Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-05
the nSTAR-EYEDD SPEAKS
Of the Administration of President
Cleveland.
WATyERsoN VISITS THE CAPITAL.
Takes a Good, Long Look at the Admins
tratiOn and Says What He
Thinks of II.
IEvEL-HEADED HENRY WATTERsoN.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 4.-Mr. Henry
Watterson, who has been here for the past
week, will tonight send the following to his
paper as expressive OF his impressions of
President Cleveland and his administra-
ton:
"a slight attack of sore eyes suggested a
visit to Washington, and having tried the
executive and departmental treatment for
nearly week, it has occurred to me that a
brief account Of some impressions of the
administrations may be not without interest
to the readers OF the Courier-Journal.
"On q certain occasion Artemus Ward
stepped in front of his canvas and pointing
to the passing scene said to his audience:
Ladies and gentlemen, these are horses.
1t was only this morning the artist came to
me with tears in his eyes and exclaimed:
4 can conceal it from you no longer, Mr..
Ward, these are horses" - In its entire ut
terances and appointments the administra-
tion has so spoken to the country. l can
conceal it no longer. Itis
A Democratic Administration.
For my part have never doubted it in the
least. If l have been given to
the making of 1t, could not
better have suited myself Indeed, I've
been SO well pleased that have been con-
tent to stay at home and play at philosophy,
leaving others to play at patronage, qaite
satisfied that the President and eminent
and accomplished men with whom he has
surrounded himself might be trusted togive
us Civil Service capable and clean; to
rand!e the public business with fidelity AMI
efficiency; and to discharge adequately
their obligations both to the people and
party. Personal contact and opportuni
ties for getting at both sides Of
he points of dispute have
strengthened the original impressions and
am happy to say that the case OF sore eyes
with which started from home has entirely
disappeared.
The President
is less reserved and more ikesble man
than have BEEN in the habit of thinking
him. He is at once exact and eXacting,
but there is beneath his unmistakabe bus
inesslke purpose and exterior, doughti
ness of spirit and an engaging candor which
comes out strong Tor very little provocation,
and which save his manner from severity.
Genial is hardly the word to describe
the sunny side OF him, for he is a serious
man and hard worked aud hard working
man, but he has the gift OF a simple school
boys love OF fair play and repose alto
gether unaffected aud complete, and siugu-
larly lacking both in cynicism and vacuity.
| observed the latter of these admirable
qualities in
Miss Cleveland,
whose rapid advancement and elevation to
the highest social honors and duties have
no wise disconnected ber, and who will add
one more name to the verv short list Of
ladies' Who have signalized and adorn-
ed the mistress.ship of the Exec
utive mansion. Her brother is not so
deeply read as she, not so much Of doctri'
uaire, if indeed doctrinaire at all, for |
should say he has been student rather oi
men than of books. But he has an undeni-
able genius for command and for one OF so
little ostentaiiou is the most unconpromis-
ing subject of familiarity imaginable. HIS
weight and reach OF brain have perhaps new.
er been tested or measured. He has yet to
put forth his full mental powers and re-
sources. Time which develops can only
disclose the nature of the extent Of this.
But there is one thing about which nothing
can obscure, which shows itself in all he
saws and does and which is blazoned upon
all his aspects. That is
Character,
and the older grow and the more | see Of
ife and men, the more respect | have for
hsracter, when brought in contrast with
intellect. Many man called dull and slow
bas, by honest purposes and lnhexible will
enlightened by nothing more luminous than
plain good sense, the offspring Of everyday
experience, conferred inestimsble blessings
upon his kind, whilst the history of the
sorld Is full of examples Of curses wrought
~ brllliancy corrupted and genius miSap-
yhsd.
Mr.. Cleveland is
APlain, Sober Man.
there is nothing dramatic or sensational