Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-10

four years, dating from that hour. Gus
tom makes him do more.
The day before the Inauguration the
president-elect, accompanied by his
private secretary, arrives in Washing
ton. There is always a crowd to meet
him at the station and from the min
ute he registers at the hotel with his
"suite"-in other words, his wife and
relatives he must hold an informal re-
ception. He must take his primary
lesson in affability. No matter if they
do press in while he is taking his noon
day bite to urge a pOstoffice appointment.
No matter If. Mrs. Brown, from Cobun-
kus. does arrive with the coffee and
afte~r-luncheon smoke to beg a button
off the presidential coat. Luncheon.
coffee, cigars, all must be given up, and
the president must smile and smile
again.
In the afternoon the p~resident-elect.
like any new hired man, goes to call at
the White House upon the old president.
His object is to notify him hat he is in
Washington, and is ready to assume
the duties of office. He makes a call of
ten minutes and goes back to his hotel.
Within an hour the old president, with
his secretary. calls at the hotel and
notifies the incoming president that he is
ready to deliver up the keys of state.
In the evening all dine together at the
White House. OF course in a case where
the president succeeds himself these
formalities are omitted.
The next morning, the 4th of March,
the new president goes to the White
House at 10 o'clock. In a little while
the senate reception committee calls
there and all get into carriages to go
to the capitol for the Inauguration.
There are the two presidents, the two
cabinets, the head of the army, the COM
mander of the navy and a large citizens
escort. A few preliminaries in the
senate and the president finds himself
upon the porch Of the CAPITOL addressing
the croWd-in the rain.
PRESIDENT LEARNS TO WRITE.
A duty which the president has to
learn early in his career is the writing
must he write correctly, but he must
be able to word his messages ard proc
lamations SO that they go to the hearts
Of the people. This often requires study
on hi S part.
The newcomer must renounce titles.
He can no longer be the Honorable
William" George Washington settled
this years ago. A British soldier adj
dressed him as George Washington, ETC.,
etc. The father Of his country replied
that he wanted no etcetera. on" said
the officer, ''etcetera means everything.'
Yes. but it may ms an anything said
Washington significantly, thinking no
doubt, of the IInlish king and his title.
The president must learn to bear
physical disturbance. Grant was wax
ened from his sleep at 2:30 q. M, the
morning Of the Butler salary grab v,
was PASSED. The presidents approval
was necessary. BY 10 o'clock the presi
dent had read the bill, approved and
word was carried to the capitol to that
effect. That meant work in the wee
sn1a' hours. When the bill was repealed
the president worked none the less faith.
fully.
The incoming president must learn tt
make a bow. He will have to bow dowr
and serve many a fair "Cipirman of the
Executive Committee" and lead many {
diplomats wife to dinner.s For this HI
must have learned Chesterfieldian grace
The president must learn to introduce
Not merely to pronounce names but t.
conduct the art of presentation in a man
ner that shall be acceptable to all PEG
pies and all nations. At his wife's re
ceptions he must pronounce the names %
the callers if the reception be one a
which the executive must be presen
also. And at dinners he must be the gra
cious host, presenting, greeting, leading
the a and being ready for the return
trip to the drawing room at a mysti
look from his wife.
DUTIES IN ETIQUETTE.
The question of precedence is an i'm
portant study for him. At a whit
: house dinner each gentleman guest find
e in his dressing room a card bearing
diagram of the Dime table and show
v ing him his seat at the table. The nam
q of his partner is also given. This tn
president personally superintends. A
least it will be his fault if anything goe
amiss. He must learn when to shak
" hands. when to put his hands benin
him, when to make a courtly bow. Hi
- etiquette is severe. Though he nee,
make no calls, he must receive a
8 and may decline some.
l. The duties f his administration h
IL need not learn. these ara presented t
e, him as they come up, and his secretar,
ar sees that he attends to them. But tn
s thing that he must learn is inpartial''
This he does with more or less success
= and is commended pr~oportionately.
+ All told the president has q severe tas
before him. He sits down in the cabine
room of the white house with his faith
full seven around him. But if he stu
dies up II tries faithfully he will b
rewarded with the appreciation of tn
American people; and that is so sweet
so spontaneous and so generous hat
\ president, once having heard it, woul
y willingly serve for life and nominate hi
Is bones to serve after him.
~ rJN< E%2 OTIS EMPEROR.