The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-10-30

any case.
Mr.. Garland, who, it has been said.
would withdraw from the Cabinet.
likes the duties of his office, and is
making an excellent head of the De-
partment of Justice. 1t may be inter.
esting to know how he looks upon his
future politically. He said "The
office OF Attorney General came to mo
unsolicited. The President sought me /:
neither my friends nor l sought him.
When | accepted, | determined to
make as good an Attorney General as
| could. When left the Senate my fut-
ure politically ended. When leave
this office, | will go to my home in
Arkansas, and | will never again par.
ticipate in politics.
The presence of Senator John Shei-
man in this city was made the occasion
of serenade at the Ebbitt House. A
sufficient sum was raised by the faith
ful Ohioans who did not 20 home to
vote TO pay for tae music and little
crowd of about 200 people gathered to
listen to a cheap melody and still
cheaper eloquence of the tall, angular
Senator, who came out and Haunted
the bloody shirt vigorously. He said,
near the close Of his speech, that he
was on his way to Virginia. "Y,s,'
sail bystander, "anl if you repeat
there your speech of tonight you will
surely elect Ftz Lee" This sally eau.
sed good deal OF laughter and ap.
,,la
about an hour The purity of the bal
lot was his principal hobby. lie de.
clartd that every national election since
1865 has been tainted with fraud and
terrorism, and shaking his fist at the
White House, he asserted that last
year. by unlawf ful combination and
fraud, Grover Cleveland had been
elected President of the United States,
when il there had been fair vote aud
fair count, James &. Blaine would
have been elected.
lie said many other things illustra.
tive of his immense powers OF falsehood
and venom, but his declaration that
Mr.. Cleveland was elected by fraud is
edifying, coming from a man who help
ed to steal the Louisiana vote for
Hayes in 1876. A threat he made of
reducing the representation of the
South in Congress is entitled to a,ten.
tion merely as furnishing an insight
into MIR. Shcrman's purposes and
hopes.
In regard to the conflicting state
ments about Mr.. Cleveland's attitude
in the New York campaign, it is
known that he has all along been heartily
in favor of Gov. Hill and for the elect.
ion of the entire Democratic ticket.
He hal information from his friends
in that state that Gov. Hill and his en-.
tire ticket would be elected by a large
majority. His action in contributing
81, 900 towards the campaign expenses
is only what might have been expect
ed of him. The Presidents aversion to
in public prints was the
cause of the misunderstanding.
Mr. Cleveland holds receptions in the
East Room on Mondays, Wednesday
and Fridays. The attendance at them
is increasing every day. Many come
desiring to see the first democratic
president since Buchanan All that
they ask is handshake, and the Presi.
dent gives them that az a solemn duty.
There are many bridal couples among
his callers, who will remember the
glimpse they thus catch of the Pr,s-
dint, and repeat the account of their
visit to their children and grandchild
ren, and treasure the little IL, segay he
gives they as heirloom.