Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-14

to the morning for their calls. They come
in all day long, each member of the Presi-
dents party regarding the Chief Executive
as man to be consulted, abused and con-
fded IN at pleasure.
At P. M Mr.. Harrison wishes to go
driving. He steals out by back way and
thus makes his escape, to drive with this or
that noted politician, with whom he is
obliged to discuss questions of state. He
comes back, puts on evening dress. and goes
to dinner. At the table he entertsins, by
necessity, people whom he has invited to
dine for reasons purely political. More
shop.
UNDER CROSS FIRE.
Incidentally, he is conscious that the eye
of the nation is upon him. II he serves
wine at the repast, the Prohibition crowd
will 90 for him in the public prints; sup
posing that he provides only water, the op-
position newspapers will accuse him of be-
ing temperance fanatic and, worse still,
Of niggardliness. Hayes, who spent four
times more money on spreads than any other
President before or since, was violently at
tackled for his stinginess simply because he
provided no wine. And yet on single en-
tertainment he spent 5000.
After dinner the specially favored in
public lite come to consult the President
about what they particularly want. and
they usually refuse to 90 away until they
get it. But suppose that Mr.. Harrison ex-
ecutes another strategic movement and. in
stead of staying in the White House, goes
out to reception ora dinner. There again
he is badgered, compelled to shake hands
with every one and stared at because he is a
public person. And it is ten to one that he
will be cornered by some ofice-seeking guest
and made sorry that he came.
CLEVELAND AND ARTHUR.
If it can be said that one man who does
nothing but work is outdone in that respect
by another; Mr.. Cleveland outdid Mr.. Har-
rison. Arthur tried to get some pleasure
out of the Presidency, but he made dole
full failure Of it. The opposition newspapers
charged him with the crime of being a late
riser, but it was also true that he was an
owl. Much of his work was done far into
the night hours.
We should not forget to say that Mr.. Har-
rison is Mayor, to all intents and purposes,
of Washington and the District Of Columbia,
and that he is obliged to control municipal
affairs as well as those OF the nation. But,
whatever President of the United States
may do, he is always sure of ferocious at
tacks in public prints, with accompanying
illustrations of himself in every distressing
guise BY the most expert caricaturlsts in the
land.
GUARDED BY GIANTS.
Last, but not least important, the Presi-
dents dwelling is the Mecca to which all
the cranks in the country make pilgrimages
when they can. To protect Mr.. Harrison
from torture BY them, from physical assault,
from assassination even, he has to be sur
rounded by Gordon Of guards, especially
selected for their skill as detectives as we'll
as for muscular strength.
Captain Densmore, who has command of
the squad OF six, is reckoned the most expert
judge of cranks in this country. His First
Lieutenant has an upper arm that is as big
as an ordinary mans thigh, and his fellows
are all athletes. The squad has plenty to
60. Thanks to the precaution taken, Mr..
Harrison is safe in his own dwelling.
Lincoln was not murdered in the Executive
Mansion; it was at the theater he was at
tackled. Garfield was assassinated at a rail-
road station. Any crank who attempted to
get at the Chief Magistrate to attack him in
the White House would be grabbed, dis
armed and carried off to the nearest police
station with surprising celebrity.
Once in while a man will unavoidably
get in at reception who is under the in
fuence of liquor. In such case the Offend
ing person is literally passed from one guard
to another and thrown out into the drive
way before he realizes what has happened
to him. There is regular drill for this
performance, and practice makes perfect.
RENE BACHE.