The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-17
THEY'LL GO OUT IN THE WET.
CLEvELAND HAS NO UMBRELLA FOR
REPUBLICAN, OFETCEHOLDERS.

| N-'-@-@-'S'
He Had Some Experience In 1883 or Their
| Little Non-partisan wnys-Mugwumps
Trying TO Find - Berth for Carl schurz-
| Senator Anticipation wnshburu In Town.
Mr.. Cleveland had any number OF Demo-
cratic visitors from out OF town Yesterday.
| both Mt his law Offices In the Mills building
| and at his home. His two principal visitors
| were Arthur Sewall and Don Dickinson OF the
| National Democratic Committee.
Two interesting stories came out yesterday.
| ono Of which Mr.. Cleveland knows already
and the other he will learn to-day. The first
relates to conversation which Mr.. Cleveland
had with a Democratic United States Senator.
| whose namo THE Sun is not permitted to
print.
Mr.. Cleveland and this Democratic Senator
got to talking about tho course Mr.. Cleveland
would pursue on the patronage question after
his Inauguration. The Democratic Senator
had not been in full accord with Mr.. Cleve-
lands ideas on patronage during his first Ad-
ministration. Tho Senator thought that too
much consideration had been shown to the
Republicans.
In 1889 the mon whose heads President
Cleveland had spared turned out to be Just as
bitter Republican partlsans as ever. Tho
United States Senator. who has Just talked
over those matters with Mr.. Cleveland. says
that the Presidcnt-eect had his eyes opened
then. and has got them wide oren now.
Mr.. Cleveland" said the Senator. will re-
gard Civil Service laws as they exist. but no
extra consideration will DO shown to Republi-
can officeholders. There are grave questions
Of legislation confronting Mr. Cleveland and
his counsellors. and most OF their attention
will have TO DO directed on them at first. but in
odd moments Mr.. Cleveland will SEQ to it that
the Democratic party secures what belongs to 1t
Il do not think lie will show any mercy to
Republican officials outside the classified
civil service. and, for that matter. Republican
officials in the classified service will be tumbled
out II they can be shown to be incompetent
and lazy. No one will rejoice more over tho
iiscomilturo OF these trimmers than the fight;
ing Republicans themselves. ! was reIoiced
to hear Mr.. Cleveland talk as he did"
The other story oi is TINT secret effort has
nent onlce under MI Cleyeands Adminis,ra-
ton" of Carl Schurz for Senator to succeed
Frank fiiscock was made AS a feclcr" by tho
1t was received with such jcers by the Dom
ocrnts AZ over the country who have not for
h" na the
have been on n still hunt for place into which
Carl Schurz can DO pushed.
they have look ed over tho foreign appoint
,nents in the hone of finding comfortable
Mr.; Cleveland would receive the suggestion,
but they nightly afraid OF the United
States Democratic Senators.
They have the testimony OF n Republican
United States Senator that il It Is necessary to
secure Republican votes in the senate to con-
firm Mr. Schurz they can have them. This
Republican United states Senator. though. has
in such scheme inst to make the Democratic
party mad clear through
But the Mugwumps must first convince Mr..
Cleveland that Mr.. Srhurz should receive
tax" that tast until after ,tr. ttisvelands In
augurat ion. In the mean time they nra sub
soilinE in every direction in the hope of secur-
ing sufficient backing for Mr.. Schurz.
ton last night. He says that Cushman X.
Davis will be re'lected United States Senator
by the Republican legislature of his State.
probable that some Q. the Senator'S who wers
favorable to the Anti Option bill last summer
had changed their minds. he still believed that
he had votes enough % pass the bill after tho
present recess
I'll bet YOU big arrle. Senator. that you
would rot dare Go on the New York Stock
Exchange Tomorrow said one OF his WIS.,
itorss,
ator as he smoked his cigar.
would not dare 60 on the New York Produce
Exchange then said the visitor,
Senator, But III bet you anything reason
able that dare 20 on the Produce Exchange
| have business interests which might call me
there. Every time there is drop in cotton it
due to the fear that the Ant-Option bill will
pass. That is all nonsense.
senator Washhurn was asked how President
Harrison would receive the blu II it passed the
the president n few days ago. He would not
state the nature of his visit.