Daily Republican., 1886-12-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
M our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Probably
no man in Washington is SO we'll
pleased with what he has done as is
President Cleveland. He launched a
shrewd, political campaign document
upon the public as his second annual
message to Congress, and he got the
better of his rheumatism. The mes
sage was printed and bound in most
sumptuous manner, in striking con-
trast to the Jeffersonian simplicity so
much talked of under the present adj
ministration. The paper was OF the
finest quality and finish, the margins
liberal aud 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 Mr..
Cleveland ever had his annual mes
: sages gotten up in an elaborate style.
Jeilerson's messages were written
, closely ON ordinary writing paper
without an inch of space being wasted.
In former years the annual messages
r contained great many nominations,
too, and they were sent to Congress
Siby mail. Nowadays each .nomlna-
, ton goes in separately on the best
Equality of paper, and Whenever the
President has anything to say to Con-
8 gress, his private secretary takes his
communication to the capitol in a
i carriage drawn by two horses,
d Now that Congress is here the fact
, that the two wings of the Democratic
party drop widely apart, becomes
d glaringly prominent again. The so
-, called Democratic leaders realize thai
the present session is likely to be a.
Il damaging 10 their party as was the last
=. but they seem powerless to help it. Ont
- trouble is that the leaders cannot lead
Mr.. Morrson's idea of producing har-
o. mony is to fight everybody who differ
It. from him into an acceptance OF hi
views, and of course his policy ha
zs failed utterly. Then Speaker Caflisl
d. has none of the qualities of a success
fui leader. He interprets the rules o
"a the House very fairly, but he eithe
lacks energy or influence suiflcient |
to get his wishes carried out.
NJ. Speaking of the Presidents ailmen
n certain prominent physician remark
ID, ed that it was only called rheumatisl
0s by courtesy, that the opinion was Thu
ell he had y slight paralytic sToke;;. Pa
:, alysis, continued he, lis not diseas
~. but the symptom of a disease, an
that disease is apoplexy. The Latte
'gs kills instantly, but paralysis Stays b
,xs successive strokes The doctor WI
asked why the paralytic phase OF III
cd; Cleyeland's illness should be so jea
no ously guarded from the public. why
said he, because Mr., Cleveland is an!
no ious to be his own successor, and
ed man upon whom ii is known that pa
alysis has a hold can ever hope to
i'i re elected
President Cleveland has the exa
build which apoplexy has marked 4
l. its own. He is short, heavy ma
- with thick neck, and he is an emo
- nous feeder. He weighs sixty poun'
AT more than when he came here, al
besides he takes no exercise beyoI
oos riding out in carriage. All OF the
Wv habits increase the apoplectic te
o,, dency. 1t is said that the President
nj, not devoid Of superstition either, al
and that he does not like to pass under I
az, sable draperies with which the VIII
Nth House is now swathed in memory
i'm his predecessor. Since he has been
, aus occupant Grant, Hendricks and Arth
OF have passed away, with but brief i
rib, teryals between, and Mr.. Clevela
n n,R has pathetically alluded to the II
The tina, the sombre drapings had scarce
hing been removed for the one when tn
:, were required for another. 1t j
ns A notable fact that all the Democra
= candidates for the Presidency, 5,
ia mour, Mcclellan, Hancock and ]
- den, have also died since that bri!
vs., day in March, less than two years a
- when Mr.. Cleveland delivered his
augural address from the east front
e the Capitol.
,, Mr.. Dawdney, the Congressn
Iedi. from New York, who died OF a
Sore plexy during the past week, was
hroa pecially interested in the bill appro
! hac ating half million for the erection
monument to General Grant in RiN
nerol side Park. The bill was at the h
I'M nc .. of the calendars list, but 1t was be
titles antagonized in some way by Gen
II. !. Bragg, AS the deceased men
g 'gists stepped aboard the train for 7
- York his last words TO General V
were: "Please try and get Gen
hits- Bragg to consent to the consldera
'0u'" Of my BILL"
- without Adequate Cause,
Y O. with apparently no cause at
ohtla ard favar thaupht TO ba Gu