Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-13

his tenn. however. he was scheming for
", though be realized the hafdships OF
his position and tn vanity OF It all. II
was about this time that New York
friend called upon him. This friend
was business man. and Arthur in talk.
ing 10 him was inc med TO doubt his
statement that he had no ambition to
hold a political position.
" suppose YOU would not care to be a
member OF CouCfCss'" asked President
Arthur with a smile.
"No." said the man, II would not"
"llow about the cabineilp
81 would not have IT,"
President Arthur laughed and looked
incrcdulous as he went on: "But the
presidency How about being presi.
dent OF the United Siates' That Is GER.
tainly something TO Wish Tor"
81 do not want IT," replied the man.
81 think your position IS high one and
that whether your administration Is sue.
cessiul or not your name will become
historic But, Mr.. President. what Is all
THAR The highest political fame is only
a bubble. which, no matter how rides.
cent b. us hues, will, when 1t breaks,
be but q spot oil suds upon the floor"
As the president heard this his face
cloudcd. lie rose from his chair and
said IN an emphatic voice My dear
sir, you are right. The presidency Is
the most uncomfortable, disagfecabc
and unsatisfactory place IN the world.
anu bound here as a vice. ! dare not
treat my friends well nor punish my en-.
emies. have not an hour to myself
and am more OF slave than the most
prosecuted OF the chain gangs IN the
southern states Yesterday | shook
hands with five hundred pcoplc-men
and women who simply wished to look
upon the chief magistrate OF the republic
AZ the end all OF the electricity was
taken out Of me. | was exhausted and
went to bed ike a crushed rag. There
IS nothing In the presidency and you
have summed up the whole In your re.
mark, that "Fame Is a bubble, and bro.
ken Is but suds."
now TYLER LEcruRED WEBSTER.
Vice President Arthur. when he be.
came President, retained Gnrlield's
cabinet for some time. lie soon adopted
new political advisers, however. and
this has been the case IN nearly every
such instance. John Tyler had great
trouble with Hafrison's cabinet. | knew
President Tylct's son quite well. lie
was private secretary at the White
House az the time his father was presi.
dent, aud was close IN the councils OF
the administration. lie told me that
Daniel Webster tried to dictate TO his
father as TO what he should do. Tyler
was the frst vice president who became
president by the death OF his chief, and
It was n question as to how he should be
treated. Some OF the statesmen thought
he should sign his papers as ''aciing
PRESIDENT aud that he should not have
the houors and d,gni,ies Of : iull.iledged
president. ''At the first cabinet meeting
after Harrison's DEATH" said President
Tylct's son to me, 'all OF Harrison's
cabinet CAME together aud PRECEDENT
Tyler told them that he intended to con
tinue them in office Tor a time at least
Al tAis Daniel Webster, who was Secfe-
tary OF State, said: Sin that case, Mr..
President, suppose that the rules OF
Ma. liarnson's cabinet will continue IN
force" "Ahw said President Tyler, II
duu't know about that VIVA, were the
rulespV
"lhe rules were" replied Webster,
that all measures should be brought
before the cabinet, and that each mem.
Der OF the cabinet should have one vote,
the majority ruling In all cases"
, President Tyler looked at Webster