New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29
pces 10 follow up the attack, he said In the sa'o

And now, what else can uo i'' ~ n,
"f you can cut that window cord, ME- riv'-
ident l think it will do to tie him. WIS '''N
reply ,.or
Tho President cut the cord; and bending over
his Young assailant, with few passes hau iiiin
| securely tied hand and foot. Then he went up
s.oirs 70 assure his frightened family that noun
inc serious had occurred. The man whose iacc
had suffered In the encounter afterwara sa'u
| .The President was the coolest. quetest ul''n
7 ever saw and plucky, too. The thihg was ~
sudden. and in the darkness nobody co"iu 'e"
how many there might be skulKlhg l" 'n'''
corners But he never thought OF MS o"" "''
ger AZ ALL He'd he match Tor moro '""" "''
,houob for his strength is something as'ohlS'i-
| inc and bc is as quick as lightning. When IL
ras all over. he looked after my broken head'
and ,,ou ought 10 have seen him then-Just as
| kind and tender ns IL I'd been his own so'i' II.
wasn't so cool then, when he was 'h'iiN'"s u
me He was as warm and sympathe'lc d. any
man could be. Mrs. Harrison came do"n anu
Gvoa nm the bruises hcrself-and they were Doth
distressed and anxious to relieve the pail 1,
tbo Presidents quiet way, without any words
TINT fellow can't forget. When man 10
bravo and tender. too, there isn't much more
% no said But can tell you, since that night
7 would like 10 follow such a leader. Ia 10
ANYTHING in the world for the President
rvcrv man Of us in the White House feels the
some way We know him, and he's brave
bio-beartcd man. tender as q child. All .he
stug obont his reserve and coldness is Just MS
| ouiet way on the outside.
| President Uarrison's methods OF work are COOL
| ,vstemotic and constant. lie is SENSITIVE "di'
| but he is not n man Of nervous temperament iic
wastes neither time nor energy IN ircttlhg - nc'o'
| fussv and never in a hurry to finish up 'hllSs
| =, the last moment lie has not lost DAY pS
u,,oss sirco no entered the White House, and his
worL has never been delayed twenty-four hours
| lie il too methodical TO put OIL or leave WORK III"
| finished Tie President begins MS day "orA
nj o'clock, with his private secretary ulspos'ns
Of correspondence and there is iittle 10 WHICH nv
dcs mo, rive his personal attention. lie goes night
| through with il like man who has WORK u'aV
mus, no done. and there is nothing more to he
| saia about il In much the same way the Pres
idcnt rocs right through with the business OF sec
| inc Senators and Representatives every morning
| JIc Inns no small talk and no words not TO the
| point but briefly says his say and does not re-
| peat himself.
A. no time during his onice-hours does he lose his
| train of thought on the days work lie carries u
| with him, anu no interruptions by vlsItors piea<
the line This preoccupation Is much oil the IT,
serve people complain of and critIclse. At inc
| Cabinet meetings the President is the man VINO
! talks to the point with the fewest words lie
| has the trained mind Of Il lawyer. ana his IT.
| markable odapta'ty and great capacity ior
| worl, make him the "al around man oil tie Au-
| miuistratiun. He il well informed on the ne
| partmcnts rs his Cabinet officers, and hls hho"i
| edge Of the details is often matter oil aS'oh-
| lshment Ia them. In the absence or Illness oil !"
| Cahinc. officer. IL is the President who swings
| a.. fh, al
Department After the sudden death of Sccre-
| tary Window IL was tie President VINO was SEE
| rc,iry of the Treasury for the months following
| until the vacancy was filled. At that time, when
| financial questions Of vital interest were before
the country the President cool and quiet, sat
for hours by the wires over which his instructions
flashed 10 Ncw-Yorl; in the wisc direction OF al
| fair, After the new Secretary. Mt Poster had
| learned something rs he supposed from MS Sud
orlina,es in the Treasury Department, he found on
a visit to the White House that the President was
letter posted than the men in his own Department
| Why" exclaimed Mr. Foster, abruptly but en-
prcSsively. IN I've hanged II Harrison doesn
| know all about his Own work and mine, too y
| | wish had gone to the White House IN the
first place I'll have saved time by II
| Dnring the Illness which compelled tie
absence Of tie Secretary of State. the President
again proved the all around man of his Nd
ntnis,rriion. aud directed aarlrs Of diplomacy rs
| ably and readily ns he had directed Affairs OF
| inancc-and at IA time when occasion showed MN 10
| le a diplomat aud statesman IN the s'tti'lh'h'
| OF ma- delicate international questions
Law questions in the Department OF Justice,
| Indian qur.iionS. "a, we'll many others al grave
| Importance find the President IS we'll equipped
10 take thorn in hand ~ the Cabinet officers
whose immediate province - the study ana dI'P'-
elton of these Hnalr-.
| President Harrison has educated himself in de-
| pariment work largely by his own methods Like
his predecessors he has regular 'abinr' n'cln =
| twice a week. md special meetings when occasion
| requires them. Ent II is not 81 thee meetings
that h. gets his schooling in depanr entail de-
this he las individual Cabinet meetings. that
| is the meetings of himself and one Cabinet oill-
CIR In turn, on stated afternoons. For example.
the Secretary Of The Interior meets win th'
President on one afternoon. when the blslh's
~ that Department alone l. gone over ON another
| afternoon 1t IL the Attorney -ticnersl who meet,
with the President arl j, advised in business ia
the Department of Justice, 1he~' meetings may
| an hours time In' il n in this wcll-org1nizcl !,
mcthodical everyday school tlat the Pr"s lent
studies and learns even 70 snail details t@ nuI,
ness of the great Departments OF thc Government
AMI Therefore is able ~ any moment t. place HIM
| self az the head of each
| The most charming and attractive trait in Prs
dent IIarri'on's character Is hs love of home and
domestic affections. mnnifcsly simple. strong and
i nscparable Whatever else NAV he said, this in
IFS simplicity and purity brings tie American peopF
in close touch with the man whose everyday life
| ia It's tenderness and strength, cNaltS the White
House TO the high ideal Of true American home
II is the simplicity and naturalnrss Of the littlc
homcly duties and pleasures that make the charm
and hcalthul domestic atmosphere Of the Whit
House Perhaps the secret in the President hls
time for his home While his official duties are
| performed with conscientious cXactness. and the
| thousand and met squarcly without
| neglect or delay on the other hand. the humility
Of the man accepts the smallest homely duty OF
pleasure Of family life with equal thought and
cxnctncss Moral and religious Influences are up
held with the nnprtrnding example and trust that
shine in the humbest home in private life.
| The Presbyterian Cabinet may he commented
on Int nobpty ever accuses the President OF
81 cant lie is the last man OF whom anything OF
the kind would 10 said But 10 member Of the
Presbyterian Cabinet" holds more closely to re-
liRous obscrvances In the family than the Prcsi-
dent No morning il passed in the White House
and no days duties or pleasures are begun. with