The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-07
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That ne r. Crazy u - Truiy Chsritsbis
Jusrusst 90 CIsvriand.

JuaEusut ~ CLEVELAND.
WASHINGTON. Feb 6-There has been stay
ing Mt one OF the principal hotels Of the
city a man who was In Congress years ago
He comes here now very rich man. In the
State where he resides he is a man Of inhu-
ence and as OF old takos n hand every four
years In elccting President and what he
does 70 always on the Democratic side. He
might have come to the Senate years ago. in
Mr. Thurman's time but no says he prefers
better businoss. knew him years neo. The
first question he asked was. What's the mat
ter with ClevelandY' Without waiting for an
answer no said: NO man acts as he has
been acting since his Inauguration. without
something being wrong with him. live far
enough away to see him as he IL. and say
something is the matter with him. Nothing
else eau explain the damnAble course he has
been pursuing with tho Hawaii matter. Hos
dead wrong all through. without single fibre
OF American sentiment in him. His course
would kill Julius Cesar or Paul the Apostle.
lie must be crazy to do rs he has done.
And there's Gresham. whom know MS
well as anybody | can't guess what ais him
TO 40 and be as crazy as Cleveland seems
to be. It's something in his favor that he
washes his hands OF the business. But there's
not water enough In Lake Michigan to wash
them clean Then there is ;he Wilson bill
I've road all could &c: hold Of for reason
why Cleveland should try to nut Il through.
particularly the Infamous income tax. l can
understand the agraranism OF the thing.
But agrarlanism hasn't rot the upper
hand yet in this country. and Cleveland
will find tina; tho bid lie has made for the sup
port OF all under tho $4,000 mark will fail him.
The people see through It. and tho masses for
whom he's playing won't stand by him. They
understand a bad motive when they see It.
The logic OF this exemption OF the masses from
paying the cost OF running the Government
is to make q Government for the rich
and let the poor take care OF them
selves. When people don't help pay for
running the Government they cease to
have many rights under il: and this is what
the masses don't want In our State the PEG.
pie rather like to be on the tax list I've a
man In nv employ who said he didn't want to
be exempted. II he had an income OF 81. lie
was willing to pay on It 1t would give him
right to a share OF all there is in the Govern
ment No Cleveland has missed 1t In fooling
with the sgrsrians He may get them. but
he will lose the grent mass OF the people.
Come. what's the matter with Cleveland ,"
On this line the conversation continued. the
man concluding by saying: I'm Democrat.
as you know from away back; but I'm done
with Cleveland. used to think he was about
the right sort OF man. but he isn't. And
something ails him. His health must be bad.
or perhaps there is something else ANY way.
in our State we've given him up. and only wish
his four years were out. Throwing him over
hoard is the only thing to do II we under
take to carry him along. he'll sink us; and it's
an even chance he don't do it any way. Last
fall our State turned round. and may be we
can't turn it back. My advice to ali Democrats
10 to stand from under in time!"
These observations were made during a
conversation that lasted nearly an hour /
have given them as chunks Of sense Familiarity
uttered at the time. but which the man was
capable OF putting into form as attractive as a
Senator would employ while addressing his
fellows OF the upper House