Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1885-12-02
WORDS OF WARNING.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND URGED TO
REMAIN AT THE CAPITAL.
Prominent Men Picture to Him the Possi-
bilities Of an Accident-Neverthele
He VIII Probably Attend the
Vice Presidents Funeral.

WASHINGTON CRY, Nov. So Senator
Edmunds and Speaker Carlisle recently
called on the President and urged him not
to go out to Indianapolis to attend the fun
sral Of Vice President Hendricks Ed.
munds said to him that he thought it was
the duty OF the president, in the present
emergency, not to leave the seat of gov
srnment for a day. He ought not
to take any risk of danger I'M
til the senate had elected a
president pro tempore. Elmunds went on
to say that when President Garfield was
about to be buried it was generally under
stood that President Arthur intended to 60
to the funeral in Cleveland. Thereupon he
(Edmunds) and several other senator's called
on President Arthur and persuaded him not
to go. Edmunds hoped the president would
see that his duty to the nation was higher
than his duty to the dead vice president.
Speaker Carlisle added like suggestions,
and similar advice was proffered and by
other public men, chiefly Democratic sena-
tors and representatives, including several
from Indiana. Some of them are reported
as having said to the president that it
might be dangerous for him to attend the
funeral of Vice President Hendricks They
said that the public mind was some-
what excited, and that the press was
commenting upon the fact that the death
of President Cleveland would restore the
Republican party to power. This they
were afraid might tempt some person of
the Guiteau stripe to attempt the life of
the president.
Mr. Cleveland's visitors did not like,
they said, to discuss the question of his
DEATH but they thought 1t their duty to ad-
wise him to guard his life carefully, as it
was now more important than ever
that he should not incur any
risks The president thinks these appre.
tensions exaggerated. He does not look for
any dangers more serious in going to Indi-
ana to the funeral of Vice President Hen
bricks than those which might be encoun-
tered on any railway journey of several
hundred miles in winter, and those he
thinks will be reduced to the minimum by
the care taken by the railway people. He
fasls that he ought to go to the funeral as
q personal and official duty, and
ne is not the man to be restrained by fear
from doing what he considers his duty. But
the representations made by gentlemen
induced him to submit the matter to the
cabinet. 1t is understood that the cabinet
reiterated the advice given him that
it would be wise and proper for
nlm % go. Ills present. purpose
is to go. It may, Of course, be changed
before Monday, whom he would start. One
of the gentlemen who saw the president
said: "The presidents course in regard to
the death Of Mr.. Hendricks and his deter
mination to pay the dead vice president all
the respect and honor possible without re-
gard to any personal considerations will
endear him to the friends of Mr.. Hendricks.
Its effect will be to bury all feeling Of dis
satisfaction that has arisen, and to make
the Democratic party a unit, not only in it's
support of, but in its affection for, Mr..
Cleveland"
Several newspapers in different cities |
have published editorials urging the presi-
ient to remain at the capital q, !