The evening times., 1895-10-17
Is TIE PRESIDENT AFRAID (?
Aenafies and Reflections Of an Old csrre-
Spondeat Recalled by a Recent Fake.
Cleveland Has Always Been Guarded
and Shadowe By Detectives, and
Never Walks the Streets.

and Shadowe d By Detectives, and
| Never Walks the Streets.
| Recent rumors in regard to the personal
| safety of President Cleveland. although
! utterly nnfounded, have recalled the fact
that the person of no President Of this
nation has ever been more vigilantly
| looked after than is that of Mr.. Cleveland
| writes E. b. Wight from Washington to the
| Chicago Inter-Ocean.
President Cleveland las made several
| spasmodic attempts to restore JaeksoniaD
| simplicity, but he has never succeeded
No President has ever surrounded HIM
| self with more pomp than he. Other
| Presidents have walked about the streets
ungrarded. President CIcve land never
walks. He does not even allow any person
| to stand under the White House vestibue
| when he aliShts from his carriage.
1t undoubtedly is a fact that. the last time
he returned from Gray Gables, the Presi-
dent was accompanied from Gray Gables
to this city by detectives, who were In
the employment of the government. 1t
was first removed to Gray Gables, that
secret service detectives were there TO
protect them. This was officially de-
MED from the White House, and the re-
quest was made that publication should
be given to the denial. But the statement
was resented then by Democratic news
papers as it is now.
II the Democrat newspapers are to be
believed, the detectives were at Gray
Gables, and the officers of the White
House, who wished the public to believe
the contrary, knew that the statement
which they gave out was false. But
one does not always go to the White
House for the truth. These same de-
tectives, or some of them, accompanied
the Presidential party from Buzzard's
Bay to Washington. They watched the
carriage door at Jersey City, they fol-
lowed the President from the car in this
city through the dark and unaccustomed
way which it pleased him to take, to
avoid the brilliantly lighted plat form
by which passengers generally discm-
bark, to his carriage.
Denials viii, undoubtedly, be made as to
this; hut the deuials proceed from the per
son who was the author OF the denials OF
last summer as 10 tie presence of detect
ives at Gray Gables. At the White House
the presence of these detectives was at
that moment hardly needed, for there is
the regular large police force which Con
gress provides for the White House, and in
addition most of the time there are thir-
teen of the regular police force of the Dis
trio f1,.fy at no nf
them in citizens dress.
1t is a fact that during Mr.. Cleveland's
first Administration he seemed to avoid
publicity and resorted to many peculiar
and some dangerous expedients TO accom-
plish that purpose. For instance, whenever
he would arrive at the railway station
here, or was to leave The city by rail, in
stead of doing as all other Presidents and
high officials do, entering through the regu-
lar door in the usual manner. he W ould have
the White House carriage driven through
the Smithsonian grounds and board the
train in the station yard. To accomplish
this, the then spirited "seal browns were
driven across the tracks, where carriages
were not permitted to go, often at great
risk. The coachuian, Albert. frequently
said that he never drove there without
great apprehensions of an accident. But it
was Mr.. CleveIand's wish. He always chose
then TO come to Washington and TO leave
Washington by The back door. and to shun
the usual public approaches. This became
so conspicuous that it was subject of
comment in the local papers.
Mr. Clpyplo ND ha ppypr no on soon wa lEiup
on the Avenue o anywhere else about Wash
ington in daylight. There are many who
think that the President fears to expose
himself 10 possible hidden dangers.
\ WhenMr = Cleveland was first inaBgufated.
the story came from New York that he was
TO be constantly under the supervision of
detectives until he came to Washington.
The report proved to be true. Mr.. Cleve-
land appeared then to have an apprehension
OF assassination When he first came to
Washington he was accompanied by two
detectives. said to have been chosen by
Supt- Byrnes. They were constantly about
Mr.. Cleveland during the Inauguration
week. and remained here some time after
ward. Their presence at once became
known to newspaper observers.
IL WIS uSCONeTeu Iilstt tne dSSaSSlUdtlOu
of Garfield by Guiteau had naturally made
a profound impression upon Mr. Cleveland
Later on. when Vice President Hendricks
died. President Cleveland did not accom-
pany the remains to Indiana or attend the
funeral, as IL had been expected that he
would. The reason given out was that
in case the President should become inca
pacitated by a railroad accident. the Vice
President being dead. an anomalous condi
ton would arrive in the government of the
country which might cause serious en-
barrassment. Another reason which was
not publicly assigned at that time was
the current belief that Mr.. Cleveland was
not able to rid himself of a superstition
which it was said seemed then to haunt him.
Great Times Ahead in Georgia.
The days are getting mellow.
And the summers on the wing;
And soon the bull will below
In the exposition ring.
And you'll hear the country rustic,
And the South llhave the pull
When the fair is on the hustle.
And the pa ds are on the bull!
They are coming from Kamschatka,
Aud from fearful Tugaloo.
To hear that mad bull below
In the exposition zoo.
Andwe'regoing to oscoopthc country,
And the measure will be full
When the fair is on the hustle
And the pads are on the b1fl.
Atlanta Constitution.
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