The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1893-03-09
SUNDAY IN WASHINGTON.
Will Cleveland BE ga Martyr to Curiosit
and Custom?"

Will Cleveland Be ga Martyr to Curiosity
and Custom?"
WASHINGTON, March 6.-"Remembe,
the Sabbath day and keep it holy" was
a commandment obsolete or obsolent il
Washington Sunday. The sun came
out in all its glory, the snow quickly
disappeared and the clerk of the
weather evidently not considering his
tenure of Office the best was evidently
trying to make amends for his perform
ance of the day previous in showering
down snow upon the heads of the dem
ocrats of the nation. There is consid-
cradle talk about the slavery to .senti-
ment manifested by Grover in standing
bareheaded in the storm for twenty
minutes while delivering his inaugural
address Saturday. He would not listen
to the suggestions of advisers and make
the address within the walls of the
capitol, not wishing to disappoint the
thousands who assembled from all
parts of the country; he would not
keep his hat on fearing that it might be
construed as an insult to the American
people.
1T would not surprise ME if Grover
Cleveland died within forty-eight
hours" said a democratic member of
congress Sunday. "A martyr to curios-
ity and custom"
But the risks that Grover Cleveland
run are as nothing compared with the
risks that Mrs. Cleveland accepted
smilingly. She remained near her hus-
band in the march, and she was one of
the first to congratulate him when he
had finished his address. In spite of
the pleadings of friends she attended
the inaugural ball in the evening, and
though quite unwelL was particularly
gracious and charming. The strain
upon the first lady of the land
must have been indeed great For
those in the confidence of the mistress
of the white house say that ere the
robins nest again Baby Ruth will be
baby no longer.
Now that the man of destiny again
rules at Washington, little story re-
lated at the inaugural ball by one of
the young ladies of the Stevenson party
is we'll worth revealing. It was about
that time that Grover wrote the famous
letter saying that he was afraid that
the best interests Of the democratic |
party would be served by the selection |
If another candidate. Mrs. Cleveland |
had her heart set on another four years |
1T the white house, and in spite of the
TACT that nomination for third time
would be contrary to all precedents
he visited several of Mr.. Cleveland's
riends and urged them to ask him to
make the race. Then she reminded
lim that at his inaugural ball eight
ears before she had not been present,
nd the inaugural ball four years ago
vas scarcely democratic. adding that
he thought another inaugural ball
vould be quite the thing. And Grover,
Ike all good husbands, finally allowed
imself to be persuaded. The outspoken
eclarations of the president have not
ad the effe.:t of cheering the applicants
or oficeS. The ringing words of Mr..
leveland upon the subjec of civil serv-
'e reform caused one persistent office
ecker to remark: cleveland is q
uerr man. I thought l had things
xed, but sinee l heard that message
don't know whether have or not:
The masses have nearly deserted
'ashington, the office seekers only re- +
aiming. They throng the lobbies at
ie hotels and hurry kilograms to
bsenl friends supposed to have influ- {
Zee.