Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-02-28
BAYARD.
The Delaware Senator's Impressions o
Cleveland.

The Delaware Senator'S Impressions o
Cleveland.
Senator Bayard returned yesterda,
afternoon, says Washington special
He went directly to the Senate. Tha
body was in executive session. ID
escaped behind its closed doors during
the afternoon, and so avoided the gen
eral attention that followed him as the
head of Mr.. Cleveland's Cabinet. Mr.
Bayard was not communicative in his
intercourse with the Senators. Last
evening he received your correspond
ent at his house. He was asked
4Mr. Bayard, are you at liberty to-
night to say whether you are going TO
leave the Senate or not ?"
Mr.. Bayard said slowly that he had
nothing definite to communicate upon
the subject. He said:
81 greatly prefer the Senate to any
other position. Nothing but Il high
sense of duty would tempt me to re-
sign my seat there"
Mr.. Bayard was here asked il there
was anything about bis recent inter-
view with Mr.. Cleveland that he was
free to tell; would he answer a ques-
ton as to whether he was going into
the cabinet or not? How was the
treasury matter settled? Was il GO
ing to the East or West? Mr.. Bayard
replied:
about my own personal plans l
never affect any mystery. The ques-
tions you have asked all relate to a
matter not under my discretion. So
far as am concerned in the subject
mentioned can say nothing. Mr..
Cleveland has entire control of the
subject of the construction of his Cab
met, and he is the only one who can
with propriety disclose his personal
preferences. / could not tell much
about them if / would. / take it that
the President-elect is making up his
Cabinet as a whole so as to make
known to the public at the proper
time the whole list. There are num-
Der of questions entering into the
construction of a Cabinet not at all on
one side. Those who are invited will
naturally want to know with whom
they will be associated before finally
deciding upon their acceptance. Some
take it that nothing can be definitely
settled in this matter until the en-
tire list of Cabinet Ministers is COM
pleted."
"What is your impression of Mr..
Cleveland from your second visit ?"
"My first good impression is strength
ened. Mr.. Cleveland impresses me
with an entire singleness OF purpose
He is man who has all the advanta-
ges of celibate's life. He has no
family ties to distract his attention.
He is absolutely devoted to the public
business. He has nothing else ON his
mind. There he sits in his little
house at Albany given up utterly and
completely to the work he has in
hand"
"There is some uneasiness among
some of the Democratic Senators about
Mr.. Cleveland. Some of them fear
that he is not going to be good party
man. What have you to say apon that
subject ?"
Il do not think that such word as
party was ever mentioned in any con-
/ have had with Mr.. Cleve-
land. Party is a mere means TO ac-
complish a purpose-itis is a great means
10 an end. The subject of Mr. Cleve-
lands partyism is something j have
not thought much about. 1t would be
quite natural if he were not partisan.
He was first elected Mayor Of a Re-
publican city. He was next elected |
Governor by the help OF many Repub-
ican votes. Without the help of the |
Republicans vote he
would have been beaten in the last |
| am more convinced of |
hat since | have learned of the COM
,actness OF the dynamite organizations
If New York. They were undoubted-
Y arrayed against the Democratic
)arty. The power and extent OF these
societies | have learned since / intro
luced in the Senate Il resolution de-
the recent outrageous at
empt to blow up the House of Parlia-
nent, London, Ny mail since has
,een burdened down with anonymous
letters"
ado you think the Independents
hould be represented in the Cabinet
?"
81 have never heard that they have
esired any such recognition. / should
hink that it would belle their position
nd group them as members Of dis
met and different party organization.
might give rise to slanderous char
es. But have never heard that they
esired recognition. The uprising OF
he Independents in the last CAM
aign | regard as one OF the most
ncouraging things to those who love
epublican institutions. 1t was a
'arning TO the machine men of both
artIes that there is large element Of
high-minded citizens that
hould not be trifled with"