Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-02-06
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
President CIevelard's Visit to the
Metropolis.

To the Editor Of The Daily Eagle:
President-elect Cleveland is expect
ed in New York this week, and there
is quite a rivalry amongst the hotels
as TO which will secure his patronage.
The contest Is strongest between the
Fifth Avenue hotel and the Hoffman
House. The latter has elegant quar-
tiers fitted up, and the proprietor-
have actually offered TO take the pres
ident-elect free of cost, if he will take
up his quarters there. In As much as
the Hoffman House has been the head
quarters of the Democratic party
during the campaign, it is quite prob
able that they will secure the distin-
guished gentleman as a guest. The
organization of Mr.. Cleyeland's cabi-
net is quite as much a mystery as it
was at the time of the election.
While the newspapers have made
about q dozen different cabinets, no
indication has been received from
Cleveland himself as TO who he will in
wife TO his councils.
The Hon. Samuel J. Randall has re-
Gently paid Mr.. Cleveland visit at
Albany, at the invitation of the latter
gentleman, and many OF the friends
of protection hope that Mr.. Randall
will be chosen either secretary of the
treasury or of state.
Mr.. Cleveland has also invited
Thomas Carlysle, speaker of the house
of representatives, TO visit him at AL
bany. 1t is reported that the object
of Mr. Cleveland in asking Randall
and Carlvsle to visit him i to abfain
the views OF these gentlemen in regard
To the policy they would like 10 have
pursued by the government at Wash
ington during the coming administra-
lion. Whether either of these gentle
men will he invited to seats in the cab
met remains 10 be seen. lie i getting
expressions of opinion from the pro-
tcctionisjs and also from the free
traders. Ia order to keep peace with
both factions of his party it is sup
posed he will put some prominent
Democratic protectionist in one Office
and some prominent free trader in an
other. This would be in accordance
with the pslicy of the party. Their
platform made at Chicago at the last
convention was so worded As 10 allow
free traders like Morrison and fiurd
to preach free trade in the West. and
Sam Randall and Eaton To preach pro-
lection in the East.
a day or two ago we met promi-
nent Democratic politician of this
state who is what is called member
of the third house, a professional lob
bvist at Albany. He is well ac-
quainted with Mr.. Cleveland, and
when asked what he thought of him
for president, he says, ''Ile is 10
more fit 10 be president than my vel
low dog" "Why," he says, ''who
does he have for his associates: Ii is
men like Mike Norton, of your city,
and men of his stamp. They are hail
fellows well met with him. lie gets
into their carriages and rides around
Ia sporting places and has 4 good time.
Ii i disgrace TO America to have
such a man for president"
Had the gentleman beer Republic
lican we should not have been
surprised at his remarks, but
having been lifelong Democrat
we thought there might be some truth
in what he said. Still The impression
generally prevails here that Cleveland
is an honest sort of a chap, from the
fact that he never denied the Halpin
story circulated during the campaign,
but frankly acknowledged it, hence we
hope for a reform in the administra-
ton of the government. The most
the people have TO fear is the action OF
the Democratic party in reference to
the tariff question. If they will let
the tariff alone, business will undoubt-
edly revive and the country will he
but if they keep up the
agitation of that question il will pre-
vent confidence from being restored.
l. /, Nil LIZ