Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-31
AN ARIsTOORAT IN THE WHITE
HOUSE.
lFrom tn. Washington American Register. ]

[Frem the Washington American Registerl
II We are TO trust the utterancss of
some of our city cotemporaries,t there
is decided change coming over the
ccupants of the White House. Ac-
cerding to these veracieus cbroni-
clers, President Arthur will hold
himself aloof from the common poo
pie who have been accustomed to
call and pay their respects to the ex-
ecative Of this great country, and
henceforth there will be al Inspector
general, i'll the shape of q private Sec
rotary, constantly on guard ut the
White House. The duty of this en-
terpriaing aud intellectual young
gentleman, a. we understand it, will
be to east his eagle eye over the
crowds of people who may chance to
call at the official residence of the
president, and determine who has
aud who has not business with Mr..
Arthur, and admit to or exclude
from his august presence according
ly. We are given to understand that
this rarely gifted aud argus-eyed
young gentleman 10 undoubtedly
we'll qualified to judge whe has, as
his Excelleucy, aud that q single
clusion, which once reached, is as i'm.
mutable and inexorable ~ the eter.
nal laws of nature.
We have no doubt that the iHtuitive
knowledge ofhuman nature possessed
by the Presidents private secretary,
will be found infallible, but We have
serious doubts as to tbs propriety of
such constant and terrible strain
upon the Intellectual faculties Of q
promising young gentleman.
To relieve the private secretary
and avoid the wear and tear of nat
uraily amiai;le disposition, We sug-
gest that the outer gates of the
White House grounds should he kept
constantly closed aud double locked.
In addition to this percantieu, q
strong line OF fpickets should be posted
at all the approaches, the whole
force 10 be under tho command of a
msjorgenerai of the army, with
positive orders TO open the gates to
nothing less elevated aud respectable
than a carriage drawn by four white
horses, and followed by IL retiuue OF
fuukies in livery. .Shis would effec-
tuslIy prevent the intrusion of the
common people, and give admission
ouiy 10 what Alexander Hamilton
called "the rich aud the well.born."
OF course it must be unpleasant 10
the president OF the U nited States to
come in contact with the miscellans-
Qua crowd OF people who toll for
the bread eaten by themselves aud
their families, and something should
| be done t. prevent it. Ii is true that
low fellows like Andrew jackson.
aud Abraham Lincoln, were always
accessible to the people, but tnen
times are changed, aud we must
change with them. If the pickets, as
here suggested, should be "driven
in' by a crowd Of greasy ci,izcns,
we know of no remedy except the one
edopled when General Garfield W "a
dying at Eiheron, and that was to
"double the guards" Such q stroke
of military genius 1.-The world will
not willingly let die"
The weekly story papers are dying
out of the land. Ten to fifteen years
ago they had circulations OF 100, 900
and up to 100000 for the most popu-
lar. AT present they have rot ta'f
and some not quarter of the distri.
button. Tie cause of their decay be
gan with the issue of novels complete
in pamphlet form, sold at 5, 10, aud
20 cents.