The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-26

been SO REWARDED Tor their valuable
service in the political arena, have So
far been left out in the cold while
men who worked with all the
might in their power to defast
his election have been allowed 70
relaingtheir positions. This, ofGourse. is
all wfong. and will be rectlfiea Shortly.
"A great many Democrats have their
eyes upon Federal positionsEthat are
netting SIS 600 to S 5000 per ann1m, and
they are likely to keep knock ng at the
elbow of the President until he removes
Republicans from said positions and
installs Democrats. in their places. In
this way, I+Fepeat1he will perform s'the
shirtsleeVe act" with great success, and
perhaps he will be supported by his
faithful private secretary, Col. Lamont.
The salary of the Presidents. private
secretary is officially given at So .250 per
annum, but l have not the slightest
doubt that the actual amount he re-
celves will be at least double that
am-unt. Anything less. considering
would be perfectly inadequate to meet
his Requirements. The President,
either u of his own pocket or lout of
the contingent fund allowed by govern
ment to run The White House, will see
that Col Lamont is we'll paid. In
monetary matters the President is not
CDe niggardly individual that Ruther-
ford 3. Hayes proved to be. He does
not draw his months salary one
month in adV.nce. nor does he
run the White House with a view to
making money out of it. President
0lev land is liveral with his money.
He donates freely when asked to CHART
able institutions, and his wife, out of
own purse, and with a right good will,
does the same.
The routine work of the Executive
Mansion Is very labOrious. Col. La
mont and the President. during the
session of Congress, many a time
worked until midnight, the latter. dur
ing the heated season. invariably per-
forming his part in ''shirtsleeye" cos
time. Just why anybody should object
to his working in his shirtSleeves IL is
diff to comprehend. In the pri-
vacy OF his own room surely be might
be allowed to work in a garb that
afforded him the most comfort. Nobody
put a very disqualified being would con
ten toithe cOntr8y! When at his re-
'ceptiOns. he is always faultlessly
dressed, and his manner is pleasing to
everv body who has met him. HIS re-
ception5 are always enjoyable affairs.
L AGN are dJlCIuCN U1 dl CldSSCS vi /
peOple-the rich, the poor. old and
young the lame the blind-and all are
made welcome-al receive a hearty
shake of the hand and a kind word into
the bargain.
The President has never been seen on
the streets of Washington afOOt. The
late Pres dent Grant was very Demo
cratic in this respect. Occasionally he
walked from the White House 10 the
Willard or some other hotel to make
a call upon some personal friend, and
he frequently, on a fine afternoon,
walked down Pennsylvania Avenue, &C.
cOmpanied by Il or two intimate
friends. The people OF the city became
accustomed to his being seen on the
streets, and his visits at one or another
of the hotels, and made little or 10 stir
in regard to the matter. President
Cleveland, however, prefers to drive,
which he does nearly every afternoon,
when the weather is fine, accompanied
by his wife. His favorite drive is up
Fourteenth Street, and round by the
Soldiers Home. The latter is sur
rounded by magnificent grounds, which
are kept in the most perfect order by
the inmates OF the Home, and they are
a f~avOrIte resort of strangers, who visit
the city. This is abOutth' only time that
GAlC 1ACSl2ClAt uLl1 HIS WIG dAC SCCl III 1
public, With the exception OF Saturday
~sfternODn, when they appear, with
SONS friends, on the sJUth balcony of
the White House during the perform
ance. of the Marine Band on the
White House grounds. Tais appearance, /
however, must ALWAYS have been very
distssteful to Mrs. Cleveland. I remem-
Der the first afternoon she came on the
balcony during the performance of the
band. b was accompanied by the
President and some friends. AS soon
she was spied an immense crowd OF
people walked deliberately from the
band to a point just under the balcony
n there gaZed and capped az her until
she was compelled 70 retreat into the
house. I have seen nothing 50 vulgar
Tor a long IjWe. UpOa subsequent occs-
Sions the aIie thing was repeated until
Mrs Cleveland, evidently cut of sheer
disgust. kept hers eli, uring the per
tornaLce Of the 1anG concerts, cOnsid-l
erably III TIE back ground. 1t may be
that the crowd had no Intention of ap-
pearing rude before Mrs. Cleveland: the
curiosity OF getting a glimpse of her
might account for the whole affair but
70 any Il possessing feelings pf delicacy
and refinement, the sight of so many
people with up>treiChed neckS, gazing
at O NOUdu dc Il SAG hcIC SOnC OdbuTdlH
curiosity, was the reverse Of pleasant.
Occupying the position she does, Il.
presume Mrs. Cleveland expects 10
be the object of public gaze, but
vulgsrity should be avoided; h.r
feelings ought to be respected. The
way her name was banded in the
newspapers, by Irresponsible CORES
~pondentS before her marriage 10 the
President was Il disgrace 10 American
journalism. The President % great
execution 10 il. and bitterly complained
of the lying press ct the eouRJry. Il
Is true that the marriage Of the PreSi
dent of the United States was an event
that did not occur every day: IL was
something Of which the country felt
proud; But even though it was an
event out OF the cOmmen, that was no
reason why newspaper correspondents
i'll their zeal 70 dish up sensational
news, should Condeseend to manufac4
ture-maliciUrs lies bOth in reference to
the. President and the lady who was
about to become his wife.
JOHN IRVINE.