The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-25
THE PRESIDENTS MAN IEE.
How 1t Compares with That of Previuos
Occupants of the White House.
boston Globe

Boston Globe.]
What a lot of stuff and nonsense the Mug
wumpp papers have been circulating, by the
way, about President Cleveland's cold and
distant treatment Of leading Democrats
who called upon him. One would think to
read of this sort of twaddle that Mr.. Cleve-
land was a cold, naughty man. OF aristo-
cratic manners, whose first aim and chief
light was to freeze at sight any OF the lead
ers of the great party that elected him. On
the contrary, it is safe to say that not in a
long time has the whole atmosphere OF the
White House been so thoroughly Demo-
cratic, in the broadcast sense Of the term,
as it is to-day. Grants manner was s.ern
and sphink-like, and it took a long acquain-
lance to thaw him out; but what he said he
meant, and you could rely upon it every
time. Hayes style Of receiving you was
frigid and foxy-you felt he was playing it
on you; Garfeld's vein was gushing and
almost boyish. but you didn't feel much
surer OF him than you did of Hayes; Ar
thurs air was grandiose and spectacular
and full of fashion plate effects, but he in
spired you with confidence; Cleveland's
manner is warm, frank and Enthusiastically
| sincere. have met and talked and done
business with each of these five Presidents,
and that is the way a comparison OF their
different tanners of receiving visitors
places them IN my nina.
By far the most old fashioned, home
spun, hearty, honest spoken. out-and-out
| Democratic man OF them all is Grover
| Cleveland. He lacks Arthur's style, wears
boots, as l noticed, that are quite easy for
his feet, and clothes that fit him, but not
| too much, and he lacks Garfield's glowing
fuency OF speech, too, and Hayes sancti-
| f~ied-by-suffering expression also, and he is
altogether lacking in the stolidity o fGrant;
but his manner of receiving n disposing
of his callers is charmingly open, direct and
business-like. It is impossible to describe
his air, for he is a President without airs.
He dresses plainly, talks plainly. acts
plainly all through, and fully realizes the
idea that an American President is simply
a citizen OF the republic, made OF the same
stuff as the rest Of mankind, quite human
and mortal, our first citizen, but still our
fellow-citizen, no more and no less.
This is the truly grand manner Tor an
American President, and it must crafty
the shade of Jefferson to see it once more
in fashion, in the White House. Everybody
here speaks well of Mr.. Cleveland person
ally, regardless OF party lines. Some say
he is too stubborn, others that he moves
too slow, and still others that he is toe
tender as to Mugwump feelings; but they al
say that he is honest II candid; that NJ
"tells the truth" at all times to all people
that he gets right at the heart OF the bust
ness, whatever it is, that you call to SCI
him about, and says YES, mo" II WILL
II WON'T" II am decided or IL don
care to talk about it," right away, without
any parleying or any other form OF polit'
deceit. That is why, probably, olde
Washington residents liken him to Lincoln
Honest Abe" to whom physically or il
feature he surely bears no likeness. De
pend upon it, he is going to be a very pop
ular President. The Democratic party ha
made no mistake in Grover Cleveland, AM
. the longer and betterit it'll knows him the NOR
it will like him. And the great body OF tn
people will share the liking.