Savannah morning news., 1886-03-06
THE BACHELOR PRESIDENT.
Cleveland Said to Believe That he Is
Destined Never to Marry.

Destined Never to Marry.
Washington Letter 10 Pistsburg Leader,
president Cleveland will never be
married man-mark that" said Butfa-
lonian to your correspondent to-day.
"Why? Well, will tell you, He is a So
cial philosopher, or, in other words, he
philosophers on social matters. had a
long talk with him about shousehold al
taIrs' the other evening ana l tell you ne
has bushel of sense about them-al
practicable, too. But he won't marry.
He believes certain persons were born
to NIL certain positions. He believes
In observation-disclosures least SO lar as being
at the head of family is concerned"
"Does Mr. Cleveland believe he was
born to be bachelors?
"Precisely. He said it was all very
well for other people to get married and
raise families and all that, but as for
Grover Cleveland the idea was so foreign
to his tastes that he long ago concluded
to remain a single man. The more be saw
and heard and the more he thought of 1t
the more he was convinced of the truth of
the adage that 'our first thoughts are our
best thougbts.' He has mapped out in
his mind an ideal bachelor, maiden, wife,
husband, and has his distinct ideas
about how they should live. Myl what
plOtlS Ola ualsDaHu nc WOuiu AuaAS Al uc
would live up to his creedW
'Then he thinks there is reform in being
a husbandP'
"Yes; he believes that the domesticity
of home is part of a mans religion
that there Is something even more sacred
in the world than the church VOW, ba-
cause in the former you link the life of
one with your own, while in the latter
you stand alone. Mr.. Cleveland and bis
sister both believe they must remain sim
gle, but IN this matter think the latter
may be little selfish. There is nothing
selfish about him, He is very compan.
ionable and he is generous. He has
system fer everything, even to his gen.
erOsity, and | guess he must be sgste-
matte in his way of concluding that
it was decreed that he should be bache-
lor."
''Isn't he getting tired of life at the
White HouseW l inquired.
MIR. Cleveland wouldn't get tired any
where. He has the happiest way Of ad-
justIng himself to the circumstance and
making himself comfortable and satisfied
of any man l ever saw. have gone fiSh-
ing with him Hp North. Now, people
may talk as much as they please, but the
man who can trudge along river bank
all day without catching fish and never
swear nor get drunk iS good one. | re-
member once to have walked fully ten
miles with him fishing, and along in the
afternoon, when we began to get tired
and had caught nothing, Mr.. Cleveland
drolled out in a way that made me roar
with laughter;
"'Oh, let's sit down in the shade and
have little game and give the fish rest.
It's evident the suckers are all away
from home to-dayPT
1.-The President bears up under his bur-
dens, does he nOtS''
''He tells me he has gained several
pounds ON account Of sitting so quietly at
bis desk. l suppose the thing he misses
most is the exercise he was used 70 even
after be became Governor. He was fond
Of putting his arm in that Of friend, af-
ter his 8 O'Clock dinner. and wandering
away out oA the uRfrequented streets,
and talking and staying out biN late. AS
l sat with him in the White House the
other evening, where it was So quiet you
could hear a pin drop, he exclaimed;
$ 1T would seem like Sunday here every
day if 'twere not for the office-seekers.'
II remarked that supposed the men
who came 60 see about offices were there
fore a GOdsend when he said:
s. Il think prefer it TO be Sunday"