Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-13
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From ne Indianapolis journal.


From he indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-"Unless l am
greatly mistaken in human nature in gen
eral and Grover Cleveland in particular.
there will be a lot of people disappointed
III this city on the 4th of March," observed
q brother OF Secretary Post Of the Demo-
cratic Congressional Committee. II know
Grover Cleveland personally and we'll, and
II he rides in a carriage at the head Of q
procession, from the Capitol to the White
House, after the Inauguration I shall be
be very much surprised. He is n Of the
plainest men l ever saw. He dosen't be-
lieve in display in the first place, and he
wouldn't want to be bored with such an
affair if he did. No, be is not cranky; he
is a plain man-that's it. About the Ex-
ecutive Mansion he lives like q farmer. l
have often seen him around there. He
always prefers walking from the depot to
the Executive Mansion in returning home.
He seldom rides to a theatre or
anywhere about town. There are no Sc
cretive qualities about him. Any and
everything he doee he thinks is all right,
and he doesn't care to keep it q secret, and
so he makes it public if there are any cir
cumstances connected with it calling for
publicity. l was not surprised to hear
the Maria Halpin story. ] venture he
never tried to cover that up. II he was
guilty he didn't think it was disgraceful,
and so he gave it all the latitude it wanted.
He has no regard for his personal reputa-
ton. He simply does what he wants to,
and let's the people put their own construc-
ton upon his purposes in doing it. That
will be his line in the White House."
fsGnpnahp1u oouo he Ia ok,hIorD - I
suggested.
"Well, if he isn't, I never saw an obstin-
ate 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
crafty the party, then ?"
mot much. Ii q man wants him to let
him remain in Office. he had better not
bother him much; and il q man wants an
appointment, he would do we'll to make his
request properly. He is not the man who
would make changes just for the novelty
of having changes; neither would he re-
move a faithful officer, if be knew it, to
appease clamor. He would, however, re-
move an officer if he didn't do his work
we'll, and if he didn't work long,"
industrious Grover. then 2"
"Works more hours a day than any pub
lie officer l ever saw. He will be at his
desk by Z or 8 o'clock every morning when
he gets into the White House, and if his
days work is not done at 6 O'Clock in the
evening, he will stay and complete it, il it
takes him all night. This kind of work he
will require Of his subordinates. You will
find him at the White House in July and
August hopping the perspiration from his
face, and at work. You will find him there
during the holidsys-at all times he will
be there at work, and everybody who has
legitimate business with him can get to see
him and can talk to him as though he were
an ordinary everyday man of business"
"He will %insugurate a new regime, eh r.
"Exsctly that I mean. He will go
back to the days of Thomas Jefferson in
the way he will conduct his work and him
self. l predict that there will be dismis-
sails pretty frequently, and the ground
assigned will be negligence Of duty. He
will make everybody work. But, as l was
about saying, he will d~isappoint the people
when he is inaugurated. 1t is my impress
sion of him that he will go to the Capitol
by some roundabout 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 tandem, maybe, as is
usual. l wouldn't be surprised to see
him walk. If he doesn't, it will be be-
cause he is advised not to do 80. Grover
Cleveland knows little of public men or
public life, except as he has read it. He
has a horror for display, and will not en-
terrain much when he is in the White
House,