The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-22
GUARDING THE PRESIDENT.
PRECAUTIONS THAT ARE ALWAYS
TAKEN TO KEEP p CRANkS.
Careful watch at the white House. Though
No Display Of a Force Of Guards There
-Cleyeland's Sentry Box Not In Use Now
-PrecautIons when the PresIdent Iraxelx.

Careful watch st the white House. Though
No Display Of a Force Of Guards There
-Cleveland's Sentry box Not In Use Now
Precautions when the President Travels.
WASHINGTON. July 2O.--While no one in official
Washington credits in the least the recent sem
sational story Of a plot to assassinate the Presi-
dent, It Is Just as well TO call attention to the
fact that only by the merest accident could
any evil-minded person or crank get close
enough to the Chief Magistrate to do him any
harm: and even IL he succeeded In getting
within fifty feet Of him. half a dozen detectives
In plain clothes who are always at the Presi-
dents side. would in all probability diSarm the
assassin before he could succeed in accomplish
ing his purpose.
The only feature of the recent story which
caused the slightest worry to Chief wilkie Of
the Secret Service Bureau was that the alleged
plot contemplated Canton a. the scene Of opera
tons, Canton naturally offered less protection
TO the President than Warrington. In the
White House the President Of the United States
Is Always perfectly safe. though visitors have
mag ned that there was no police system what
ever in force there. Many persons have been
heard to comment upon the apparent lack OF
guards. and have been loud in their praises Of a
republic where the Chief Magistrate needed no
one to protect him. This general belief in its
nop-e,is,spca constitu,cs nrohshI, Tho bta,.s,
,rh,,. which could ha maid 10 ,ha ,,or. go
tenn at the Executive Mansion.
wbi,a /, h nossih,a for a,y o,o .o,.
,esnec,ahiu,v and xi, m soue sbodou ., a.
c,s. N COO The President and ubiIo m. r,h,,
recentions are oman IN .verv an. tho suards
NJ the door know whom N kaer on, ,sso.sins
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-. So. ~ Wv
secret SERVICE men nave lonhd mat there Is
usually some outward evidence OF the evil
desipns ,hev barhor Al evsrv r,buo r.o,n-
49, auoa -. 49, T...i.,, puo"' 'oep.
uoh gwen Dy the resident nearly a score OF
persons are turned back at the doors, simply
on account Of their personnl snrearancs
~ oo,tons No., ., -
UT ac''ohs' hos' oi 'heso prisons are I'M
doubtedly mere cranks. old soldiers perhaps
who are still irving to GET a mansion or soma
ona ~ h.a rnI. nrosas W sCI'.
one VINO mas Va'hIy prosecuted a claim against
the Government and hopes 10 reach the Presi-
DENTS ear Scores If tbesa cr,,ks yi.,, ,h.
whit. uons. eyer, vol ard 80 -, -
become violent when told that they cannot see
the President. A few of them are da nuerous
a, ,ho, H., hor,,,, \.
VI y 'nss NV nhen' Ia Wrohseo
twenty sncb cranks arc ,ak.r into c,s,odr
s"e. ' " .aAen In'o CUSTODY
e"'" ''"'' ""u "io ,H'1 ~"' '" '"e "orkhouSe
as Migrants, or else discharged on their promise
to leave Washington within twen,y-four hours.
Most of them take advantage Of the latter orar,
1t Is doubtful II even the residents Of WASH
inpton who pass the White House eyer, dav
know how comnla,e "a ,hn rraoo,,o,ar
Nho" no" c"hlp'r"e II ,he precautionary
system which results in these cranks being
Intercepted bv the attendants. The force ON
duty AZ the White House is in roaIi,v r,dio,,l
:, AZ NC VIM iou'c = III i'ali's r'dicu-
lousy smal IN comparison with the retinue
Of a European ruler. The force consists nri-
marily of fifteen policemen, divided into,three
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House every minute OF the twcnty-four bours
and ara in charge of a sergeant who may bs,
quickly communicated with at the watchhou~e,
the White House, there is a clerk and an oner.
ator who manage the working apparatus,
which include = telephone in direct communi-
tons are located in every portion Of the grounds,
in places where the average citizen never dreams
of their existence Only tho policemen on dutv
know OF the exact location OF those signal but-
tons, and even IL the average civilian should
accidentally stumble on one Of them he could
! not work IL properly, because tho police orarate
| them by means Of q secret code In cnse ~
| need a policeman can quickly register n cali
| for assistance, giving az the same time bv
| means Of the code. the cause OF the troi,bie
either fire, crank, dangerous crank, or anv one
| OF half a dozen other cases covered for Nv he
code.
occasions which attract a large crowd M visitors
the regular force Is Increased Tho Third D.
| cinct station is so near the White HOUSE thai
within Ave minutes a wauonload of nolIoon,an
| can be deposited M the White uoonse nortinn
No uniformed policemen are eyer stationed
within the White House, but all the attendants
are, 40 far as watohi,ilness and care ara "nna
| cerned, virtually guards. WI
An indication OF the care which has aluova
been exercised at the White House is found in
the fact that no harm has ever come 70 a De-
iient within the grounds Of the Evnc,,iya
Mansion, The two assassinations Of presi.
Some distance from The oH1cisi res y ~ pon,nn4d
az fnr a. known. M attemnt on ,ba pras jan,t,