The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-27
THE LOANES AND FISH
TROUBLE IN STORE FOR M'klNlEY
IN GIVING THEM OUT.


The 0uadrennial Agony Which Every
President Must Go Through-Army of
Place Hunters That Besiege Him-Ee
viii Not Know Rest For Months.
Mr.. Mckinley will not really realize
that he is president until the rush for
Office begins, and then he will know
beyond a doubt that he is not only in
the highest office within the gift of the
American people, hat that one OF the
most importantduties Of that office is
the appointment of several thousand
other fellows to office.
Neither in the civilized nor in the
uncivilizcd world can the scenes attend.
ing the first days in office Of president
Of the United States be duplicated.
They arc unique. Dear to the heart of
every American who wants to under
take the great trust of holding public
Office, they are to some extent food for
Amusement and satire to the remainder
of Christendom.
We do things on gigantic scale We
have the biggest trees, the biggest wa
terfall, the biggest public buildings, the
biggest land possibly the ugliest) mon
ument, the biggest political campaigns
and the biggest inaugural pageant. No
other country can hold candle to us.
We take the patisserie, as the French
\ \ Juld say.
The feelings of candidate for the
la Al
treme, but almost any one of US would
like to feel them.
But il the mere fact of the candidacy
must make the candidate feel queer,
what must it be for him when he rides
up "the avenue in the presence of
1000. 900, people. flags flying, drums
beating, bayonets glistening, soldiers
and citizens marching, the crowd roar.
ing, the whole world talking Of but the
one supreme thing, the melancholy fell
low who is going out sitting beside the
triumphant fellow who is going in and
trying to look as if he enjoyed it-all
frantic, all lunatic, all believing and
screaming. THE king is dead! Long
live the kingr'
That is tho way the government ad.
ministration of the highest civilization
the world has ever known is hustled in
to office. Then comes the ball Of the in
auguration, when all who can pay the
fee jam and crowd and crush and
scream and swear in unison for four or
five hours, the president and his family
in the midst of them, the dancers fight.
36ng for space to trip, perspiring, catch
ing cold, inviting and often getting
pneumonia or grip or fever.
That is the grand and solemn finale
of the business of putting president in
Office and it must almost seem possible
that it is enough to make the president
wish that we had the simpler and more
impressive forms in vogue at the induc-
tion of an Indian or Ashanti chieftain.
All this red fire moil at All end the
new president finds himself at peace. as
he fondly hopes, transferred at last from
his humble home to the historic man
sion where SO many of his predecessors
have dwelt for a time. Now ne is mas
ter of the situation. Heis behind strong
doors, locked, guarded on the outside
by faithful human mastihs. who are
police. 1t is impossible he should he
disturbed except by friends whom he in
vites and wishes to see.
His cabinet is selected, not without
some friction, Oh account of the persist
ence Of the arguments Of boss politicians
whnSc business ii is to have friends at
court.
He has had to abandon many of his
own views in regard to the construction
of the little machine of personal advisers
and heads of departments in response to
the demands of the greater machine
(which dominates the party which made
him president
The senate is in extraordinary session
for the purpose of confirming members
lof the cabinet and their immediate as
sistants There is no friction here. The
senate kindly permits, except on rare
occasions, the president and the man
agers to control tho personality Of the
presidents political family.
The first day or two of the stay OF
the executive in tha White House is
Ipassed in comparative quiet and secur1-
U:y.
Then
Prestol
Change!
Bang, bang! goes the doorbell be.
fore the guards are well awake of q
morning. Senators, representatives,
bosses, state and local; big and little
politicians-the littler they are the big
ger their assumption of Importance
tream up the pavements. Carriages
vhirl through the great iron gates and
hp the drives. Anterooms are crow ded
with pushing and insistent crowd
They struggle for precedence to gain .
bearing.
They resort to all sorts of tricks anG
Devices to induce the guards to give