The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-12
GoRMAN CALLS ON THE PRESIDENT.
MIR. Cleveland Pours Out His Sorrows In til
Ear of the Impatient Senator.

MIR. Cleveland Pours Out HE sorrows In the
Ear of the Impatient Senator.
Washington Special.
Senator German arrived here to-day and Wis
ited the White House to condole with the vetoed
President
81 have no fault to find with your work." said
the latter, although know you labored under
the disadvantage Of not having entire control OF
the committee"
"You ought to have taken my advice at the
start" replied tho Senator 'aod hedged more
than you did on your free-trade message. Your
persons al popularity would have then carried you
through"
Yes said Mr.. Cleveland, in dreamy sort of
way Perhaps I made a mistake. know
sm personally greatly beloved by my party.
have been true to its principles and to the men
who elected me. Take your own case. ap-
pointed Eugene Higgins aud kept him ss long as
/ dared. made Morris Thomas Indian In
spector Just because you asked il, even against
the protest of the Civil-service Reform Associa-
ton, of Baltimore. have done all that my
friends expected of me- and have no cause for
regret upon that score Some OF the party criti-
cised some OF my acts. but they ought TO con-
slider that knew better than they what was
best for the party. They should understand
that am the party"
There" said Mr.. German. "they will under
stand it now"
result" said Mr.. Cleveland. ''It is not [ who
am defeated, it 10 the party. The party did not
come I'D to my standard tried to reform the
party and 1t would not be reformed. am sorry
for the party"
"Will you send in another free-trade message
in DecemberT asked the Senator.
II have not had time to think about that yet
/ have been occupied IN consolnR poor Bayard.
His misfortune is even greater than mine. He
has 20 money to fall back upon, and I have
saved something handsome out OF my salary.
Then. too, have my country-seat at Red Top,
which / can sell for good cum, because there
are plenty Of rich men who would like to live
10 q house once occupied by President Cleve-
land. Now. Bayard has no fortune. and he will
have no Office. He has family. too So
have been trying to suggest something for him
to do after next March. I've thought / would
speak to Joe Chant erlain when he comes here
next week, and see il he couldn't nnd place for
him. Chamberlain is under considerable obliga-
tion to Bayafd-and TO me, too, for that matter.
I've told all my Secretaries to get mp their
ports at once, and when / get them then will
think about my message. may not say any
thing on the tariff. ! wrote essay on it last
year which was very fine production, and
may take up the subject of pension vetoes this
year. know more about that subject than
Congress does. However, there's time enough
for that yet. I'll talk the matter over with
Lamont"
BY this time the Senator was getting very un-
easy aud pulling out his watch said it time to
take the train. He added that he only made
the call TO testify that he and the rest OF the
Democratic committee had done their duty in
tho campaign, and while they regretted the re-
suit, IL WAS something which they could rot
a. he walked cut into tho rain he was heard to
mutter something about "biR bead which led
the doerkeeper to think he bad been to the
races, and backed the wrong horse.