Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-17
RELATED FOR FACT
Two StoriesssSet Afloat by Goth.
am Wiseacres.
GROVER ToREMEMBER HIS FRIENDS

And Also His Enemies-Au Offices Not
Tagged by the Civil Service Law To Be
Passed Around and Republicans Given
the Rapid Grand Bounce-Another Story
That Carl Schurz Is To BE Pushed for q
Place by "Mugwumps."
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Cleveland had any
number of Democratic visitors from out of
town yesterday, both at his law Office in
the Mills building and at his home. His
two principal visitors were Arthur Sewell
| and Don NJ. Dickinson, of the national
Democratic committee. Two interesting
stories came out, one of which Cleveland
| fully knows, and the other he will learn
today. The first relates to a conversation
which Mr.. Cleveland had with a United
States senator in the party, whose name it
is not permitted to print. Cleveland and
this United States senator, in the most nat
ural way possible, got to talking about the
course Mr.. Cleveland would pursue on the
patronage question after his Inauguration.
Changed His Ideas on the Subject.
During his first term so the story goes,
Cleveland thought that Republican Office
holders could be taught the ''errorn of
their ways if permitted to continue in
office; but he found that they voted the
Republican ticket straight as usual, in
spite of his kindness in retaining them
The United States senator who has Just
talked over these matters with Cleveland
says that the president-elect had his eyes
opened ;Aen and he has got them wide
open row. Mr.. Cleveland" said the sena-
tor, will regard the civil service laws as
they exist, but no consideration will be
shown to Republican officeholders
Will Take Care of the Boys"
~There are grave questions of legislation
confronting Mr. Cleveland and his coun-
selors, and most of their attention will
have to be directed on them at first, but in
odd moments Mr.. Cleveland will see to it
that the Democratic party secures what
belongs TO it. From his conversation with
me he does not propose to show any mercy
to Republican officials outside the civil
service, and Cor that matter Republicans
in the civil service will he tumbled out If
they can be shown to be incompetent and
lazy. Mr.. Cleveland's ideas about these
meters have undergone great change,
He knows the trimmers and those who
kept i'll office during his administration on
the belief that they had experienced a
change of heart.
And Not Forget His Friends.
"These fellows will be tumbled out as
speedily as possible. No one will rejoice
more over their discontinue than the
fighting Republicans themselves. | was
rejoiced to hear Mr.. Cleveland talk as he
did. He will remember the friends who
have been personally loyal to him in the
Democratic party outside of the regular
organizations. He is All ardent believer in
organization. though, and, in my opinion,
no just Democrat will have cause for COM
plant against Mr.. Cleveland when it comes
to passing round the Offices"
Boost for Carl Schurx.
The other story which Cleveland win
hear today will be told him by the mug
wumps." 1t is to the effect that the said
"mugwumps" want Carl Schurz appointed
to some nice positions foreign mission,
probably. The difficulty is said to be with
the Democratic senators. who would have
votes on confirmation. But it is also said
that the Republican senators Will vote to
confirm just to make the Democrats hot
There is another difficulty, probably, and
that is that Cleveland himself will not
receive the suggestion favorably.