Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-12-25

heroic figure, and his clay pipe ana
"By the Eternalr' did more to main
tain him In power than all his craft
and wisdom.
1t was the same with Lincoln, the next
President after Jackson who appealed
to the popular imagination. OF course.
Lincoln was great. wonderful man,
as we see him now, but when he was
proposed for second term there were
plenty of people who did not take the
view OF him which history takes. Yet
the sentiment which attached to "Old
Abe" and the rail-splitting, and the
stories, and the anecdotes about his ten
derness OF heart and LONELINESS OF
speech made him invincible In the face
of powerful opposition. OF course Gem
eral Grant obtained second
term almost without strug-'
gle. A great military hero
| like Grant could never /be over
turned In a popular election in this
country 10 the generation of the strug-
gle Ia which he had distinguished him
self,
Mr.. Cleveland will come in with the
advantage OF four years experience and
four years more OF observation from the
outside. II he can't make good Pres
ident this time, there is no virtue In OPP
| portunity.
There is one thing that do not think
| Mr.. Cleveland will do. and that ~ TO ap.
point any member OF his old cabinet 10
! place In the new ministry. III there Isl
any exception 10 this rule, 10 will prooa-
| bly, be found in the case OF Mr.. Fair
child. who was Secretary OF the Treas
ury after the death OF Manning. Mr.
Fairchld is not only q warm personal
friend % the new President. but he ia
an able and experienced fnancier. l
hear from very good sources that IL Mr..
Fairchild will make the sacrifice OF in
come necessary to enable him to come TO
Washington aud work four years Tor
Uncle Sam for salary that will keep
his horses aud pay his house rent AMI ,
leave his other expenses to come out OF
his private purse he may be asked 70
take his old post at tho head or tho
Treasury Department
The most famous member or Mr..
Cleveand's former cabinet, w. c. Whit
ney, will not come to Washington With
Mr.. Cleveland this time. Shall blunt
ly tell you why? Because Mr.. Whitney
does not wish TO incur the risk OF quar-
reling with his friend, the Presidents
eject. which service In his cabinet would
involve. This sounds like queer state
ment, but IL Is true, nevertheless. III
any man in the world knows Mr. Clcvo-
land, 1t is w. c. Whitney. He knows
how great and strong Cleveland Is, and
also how stubborn aud unreasonable he
is when the spirit moves him. They
managed TO get through one admins ,
tration together and the recent cam
paign, but In both Of these trials there
was often more or less danger OF rup-
ture.
From what l have heard / think >
safe to say Whitney is the only man who
could have managed" Cleveland with
out row through the last six months,
II there hadn't been so much at stake
for themselves and their party tho fur
would have been flying In the surrounds
ing atmosphere more than once. But
the election Is over, and Mr.. ClevolaDd'9
future IL fixed. lie will serve as presl-
dent four years and after that will re-
tire to q well earned rest. lie knows
this as well as any one, and he knows
better than any Of us how much fun no
IS going to have during the next four
years In the solid way 10 doing what ho
likes, irrespective Of Tom, Dick or
Harry.
He and Whitney are now good friends,
and Mr.. Whitney is Else enough 20
avoid putting any unnecessary stf -
upon their relations. There is an
abroad Ia the land that Whitney Is 1
the heir of the Cleveland political es.
aud he doesn't want to have any
With the testator.
Mr.. Bayard won't be In the new c.
net for good many reasons. Mr.. i
ard has lost his grip as o public maui
always was somewhat oyerrated. /
sides he is not financially able 10 indul
the luxury OF Cabinet office.
Don Dickinson wants 10 make son
money, too, aud doesn't banker for u
lob OF running the Postofiice Dopar
ment. Mr.. Dickinson told me the other
day that the Postofiice Department Is
the most difficult branch OF the entire
government 10 manage. 1t appears %
be we'll organized. and Is In most ways,
but the duties OF the Postmaster Cen
ersl are just what they were when tho
government was started. Technically
he is supposed TO do the whole business,
and while this is physically impossible
the law requires him TO do so much, ~
attend to so many matters IN person. 20
sign such an enormous number OF let
tiers and documents that z. NJ. q.
must work harder than any slave OK
mine or mill.
1 shouldn't be surprised II General
Pat Collins, OF Boston, were In the new
cabinet. Cleveland Is fond OF him. and
Collins isn't q bit afraid OF Cleveland.
There is q strong probability that Gov.
ernor Gray. OF Indiana, will be mem
Der. There Is little history about this
which perhaps shouldn't mention. II
ls to the effect that during the receut
campaign things didn't look well Tor
Democracy in Indiana. The Gray men
were holding back. They had lost the
vice Presidency at the Chicago conseD>
ton and wern't happy.
Governor Gray was invited 70 go and
see Mr.. Cleveland. He went In order
TO get Gray into good humor Mr.. Cleve-
land said just little more than be had
expected 10 say, and now the Governor
counts OF being called 10 9 seat a. the
council board. The truth Is, Mr.. CIeve-
land doesn't want him and yet cannot
Just see how he Is to get out OF Il bon.
orably. So even the self willed and do
as-you-pIease Mr.. Cleveland cannot
always live on Easy street..
/ should be very muchteurprised II
Mr.. Carlisle were 70 be tsecretary o.
the treasury. He Is talked OF, but ho
doesn't want the honor an01sn't 1ttcf
for the work. He Is too greN az
be secretary OF the tressur
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