The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-01
A Man Who Knows Him Well Tells About His
Simple Manners and Dislike of 0sten-
tatiOus and Unnecessary Display.
The Quarrel Between Chief Signal Officer
Hazen and the Secretary Of War.
The White House Repainted and RedecOrated
and Put in Good Shape-COngreSs and
the New Orleans Exposition.
cLEvELAND's IRREGULARITIES.
A Plain Man Who Detests Ostentation and
Unnecessary Display.

Unnecessary Display.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-"Uness I am greatly
mistaken in human nature in general and Gro
Cleveland in particular, there will be lot of
people disappointed IN this city on the 4th of
March, observed brother OF Secretary Post
of the Democratic congressional committee in
conversation with the Journal correspondent to-
day II know Grover Cleveland personally and
WE'LL and if he rides in a carriage at the head of
a procession from the Capitol to the White
House afterthe Inauguration shall be very much
surprised He is one of the plainest men 1 ever
saw He doesn't believe in display in the first
place, and he wouldn't want to be bored with such
an affair if he did. No, he is not cranky; he is
plain man-thats it. About the executive
mansion at Albany he lives like farmer l
have often seen him around there. He always
prefers walking from tho depot to the executive
mansion in returning home. He seldom rides
| to theater or anywhere about town. There
are no secretive qualities about him. Any and
every thing he does he thinks is all right, and he
doesn't care to keep it secret, and so he makes
it public if there are any circumstances con
nected with it calling for publicity. 1 was not
surprised to hear the Maria Halpin story. 1 ven
ture he never tried to cover that up. II
he was guilty he didn't think it
disgraceful, and so he gave it all the
latitude it wanted. Ho has no regard for his
personal reputation. He simply does what he
wants to and let's the people put their own con
struction upon his purposes in doing it That
will be his line in the White House"
Somebody says he is stubborn" suggested
"Well, if he isn't 1 never saw an obstinate
man." laughingly replied Mr.. Post "He is said
to do just the contrary to popular clamor, if he
can find anything to justify him.
He won't make removals from Office to graft
fly the party, thenp
mot much. If man wants him to let him
remain in Office, he had better not bother him
much; and if a man wants an appointment, he
would do well to do his request properly. He is
not the man who would make changes Just for
the novelty of having changes; neither would he
remove faithful officer, if he knew it, to ap-
pease clamor. He would, however, remove an
officer if he didn't do his work well and if he
didn't work long"
Industrious Grover then7"
"Works more hours day than any public
officer l ever saw. He will be at his desk by
or o'clock every morning when he gets into the
White House, and il his days work is not done
at o'clock in the evening. he will stay and
complete it, if it takes him all night This kind
of work he will require of his subord mates You
will find him at the White House in July and
August, mopping the perspiration from his face,
and at work You will find him there during
the holidays-at all times he will be there at
work, and everybody who has legitimate busi
ness with him can get to see him and can talk to
him as though he an ordinary every day
man of business"
HE will inaugurate new regime, chi"
Exactly that l mean. He will go back to the
days Of Thomas jefferson in the way he will
conduct his work and himself l predict there
will be dismssals from service pretty frequently,
and the ground assigned will be negli
gence of duty. He will make everybody
work. But as l was about saying, he will dis
appoint the people when he is inaugurated 1t
is my impression of him that he will go to the
Capitol by some round about way, and as soon
as the ceremony is over and he has said his little
piece he will hurry to the White House He
won't ride in the gorgeous carriage driven tan
dem, maybe is usual l wouldn't be sur
prised to see him walk. If he doesn't, it will be
because he is advised not to do so. Grover
Cleveland knows little of public men or public
life except as he has read it. He has horror
for display, and will not entertain much when
he is occupant of the White House."