The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-05
Mr.. CLEVELAND ISDIsc.EEr
A Damaging Conversation that was
Overheard in Minneapolis.
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II was here in Minneapolis that Mr.
Cleveland was injndicious. He anf
his wife we're panied 10 read the fol
lowing conversation in the paper or
the day after their visit to the Flour
CITY:
Yes. | like the town pretty well
but the people, some OF EN-, are too
blamed fresh. .
do you think so Grover thought
they were very nice indeed, and still
think / ike 81. Paul the best. Its sc
old and respectable. /"
.0h. yes, responsibility is good
enough in its place, but il can be over.
done. Ike Washington, where re
spectability Is not made hobby
But are you enjoying yourself
honey"
mo. am not. To tell you the
truth, am very unhappy. I'm so
scared for fear III say something
about the place that will be used
against RE by the 81. Paul folks that
almost wish was dead. and every.
body wants 10 show ME the new
bridge and the water works and speak
OF our great and phenomenal growth,
and TO show me the population stats
tics, apd the schoolhonse. and the
Washburn residence, and Doc Arnes
end Ole Forgerson, and the sawmill
and the boom, and then walk up into
the thirteenth story of iiourmiil, and
pour corn meal down my hack, and
show me the wonderful growth of the
city debt, and the sewerage, and the
West hotel, and the glorious ozone and
things here, thai il makes me tired
And have To look happy and shake
hands and say IL knocks st. Paul silly
while | don't think 50 at all, and
| wish | could do something besides bt
president for o couple OF weeks. ant
qait lying almost entirely except When
! I went a-tishing.
Ba. DO von thiGk the PEOPLE hcrs
are very cordial, dawling
sNes, they're too cordial for me al
together. Instead Of talking about
the wonderful hit have made as {
president. and calling attention 20 MY
remarkable administration. they tall
about the -four output and the electric
| plant and other crops here, and altitude
| feeiingly 10 number one hard and
chinsx bags and other flora and faans
OF this country which, to be honest
with you. do not and never did give
dam for
esiroverlr
We'll. beg your pardon. dear, and
| oughtnt - speak that way before
you. but Ii Won knew how much bet
ter | feel now Won would not speak sc
harshiy to me Ii is indeed hard On he
ever gap and joyous before the great
masses who, as general thing. do not
knew enough to pound sand. but who
are still vested with the divine right of
suffrage. and 50 must be treated gent
Is and lovei aud smiled at till il makes
ne ache
Mr.. Cleveland was greatly annoyed
hy the publication of this conversation
and could not understand il until this
fall. when a Minneapolis man told him
that the pale. hasghty coachman who
drove the presidential carriage was s
seperser. He could handle q team
with one hand and remember things
with the other
And so / say that as u president We
rannot be too careful what we say. |
hope that the little boys and girls who
read this and who may hereafter be,
c.sase presidents or wives Of presidents
viii bear tins III faind and always have
kind word for one and all. whether
they feel that wav or not