The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-09-03

when he had millions Mt hi command,
but whether he will have enough
money TO pay his funeral expenses unl
TO have his body placed in a clgkn',
corresponding 10 the magniclncl of
the tomb that is waiting for MIN, re.
mains 10 BE seen. II strikes Us that
the safest way for Il man TO do is to die
first and have his tomb built after.
ward. The money that is invested in
DurGBts mausolcum might be of great
service TO him at present and to his
heirs aitcrward.
~
The Washington correspondent of
the Columbus Dispttch, writing of the
story that President Cleveland intends
to take part in the Ohio campaign this
fail. denies the report, and says: AN
interesting story is told here about how
he helped TO decide against any cam.
paign work of this sort last fall lie
was not in favor of going into the field
ag his opponent, Mr. Blaine, was doing
but there were others who insisted that
he ought to do so, and he was finally
pretty well persuaded to make brief
tour 1t will be remembered that Il
day was announced for his departure
from Albany for tour around The cir.
Gle, such as Mr.. Blaine was making.
Mr.. Randall had been all along opposed
TO anything of this sort but had not
counted upon such strong persuasion
ms had finally been applied to Mr.
Cleveland. He had been in Washing
ton, and had just returned to Philadel-
phia when he saw an announcement
that Mr.. Cleveland was going TO start
on tour of this sort. He did not stop
for anything, so the story goes, but
selling his hat hurried to the depot and
took the first train TO Albany. Arriv-
ing there he visited Mr.. Clcvc-
land and those who had been
urging him TO make the trip
and insisted that it be abandoned, tell
ing them that in his opinion nothing
could be gained by it, but rather the
reverse. This had been Mr.. Clcvcland's
opinion all along, but he had about
concluded to yield to the pressure of
those who thought otherwise. Mr..
Randall's marked views and srong
presentation of them, however aided
him in combating those who hal in
sisted that the trip ought to be made,
and it was abandoned. The result
everybody knows. Mr.. Cleveland, it
is said, is strongly impressed with the
the result would havo been otherwise,
bany to-day instead of having his resi-
dence at the White House"
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A bill will probably be introduced in
next Congress, says the Tim.S-Stay
correspondent to take steps for the
preservation of Washington's head
quarters a; Valley Forge, which, it is
said, is fast falling into decay, and will
without care soon disappear. The
house occupied by Washington a,
headquarters still stands, although q
hundred years have passed since that
terrible winter in which Washington
and his suffering army spent months
of untold suffering there. Although
some additions have been made TO the
building, the original part, which wa.
occupied by General and Mrs. Wash.
| lhEN'lit hNN nv bCNu IllCltlls "a lllllt
wooden porch projects over the front
door, through which the visitor passes
into narrow corridor, on the right OF
which are two rooms. That in front
is now used as parlor; that in the
rear was the Generals office. A few
trophies, rusty cannon balls, and
hatChets, and uncomfortable old chairs
and lounge, are shown. But what
chiefly strikes the visitor is the shame.
full neglect that is everywhere apparent
The small garden in front of the house
is ovcrgrown with rank and unsecmly
| weeds. The rooms themselves are
dirty and ill-kcpt A view from the
window in the back room discoscs
weeds even taller, swarms of irreverent
chickens, Slovenly household utensils
and clothes line, on which struggled
the last weeks wash. No one would
suppose that this was the place once
hallowod by the greatest of Americans
a very earnest call is being made foi
its preservation, and it is probable that
a moderate sum may be asked of Con
grcss for this purpose.
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The story recently told in the Phila
dclphia Times about falling out be
tween Commissioner Colman and Sen
ator Ransom, is denied by Mr.. Colmar
omphatically. There is not one
word of truth in it," he said to thC
Washington correspondent of the st
Louis Republican: at is simply with
out any foundation. Senator Ransom
has been here to see me several times
perhaps, about getting places for people
and, of course, | have had to refuse
his requests sometimes, but there has
never been any i'll feeling between IL
and he never spoke TO me of Mr.. Sal
mon. never followed him ont utter.
ing regrets and apologies. Why, We
are on the best of terms and gooC
friends" The Commissioner has
crowd of applicants in his corrido
every day and no Senator or Reprcnta
tive can call on him without realizing
that he has many times more request
for places for their friends than it is
practicable possibility TO grant "Pco
pie have no idea what siege there is. >
he said, 'and there seems to be no lie
up 10 H."
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