Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-29
II PRESIDENT AND HIS CALLERS.
He Holds Himself High Before Politicians
But il Courteous TO the tumble

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But il Courteous to the Humble.
Philadelphia Esco0H
f., cry Monday, Wednesday and Friday
aoa, DAYS, from IL o'clock in the morning
autil l in the afternoon, or perhaps till Z
,ome DAYS, the President OF the United
States receives visitors. On these occss'
IONS be does not sit in stately style at the
head of the Cabinet table in the Cabinet
room as did Rutherford B. Hayes; but.
.tarGing in the oval library room, ne
receives his callers as any gentle
,rsn. He does not stand quite still, as Ar
thur used 10 90, at one end OF the room, all
the people present passing in procession be-
tore him; but, the callers having been ar
rsDs ed around the walls to the full capacity
Of he Dig red-leather chairs and sofas, he
walks around from right to left shaking hands
With each caller and listening to what he
mas to say as long ss patience IS a virtue.
lie is q good listener. Brsced firmly on his
.tgs. with his head stteniively inclined, he
can listen TO the dreariest talker tor i've
minutes without msnitesting any feeling
His patience is only equalled by his self
possession.
AT II o'clock Col. Leohier, his gray
haired doorkeeper, ushers in the hrst batch
OF callers. promptly shutting of the stream
when the oval Of people is complete. The
President, VINO has been at his broad, oaken
desk there in the big bow window ever since
. o'clock, rises aud courteously addresses
the first caller on his right. 50 he goes
around the room. As Cas, az It is enptled
i, is filed agair. until | o'clock. when the
doors are closed tor the day. What do all
these people want? Most OF them want
simply to pay their respects. They have
or have not, as the case may be, letters Of
introduction TO the President. They pre-
sent them il they have them, and shake
him By the hand and ssy anything they can
remember az that ~cJiticnl :
hen tney 20 through the rest Oh tue opera,
,Ivu Just the same. The women who call
10 pay respects are always more self,
possessed than the men. They are very apt
20 say ANYTHING bright, 10 which the Presi
dent. who is very quick at repartee, makes
3 witty retort, aud so what would other,
eise be intolersbly monotonous is brighten.
ID up.
A statesman Of the old school, speaking
q DIS UESl WELL " ALC AcoA0CuNi SaAO NAS
other day While | awaited my turn in
tie library | observed very carefully his re,
ception Of those who preceded me. | saw
ira, he received Senators, Representatives
and other politicians with much reserve. He
stood yery straight. He held his head high,
said 10 myself: i am afraid he is too uu'
lending am afraid he wont do. But
rresfntly The President spied a little CIR
Iccrlv clad over in one corner Of the room
nd as soon as he saw her tiuidly standing
here he left the great politicians, and, cross
.rg over to her. asked her what she desired
Ie listened to her story IS co~urteously a:
4 ough she had been the highest lady in the
and, and then answered her in the gentlest
y amer. Having done so he conducted
FER TO the door with as much respect as he
could have shown to any one