Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-04
Presidential PecuIiarities.

Washington Special 10 Cincinnati Times SUR
President Arthur has his peculiarities.
as have most other people. Those of other
people are Of little consequence, for they
are only common people: those of PresI-
dent Arthur are interesting, because he is
President. A gentleman holding a very
important position here, close friend of
the President and his family, if the Presi-
dent has any close friends, was telling
pour correspondent something of this re-
Gently. 1.-The President tells nobody any,
thing about his plans" he said in response
to an inquiry as to the time that that i'm
pOrtant functiOuary would return to the
city. The President tells nobody about
his plans"
"IneedE'
Yes. He is very peculiar about that.
Even his private secretary does not know
one hour what the Presidents plan NAV be
for the next. It is a popularity that he
has. and probably always had in a greater
or less degree, and he carries it through
all his relations, personal as well as Off
cial. For instance, | was talking with
one of his sisters while here last winter.
and CHANGED to ask some questions about
the President in a personal sense. when
she replied that she could not answer.
''The fact is she said, Il presume | see
less Of the President personally and social
ly than you do. He is engrosSed with the
duties of his position, and he is not a man
inclined to talk much about his own at
fairs any way. Then his habits are differ
ent from ours. He sits up and works
very late. and consequently rises late. The
result Is that our hours for meals are not
the same, and between his rather taciturn
disposition, the pressure Of his duties and
our different hours and habits. we see
comparatively little of each other. our
relations, of course, are Of the most kindly
nature, but j see very little of him and
know less about his affairs. People write
to me very often asking me to intercede
III behalf of this or that friend of theirs
who wants something. Why. it is absurd,
to say nothing Of the manifest imprOpriety
of my doing any such thing. 1t would be
0fn0 use. would not think of it,"
What do you think Of the prospects OF
a denomination :" your CORRESPONDENT
asked of this close friend of the President.
i think the prospects are very good. -
he replied, land much OF it because of
that very spirit CT Arthur's. in not talk
ing. He is. l am satisfied, doing utterly
nothing about the matter. do not think
he Is making an effort for it. or even talk
ing to anybody about it. ! don't believe
that he would thank anybody who would
90 to him to talk OF the matter in any
way, nor would he talk on the subject
OF course he would. / presume, feel that
a denomination and reelection would be
very gratifying, coming as it would under
such peculiar circumstances. He has,
think, every reason to be proud Of the sue
cess of his Administration. coming into 1t
as he did under such peculiar circum-
stances. He came to the place under
more unfayorable circumstances than
did any Vice President; yet he is the only
one who has made his administration
popular and successful. Yes, l think
President Arthur is entitled to a recogni-
ton, and that his chances are very good
indeed"