Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-30
The Presidents STAFF

The large amount OF clerical ana on
cial work done at the Executive man.
sion requires the services Of about
dozen men. President Hayes has a
larger personal staff than has been
maintained by any of his predecessors.
The man who stands nearest to him is
Mr.. W. X. Rogers, who holds the Off
cial position of private secretary to the
President, with salary of So $50 year.
Mr.. Rogers occupies the large room
adjacent to the Presidents room, on the
side opposite 10 the library and imme
diately over the southern end of the
east room, all the offices being in the
second story of the Executive mansion.
Mr.. Pruden, the assistant secretary,
who receives salary of s., $50, is man
of considerable experience, who holds
over from the last administration. He
has charge of most of the details of
records and the general work of the
Office. The law also provides for two
executive clerks at $4,000 each, which
positions are held by MIR. W. III. Crook
and Mr.. w. C. Chapman, both of whom
were there in Grants time. There are
several other clerks who are employed
under practice by which the President
details men from the departments for
special work at the White House.
Private Secretary Rogers has short
hand amanuensis, Mr.. Henley, who is
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partment. The Presidents sstenograph-
er, Mr.. Gustin, is borne on the rolls of
the Post Office Department as private
secretary TO the Postmaster General.
Another clerk for general work, Mr..
Price, is borne on the rolls of the Pay
master Generals office. Mr.. Moreton,
who cuts up the newspapers and keeps
the scrap-bOoks for the President, is
detailed from the Congressional Lii brary
In addition TO these clerks there are five
messengers, who are detailed from what
is known as " the general service force"
of the War Department. Two ushers
are carried on the rolls of the local
police force. The steward of the
White HOnse is provided for by law
and receives a salary of 81 500. Besides
ali his clerks the President has the con-
slant service of one of his sons, who is
a good worker. The duties OF the
Private Secretary are lot very onerous.
He is much sought by people who think
that he has influence with the President
and many office-seekers pour their
stories into his ears rather than wait TO
have an interview with the President.
1t is probable, however, that none of
the Presidents assistants have very
much influence over his mind. They
are, however, frequently able to obtain
places in the departments for their
friends
The President of the United States,
during a session of Congress, can never
find much time to spend in reading
newspapers. The White House is liber-
ally supplied with newspapers, only a
few of which are kept on file. Prcsi-
dent Grant used to have one of his secre-
taries cut out the leading editorials on
political topics in the New York daily
papers, and occasionally from papers
published in other cities, which cuttings
were handed to him in bunch, for his
perusal late in the afternoon or in the
evening. Mr.. Hayes does not follow
this system; or, rather, he has materi-
ally modified it. 1t it the duty of one
of the clerks of the White House to take
charge of all the newspapers received.
Enough of them TO fill bushei basket
are received every day. Many of them
are unimportant. The newspaper clerk
cuts from most of the influential papers
such editorial and other matter as he
thinks of interest TO the President,
which he afterwards psstes in scrap
books, of which a series is kept. The
President, from time to time, runs over
these scrapbOOks and sees what the
newspapers of the country are saying
about him and his administration