The Cecil Whig., 1882-05-06
PRESIDENT ARTHUR.

In foncr#! Arthur We nave i new type
! Of man in the White House. There have
been Presidents of ali kinds. We have
had stately Virginia gentlemen of the old
school. and scli-,nadc men from the West.
We have had soldiers of several varie-
,ieS-the rough and honest aud deSpotic
soldier: the quiet and obstinate and some.
times ng-heaGcl soldier. and the sim
pie aud iurilc soldier. We have had
rural Statesmen who were born to crun-
try seats and died upon them. after he
Stowir@ solemn = 'llti.ai autohin -raphie>
upon an iiilttcnt,Nc country. We have
ha,t one or two President who grew up
amid the hcalttiEul poverty of the from
tier. which. as Mr. Blaine ap'lv said in
| his memorial Grafton is indeed no p"v'
erty." but 1.-The beginning of wealth.
and who in al! their upward progress
| through the world never wore on their
! simplicity. Bat the "City man, the
mctroDoltan, the mcmbc of cIuhS-th:
| t>p pc that is represented. by the wcll-hred
! nt.ii well tlIt>Sttl New 1 hti-iilt '!lt 1
man who wears a scarf and a pin III it
| and prefers a sack coat IT, the long tailed
frock that pervades politics, and IA Derby
! hat to the sluuch hat that seems to be
| regarded in various quarters o! this | nion
rs something no statesman should De
withDut-this is novel species of Prcsi-
,lcnt. Like the type which he repre-
>ents, President Arthur has no cccen-
| tricitieS in dress. He is quiet and ire
proachabie. from his gaifcrS to his watch
guard. and would only need to lie sitting
n the reading room of New York rlu ID
| /" pass 1T any time for Il successful law
yer OF banker of rather more than usual
.erfed that there is ary lack of the Presi-
ientiai air about the present incumbent
| Dn the contrary, he does not forget, nor
allow his visitors tn forget. the dignity
ii his office. He is atfable. but it is the
liability oi Il Presi tent: and, while there
rs nothing ot assn mption in his manner.
here is in it Il sense of his position Which
no one who cares to see dignity in Il Chicl
Hsgistrate would be likely to quarrel
with.
The manner of life at the White House
- what might be expected under the cir
cun-tanccs. 1t is probably more in ac-
'ordauce With metropolitan ideas than
4 i
uinistratiuns. The entertainments are
elaborate and elegant. The dinners, s."
some say who have survived dinners
| "iih series of Administrations were
| nevcr So good: and not only iiplumatrS.
hui other people receive the full allow
,ncr of wine AMI .hr entire variety pre-
little more etiquette III getting al thr
President than with some former Pteoi
ents. but only little. President Ar
'hur has let down some o! the social
.drs around his office. Formerly the
Presidents accepted invitations to DIM
| ncr only from the members of his tahi
Judges Of the supreme Court; President
Arthur has wideued the circle, So as Lo
take il Senators also: and. as there are
l good many Of them entertain hand
,nmely. aHI a. all Washington has hecH
siv.n IN The past winter to a .."r.,na
chain " rc dinners. tl,n result has bee,
| that the resident has Il-"r"d iii society
70 an unusual extent. II goes without
saying that he is popular thrr". NItu
rally, all Presidents are popular IL W ash
in@ton. but ''raeiHi Arthur seems I" "'
Hprctti!' -. lie Is V"."t t' * lue mana.
,.'nt"st P!rSr.rnt "!'lm the memory 1'
tins .s"r:rratint. aHt there - II" limit t."
the praises 1t his appearance, h'S beat
my. ANA h'> S"cia! pnaht'a winch are
Ieard Oh AL aite$. L'he AZ hhe-l""Nih2
nen. he ~ pr"i'ably aware "t his g"".
looks. Tins IS his right. winch. u"lItt'
-ame gopi-InaiIh% men. he does not dhuS'
by showing that lie Is conscious "i tin
act. But ii he ever indu'geS in the de-
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':tice-secker ever ceases from troubling.
.nd he gets 4 free m"nent when he car
rtife Within himself an" draw the h"'f
+ It were. w"rder whether he w"ndtr>
why It Is that hr Is so much hanoS"mfi
n'w than he was when he was wee IreSi-
i"nt.
One important change, and only on"
.,aS been made in the White House rou
inc. The President has reserved ont
Iav nfthe six to himSelf-op the Other
i've he is. like all other Presidents. tn,
prey of the pnblic. The day first choscr
T., he reserved was Saturday, but that l.
USUALLY = fir t. day for Cunrressme 81
ar AS Congress is concerned. and the re
suit Was that in running the rounds -
rt,e.DrpartmantS doing errau,is for theI
constituents as 81 many of them hay.
tn d., riviu.e at least one day a week f.
the service. they found it convenient IT,
.tnn in ,t ,h, Whit. U,use Tb, prrsl
;.ut has .bi,,.3 his d,v ,her.f,rn +,
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n.,rdeS. d,v nj. bis v-aal- q. n,t ,,,,- III.
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a,s and si,h. ,aar. in W,.h;,o,,r ,,o ~,
+, m,ve nm tEe White Ionse in farce.
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