Morning journal and courier., 1885-04-21
KATE FIELDS OPINION.
About the Way the New Adlnfnist1
 

About the Way the New Admfnistra-
 ton Begins.
 I believe that we are to have 8 good ad-
 ministration, boon that will make Wash
 ington still more desirable as place of resi-
 dsnce, for patriotic American wants to
 see in the White House President who dis
 honors the nation by disgracing himself.
 Grover Cleveland has begun we'll As he
 sat in the Senate chamber on inauguration
 day, he impressed me far more favorably
 denote strength. His whole physique tells
 d story of endurance. and the man who un- dertakss to reform Democracy needs all the
 endurance nature ever put into one human
 being. Cleveland's head is not that of gen
 ius but no sane person wants a genius in the
 White House. Honesty and common sense
 are the requisites flor President. Both quail
 ities are rare nowadays, yet both seem to be
 possessed by Grover Cleveland.
 Good sense, which only is the gift of heaven.
 And, though no science, fairly worth the seven.
 I was to far away too hear the President de- liver his inaugural address, but Frederick Douglass, who stood immediately under him, told me that he spoke in clear, resonant voice, without notes, with air of convic- tion. "He impressed me as an honest man
 who intended to do what he believes to be right, ,' added the noble old man. ''I judge a u 'tIt is customary to swear the President on a new Bible, but MT. Cleveland drew forth 8 well worn Bible from his pocket and ex- pressed wish to be sworn on what had been gift from his mother years ago. It is a straw, but it shows family affection, and family affection is an exceeding good quail ty" As the new President, on leaving the Capitol, faced the multitude that swayed up and down Pennsylvania avenue no one would have judged him to be the central figure had he not been bareheaded. His unobtrusive- | ness was in marked contrast to the demon | stration of NIT. Hendricks, who, standing in | his carriage, bowed repeatedly to the popu- l lace, as though the position of Vice-Presi- | dent was the highest office in the gift of the people. Justice Field is right in thinking l that details denote character.
 | Miss Cleveland brings to Washington so- l ciety an element much hneeded-earnestness l She is the first woman, as far as I know, who | has gone from educational work to the dis | pensing of hospitality in the White House | Her face is clean-cut and intelligent; hel ! manner is genuine. If she has the courage | of her convictions, she will lead in her natu- | ral bent, rather than be led by the stereo. 1 typed ways of so called fashion. It has al ways seemed to me, while dinners and recep- l tions are excellent in their way, that the womankind of the White House might exert
 an influence for good, at least in the direction of tine arts, without sending chills down Mrs. Grundy's back. Perhaps Miss Cleveland may be as great @ revelation to society as the President is to bourbon Democracy. If so, Washington will, in the coming four years put on new glory. Be this as it may, the time has come for the capital of the United States to assert it's dignity. Commerce is to government what the tail is to Lord Dun | drearys little dog. So far, the commercial
 tail has waggled the dog. The government
 bulldog will ere long waggle the commercial