, 1881-12-14
ROBERT 1NGERSOLL
GIVES HIS VIEWS on WlIlTF:-1EoUsI; ETIQuET
AND CIVIL. SERVICE.

AND CIVIL. SERVICE.
; From Uur 0sr,s Correspondent.
WAsll1SuroN, d. G., Dec. 13.-"The Prcsi-
dent, they say, slept in the Wh!te House last
night for the first time. 1t Is horrid, cheer
less old bnrrack," said Col. Ing0rsolf today
10 party of friends, "Tlo President ought
10 have home for Ills family like my other
man. lie Is MS much entitled to his privacy
Is any other American citizen. The Govern
ment ought to give him house; and the
custom should be established, and malll-
talnel, TINT nobody should 60 to that house
unless lo was asked to gu. The President
should use tho White House as his office,
and should 20 there regularly aud do his
oiIcinl business; a1id there should be more
system, In tlle transaction Of the Whltc-liouse
business than there has been. Tho Prcsl-
dent
>. OUGHT NOT 70 nE 30 ACCESSIBLE.
There should bo Private Secretary who
should be man capable Of saying No! aud
the President ought not to SEQ everybody
about petty Offices II ie should arrange
the business OF tho Executive OH probor
system. tho President Of the United States
might have six hours il day for play; but II
The old system Is maintained, he will have
nothing but turmoil and trouble from the
first 10 tho Inst day of his Administration.
II should bo considered polite for tho Presi-
dent Of the United States to receive people
III their order, aud to tell than Yes or No,
and then to ask than to pass on. 1io ought
not TO be compelled to talk over the political
situation every day with the American c!tl-
zcu front Glil!gan's Mills. There are too
many of those mills in this country. There
Is not enough, Of the President to go around.
And, rs to the great offices OF tho country,
he ought to
sELEcrA CABINET TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS,
and Rlse them instructions To consult tho
local political sentiment, 10 far as Is possl-
Die, and not to trouble the Executive. The
5stance. Should ba held Responsible for col
iscs,hR ING Internal revenue; and, i lla got
ead lllan IN 0ficp, 1t would be I!s fault, and
f. Should bo held accountable for 1t. Tbs
flesl4ent ought to ba able to Sny to all com.
Msn Sns W1ta RESPECT to internat;reyenne appolnt-
.,, mente, tllat lie WAS not collecting. the rev.
ehue; that waa not llts business; that 1t was
w. We business Of Tho Commissioner Of Internal
ns1snm nseaae q at1d hat that officer is tho proper
,.%,Dat. how would you manage the poll
es.a1nsT byatander asked.
Should Elyo tho Honatora and Repre-.
snS1ifsasVes IN tha Republican States certain
%os SaSfs and y they n,ads bad selections, +
acttJ-
sa,e ssa,te with their constituents: but tho M0in
ps, ppsi,he,ple should DO observed, TINT tho Cabi.
net Officers are
4kspoSslnLE Fon THE DUTIES OF THEIR
nEpA1iTMENTs. y
on.And there should bo clorlcal force
eNet,Rl eeWoaRl ~ tle White House. too, TO answer
skefy skSefy letter that is received. 'l'le writer
hnoniu 10 told where Ills letter has gone. ii It
i%e,.o oeEn referred; ami should l1 informed
a1anIai a1naunaeIaiiats!y TINT h!s request cannot BE-
~ na1 Y. tsyorablu consideration. Tllere ought
esns ~ ,H aHecis!ons ln those lnatters. The appl!'
,i;,st taao tWao WIS refused would get mad III tle
hni;; hs; Instance. otcoursa; but lie would not pc
Innn,Ss a,a o. mad as he would to walt for SIX
A'o1,aksns oknns a1'a theu E1 refused.
ou.tteIe ttheIe is another kind OF business thai
jns"ata jsmt 70 be discontinued about the White
hHnh- hu1ho-tllaf Is. these receptions. They ara q
An IMITATION OF MONARCHY.
IingSly Iringy s!1nply convert tho PRESIDENT Of the
kasea States into 4 pump, and tlye every
Ivy Gi.allca to take 4 Jerk at the llandle.'
n,etal lnEersoll'a civil service Is not coa
ri sio a. u viii he seen. and thero are sew
A important gaps iu it-as, Tor Instance