The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-11
The Sometime Candidate For Pres
idential Honors, Goes to
Albany,
To Confer With the President-EleCt, and
Give Him Such Information As
Lies in His Power.
His Impressions Of Cleveland--The Enor-
nous Task He Is Con-
fronted With.

WASHINGTON, d. c., December TO-
Senator Bayard smiled pleasantly last
evening as correspondent entered his
parlor. eyes" said he, "iti true have
been to Albany, There is no mystery
about it. saw Governor Cleveland. |
spent part of Sunday with him, but
do not care to talk about my interview
with him."
Glad you never met the Governor be.
fore?"
"Rarely. was introduced to him at
Newburg several years ago, but l never
had any conversation with him until last
Sunday
"What were your impressions of Mr..
ClevelandY
81 was greatly pleased with him.
found him sincere, plain and direct. He
is man who, if he should have come to
the Senate, would be well able upon his
merits alone to hold his own there. /
was very much gratihed in learning some
thing of his views about
HIS FUTURE WORK"
An extensive paragraph from a Wash
ington evening paper in which 1t was
said that Senator Bayard had been offered
the position OF Secretary of State, with
several paragraphs of Senatorial gossip
relating to the same subject, were
read aloud, at first, by the Sena-
tor whose only comment on it
was "This is all idle hummery." Then
he said: at is very unfortunate for
Governor Cleveland that he is situated at
such distance from people that he
wants to see and from those who want to
see him. He said that visits to him under
the circumstances are apt to be exagger-
ated in importance when in reality the in
teryiews may be of no more importance
than the conference Of two Senators any
day. Cleveland is not familiar with
Washington life. He is confronted with
AN ENORMOUS TASK,
the like Of which ghas hardly historical
parallel. The Democratic party is the
legatee OF monstrous system of manage.
ment. 1t is task to purify the public
service, greater than that imposed upon
Hercules Of cleaning the Augean stables,
and even he had to call the gods TO his
aid. Look at the report of the Depart
ment of Justice. Look at what it
says Of the enormous amount OF
money stolen by the Star-route frauds,
and not a single official of any import.
ance punished or a single dollar recov-
cred Remember this report accuses no
Democratic contractor or official. 1t is
Republican family affair. Look where
will a ra pnnfrnpt.1 tt4ifh
strons system of wrong or mismanage-
ment." The Senator then continued:
~ do not think any one would be JUS
titled in saying that Cleveland has yet
come to any decision about what he in
tends TO do. The subject is
TOO NEW AND WIDE.
1t might be even too much to attempt to
indicate his impressions. He must have
time TO talk with the members OF his
party who can give him the information
he desires. He is not yet free to give his
whole mind to the subject"
"Will he not leave Albany soon, so as
to be within easier reach OF public men
with whom he
MAY WANT TO CoNFERI"
tulhh he VIII Dut 10 not KNOW.
He might come to New York 1t is
long and wearisome ride from here 10
Albany"
Senator Bayard indicated very frankly
that the object of his talk with Governor
Cleveland was for the simple purpose
OF laying before the Governor as much
information as lay in his power to
enable him TO best form an admins
tratlon. He had no personal desire to
advance beyond what he could aid in the
cause OF good Government. 1t was plain
to be inferred from Bayard's frank talk
that he is in favor of very complete re-
organization OF the Government in con.
SerNatiYc but lhorOnrh mnnnrr