The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-22
an EXCESS OF CAUTION
The President Wants Things
Safe and Sound.
HE HAS A HORROR OF CRANKs.
hut This Does Not In Any Way Prove =
Lack OF Physical oourage-why Presi-
dent Cleveland Has Detectives In the
White House Grounds.

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| WASHINGTON, May 81. i Special lis
President Cleveland aphysical cowards l
do not think ne Is, though one of the most
prominent citizens of Washington. a
wealthy man who Is not in politics at all,
nlid 20 me a few days ago. The only
thing dislike MIR. Cleveland for Is that
lao Is a physical coward ! watched him
closely through his first term and have
watched him through the last three years
He never takes walks, even in the grounds
about the White House. He talks a good
Teal about the exercise which he stands In
need Of, but he fails 60 improve the oppor.
unity to roam about the beautiful, shady
grounds which surround the executive
mansion He IA never seen afoot on the
streets Of Washington, rs Harrison was,
and as other presidents within my recollec-
lion have been.
Followed by Detectives.
Then the president is constantly fol
lowed by detectives, - continued this Wash
| ngtonian, who may be allowed TO finish
nis argument. "There are more detectives
In and about the White House now than
sver saw there during the troublous days
of the war There are detectives con
stantly patrolling the grounds about the
presidents country house at Woodley He
,ever rides "a and fro through the suburbs
II our beautiful law abiding capital
without detective following close after
him. The president is invariably accom-
panied by one or more detectives when he
goes on a railway journey. He even takes
he trouble To conceal his movements as
much as possible, slipping out of the
White House by the back door and declin
I'm 70 m ha rai1 xrav hut
ing his private car by back street. No
such mystery is maintained about the
movements Of a sovereign in Europe. No
po,entGte OF the oriental world is more |
closely guarded than Mr.. Cleveland Is. |
Waile admire the president very much |
FOR many Of his strong qualities this phys
ical cowardice OF his has Disguised me
IL must be admitted that this arraign-
ment of the president is pretty severe
quoted the substance of the foregoing re.
marks TO member OF the cabinet and
asked him what he thought Of them
No Improperly In II.
Your friend is exceedingly unjust"
said he. lit Is true that Mr. Cleveland
takes all proper precautions against acct
dents. He Is naturally a cautious man
He Is always anxious about the harness,
md the carriages. and the horses. He
wants everything just right, safe and
sound. But in this he is like thousands
lpon thousands Of people who when the |
est came have been found to be as brave
Is lions. Even an excess of caution Is tenn. |
and does not in any way indi |
ate lack OF physical courage 1t is true |
he president has horror Of cranks. He
reads them as much as many persons |
read snakes. We all know men who can |
ace guns, tigers, death in any form, with
ut a finch, but who would run away |
rom snake like woman. The president
as much such feeling about cranks Ii
not surprising either. The Capital City | !
! infested with cranks to n greater extent q
han any one knows. Almost daily queer | c
haracters are found about the White | a
louise. Every crank in the country who | ,
as mission 20 reform the world-and | ,
hat Is the general phase of crankism-
omos TO Washington as soon as he can,
ecause the government is here Then he
wants TO see the president, for the presi
ent Is the greatest man in the govern q,
lent. Your crank is never satisfied to |
cal with subordinates. Like the office ,
ecker, he wants To 20 right up to head
uarters and SEQ the boss
lit should be remembered that the
rounds about the White House are open I
D the public at all hours of the day Any .
ne who wishes may enter them without | I
heck. Any insane man or crank or poor
eluded mortal with wheels buzzing in his
tad can walk right up To the door of the
White House without molestation II he |
as wit enough to conceal his true char. ,
cter, as many of them have, he can enter | (
he mansion and walk all through IT, | I
here Is no exclusiveness about the life OF | :
he president, except that he does reserve
D himself the right TO save his time as
iuch as possible and to see only those per
Dns who really have important business
nth him.
Concealed Movements. Q
There has been a great deal OF exag