Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-19

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~E.- ss,. notice new silk tapes
fr@- .I*SySE-A tries on the walls, q
ceiling freshly hand
painted with designs representing the clouds Of
morning and evening and furniture gorgeously
recovered. She will observe that the green
room has been papered in lighter shade of
green, and that the great v-stibule has been
much improved by redecoration. Apart from
these things, however, all will be just as 1t was
when she left the establishment four years ago.
Everything in II will be in perfect order, just as
if she had only gone away the day before. Mr..
Harrison. before his departure, will follow the
usual custom by having a thorough house.
cleaning. so that the residence may be in proper
shape for tho reception OF Uncle Sans new
tenants. Thus. the most popular woman in
America, returning as matron TO the house
where she formerly reigned a bride, will lind
it swept and garnished to receive her.
VACANT FOR DAY.
On the 4th day of March, 1898. the White
House will be a vacant dwelling. Mr. Harrison
will have sent his family away and will have
made all preparations for his own departure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland will come To Washing
ton a short time in advance and will take an
apartment at one of the hotels. When the Har-
risons came here four years ago the Clevelands
invited them to stay at the Executive Mansion
until Inauguration day. but the offer of hospital
ity was declined. Owing TO his recent bereave-
ment Mr.. Harrison will not return the compli-
ment by extending a similar invitation to Mr..
and Mrs. Cleveland. little before noon on
March Mr.. Cleveland. attired in his best
frock coat and with rosebud in his button
hole, will proceed alone TO the White House,
where he will be welcomed by Mr. Harrison.
The outgoing President will have his own
private carriage at the door. in which his coach
man will drive Mr.. Cleveland and himself down
Pennsylvania avenue to the Capitol, where the
incoming President will deliver his inaugural
| address. The new President and the ex-Presi-
dent will then return together to the White
House. where Mr.. Harrison will bid Mr.. Cleve-
land goodbye and will be driven away. leaving
his successor in possession. Mrs Cleveland
and Baby Ruth will coon after go to the White
House in time for the President and his wife to
view the parade from the stand in front of the
Executive Mansion.
BABY RUTH's QUARTERS.
Presumably Baby Ruth will occupy the sunny
room over the front door Of the White House.
which has been during the last four wears the
nursery of Benjamin Harrison Mckee and his
little sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland will bring
few belongings with them besides wearing
apparel and toilet necessaries. because the
government provides them with pretty nearly
everything. Uncle Sam gives them rent free a
dwelling furnished, lighted and heated. The
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silver the crockery for the kitchen-every-
| thing in fact is supplied except food and part
| of that is obtained in the shape of vegetables
| from the garden, planted and tended by gov
| eminent gardeners. In addition to what the
| superb White House conservatories will furnish
the Presidents wife can have cart loads of roses
| and other flowers from the propagating gardens
4 if she wants them. IL she wishes to have any
/ article of furniture renewed or any alterations
made about the mansion she has only to COM
municate a request to the commissioner of pub
| lie buildings and grounds and the matter is at
! tended TO at once. Col o. II. Ernst, the present
| incumbent Of this Office, will be succeeded by
new appointee at the beginning OF Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration. The post is always held
by an engineer officer of the army, who is ex-
officio military attache at the White House, act
ing as master of ceremonies there. Mr.. Harri-
son the first President to appoint a naval
attache, Lieut.. Parker. U.S.N., TO serve as
| assistant master of ceremonies, and it is not
unlikely that Mr.. Cleveland will make similar
appointment.
TIE POWER VESTED IL THE CHIEF MAGISTRATE
Did Congress authorize Mr.. Harrison to ap-
point a naval attache at the White House? OF
course not. The President of the United States
has legal right to order the whole army and
navy to follow him around If he chooses Few
people realize what enormous power is
vested in the chief magistrate of this country
ID q.
The Queen of England has no such control
! over affairs, and it is doubtful if the Emperor
of Germany is a mightier man. If Mr.. Cleve-
| land shall want brigade of infantry to guard
! little Ruth's baby carriage he has only to order
/ il, and no one can gainsay him. BY one stroke
of his pen the President can dismiss 90 900
| government Office holders and can appoint in
| their places as many Italian peanut vendors
The civil service law has no authority over him.
1t is made for him to apply as he may desire,
| and he can withdraw it from operation if he
| wishes. He can put a stop to Immigration
whenever he likes. There is no law to prevent
| him from suspending or abrogating all of the
/ treaties by which the relations of the United
| States with other nations established By
| a few words of writing it is in his power at any
time to recall all Of the ministers. consuls and
| other diplomatic officials representing this
| country in various parts of the world. and TO
! do this he need not ask anybody's permission
| In such a case the persons dismissed would be
! entitled to their travelling expenses home But
| if he preferred to remove" them they would
be left stranded in foreign lands without
penny from This government to fetch them
back. There is one very curious exception
| which should be noted There are thirteen
consular clerks, who are appointed by the
President under the law without the consent of
| the Senate, which is required in the case of
every other diplomatic officer: At the same
time the President cannot dismiss any of these
| clerks without the approval Of both the Senate
and House Of Representatives.
CABINET OFFICERS AS CLERKS.
The Secretaries of State, Treasury, War,
Navy, Agriculture and the Interior, the Post
master General and the Attorney General are
merely clerks in the Office Of the chief macis
trate. The authority they exercise is his
authority and they have none other He ap-
points and discharges them when he chooses.
The President is made by the Constitution the
commander-in-chief of the army and navy. He
appoints all the generals, and in time of war, if
he cared to do so, he could take the field in
person as generalissimo. II he liked he could
assemble the entire army at Washington and all
the vessels of the navy in the Potomac and
could order the latter to lombard the city and
the former to defend ii. or course such an
order would not be obeyed, in which case he
could direct the Of all the officers in both
branches Of the service. What would be done
in such case nobody can say with certainty.
II such executive freaks were INDUCED in while
Congress was not in session it would only be
possible to secure the impeachment and dis
miss al from Office Of the chief magistrate by
calling an extra session Of Congress- But an
extra session could only be called by an order
Of the President himself, and he would not be
likely to sign it. For Congress to convene
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