The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-04-14
TifE SREs1Dss,a7Ss 5 OPPRESSION.

6 !, - = -s~r y 3SAsU - oDEHxeESSION.s
Excluslvoness In the White Hoase. Un-
pieasant Ehects upon Otiler People. IN
dignation AmonB Leading Mon.
{ Wash. Oor. Bt,ltin,ore San. I
J. WAsHINGToN, April ,8....It Ia said on
the very best authority that one or the
principal reasons which Induced ti,e
President to make tho trip 10 florida
was the hope that cbhngo of scene aid
surroundings would bring him oft OF
tho depression into which he has fallen
by reason OF estrangoment from so
lIanv of those who were formerly His
intimate friends. Whether tito Tresi-
dent meant it or not, no seemed to put
on MI air Of eXclusivencss when he
went into the White House, which was
not agreeable to the members of his
eet. One by one, beginning with Mr..
Conkling thoy have. dropped off, until
now there is said to lie not one of his
former intinatos who over goes near
the White House. Representative
Crowley, who was frequently spoken
OF Mt times rs likely to 90 into the
Cabinet, is said to bo the last one of
the old stalwarts who hung to him,
but 1t is current report that Mr.. Crow
10y about ten days ago, while ut the
White House, considrred something
done or omi tied to be douc as IL snub,
went away in Intense indignation, and
declared that he was done with Arthur
for ever md over. 10 several of his
ORR friends, who showed themselves
offended, tho President made advances
IN the hope of ctlcctinY reconcilia-
tion; bit lie WINS met with rcbufls. lie
considered it proper that he should
meet the requirements Of the, etiquette
OF the high station to Which he was
callcts. HUt he had no purpose to tlo
moro than this, and certainly no intcu-
ton to wound Or displctsc those with
whom Inc had been so long friend.
1t may be that these. friends have bccn
Il tritlo unreasonable, and did not
recognize as they should the obliya-
tons which tho presidential Office i'm
poses upon its occupant. at all events
tho President longs for the pcriod
when Ire can sliako tho dust of the
White House from his feet, go on into
the world and enjoy himself as he
plcascs, just like other men not ham
percd Nv the cares aud cXactions of
high official statiolf Mr.. ffrvcs never
worried himself aboht the dignity of
the presidential office. Que day, lust
before the close OF his term, a promi-
nent Maryland politician, who called
at the WHITE House, was overwhelmed
with surprise when the President gave
him a whacll in the middle Of his back
which almost tumblcd him over. lie
was not particularly pleased with such
reception, and rather Indicated it,
both in look ard tone, when Mr.. Hayes
said: "Oh. never mind, old fellow,
como down stairs and take dinner with
me-" AS Mr.. Conkling is an amateur,
athlete and pngi'ist, and rs Mr.. Ar
thurs proportions arc equally as mag
nlficcnt as those Of Mr.. tonklinm. per
hapS tho ex-senator would have been
better pleased in tho first days of Mr..
Arthur's occupancy Of tlW White
House, whom he was in tic habit of
calling there, if the President had fol-
lowed the example Of Mr. llavcs with
the Maryland politician, not stood ON
his dignity, but .saIuleu him with Il
lhump between hiN. ttGs. As tic two
arc SO we'll matched in size and strength,
Mr.. Coniling could have rctorlcd in
Kind, and All active little set-to in Il
friendly way would have demonstrated
that there was no hard feeling bctw cen
them, and tho great ex-senator wou}tl
need have no fear OF being fi'oIUn ont
with presidential diguiLy.