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One ~ lhe most aatice41le a4sa ALszas
Cleveland Is Ms private secretary. The
reason sly hs Is specially u1Ilce. able .
because D. - credited 1ith having - mach
hlaaenee ~i5h she President Ordinarily,
tue private secretaries ~ the Presidents
d. l49r raak high, 81 far a. lnhlsaee .
coucerneL L. ls generally supposed by
tas pabiic tna1 the private secretary IS al
official whose principal duties consist In
protecting the Presiten fro,n importunats
AMI uuimportaat eallers. Bnt Ia reality
the average private secretary ia the W bite
House has very little u % outside Of the
routine found II inaaa gths CORES pond
encs u the Executive Mansi0a Public
men VINO 20 - see the President are not
inclined ~ speud much time With middle
aasa, however talsated they gay D.. sen
aLors, leaders OF the House and a ipiOmatic
people, when they 90 20 So the President,
always insist 0n PERSONAL audience.
Fr0ninens politicians, when they come
here from their States. are not fond II Do
ing kept waiting In the private seeretary's
room There has teen, however, no pri-
vate secretary whO has come - the White
House Tor many years who has had the
wide political experience OF Colonel La
mont
he possesses Cleveland confidence %
remarkable gree. He has been his close
adviser aud has for a long time been taken
into his confidence At Albany, however,
the situation IS much different from that At
w ashington. There Lamont was practi-
cally Clevsland's only adviser. Hero
Clegsand has seven counselors, who Will
see him every day OF his life, i've OF whom
are very prominent, influential men In
addition 70 these counselors the Democratic
leaders in both houses Will have access 10
him, and viii insist upon giving him ad-
vice. No President can escape this unless
he should cut loose from his party. No
President would dream OF doing that un-
les impelled by very extraordinary cir
camstances- Tyler. who cut loose from his
party, thought be could form a new party
not realizing that parties are not made by
politicians, but by the people. Johnson
got out with the party that elected him.
The only resalt that followed was an ab-
solute want of influence. An adminstra-
ton that hopes TO accomplish results must
stand we'll with the people that contr buted
To its election
II Is understood here that some OF the
Democrats who represent the revenue re-
form element are very much opposed To
the Tildsn influence IN the new admins
tratiOn. These gentlemen have a prejudice
against Colonel Lamont on account OF his
former connection with Tilden, and be-
cause it IS still believed that ne has conf-
Dental relations. It is a prejudice that
may be very easily disposed Of, as / un-
derstand that the new private secretary
is a diplomatic and adroit politician, who
has much more skill in creating friends
than the average men Of his age. He does
not believe in making needless enemies
HIS present position IL one that will try
his ability. IL he can maintain his inhu-
ence and close relations with the Presi-
dent in the face Of the counter influence
that viii surround Cleveland here, II will
show that he has very marked ability as a
politician and diplOma,ist The outgo-
| ing private secretary Phillips, was Mr..
| Arthur's private secretary when ne as in
| the Custom house in New York. He was
appointed his private secretary when Ar
/ thur became Vice President. He followed
/ the latter 20 the White House. He is a
very amiable, carefully dressed young
| man. who is fond Of club life and of going
| out in society
| He knows moth ling. now ever, about poll
tics and had no more to do with the poll
! tcians. ani no more influence upon the
! White House policy than IL be had been a
| clerk m a department. He has been sim
/ ply private secretary and nothing more.
His predecessor. J. Stanley Brown, was
originally clerk IN the geological survey
H was a very young fellow, aud recoi we'd
| in tn department salary of about 500
per month. He was valued there because
be was Industrious and a skillful short
hand writer.
During the Garfield campaign, Gar
Aeld sent TO Was hington for a sec
retary 80 help him out with his let
ters AZ Mentor He said that he could
not pay over SO a month. Major Powell
who had charge Of the survey, was asked
about it. He took an interest in young
Brown and advised him 20 accept the
plaos, although the salary was much less
than he was getting He said e. Brown
that he could afford 70 take the chance for
II Garfield was elected ne would certainly
come IN for something good. During his
short term Of service Brown gave great
s1fi@faCflnn. Dub Ne was 90 Young % lave
any influences in politics
Hayes private secretary was bankrupt
/ comm ission merchant out In Minnesota
once heard him say that he did not know
where to turn for = when HAYES picked
him up on account of certain business re-
Iations that they had some years previous
TIA Ohio Rogers was a very thrifty indi-
/ vidual. however. and fsafhered his nest
very well while In the White House. He
picked up 50 much information relating %
the French and American claims that he
was able - - into a very good practice
bsf0re the commission here when he left
the White House.
Re was also made the'trrstee q a large
estate in Ohio. His wife was also left
some money ont of the same estate He
/ Vas one II tho few private secretaries ~ho
did not ask for an appointment 20 sastain
him after his chief had been retired A
1 Number ~ putlic men bold that The posi-
fion % private secretary O. fbe Pres sdent