Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-12

TO you, but all of them are sizing vo,
up VI course they know all newspnne,
men ana public men after they bav.
oeeh there a few times, but every s,ror.
ger VINO goes there is constantly unde,
supervision. "0
men, II you will observe when tbe
p~ues'oe"t goes out driving, there is al.
ways a man on horseback half n bIoaL
OF Il whole block ahead of him ,,L;nn
an outing for his health. Tha. is one
VI our most experienced detectives, II
happens tlat a couple of gentlemen oe
out driving in a buggy at tas s,me
nun'.' ana 'hey are u block or a half +
psocN behind the presidents corr,aoe
- anybody should step from the SIDE.
walk ana go too close towards tbe
presidents carriage the horse in ,ht
buggy would take u sudden notion r.
tra'ei along at a gallop, and one of tbs
men IN that buggy would ham out a
shooting iron, which he can handle &c
wei as Buffalo Bill or Cant Care,
ana II there should be n hostile
demonstration there would n shot rino
Out which would not miss IFS mail
But the chances are n tbonsanI
10 n that the man on horse.
p"ck would not be many feet AWAY Il,
'e'e We're any suspicious person on IN.
s'ue"alk' lie would check his horse and
us i'sh' on the spot at the right time
however, there is no danger 10 tbs
nes'aeh'' except in times of great no.
,,.ai excitement, and then there are
cranks in abundance.
mere is scarcely a week without !
'oh'e sort OF crank coming here IN get
n"S'pary treasures, but they are near.
J all harmless fellows, with soft hrains
,e'~ef'heless, it is wise and proner th,.
ne president should always be guarded
issues 'he men in citizens dress. there
~ Always several men in uniform ou,. I
'oe inc white house. 1t is not l;Lal,. I
'a' any dangerous man would no No., a
ZEN ana pass the door; but ayen p
iougn 'hey make no arrests the nres. t
oi men in uniforms in the White IL
ouse grounds is sufficient TO warn IL
'lihinalIy-inclined fellows to leo Ii
way: They may not know that tbere Il
: olneers inside; but they realize thai ],
:, are officers outside, within easy
81, ana that has a wholesome effect
PRESIDENT Mckinley is the onlv ooo, r,
~ OF the white house who has u
lpgied with the people, for manv =.
u.s. remember that President -,
yes used to drive about tbe c;,r u'
u occasionally go walking down ~
nnsy'vania avenue. But president 4
'huf never was seen on the straets
'ePt when he walked across In F,r'
: PARK to st. Johns church, on SIM. cia
vs. President Harrison for fo,. oia
MS ana President Cleveland for eigbt inn
irs never walked anywhere. Thev bv
u seemed to be apprehensive Of ner, hIo
al oanger. President Mckinley
ms 10 be without fear of that corr
ne taxes walks about town when' j
7 ne feels like it. He is often seem nn has
streets walking with some friend der
me people greet him cordially. 60 as
ne Is often obliged TO ston ana out
ke hands with old acquaintapces spe'
as a matter Of fact, he is close,v Ger
ne has signifed his upwili.
,ess 10 have a guard on his da;lr It
rs; put the superintendent pnards cha
, Just the same, and he does NOT Kin
" i. lie never leaves the VIII. ing
IS ,or . walk, without having oAic.
preceding and following him." II
sMITH Q, gRy, IL /;