, 1873-07-29
THE PRESIDENTS suMMEn-pEs1DENor

United atntoB with a Bummer-rosidonco at eome
hoalthful point. Tho frionls Of this project
lay particular stross upon tho fact tlas tho
European Kings Emperors. and Kafaors tho
Dulos, Princes, Ducloaaos, and PrincessoB. and
oven Romo Of tho Hmall-fry who only carry gold
atloks and woar decorations, hayo each their
summon cottages, whoro thoy mny rotire from
tho ardent heats of tho weather. and rccuperato
from tho fatigue Of etiquette and Btato dinners
md the cabals Of politics. If tho European
monarch, say tloy, can havo Ills rural villa
wtoro Ae can throw of Ills conventional oil
quottc and tirosomo forms, md lay round and
smoke md drink at his easo, and ming1o with
tho people incognito, why should not our TO
publican President alao have place OF his own,
tnatoad Of being compelled to undergo plebcian
associations In hotels or seaside caravanHerafa2
Qucon Victoria has hor st.. James aud Bucking-
ham Palace In London, hor palace at Windsor,
Osborne Houao In tho IHle Of Wight,
raj Castle, and othor residences for
aught wo know Tho Emperor Of Germany can
rusticato at Potsdatn, Sans Bouci, Charlotton-
borg, and statzenfelB. Francis Joseph has his
1mperiaa palaces at Vicnna, Prague, 1acll. salz-
burg, and Presbourg. Evon tho French preal-
don't can lu1uriato IL tho Tuilorios, Versailles,
St. Cloud, Fontainobleau, md 11alma1son, whom
Ills subjects arc not engaged in revolution, at
which periods they havo tho aggrnyating habit Of
occupying the aummor-palacps themselves, and
looping opon house for tho sans culottes of all
tho surrounding country. II these ef1oto po-
tentatos arc to bo allowed tho luxury OF four
or five aummer-residoncos at thoir option
is it too much to ask tlat Grnnt and tho future
Presidents shall hayo ono, and that tho country
shall foot tho bils7 Evon with tho bacl-pay
bill Grant has but $4,000 per yoar,-s4, ,1GG.o0
por month, sl90.9s per day. Is it not little
stingy, not to soy disrospoctful md irrovoront
to domand that he shau pay hotel bills out Of
this mcagro pittanco when ho haa miud to
disport himself by tho sad eea waves, aud, now
tint tho pass system is cut OF. that ho ahan also
bo compelled to pay full faro for himself and his
horacs oyory time he wants to tako run down
to Loug Branch? Under tho existing condition
OF things, and by the mysterious disponHations Of
Providence, it IN impossible to say how long
Con. Grant may continue to bo President. If it
il foroordained TINT be is to grow old and foeble
in tho Presidential chair, then certainly 1t ia tho
duty Of tho American people to provide for his
advancing yeara and smooth his declining patti.
Granted that tho proaldont should hayo
summor-rosiaenco, tho only remaining
problom is that Of locality. Fortunately,
this is easy OF solution. Evory inducoment
moral, social natural, official, or otherwise
points to Chicago aB the only proper place for
tint summor-palaco. Horo Nature ofrors attrac-
tionB, and disponsos her bouutios with lavish
hand. On tho ono hand, ho will have tho many
tintod expanso Of Lako Michigan and on tho
other, the green wayos Of the boundloss prairie
not to speak Of Holstoin On tho north and
Calumet On tho Eouth,-possibilitios of scenery
which ought to satisfy tho most ardent wor-
shpor Of Nature. No other city ofrorB
him such Inducements In tho WY Of
raco tracks. tho park boulevards. and
the 1ako-shoro drive, the Wabash avenue om1i-
buses, and plonty Of ambitious Jehus, who would
accommodate him with q stretch OF two or throo
milos my evening. As for cigars, ho can hayo
tho choico of Hayanas, which wo know to ho
good, because thoy ute mado horo. Docs hp
want to hph7 ALL day long ho can sit upon tho
broakwator and ontico the apocklcd perch aud
melancholy sheepshead. Does llo want to hunt
Any timo ho cnn lavo all afternoon with
tho buffalo ut Lincoln Park, and
tlero il many Jungle on HAD
ison atroet and Fifth avenue where the "tIgor"
may bo found in all lia nntivo lorcenesB. Would
he soothe his foyorod brow with maBio7 10 has
but to open tho doors Of tho aummor-palaco in
tho oyoning, and ylolins and harpa will discourse
Verdi to him for only cont d tune. Ho can
hayo tho fruits Of California, tho vegetables Of
tho South, tho grapoH OF Lako Eric, the antelope
Of tho far Wost, tho cattle md aheep on q
thousand hills, and tho delicato-meatod tlYh
TINT awim in tho cold, clear depths OF tho lakos.
Thon for drink, he will hayo tho largest
reservoir OF good water III tho world
Ho can worship in my sort OF tabernacle, from
Jew to Methodist, Sunday mornings, and at
Turnor Hall on Sunday nights, and lfr. ua1atka
wonld undoubtedly by special disponaation al-
low him to smoke on tho lowor floor through tile
first part of tho programme. Wo have Sub
Treasury, too, 40 that thoro would bo no difficulty
in drawing lss pay. 11o would DO noar to
da1oua, 80 TINT ho could run homo onco in
awhile His brothorliyos Loro a,d his SOU III quar-
torod here, and thia would DO d groat advantage.
Dcttor than all theso IL tho fact that ho would
hayo great ethical advantages, and would con-
stantly bo In healthy moral atmosphere which
ho could not enjoy among tho dluHipationb Of
Long Brunch, nor In tho wlclod oitios Of st.
Louis. Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and otlor placoy
whoro ylco roigns supreme. Ho would hayc tho
oxamploa Of A. Q. Hcung, John Logan, Ol,arloy
Farwoll, aud j. Y. scammon always bofore him,