The Mineral argus., 1885-12-10
SscRETlVE ADMINISTRATION.
Private Secretary Lament the Presidents only
Confident

Cieveland's administration is essen
TALLY secretive, says "a special CORES
pondent of the st. Paul Globe. 1t has
no runners who get advice in advance
from Il kitchen cabinet or from the
drippings of the sanctuary. The prcsi-
dent lives within himself, having no
condolences or coniidants No one can
discount what ny or may not do.
When he is read, ct he makes his
determinations pu md the public
knows where he st us soon as
his cabinet. The oilic4ai tS,ily, while
it may enjoy the presidents {, aideuce,
Is certainly not asked to share il. The
daily life Of the president must he one
of monotony. Ii is the same humdrum
day after day. 1t is even worse since
tie celebrated brder driving democrats
out Of the White house. All who call
upon him make their business brief.
Between l and = o'clock he has pro-
miscuous crowd awaiting him. These
! number from 100 more or less He
gives these callers mechanical shake
Of the hand, kisses now and then IA
baby when asked To, and then disap-
pears. The whole performance, which
Is thoroughly automatic, takes about
seven minutes. II the president gives
his confidence 10 anyone it is to Col.
Lamont. This man is ever with him
day and night. If the president takes
IA drive, Col, Lamont j. at his side If
he walks out, Col. Lamont is his COM
panion. The ties of friendship are SO
close that Mr.. Cleveland calls his sha-
dow Dan" Lamont has but. tie o.
the 'Uriah liccp" about him. and Yet
his surroundings are well calculated To
make him one. lie has "a ferret eve. a
suspicious manner, and is watchful.
fearing, 1t would seem. that some one
else may get the presidents ear. ifthc|
president had a half dozen or more
confidential friends, he would the bet
ter get the public estimate Of his oil
cial acts. II, not natural that Lamont
who Is in clover with him should an
tagonizc him. There is no doubt that
he Is II most complete ''Polonius.'
II the president sees Il whale, Lamont
ut glance, also gets the outline. and j.
a. ready To see IL weasle II, "a whale
lie can take in any illusion his master
can. The friendship betwecn these
men j. remarkable because Of con rast
between them. Take the president
and he is frank. Lamont i uspicions.
The president is massive in build.
Lamont small, almost to contumcly.
In nervous forces the president incllnes
to the phlegmatic, Lamont To the ex-
citahe. The first is absolutely deaf Ia
public opinion, the other sensitive to it. |
L. ever there was II complete antihc-i, /
between men it is strongly marked |
here, and yet their friendship suggests
the modern Damon aud Pythias
How the president occupies his time
Lamont can only tell The puhlic i, /
practically informed that Mr.. Cleye- /
land works early and late, but Mr. /
Cleveland's ''Dan" is the authority for
1t. What can he he doing The pre,i-
dent is not fond of books and reads |
none. He is not exercising his brain
with matters of state. for cnt1nglng
alliances do not confront tl>. He can
not he taken up over the matter of ap-
pointments, for he will not see the Of
flee seekers. Social considerations do 1
not absorb him. nor doe, the table. foI !
ne bolts down his meals in tainkling.
lie la, no evening company at the
White house. lie has refused all social
outside of it. All the in
stinrts OF the man are those of the
recluSe. The long and short of every
thing with hia seems To be Summoned
up by me and Dan"