The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-27
WASHINGTON'S SUMNER
PARADlSAlcAL APPEARANCE annie
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.
Places 10 Dwell that Royalty Might Justly
Enyy-Terms OF Executive Absence,
Position Of the Administration Al
l. ter Five Months OF Service,


wears a holiday dress, Iia straight street,
and broad avenues are aisles of green, tht
hundred thousand trees making the mai. oni
capital as attractive as great park The
public squares and circles hre beauty spota
declod with beds OF rarest plants their va
rlegated leaves and regular forms giving
them the appearance OF dense Persian rugs
The garden north OF tho agricultural build
ing IL place lovely enough for royalty Il
dwell In, The woods 10 tho east Of the
Smithsonian grounds, which hide from view
tho massive red stone walls OF tho instltu-
tlon, do uot outtop tho giant towers which
stand like beacons In son Of emerald.
Washington monument, In the midst OF an
unadornld reservation, casts It's shadows
across tl.o nall and Is monarch OF tho scene.
The conn ons, 10 the south OF tho vacated
presidential mansion. arc bounded by the
Potomac Over the river tho hills OF Vir.
ginia fringe tho sky, Tho portico of the old
Leo mansion at Arlington 10 half hidden
among tho stately sentinels OF tho forest
which guard Ia portals amid "the bivOuao
Of tho dcadn One wonders sometimes why
tho president aud his cabinet sho ,ld leave
Washington for bottor place Perhaps
they would not II the office seekers would
lot them alone, But this administration Ia
no exception 10 those before II, Nv all will
remember who can recall scene In tho
house of representatives carly In May, 1870,
whom President Grant sent his remarkable
letter In reply 10 tho resolution offered by
Mr., Blackburn, asking whether tho oxecu-
tive had been absent from tho seat OF gov
ernment during the preceding sovon years,
and whether while absent ho transacted pub
lio business
Washington was absent during his prcsl-
dontiOl term OF oght years lsl days John
Adams managed 10 spend 1856 days out OF
the four years no was president al his home
IN Qul cy. Mass, aud elsewhere President
Cleveland rs not without the highest author
fly for yaCaling Tho Whito House, for tho
father OF democracy and political simplicity,
Thomas Jefferson, was absent from tho seat
OF government during his two terms 70d
days, toing more than onofourth OF tho
whole official period His home at Monti.
cello was bis place OF retreat President
Madison found his homo at Montpelier, Va,
an agreeable place 087 days II IL true tho
British burned tho White House during his
occupancy OF "; but his successor, President
AhbhARNH NNh NV NhNA 'ANW NWNt ANN Hu
found 10s days more agreeable ols0-
whore than in Washington during aoyon
years Of tho eight ho served his coun-
try there being no data for the year 1894
and for January aud February, 1925, tho
last months OF his second torn John
Quincy Adams In four years spent 222 days
outside ol Washington. President jackson
kept well up with his Democratic predecos-
hora aud wns away bT2 days President Van
Burcn found an absence Of l8l days agroea-
bio, aud President Tyler during his torn
was gone 1893 days from tho aOat of govern
mont President Polk must have found
Washlnel ION delightful place, t6r the state
department record shows that no was absent
only % days during his Democratic reign Of
four years, President Taylor, In his service
OF ono your aud four months was away III
days. and President Fillmore, who succeeded
10 the Office carried Ia dignity away 10 10
days. II Ia n singular coincidence that
Presidents PIcrco aud Buchanan woro cash
abScut only NJ days during their terms
Mr. Lincoln was compelled 10 rmain In
Washington, He found time 10 30 10 Got
tyaburg and TO Richmond Tho Soldiers
Home, n'ar Washington, was ha only ro'
treat from tho cayoi of tho groat rebellion,
President Johnson remained hero moro
than any Of hla predecessors except Mr.
lincoln, In 1900 ho travelled through tho
country on hla famous "awinging around tho
oirolcn trip, Tho hostility OF congress TO-
ward Mr. johnson mado II necessary for
him 10 stay In tho Whito House,
General Grant established his summer
residence at Long Branch, aud during his
two terms was away moro than amy prcsi-
dent ever was before him, II wus tho last
yoar Of his second torn that tho "robol
brigOdlcrs,n as tho iorly-tourth house waa
called passed resolution asking President
Grant 10 Inform tho house why ho stayed
away from Washington 40 long, llo 70.
pliod month ldtor, saying most Umphali.
oally that II wna mono OF their buMana llo
said he failed 10 nnd In the cons tuition OF
Tho United States the authority gwen 10 tho
house Of representatives 10 require OF tho
executive Hn account Of hia discharge Of his
appropriate and purely executive Offices,
aota and duties, oithor ~ 10 whom, whore or
how performed, llo told that body that
what the uou.o might require Os u right In
Ia demand upon tho executive for informa'
tlon was limited 10 what Ia necessary for tho
proper discharge OF its powers OF logIaa-
tlon or OF impeachment
Mr. Rutherford u, Hayes was tho boss alb
pontce from tho White House He began In
1877 by securing tho north aud south, and
during bis last year In the White House
abandoned Washington In tho midst OF tho
presidential contest, leaving my dear Hub.
bellh 10 run tho government aud bleed tho
clerks for campaign funds or him II 10
naid that hp won't into tho White House by
Majority aud left II with the unanimous
approval OF the whole country, President
Garfield had In office not four months
when lac started on his summer tour aud was
shot NJ the Potomac depot President Ar
thur was fond OF running over 10 New York
and was frequently away weeks NJ time
on fishing excursions His absence was fol-
lowed by tho departure Of his cabinet, 10
that Washington was a very dull place dur
Ing the summer senson OF Mr.. Arthur's pres
identinl term,
Pred lent Cleveland visited GettyaburR
ono duy, Ntw York ono Decoration day, and
wont fishing three days before Le started on
his SUMMER tour No ono has moro Justly
earned two months respite froo, official
dutiea Az present Secretary Bnyard, Az
torney General Garland aud Secretary La-
mar are here Secretary Manning Ia at
Watch Hill, Conn, Secretary Endieott is %
bis Salem home, and Secretary Whitney
divides his time between New York and
Lenox, Mass Now tho moment Ia oppor-
tune for taking review Of the positions OF
President Cleveland aud his cabinet officers
In comparison with whore they stood In tho
popular estimation Ave months ago,
A soon as The result OF tho presidential
election had passed beyond dispute, people
began 10 ask themselves the old question rs
10 what kind Of prize they had drawn IN
Y lottery, Their Judgment upon tho per-
N,lsl qualities OF tho prcsident.elect was, ON
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