Albuquerque evening citizen., 1907-04-25
Profiting by Buffalo ASsasSi-
nation. Detectives Accom-
pdny Him to jamestown.
GROVER CLEVELAND HAD
HIS TROUBLES, TOO
Elihu Root is Being Talked of for
Senator OF New York to Sue
Ceed ChdunCey DepeW.

Washington. April 25.--Presidert
Roosevelt has had his way about the
protection afforded him by the secret
service One, instead Of two, special
agents of the secret service Is now
stationed at the white house. Ever
since Mr. Roosevelt has been presi-
dent he has been fretful over the re-
straint thrown around his movements
by the secret service. He found 1t
difficult to get used to having guards
accompany him whenever he left the
| white house, but recalling the lesson
taught him at Buffalo when Mckinley
was laid low by an assassin's bullet,
the secret service authorities have in
sisted on their men being assigned for
duty at the white house and to go
with the president when he left
Washington.
Up to McKinleys time secret serv-
ice men were not sent along with the
president when ne took swing
around the circle, nor were they sta
toned at the presidents official resi-
dence in those days. 1t was in 1897
or 1898 that the practice began Of
having guards protect the person Of
the chief magistrate. When Mckin-
ley was shot the secret service was
vigora usly condemned, although un-
fairly, for what great many people
DelltNtu 10 De ntRltStnce. On tnat
Inflated occasion two or three special
agents were present, but despite their
vigilance Czolgosz committed the
crime for which he paid the extreme
penalty of the law.
When Theodore Roosevelt came to
the white house the secret service Of
iicials made up their minds not to
take another chance. Mr.. Roosevelt
has always maintained that in Wash
ington the president is in no danger;
that II a conspiracy against his life
was planned 1t would not be carried
out here. Secret service mel. in his
opinion, are useful here only in sav
ing the president from the annoyance
of encountering the importunatc
crank or the well-meaning person
with a grievance However, the Sc
cret service people have their own
ideas about the matter. and insisted
that two of their men should always
be on duty at the white house. and
two secret service men have been sta
toned at the white house un to the
past week. only one Is now there,
and he - Ihe pick of the corps
When the resident travels In the fu
ture, however. two men of the serv-
ice will go along with him, according
! to the custom that has prevailed for
the past five or siA years,
During the second administration
of Grover Cleveland there were num-
erous alarmist reports of plots against
the presidents life, and police We're
detailed for duty in the white house
grounds as precaution. In the
winter time these officers occupied
sentry boxes. which were the cause
of much criticism of the president.
But Mr.. Cleveland himself objected
to the protection afforded him, and
on one occasion at his summer home
| at Buzzard's bay he ordered two de-
| tectiVes off the grounds who had
| been sumoned there by Mrs. Cleve-
| land.
During the civil war period, when
! excitement ran high in Washington.
President Lincoln was constantly
! guarded in his movements around the
capital. Mr.. Lincoln was not aware
Of the precautions that had been
| taken to protect his life. The idea