The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-25
AHoUT To DISAPPEAR

Much a. the result OF the recent cleo
ton means 10 every American citizen
there are a number Of rising statesmen
to whom 1t means a great deal more
than il does 20 the average voter.
They may be termed rising statesmen,
though a. a matter Of fact they are not
rising just at present. They have
risen. aud are now about 10 fall.
Cleveland developed quite a penchant
for seeking out unknown men, drag
ging them from the obsenrity Of their
native states, and holding them up as
candidates for worldwide fame. He
was constantly discovering the quail
ties Of craftsmanship In men who had
always been regarded By their neigh
bors A. the most ordinary Of persons.
He succeeded in initiating a number OF
such men TO an extraordinary degree,
and. nov that the breath Of his favor
is no longer powerful. they viii col
lapse like toy balloons which have been
prieked with pins. To such men the
result OF the election means very, very
much
There, for instance, was Don d..
Dickinson. Nobody outside OF Michi-
gan ever heard OF Don before Presi-
dent Cleveland undertook to make
him famous. He was tritiing lawyer
at Detroit. He visited Cleveland at
Buffalo Just after the election OF 1884
and succeeded in impressing the presi-
dent that was 10 be with the belief
that he was a wonderfully astute poll
teal manager and that be carried the
votes OF the people OF Michigan in his
vest pocket. From the beginning OF
his administration President Cleveland
placed Dickinson In supreme control
OF the Michigan patronage and he
eventually gave him a place in the
cabinet. In return for this, Dickin-
son, who liked TO be called 1.-THE Michi-
gan boss" assured the president and
the country as well. that he would
give the electoral votes OF Michigan to
the Democracy. When the election
was held, however, the people Of
Michigan informed Mr.. Dickinson
that he was not their boss by rolling
mp the biggest Republican majority
that their state had given for years.
Mr.. Dickinson will disappear on
March 4th.
Then there was Secretary Villas.
Mr.. Villas was better known than
Mr.. Dickinson because he had de-
livered orations at several notable
banquets and because he had presided
over national Democratic conyen-
ton. He was noted for saying com
monplace things in striking but not
altogether tasteful way. Mr.. Cleve-
land, however, became possessed OF
the idea that Mr.. Villas was states
man, and he has treated him as such
throughout his administration. The
election means much for Mr.. Villas.
He will return to Madison next March
and thereafter his star viii be seen in
the national heavens no more.
Then there j. w. s. Scott, the mil 1
lionaire congressman whom Mr..
Cleveland followed as small boy fol
lows a brass band. and whose advice
he took TO the entire exclusion OF that !
of Samuel j. Randall. the veteran of
Democracy. And there is Calvin $.
Brice, the millionaire who went into
politics for fun and had all the fun he |
wanted. And there is Daniel Lamont, |
the "chipper" little journalist who |
thought he was the proprietor of the
White House. And there. too, is +. |
J. Phelps. the Vermont lawyer who
was amazed to find himself minister to |
Great Britain, and whose amazement
has been shared by the entire Ameri-
can people.
But the statesmen discovered by
President Cleveland are not the only
ones who will disappear with him.
There are others. and notable among
them is Secretary Bayard. Be-
fore Mr.. Bayard went into the cabi-
ne, it was pretty generally agreed that
he was u brilliant man, even the Re
publieans believing him TO be one OF
the most able leaders of the Democ-
racy. Now, however, he is utterly dis
credited. His administration of the
State department has been notable
only for its plumbers. lie cannot even
return 10 the senate, for the Delaware
legislature is Republican. He must
retire to private life and 90 obscurity.
His only consolation viii be that he
will have plenty Of company.
The crop OF crushed statesmen is
unusually large this year. 1t is al
most time TO gather them in