The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-10-06
HIS FLAG SHOULD BE THERE.

1t is said that the Presidents Flag" the
ne W rag that has been invented, Is only to be
used on a shin when the President Is on
board. o, that is different Then there Is
to be only one flag in existence. That Is si
right. We supposed the new flag was to 60
into general circulation for Fourth Of Ju,y's
and colored pienics, and to advertise lager
beer saloons, lunches and everything. ike
the star spanged banner. OF course, II it Is
only going to fly on a ship when the Presi-
dent is on It, there need be only one. as stle-s
is Cnly one OF the President, and he cannot
be on two ships at once. So Arthur can car
" the flag in his pistol pocket, and when be
goes on board a ship he can hand the Gag to
a seaman, and that worthy can climb up the
hop pole in the centre Of the vessel and fling
it to the breeze. We almost wish the isg OF
the President could be more Numerous. and
that it could float whenever tie President IS
on train, OF on q wagon, or when be usSes
a call anywhere. If we are going to h5y-
the President tagged, Ike q wild freight
train, we don't see why It should nO. be deur
on land as well as on sea. at sea nCo0dy
can see the flag except the fellows OIL the
same ship with him, and they know he Is
there without a flag. The navy shouldn't
have all the distinction. Now. the President
is coming to Milwaukee next month, and va
want him tagged II he visits the Sun o1iige
we want to hang the bonnie blue flag OF AT
thur the bold out of our window, so that ne
people can see that the boss is here. If he
goes to the brewery bis flag should feat from
the flagstaff, and when he goes 20 the expo
sition his flag should be on the roof, like a
cat fighting the other flags. In the process
sion, as he comes up town, from the depot
his flag should be carried by a bold drRPUon,
and when he lands at Mr.. MiJcbelis rest
dence the flag should be hoisted to the high
est battements Of the tower, so the chamber
maids acrUss the way, at the hotel, can SEE
that President is sleeping the sleep of in
nOcence behind the adjacent mosquito bar,
and the people who 20 tramping along on the
sidewalks can keep quiet and let him sleep.
The Presidents flag should be used wb6rev-
eT he goes, and people will know where be
is. Very often 1t is dificait to tell whers q
Presiden. is. but with blue flag floating IN
the ETHEREAL space above him, they would
know he was there if they didn't know wlst
be was doing. We learn that the Prince of
Wales has flag and it floats wherever he IL
there, over the house that all the people may
know the honor that is conferred on the host
Our country does not want % be behind
England on style, when It does not cost a 1T-
thing. Take It there in Washington, enI Il
the Presidents flag was continually 1stiI.-
where be IS getting in his work, either ct tl.c
White House, at church. at tine Treasury
Department OF the Capitol, it would save q
heap of trouble. OF course, there are tim
when a President would 2 great 6aE
rather the flag wosld not he hanging glr
where he might be, but as there is chaa,Irz
in all branches OF business, ne could have the
flag hung out on some other house in The
same block, where it would not cause remark.
If he was in New York ana had the q Bg "a
the house, and wanted to 90 out VITA thl
/ boys around the wards he could have a uri-
yate secretary who would lie aud say the
President had retired. A good liar could be
hired for s. 900 a year for private secretary.
But we have no doubt he has already secured
a liar for = secretary, 50 all that is uecssssr-
now is to float the flag. The President 5 Tag
will be looked for with much Interest here
next month.-Psck's sun.