South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-05-15
Our W ashipgton Letter.
From Oar Rsgsiar Correspondent.
wA.nrssros, u. c., MayIe.

WAsHrNsTos, u. c., May I2.
President Cleveland aud a selec
party wen, To the Getty sburg ami.
yer AIRY on the 4th instant. The ! res
:dent said he wanted 10 see the place
and would have no time 10 talk
From the time he left Washington
until his return, ne did not speak
more than a thousand or so words
aud thus Get AT example that nesrl,
drove Inc oyuei- mad There are
several persons in Washington that
t TX more than leveIaud does, but he
don't seem TO catch on. There i, no
little untavorable criticism upon the
deuesnor OF the President while u,
Gettysburg. in disappointing the thou
sands who had gathered there, by re-
tusing to speak. In fact it was a
clear case of snub all around. The
Presi ent at the station refused to
show hirnseli to the people, and at
the grand stand On Cemetery Hill
he ch,dsd Governor Curtin for
introducing him to the audience.
Vol, it 10 not one Of tie char.
acteristics Of greatness for q public
man to be able to make an impromp-
IA speech upon any and every occa-
sion that presents itself, but it is re.
ally to tie supposed that Mr.. Cleve-
land should have assumed that he
would be called upon 10 say some
thing on On occasion like this, and
prepare himself according y. Be
sides this indifference. so palpable to
all who were present, will furnish
material for any amount OF Comment
from that great portion of the Prcsi-
ident's own party who wore the grey
as we'll as the blue, and who hallow
the memories of the bloodett battle
field Of modern times. 1t has been
suggested that Mr.. Cleveland would
add lustrc tn his administration by
kicking on, the next man who invites
him to an army reunion.
The department of the Interior will
soon determine whether the cattle
kinge, holdir e in the Indiun Terrific
ry under their illegal leases, are to
remain in their open defiance of the
administration or not. They hold
their leases under Republican rule,
and declare that they have already
squared tsemselves under the pres
cut administration. Tho dog will
wag its tail, or the tail v i'll room have
lie dog tied fast.
In Mr.. Henry Watterson's recent
letter he says that the Democratic
party is now on trial, aud must stand
or fall by Mr.. CleveIand's adminis
tration. II this be so, it mC.t be ad E.
mitted that Democracy 10 pretty near
ly on its last legs, for never in the
history of the thirty three years of
Democratic rule Las an adminietra-
ton been the subject OF such bitter,
invective and angry comment from
Its own adherents. not aiono for sins
Of omission and commission, but for
n treacherous disregard of the en-.
treaties of the Democratic lead
ers to give to tho country q
Democratic administration. The first
sign that Mr.. Cleveland has yet given
IT, this direction 10 the removal of
Postmaster Palmer at Chicago. to
strengthen the backbone of those
Democrats in the Illinois Legislature
who cannet consistently vote Tor Bill
Morrison. don't know whether
this dodge will work or not. because
news has come that the Republican.
have ele ted their legislative candi.
date to axe the place o. Shaw, whose
vote had been with Morrison from the
first. Besides ttis, those Democrat,
who refused to vote for Morrison on
account Of bis tariff We've, when the il
votes could have elected him, will moi
be likely to undergo sincere CONVEX.
siOn b. cause such Democratic fatality
as Corning Judd has got the Chicag c
post Office.
SPoT.