The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-21
KNOCIl.ABOUr NOTES.

Democrats of high standing have been
doing a good deal Of talking Tor pubIica-
ton on the subject OF Judge Gresham's
appointment to tho cabinet, but they
have not been giving their views TO any
considerable extent. When the repre-.
sentatives OF the press have approached
them they have tried to make the best
OF it. Their .re@ sentiments have not
gone into print They lear that tho APP
pointment means trouble for the Demo-
cratic party Many OF them would take
good care to make it the source OF end
less trouble to Mr.. Cleveland, but for
obvious reasons they are waiting. They
want places for themselves or for their
constituents, and they know the power
OF the present to give and to withhold.
In conversation with some friends on
tho Democratic side | have had an op-
portunity to see how deep a cut Mr..
Cleveland has made in the upper ranks
OF his party One opinion expressed to
me by Democrat OF weight in his par
ty is that Gresham is "agreat mistake"
Another goes farther and says, at is in
famous" The appointment is regarded
us 4 challenge OF the ability OF every
man OF prominence in the Democratic
party. As ono Democrat Of the higher
grade put it: There is no pretense
that Gresham is q Democrat. He is
merely u sorehcld Republican who
would have accepted the Republican
nomination for President last year ii it
had como his way. We understand
well that he supported Cleveland be-
cause he hates Harrison. These per-
sonal grounds are too narrow to in!lu.
ence the appointment OF u man to the
first place in the cabinet" Itisnot eX-
pected that there will be any opposi-
to the confirmation OF Judge Gresham.
A Democrat put ono phase OF the
question in this light: Suppose n Re-
publican comes to Mr. Cleveland's sec
rotary OF state and reminds him that in
the Republican national convention Of
1883 he was Gresham man; and sup
pose he adds that he or close friend
of his holds snug little Consulship
and would like to keep on holding it
would the secretary of state take q
Democratic OF a Republican view OF
that Case" Men who have their eyes
on consular posts arc much disheart-
cncd by the selection Of Judge Gresham,
fearing that he may see things through
Republican spcctacles. Nothing that
Mr.. Cleveland could have done could
have made 30 uniavorabie nm impress
sion on his party, tho more so because
it is accepted as notice that his admin
istration is to be purely personal, not at
all Democratic.
In little group OF which happened
to be the only Republican the Gresham
appointment was under very lively con-
siderntion. Not Democrat had 4 good
word for him. Said one of practical
turn OF mind: "My objection is that
Mr.. Cleveland is getting non-partisan
81 the wrong stage Of the game. Hc
should have placed himself ii !Iat atti-
tule before tho Democratic national
convention Then If sc had wanted q
non. partisan nomineo for President,
supposng such q thiag to be under.
staLdGSIe. Mr.. Cievclnnd's good and
strcng quniitiNa would have inclined the
convention his wuy. But Nj. Cleve-
land was nominated by tho machinery
OF his party, he was nominated rs the
grcste1t OF living Democrats and, not
wlihstau!ng the croastlre OF Populists
and MUgwunpa lie was elected by his
pnttys machinery. 70 Ignore that
machinery and with it all the
regular agencies OF his party, TO
60 outside for man TO fill
tho most important and most honorable
post uhde; him, is " put on the whole
organization an impulalion which it
does not ccssrVc cannot SEQ that it
means anything olso than that no has
kicked away the ladder by which no
has climed 10 enIncnce and, realizing
that there Is nothing more that the
Democratic party eau do Tor MIN, has
resolved 20 try 10 make for himself n
great nsmc rs a non.partisnn President"
This yisw seemed to impress tho other
Democrats present OAC OF the party
said ho looked FOR comparatively fcW
removals, for which reason many .hous.
anda Democrats arc wasting their time
and money seeking preicrmart. He
said NJ Cleveland ought to announce
this publicly and give tho boys hint
to 80 back TO "hOOing taters."
Everybody in Washington is talking
Inauguration, This 10 to DO expected
before inauguration, something oIse
after Inauguration. Inauguration day
10 tho ending OF an old calendar and tho
beginning OF now one. 1t is predicted
that moro thousands will be in Wash.
inpton this timo than ever dropped in
before on q like occasion. The route of
parade IL almost ono continuous stand,
partly grand stand aud partly sun seats,
Prices range from 81 soto s., Window
prices arc anywhere up in the clouds
and may 70 higher Passing along tho
lower avenue my attention was attract.
cd by novel sign" Standing Roomin
this Doorway for the Inauguration.
Everything except tho curb tone and
tho trees seems to be at the disposal Of
the sightScer who IN ablo 10 pay for it,.
The Cleveland accommodations for
tho Inauguration timc are the talk OF
tho town. The Pottels all about them
with n minulonc's which docs great
credit to its nose for nowa The apart.