Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-19
cLEVElAND's INSIDE LIFE.
A Close View of the 0ld-Fashiened
Democratic Standard Bearer.
He Receives the Nottingham in Shit Sleeves
the Same as a U. S. SeaatoF---The
Governors Kind Nature---Not
Disturbed by News Taper
Crit cism.

ALBANY, July l6.-Gov Cleveland shakes
hands with a good many people every day
now. Formerly the visitors to the great
Capitol building asked to be shown the Sem
ate Chamber, the Assembly Hall and the
pictures; now they ask to see the big Gov
ernor. He treats them all alike. Shaking
hands NAV make his hand sore, but it will
never throw him of his guard. One would
think Presidential nomination would agi-
tate man somewhat, but the Governor
simply said, Go over an tell sister. She
will be glad to hear it, He is a man Of
most perfect equsnimity. should say he
would have made a good surgeon, for he
could cut leg of aud never finch. He
might sympathize very deeply with the I'M
fortunate victim, for he has a warm heart,
but if he tho1gh his leg ought to be cut oil
it would have to come What he thinks is
right to be done he does with all the earn
eStness of p very strong nature. Or dis
stimulation he has none | saw working
man in his shirt sleeves rush in to shake
hands with him the other day, ard little
later a United States Senator arrived to
offer his congratulations, but | could not
see that the Governor shifted his position
in the least He was the embodiment OF
simplicity Towards Both.
He is a man YOU will find the same on Tues
day he was on Monday, and the same on
Wednesday he was on Tuesday. Easy
euAugh TO approach at any time when he
has not something he thinks is more i'm
portaUt to do than to talk to you, otherwise
he shuts up very close. In some important
methods OF life he has not got very far away
from the primary simplicity of childhood.
And here comes in an anecdote | heard of
him The crier in one of the courts oil Al
bany is blind man, who lives in rhe same
part Of the city as the Governor. He is
somewhat aged and has become so familiar
with the road from his home over to the
court house that he generally goes alone.
But one morning some months ago, he
missed his way and the Governor coming
along took him BY the arm and brought
him along with him as far as the Capitol
building. As they were about to separate,
the old gentleman asked the name Of his
considerste guide.
Ny name is Cleveland" said the Cover
nor
Are YOU in business in the city,
AYES. | have an Office up here in the
Capitol
oh you are not the Governor
AYES. am the Governor
The poor old fellow was almost beside
himself. and went on his way with a story
to tell as long as he lived.
One morning since the Governors noml-
nation for President, as he was
Walking Over
from the Executive residence to the Capt.
toll. he again found the old Court crier as.
tray from his familiar path and again took
him By the arm and helped him along as
far as they went the same way. As they
walked the old gentleman proceeded to tell
of another time when he had got lost and
how kind-hesrted man helped him out OF
his difficulty and how that kind-hearted
man turned out to be Governor Cleveland.
We'll. YOU have encountered the Governor
again" was the quiet response. And thea
the poor old crier was beside himself He
had been escorted by a good Samaritan who
might be the President Of the United States.
At least two stories and mansard roof had
been added to the good story he ALREADY
had to tell, and again he went on his way
rejoicing. -
kindness and his heart is big enough to
take in all mankind. Though bachelor
he has most benignaRt face and can talke
10 YOU like father. The pictures or him
do not give hi, lace as it is generally seen.
He sometimes looks serious, but never cross
or even austere. As soon as you see him
YOU feel that YOU need not have any trepi-
dation in speaking to him. Sometimes
public men have a way Of making everybody
who attempt TO come near them get, down
and crawl in the dust Of humiliation as if 1t
was one Of the gods of Bundelcund about to
be approached, bGt not so with
Our Big Governor
Ofthe big State of New York and our big
Presidential nominee of the big Democratic
,party. Ifhe ever gets to the White House
an the sisters will feel like he is their
brother. all the cousins will feel like he is
their cousin, and all the aunts will feel like
he IS their nephew When he sits down
there is not much room left between the
arms Of n pretty wide chair and he looks
wonderfully comfortable aud homelike.
The other day when there were three or
four gentlemen callers sitting or walking
about in the Executive Office, bunch OF
country woman dropped in on their sight
seeing tour. After gazing about in some
perplexity, as if they we're looking for some
thing thew could not find to their entire
satisfaction, the eldest and the suppoSable
head Of the party, yentured up to the Gov
ernor as the most spproaehable man she
saw, and ventured to ask, Which might
be the Governor Right here" said he,
thumped himself on the bosom and went or
with the business in hand. "0hl' the lady
calculated, and retired amid her bushes TO
the expectant group in the corner and then
they all looked over and said "ohI in chorus,
When the Governor gets
Wen settled in His Chair,
takes good long breath and adjusts his
glasses On the lower part OF his nose, be
looks os wise, as mellow and as sunshiny
as Benjamin Franklin. he looks as though
it would take very considerable shock tc
knock him of his balance. l asked him
the other day II he read the papers thai
abused him.
Sometimes said he, with smile thai
broke out all over his face.
do you ever get disturbed over anything
they sayT
Not much. Every man has right Il
enjoy his own mind 1 remember an oil
fellow who was neighbor Of my father IN,
we would sometimes Try 10 get him to com
over 70 our church. He was stronl
Baptist. and he would always say: No