St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-13
SENATOR BAYARD TALKS ABOUT
CLEVELAND.

|
CLEVELAND.
Il Graphic 'arratfre ora Visit 10 the Pres
fdent Eiecf-The Task A,cafting Cieve-
Tand.
The Washington correspondent OF the New
York World furnishes that paper with con-
versation had with Senator Bayard after his
late visit to Albany:
Senator Bayard smiled pleasantly this
evening as the World correspondent entered
his parlor.
"Y es," said be, ''it is true, I have been to
Albany. There is no mystery about that.
saw Gov. Cleveland. Ispent part OF Sunday
with him. But do not care 10 talk about
my interview with him.
"Had you never met the governor before!"
"Barely. / was introduced to him at
Newburg several years ago, but / never had
any conversation with him until last Sun
day."
"What were your impressions Of Mr.. Cleve-
landg"
81 was greatly pleased with him. found
him sincere, plain and direct. He is a man
who, If be should have come to the senate,
would be well able, upon his merits alone,
to hold his own there. / was very much
gratified in learning something Of his views
about his future work.
The senator here read an extensive para
| graph from Washington evening paper in
which ii was said that he had offered the
! position of secretary Of state with several
paragraphs of senatorial gossip relating to
the same subject. The senator read the
| ma raj nh ON. q
at first was:
This is all idle hummery."
Then he went on TO say, 'It is very I'M
fortunate for Gov. Cleveland that he is sit
uated at such distance from the people be
wants TO see, and people who want 10 see
him. Visits to him under the present cir
cumstances are SO subject TO exaggerated i'm
portance, when in reality the interviews may
be of no more real Importance than a confer
ence that may take place between two sena-
tors or members any day. Look at his posi-
ton. Mr. Cleveland is unfamiliar with Wash
ingtou life. He is in a country place, Tor Al
oany is country place. He is confronted
with an enormous task, the like of which has
| hardly parallel in history. The Democratic
party is the legatee Of the most monstrous
system Of mismanagemeut. Every depart
ment of the public service is mismanaged or
conducted In such way as IL should not be-
| The very men who helped 90 create these
evils are the very ones who are crying out TO
| us to reform the abuses of years In the twink
ling of an eye. 1t is task TO purify the pub
lie service greater than the one imposed upon
Hercules of cleaning the Augean stables. and
even he had to call the gods OF mythology TO
his aid. Why, look at the report of the de-
N..rs.. Il
about the enormous amount of money stolen
by the star route frauds, and not a single
official of any importance punished or single
dollar recovered. Remember this report ac-
cuses no Democratic contractor or official.
1t is Republican family affair. Look at the
interior department, urder whose manage
ment great tracts Of the public domain. are
being captured by private corporations.
Look where you will, you are confronted with
a monstrous system of wrong OF mismanage-
ment."
The senator then went on to say: 81 do
not think anyone would be justified in saying
that Mr. Cleveland has yet come to any de-
cision about what he intends 10 do The
subject is too new and wide. 1t might be
even too much to attempt 10 indicate his i'm
pressions. He must have time TO talk with
the members of his party who can give him
the information he desires. He is not vet
free to give his whole mind to the subjectn
"Will he not leave Albany soon, so as 10
be within easier reach of the public men
with whom he may want TO conferln
~ think be viii, but do not know. He
might come to New York. 1t is long and
wearisome ride from hear 10 Albany"
Mr.. Bayard indicated very frankly that the
sole object of his talk with Mr.. Cleveland
was for the simple purpose Of placing before
the governor as much information as Law in
his power to enable him to best form an I'D
miDistration. He had no personal desires
to advance beyond what could aid in the
cause of good government. II was plain to
be inferred from Mr.. Bayard's
frank talk that he is in
favor Of a very complete reorganization of
the government in a conservative, but thor
ough manner. While IL is clear that Mr.
Bayard is wholly unselfish in his suggestions
and has only the natural desires OF a high
minded public man TO aid IN every way Mr..
| Cleveland in his work. The general comment
| of Washington is that Mr.. Bayard being the
first public man selected to confer with Mr..
| Cleveland. il is proper to infer that the presi-
dent-elect will naturally offer him the post of
honor in his cabinet. There was not one
word or even suggestion in anything Mr..
| Bayard said tonight to warrant the impress
siou even that Mr.. Cleveland had as yet
made him or anyone else any tender of a
cabinet position, yet everyone believes that
Mr.. Bayard is to be the next secretary Of
| state.
The senator in talking generally upon the
work OF congress this winter said that he
doubted il there would be any attempt 10 do
anything with the subject Of tariff revision.
The time was altogether too short for the
proper consideration OF a measure which in
volved so many thousand interests.