The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-13
IT rs DEMOCRATIC.
HENRY WATTERSON EXPRESSES HIS
SENTIMENTS.
And Pr0neunces the Administration
democratic in Every Sense.


democratic in Every Sense.
Mr.. Henry Watterson sent the follow
/ ing to his paper as expressive Of his i'm
pressions of President Cleveland and his
administration "a slight attack Of sore
eyes suggested visit to Washington,
and having tried the execntiOe and de-
partmental treatment for nearly week,
J it has occurred to me that brief account
of some impressions of the administra-
ton may not be without interest to the
readers of the Courier-Journal. "On a
certain occasion Artemus Ward stepped
in front of his canvas and, pointing to
the passing scene, said to his audiopcH:
Ladies and gentlemen, these are horses.
1t was only this morning that the artist
came to me with tears in his eyes and
exclaimed: L can conceal it from you no
longer, Mr.. Ward, they are horses In
it's entire utterance and appointments
the administration has so spoken 10 the
country; it can conceal it no longer. 1t
is democratic administration. For my
part have never doubted this in the
least. If l had been given to the max
ing of it could not better have suited
myself Indeed I have been so well
pleased have been content to stay at
home and play at philosophy, leaving
others to play at patronage, quite salts
fed that the president and the eminent
and
ACCOMPLISHED MEN
whom he has surrounded himself with
might be trusted to give us civil ser
vice capable and clean, to handle the
public business with fidelity and effici
ency, to discharge adequately their obli-
cations both to the people and the party
Personal contact and opportunities for
getting at both sides of the points of
criticism and dispute have strengthened
these original impressions, and am
happy to say that the case of sore eyes
with which started from home has en-
tirely disappeared" The president is
less reserved and a more likable man
than had been in the habit of thinking
hime. He is at once exact and exactlng,
but there is beneath his urmlstakable
businesslike purpose and exterior IA
doughtiness of spirit, and an enga@Ing
character which come out strong for
very little provocation, and which save
his manners from severity. Genial
is hardly the word to describe the sunny
side of him, for he is a serious man and
| q hard-worked and hard-working man.
But he has the gift of appreciation,
simple
SCHOOL BOY LOVE
of fair play and repose altogether un-
| affected and complete, and singularly
lacking both in cynicism and cacuity. L
| observed the latter of these admirable
Qualities in Miss Cleveland, whose rapid
| advance and eIevauIun Ju JTIe 1Tigtrrst
| social honors and duties have no wise
disconnected her, and who will add one
more name to the very short list OF la
dies who have signalized and adorned
| the mistresship OF the executive man.
| sion. Her brother is not so deeply or
seriously read as she, not so much OF a
doctrinaire. if indeed doctrinaire at all,
for | should say he has been student
rather of men than books, but he has an
undeniabIe genius for command, and for
one of so little ostentation is the most
unpromising subject of familiarity inn
aginable. He has yet to put forth his
full mental faculties and resources.
Time. which evelops one, only discioses
the nature and extent of these, but there
is one thing about him which
NOTHING CAN OBSCURE
which shows itself in all he says and
does. which is blazoned upon all his as
pects. That is character, and tie Older
I grow and the more / see of life and
/ men. the more respect | have for char
acter when brought in contrast with IN
tellect. Many man called duh and
slow has by honest purposes and intiex'
ible will, enlightened by nothing more
luminous than plain good sense, the Oh
spring of everyday experience, conferred
inestimable blessings upon his Kind
while the history of the world is full o.
examples of curses wrought by brilllancy
corrupted and genius misapplied. Mr.
Cleveland is plain, sober man. He has
not. like so many politicians, long con
science and short memory. His hates
and his loves are few. positive and sin
ce,., Ha has shown himself abundantly
able to say yes and no. Yet, as | hay'
seen him, no man has live Ter wist
to crafty the wishes of others, III
wants to do the right thing and th'
kindly thing, and there is not the small
lest doubt that since his election he ha'
been inspired by the
TRuEsT SPIRIT OF JUSTICE,
and the most conscientious sense Of dut,
equally loyal to his great place and t
his party, asking no iavors and lookini
10 his work to vindicate itself Yer
great forbearance and a patient tempe
should be extended by the public I
such q public servant. He selected hi
political advisers by the rule of fitness
and he has inspired them with his owl
businesslike spirit. The department
are in hands best informed and methodi
cal. Every one of them circulates tn
atmosphere of the workshop. To sa
nothing about practical benefits and uti
itarian performance and promise, all thi
has moral value incalculable. 1t is i
itself sort Of democracy, and muc
..s.s.,S .o-t ~ thaf The attach af Nj