those of
more than ordinary pretensions who
may chance TO call are admitted TO
the st,reotypcd shake Of the hands,
the President rising and accompany.
ing the shake with something like II
am very glad TO sec you" But then
he shuts himself up in his studied ret
iccnce, and listens patiently, answers
briefly, aud gets through the business
as quickly as possible. With third
class, however, he is altogctcr differ.
ent person. These are his old army
companions, and such civilians rs have
gained his confidence. To gain Mr.
Grants confidence is an achievement
now rarely accomplished. IL vas
castor eight or ten years ago, and
hence the most of his confidants arc
those who had relations with him
when his star began TO rise, Such
are received by him with the utmost
cordiality aud familiarity. They are
relieved from tho examination hv
Dent and arc admitted TO the pres.
ence at any time when Others arc not
closelcd with him. They arc saluted
by their surnamcs, rs "now are YOU,
sherman Z" or "IIallo, Smith glad to
see you," and so on. Whom such "a.
miliars call no etiquette whatever is
followed. Cigars arc ususually pro-
dnced at once, and then follows free
and easy, gossiping, storytelling con.
vcrsalion And as the smoke becomes
thick in the room, aud tho familiarity
aiiains its height, Mr.. Grant becomes
tho most piablc person imaginable
All feticencc and stolidity arc laid
aside; he talks as freely as any one
tells as good story rs the best,
and will promise anything that
may be asked Of him. There are but
a few persons enjoy this close acquaint.
nnco with Grant,and they arcvcry for.
tnna,e Still afonrth class lscomposed
entiroly Y of solid men--men who are
supposed TO be able to draw their
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