Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
c1EYEIAxD INTERVIEWED.
Admirable Sentiments Expressed by the
Retirinp President.

Retiring President.
BALrrMoRE, February 15.-The "Sdn,"
to-day, publishes a long dispatch from
Washington, reviewing President CieVe'
lands administration, and a long inter
view with the President himself on incl
dents and experiences OF the past four
years. The "Sun,' declares the keynote
Of Mr.. Cleveland's policy from the begin
ming has been to give the people a practical,
business.like administration, Irrespective
OF personal consideration. There is prob
ably no American in public life, says the
writer, who has a deeper, more genuine
sympathy with the people, aud there never
has been a President more accessible, or
oine who surrendered 80 much OF his tim
to crafty the natural curiosity and in
terest of the people, than has Mr.. Cleve-
land.
In conversation with the writer, the Pres
ident remarked hat his aftei noon recep-
tons were the pleasantest incidents OF his
official life. f.
q CLOSE OF THIS ADMINISTRATION
finds him as busy, and even buster, than
when he was in Office. Much OF his time is
consumed u necessarily by the ant OF
in introducing persons aho merely call to
pay their respects. The afternoon recep-
lions were set aside for this class OF Wis.,
little attention to the rule. Notwithstand-
ing his patience under these exactiOns, and
the fact that almost his entire time during
the day has been given up to the public,
the president has been criticized for being
exactive, n complaints have been mad
that he would give representative men OF
his party no opportunity OF consulting
freely with him. 1t is known to his friends
that the ppresidsnt feels acutely this
charge. He all along has been animated
by a high Inc serious sense OF
HIS DUTY TO THE PEOPLE,
and this has often prompted him to the
course OF action in opposition to the wish
or opinion OF personal friends.
1t may be stated that the president is
thoroughly satisfied with the practical out
come OF his administration and it's effect on
the fortunes OF the Democratic party. He i
very earnest in predicting a great future lot
the Democrats, and mastering his unquali.
fled devotion to the party. ut is a grand
party, "said he" and was never in better
shape than at present. When we consider
the condition it was in before the tariff is
sue as formulated, the want OF u%nanilmity,
the wide divergency of views on many
points, and the hearty united support it
doubt that it's status has been improved,
and that it has a gloriousf future before it?'
The president is as firm now as he ever
was in the opinion that
TARIFF REFoM is THE GREAT AND LIVING
for the Democrats. He regards it as an
issue in harmony with it's spirit and Uradi-
tions, and of endless benefit to the party.
Sooner or later the toiliDg masses will be
thoroughly aroused and indignant at the
p~erpetuation OF the burdens uniustIy i'm
posed on them by the tariff laws and at the
treasury being reck!essIy used for the bene-
fit OF the few.
He does not tolerate the idea that the
party was beaten last fall. Had certain
conditions been eliminated, he says, we
would have won a decisive victory. So far
as he is individually concerned, he has no
regrets at laying down his trust. He thinks
the defeat OF the Democracy is TO be de-
plored because Of the injury resulting to
public interests. He is glad of 81 speedy
release from the ordeal to which he has
been exposed during the past four years.
ONE OF THE MOST TRYING FEATURES
of his position has been that in the dis
charge OF his duties he has been called upon
frequently to offend persons whose friend
ship and good opinion he valued. The in
sensibility with which he has so often been
accused is a trait of character which has
no existence. He has had to fight for right
at almost every step OF his official pro-
gress, and he is naturally tired of the con-
tinuous wear and tear.
1t is an open secret that he accepted the
Democratic nomin alton last summer with
great reluctance, and after earnest efforts
to escape it. His supposed political aspi-
rations for the future do not exist. There
is no rivalry on his part between himself
or anybody else. II AIN in no ones way"
he says. II shall be delighted to be re-
lieved OF the cares OF the presidency March
the 4th next. On purely personal grounds,
there will be 10 happier man in the United
With reference to the civil service system,
he is as firms as in his views on the tariff.
He believes
CIVIL. SERvICE PEropM