New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-31
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IN Interesting anecdote concerning that gentle
man in connection with President Cleveland, OF
whose Cabinet he was a member as Secretary
Of the Interior. 1t is related by correspond
ont of "Thc Hartford Times" About the
middle of Clcvcand'S term, according 10 I'M,
corrcsp,ndcn; at one time, when the annual
reports of the several depaf mehts were !"
comsc Of preparation and the President was
! AZ work upon his message, he wanted to Know
what tie heads OF departments were gong %
saw in their annual reports. Nearly all were
| Jiatotv. In a Cabinet meeting one day me
crave and digniiicd Secretaries found that they
| were being talked ID like a lot OF >chooiboyS
| or clerks. Mr.. Cleveland freed his mind and
| the Cabinet meeting broke up. The meetings
were then held on Tuesdays ana IhnlsdaNN !;
and on ge,tin. outside the door. Lamar >Idied
| up I, another Sccr-tary and whispered " III
clad We haven't get to meet the master again
until Tuesday - There j. n reason f. donb'
| the truth IF the story. Certainly none 50 lar
rs i, illustrates the dominant characteristic III
| Mr.. Clcyelands mature. The Secretary spoNe
e HIM 4, 1.-THE master" BY the politician a
Grade lower he is more Familiarity described rs
" the Boss" The meaning is the same
Mr.. Gle, Gland has always held that relation
| 10 his followers. always confidently and some
! fines agorc>siycly never with the least hc>lta-
ZION or sclf.di,'llIi lie was "the master
whom Governor, and the hostility which ne
provoked in hi. own party arose CHIEFLY. II not
| ,,lely from that fact. when brought MIN III
collision with Other stubborn and self-aSSeI'iVe
men who had slowly worked their way up 70
| leaders ship and bitterly resented WHAT tneS con
| ..r,a
| ,;dcIcd the upStlrt ans Of the neW man "hom
they looked upon a, their own creation All
the same. he forced them down upon Il lower
| srcp while he stood above az the top and gave
them his orders. What he did II Governor he
continued T. do aS President. AZ Washington
lust as az Albany he was " the master ana
| talked {, lis Cabinet though they were only
: hooboys or mcrc clerks. There was some
! thing remarkable almost unique. IN the con-
| tidcni and self-a.surcd manner with which TINS
hithe & ob,crr, per on, wholly inexperienced III
| gslation and unfamiliar with the duties OF any
| State Office tool, mp the Office OF Governor ana
| assumed Al once the leadership Of leaders. the
mastery If his party. still more remarkable his
success, in compelling the obedience OF his FOL
lowers. and their recognition OF him as the
| master" Going 10 Washington for the first
time as President. without ever having 50 much
AZ seen Congress in session, he assumed with
the same absolute confidence in hlmelt the
duties of the highest Office in the land, and to
the establishment and bcwildclmcnt Of the
great leaders. the trained and experienced
statesmen of his party. took his place as the
master" NJ Of undoubted right a. if born to 1t.
Great kicking and squirming there was
among them, much loud talk and gestclilaton
about "thiS upstart who had got notion that
he had made himself" but he was the master
al the ,amc. lie led AID they followed. sui
lenly. but still in line. They did not dare re-
fuse him denomination, but when he was de-
feated they wasted no tears over IL. They
were tired Of " the MASTER and said they were
glad to be rid Of him But they had not
effected tho radiance. When they saw last
spring that his nomination could not be pre-
vented. they said Well, let him be nom
mated and defeated That will make an end
Of him." He was elected is still " the master
IIo has had most remarkable career; has
achieved phenomenal success. The most strili
ing feature in his career is the mastery way
in which he has whipped his schoolboys mt
line and compelled the support Of IN unWlIl
ing, suen and dissatisfied party. For hin
thoy have broken all their precedentS. violated
all their traditions, and now they have HIN
once more at the desk with the ferule IN hi
hand "The master has a great opportunity
What will he do with it? It's very tough
lot that he has 10 deal with but he ought e
know them pretty well by this time. lie LEI
them ride over him little toward the clOst
of his last term lie does not need do that now