The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-19
THE TRUTH ABOUT CLEVELAND.
Ready to Give Him a Chance, but Not willing
to GlOrify Him.

Ready to Give Him a Chance, but Not Willing
to Glorify Him.
Joe Howard. in Philad eipha Press. A
We who were there, and participated in the
rush, and crush, and shameless mismanagement
of the reception given by Cleveland and few
auguration ball, know what a terrible state of
affairs existed there; yet according to contem-
poraneous report, everything was lovely and the
goose of propriety perched upon the uppermost
limb. What good is It'll Why not let the Cleve-
land household alone? Why insist upon it that
Mr. Cleveland is a model of all that is great and
good? Why do they insist upon it that his ut
teriy inadequate conception OF the dignity of his
position is the result of his democratic desire?
We know better, and the people know better,
and nothing is more common than the derisve
laughter and the significant sheer when these
utterly unealied-for puffs are read aloud or
spoken in the presence Of wellinformed individ-
uals.
The ladies, a numerous retinue, of the Cleve-
land household are very nice, plain, every day
sort Of people, and they dress modestly and dec
orously. Why hold them up as specimens of
American beauty and az opponents Of all that is
bright, and beautiful and tasteful in dress and
bearing2
The fact of the business is, we have very
common person in the White House. and his
habits are very common, and his Democracy is
spelt with very small d, while his belief in
Grover Cleveland is spelt with very big B.
l. l.
think. from one end of the country to the other,
and these self constituted defenders draw upon
themselves the keen shafts of ridicule, and the
sharp thrusts Of sensitive appreciation. II
they would be content to take Mr.. Cleveland as
he is an honest, sturdy, sober minded man, ele-
waited beyond his normal sphere, who may in
time learn to appreciate his position and perform
his duties, that is the better way not to attempt
to foist him into the realm of genius, where he
doesn't belong. He knows he doesn't belong
there and ne doesn't care to have it understood
that he belongs there. People in daily contact
with Mr. Cleveland respect his sturdy integrity
and look with pleasure upon his indefatigable in
dustry, but they are not the ones who speak of
his brains or his culture because they know pre-
cisely how much brains and how much culture
he has, and they, too, appreciate this
point which l make that for the
first time in many years the White
House contains practical politician, aided and
abetted, so far as New York State is concerned
and it will be remembered that this is the
only State at present under consderation--by
two of the most adroit and willing manipulators
in the interest Of the arch politician and manipu-
lator of the country, Samuel j. Tilden. Their
end. aim and opportunity is to carry the State
of New York this fall for the Democratic party.
Their end, aim and opportunity is to renomi-
nate and re-elect Grover Cleveland for the
Democratic party If possible, but renominate
and re-elect him anyhow. Now, just for the fun
of it, let's all look at it. We Will have ample
opportunity, the appointments are going to be
made very soon, and unless they are made as
parts and parcels of this New York State and
Grover Clevelands programme, then I will eat
my head.