Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-26
CLEVELAND ALL RIGHT.
Not Nearly so Fat as the New York Sun
Would Have its Readers Believe.
Republicans Emp'oyed In the Department.
Going Home to VOte-Fas: Time from
Washington to New York,
Cerre.rondenee of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2i.-The trip to
New York last Saturday on the "Royal
Blue Line" train over the Baltimore
and Ohio extended to Washington cor
respondents and their ladies by the Bal
timore and Ohio, Philadelphia and Read.
ing and the Central Railroad efSSg*
Jersey, was q grand success. 9ke run
was made in four hours and twentyrsour
minutes, but the actual running tfHis
was four hours and sixteen minutes.
This is the fastest time ever made be-
tween Washington and New York. The
correspondents had royal time. In the
evening, by invitation of Neal Burgess
and his manager, Dave Towers, a MAJ
jorty of the party went to the UniSh
Square theater TO see 1.-THE County,
Fair. The boxes, with the exception
of one, and the choice seats in the house
were occupied by the newspaper men.
The one box excepted contained ex-
President and Mrs. Cleveland, ex-Sec-
rotary and Mrs. Whitney and Col. and
Mrs. Lamont. OF course Mr.. Cleveland
was the observed of all observers He
did not seem annoyed at the attention.
The eX-presldent IS looking well, de-
spite the stories TO the contrary. He is
not near so fat as the New York Sun
would have Its readers believe. Your
correspondent had a long talk with a
gentleman who is well acquainted with
the ex-president, and from what the
gentleman said Mr.. Cleveland is not SO
stout as he was two years ago. ''You
would be surprised, - said the gentle-
man, sat the quantity of mail received
by Cleveland. The number of letters
received daily run up into the hum
dreds, and nearly every letter
is answered. \ great many
letters are from office seekers
asking him for his influence. Then others
are from county committees giving him
the1atest Information about the campaign
l will venture the assertion that Cleve-
land is to-day the best informed man on
the political situation of the country that
you can find anywhere. He feels very
confident that the Democrats will win in
November, ami more so on account of
the tariff than any other issue. He is not
unmindful of what his friends are doing
toward making him the standard bearer
in '92. While he has said nothing to me
on the subject, l know he has not at
nor has he made any effort to encourage
his friends. He says he is Democrat
and his duty is to secure party success.
He regards Senator Carlisle's speech in
the tariff conference report as a mastery
exposition of the iniquities of the McKin-
ley bill. and says it ought to be placed in
the hands of every farmer In the coun-
try. "Cleveiand, - concluded the gen.
tleman ais lust as popular In New York
to-day as he was four years ago, and
whether he'll be a candidate or not,
know that his influence will be felt in the
convention of 1872
All the prominent Republicans en-
ployed in the departments are leaving
for their respective homes to participate
in the campaign. The edict has gone
forth that every vote Is needed, and those
who cannot go are expected to contribute
enough to purchase at least 1.-TWO float
ers.'
Your correspondent to-day had talk
Eith sx-Civil Service Commissioner
Oberiy about the solicitation of contribu-
tions from government clerks for cam
paign purposes Mr.. Oberly said there
was nothing in the law to inhibit a clerk
from contributing to the campaign, but
that on the contrary the law protected
the clerk in so doing "The law - said
Mr.. Oberly, "protects clerk so far that
it makes il q misdemeanor for a govern
ment official to solicit or receive contri-
button from an employe of the depart
nent, but. the clerk can go outside aud
give as much money as he pleases for
campaign pui poses, and If the employees
superior officer should discriminate