Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-07-12
GUARDS in DRESS sur4s.
How tho Occupant OF tho White House Il
G'roteetcd from Cranks.

Ut tho spectacle OF tho trembling Car
fearing death ut any roalcnt by tho
hands OF tho Nihili3ts OF Russia. Tho
chosen executive oil us Amcricans knows
no such fear. writes tho WaShingto
correspondent OF the Kansas City star
But with tho lesson of tho riartyrcd
Garfield before &c tho question has been
asked: Why should not any person who
happened TO DO so disposed attempt to
asses: irato THO President at one Of his
receptions?
pat this question to ono Of tho White
House uahcrS the otl;"r day and he re-
piled: "iiilHply for tho reason that it
would he very difficult for any individ-
u2l so Inclined 10 reach tho presence of
Mr.. NGrriSon. You don'G SEQ why, but
that ii because you mover looked about
you closely when you havo attended q
reception al tho Executive Mansion.
How tlany pairs Of oycs do you suppose
Scan yau closely while you arc pass
ing f:o:r tho front door to the cloak
room" Six in oil, for ut every enter
taiaEcnC of any magnitude whatever
hi& mca arc on duty for no other pur-
pose shan to guard and protect tho Chief
Executive from harm, Every ono OF
these men he's had years of experience
In detective work. They can tell at
glance tho character of each guest who
enters. You mover saw these mon, YOU
say? fon don't suppose. do you, that
they nr" drca9od III uniform with brass
buttons and u big silver badge on tho
lap2! CT their coat? On tho contrary,
they arc dressed just as you would dress,
In Hpikc-tail and u whito tic. And
they don't look out of place in them,
either. That would ncvcr do. They
must feel 1T home and look ct homo in
full dress lilo l. gentleman. That is
one o. iho E:St requisites for O man who
desires - co detective work, amonr tho
pcop.2 ';ho form tho court circle ut
WG3hiar:on.
TIT how can You tell, whom n man
enters the 'front.' door, whether his mis-
zion b. enc OF pence or not?"
THAT IS no, Gihicdlt to tho men who
mako = business of looking after tho
queer U'!Ir2ctcrs Of tho world Two
classes OF people arc chiefly to DO looked
cat ~: franks and crooks. Tho crooks
arc TO- Y disccrniblo to tho educated
cyc; tac.. manner invariably bctraying
thc"a. As for tho cranks wo can tell
thon Nth equal readiness. Our task of
making them out is made easier, to be-
gin with, when wo remember that thrcc-
f1arth1 Of them arc mild lunatics OIL tho
of religion. Every now and
tlon visitor not entirely sano slips by
us; that is unavoidable, Us wo arc by no
means infalliblo. But it Is an oxccp-
lonal occurrence. Do wo mako mis-
taxes? Sometimes; but wo never act
raShly. When man enters about
whom thcTc is tho slightest doubt ono of
us IL detailed to follow him, and you can |
rest assured that he Is novcr out of our |
sight until he has put on his ton coat |
md left tho mansion. When no cntors
tho lilc 10 pass tho President wo always
take our place immediately behind him, |
and 1t would DO impossible for him TO |
make ono threatening %c3turo before wo |
would nc upoa hlm GuG dlsarn him."
And can YOU tolI tho dangerous crank
cvcry timer
The bad crank can mover be mis- |
taken. Ills "y2 will always botray him. |
ana you r>aY we'll imaGino that y man |
comm; hero, OF q woman Tor that mat
To-, t. 60 the President harm, would ba |
Iaoa:!nF under q god dcal of excite. |
>'''' '''N' Nt'NsO NONll OcGCuY tnnm to |
'2 10 = ;Tlahoc. For this violent class of |
'"Sto"l"ra Drawn il needed more than |
brains Hal most OF us gro follows of |
Fr"&t muscular development. l say,
lin. COMO hare"
"ji!a, you know, stands 1T tho head of |
tho reception line" continued nv in !,
loTIl.nt "Wo havo had two martyrod |
Presidents, neither Of whom wcro as
'&s~.22tcd il tho Executive Mansion.
"'aS struck down ut tho theatcr
md Garfield ~ tho railway station. Be-
ioro me. tho President is in no danger
1t his Own dwelling. Our last experi-
'Ecc was "n!T yesterday. a man camo
n ana asked 10 sec tic President. Under
lis arm he O@rriod n small, Innocent
ootl'nT box. We haven't much uso for
non with ho2ca or small sachcls. and
Y" alw&va mike IL our business To find
'ut what 10 IL thcG before lottinr them
ct b"TUa'l Tho front door. We'll, I
9lsCG tlij ti.l what no wnotol tn chr