Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

alone That y e. starter for tbs. s-xnsuses
OF each year. In accordance with tn,
customs Of the times and the high ehar-
aeter Of his guests. the president eanus-t
give state dinner " hish 81 ia s.,sSt kesS
than Sl.aoe, and they usually eost M
wards Of $500 each There are nc.
less than ten stste dinners each wear
hese state dinners. in addition 10 tn,
New Years reception take 1t Iease
si9.aeo out OF the salary OF the pres
deat. leaving ham actually but S35.0C.l
for himself a 4 publie man. one " no *
regarded a. the ruler OF the greatest rs
ton IN the civilized world
The president i obliged TO bsv his
own horses. keep his own earrrages
maintain the expenses Of his e7,-ipages
and provide for his family b-sSfgeS
There i one private citizcn in Washing
ton who eNpenfS upwards of S5a.aae
annually IN the maintenance Of his
family according TO social customs II
New York and other large cities. there
are men who eNpend more than sion 0oN
per annum on their families. And ve+
the president Is expected TO maintaf-
afs family better than the b.S-. The
man who receives So per month can
not very well maintain wife and family
on the same style with his nsss-hbo-
who earns Sic0 per month: and Won vii,
readily see that il i difficult for arv
man with salary of .0oo per ve.rt-
keep up social equality Of appearance
with the man who ear afford 10 Susrf
100000 each year out of his i-.eome.
mus you see that although thu ur-<i-
dent apparently has salary % $50 o.
per annum il dwindles BY eompari So,,
and by virtue OF his circumstance
millionaire may wear n shabby coat sni
give cheap dinners IL he chooses "a n,
so; hut a president cannot wear a shah
BY coat. nor allow his wife TO aps~ar =,
public with anything but the hest n
the land At all public receptions The
presidents wife appears BY his s5l.
She must not appear Ike ue-ieet-f
wife On the contrary she mus. have
the o@st OF everything and the p.,opy-
want her 70 have the hist. too.
some Of our good old-fashfou.,f No.,
PIE "a no believe in simplicity. vii saw
that because others wear diamonds .,c3
silks. and costly ornaments. thar Is M
reason Why the presidents wife Shorll
nave such things But If any rood ma,
who entertains such views viii - ~.
wife or daughter for an opinion. Ne viii
md that the ladies will teI him thar 10
woman can afford To 90 into so.ie,,-
without keeping pace with the society
IN which she goes Il may not h -
actiy the kind Of society the old eep,le-
man would organize IL he were creatiD-
the world But II is the Kind of $500,
which exists. and the majority OF uS A.
not want cur president or his vifa -
teei Ike paupers in the presence =,
princes Rather would we have our
president and his wife APPEAR as rr;,c..
and let the gentry from sb-o-';
feei Ike paupers in the nrese.,.-
OF the man and wife WHOM
have sent TO the white house bv -
power Of cur votes cast az tba 49,.
boxes. thereby expressing the vi, -
sovereign people. who. in their NJ -
ana IN the aggregate OF their upit,- -.
greater than hereditary <overeirns
None Of our ex-presiden,s -
suffered financially. because an a. -.
have been seif-supporting. sslf-sns,.i-A
ing men before md after ae,.@ssf.,..
the great Office. -
SMITH D FRY.