Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-12-21
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
THE STYLE THE PRESIDENT
ASSUMES HIS MESSAGE.
"A Startling Theory Of His Pres
ent Disease.

| Probably no man In Washington
is so we'll pleased with what be hal
done during the past week as il
President Cleveland. He launched
shrewd polite campaign docu
ment upon the public as his secone
anuul message to Congress, and he
| got better Of his rheumatism. The
message was printed and bound in
most sumptuous manner, in striking
contrast to the Jeffcrsonian sim
pliclty SO much talked Of under the
present Administration. The paper
was of the finest quality and finish
the margins liberal and the type
extra large.
A certain statesman when asked
his opinion Of the message, replied
promptly that the binding was very
beautiful. No President before
fir. Cleveland ever had his annual
messages cotton up in an elaborate
style. Jefferson messages were
written closely on ordinary writing
paper. without an inch Of space
being wasted. In former years the
annul messages contained a great
many nominations, too, and they
were sent to Congress by mail.
Nowadays each nomination goes in
separately on the best quality of
paper, and whenever the President
has anything to say to Congress,
his private secretary takes his COM
municatlon to the Capitol in car
riage drawn by two horses.
Now that Congress is here the
fact that the two wings of the Dem
ocratic party drop widely apart,
becomes glaringly prominent again.
The SO called Democratic leaders
realize that the present session is
likely to be as damaging to their
party as was the last, but they seem
powelless to help it. One trouble
is that the leaders cannot lead.
Mr.. Morrison idea of producing
harmony is to fight everybody who
differs from him into an acceptance
of his views, and Of course his pol
ley has failed utterly. Then
Speaker Carlisle has none of the
qualities of a successful leader. |
He interprets the rules Of the
House very fairly, but he either |
lacks energy or influence sufficient
to get his wishes carried out.
Speaking of the Presidents all
ment, a certain prominent physi
elan remarked that it was called
rheumatism by courtesy, that the
opinion was that he had a slight
paralytic stroke. Paralysis contin-
aed he is nota disease, but the symp-
.om Of disease, and that disease is
,poplexy. The latter kills instant
y, but paralysis Stays BY successive
strokes. The doctor was asked why
he paralytic phase of Mr.. Cleve-
and's illness should be so jealousy
guarded from the public. Why
laid he, because Mr.. Cleveland is
lnxious to be his own successor,
md no man upon whom it is known
hat paralysis has hold can ever
hope to be reelected.
President Cleveland has the
.xact build which apoplexy has
marked for its own. He is a short,
Heavy man with a thick neck and
lie is an enormous feeder He
Teighs sixty pounds more than
Ehen he came here, and besides
lie takes no exercise, beyond riding
ut in carriage. All Of these
abits increase the apoplectic ten
ency. 1t is said that the Presi- +.
ent is not devoid of superstition, :
ither, and that he does not like to :
ass under the sable draperies with {
Inch the White House is now
wa,hed in memory Of his prede- :
essor. Since he has been its occu- !
ant, Grant, Hendricks, and Arthur I
ave passed away, with but brief !
,tervals between, and Mr.. C!eve
md has pathe.ically alluded to
&c fact that the sombre drapings
ad scarcely been removed for the f
ne when they were required tor /,
mother. lis a notable fact that
II the Democratic candidates for
,s Presidency. Seymour: Nc Cle1lan.
hancock, and Tilden, have also =
,o1 oso.o fhat hr.yb< Jcy,c Morob |