The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-26
FELL OUT WITH rHE WRONG MAN.

As ready letter writer, the "heshliest
incubus" who now fills the presidential
chair is without parallel in American
history. His letter to Congressman Will
son. published in these columns day
or two ago. has no precedent except
Grants dictatory mandate for the re-
moval Of Sumner from the chairman
ship OF the senate committee on foreign
relations. We all know that Andrew
Johnson was impssched in 1868 and
sent to the senate for trial, and that he
was saved by the votes of four Repub-
lican senators. Messrs. Fessendeu, An
thony, Fowler and Cattell. Had he
attempted any such interference with
the legislative branch OF the government
as was psrpetrated by Grant in 1873 or
by Cleveland in his Wilson letter, roth
ing could have saved him.
OF all men in the senate there Was no
man on that floor so capable of making
an attack upon the president ON his
hobby Of lettsr-writing as "the little
Jesuit Of LAUREL He knew better than
any other man living how nearly this
mania Of Clevelsnd's had swsmped him
in 1884. 1t will be remem bered that the
Republican newspapers oil that period
did not hesitate to charge Mr.. Cleve.
lands celibacy up to . fondness for
multitude of women, by whom he had
severalillegitimate children. one OF these
women being certain Mrs. Maria Hal
min of p,.R al fo 10 q
New York comic paper published car
toon, Painting the Town Red, in which
Mr.. Cleveland and Henry Ward Beecher
were represented as rolling down the
street together. "blind drunk" while
on one side OF the street were houses
(supposed to be OF Infancy with door
plates bearing the names OF Elizabeth
Tilton and Maria Halpin. 1t was on
the Monday following the appearance OF
this cartoon that Grover Cleveland sent
word t. Arthur German that he wanted
to see him.
1t was bright and frosty October day
but the sun was only available for out
door heat, and bright fire of bitumin-
GUS coal was burning in the CRATE when
the Machiavelli OF Maryland entered the
apartments Of the future president. Mr..
Cleveland said he had written letter
for pu blication as matter Of justice to
MIR. Beecher, whose friendship for him
had led up to the ecurrilous cartoon.
German took the scresd out Of his hand
aud began to read it over very slowly.
All this time he kept walking the floor
and drawing nearer and nearer to the
CRATE. At last he tossed the paper into
the fire. Cleveland grew pale with
anger.
What the hi are you about?" he
cried.
II am saving you from yourself" re.
piled German, with his finely cut feat
ures as calm as q mountain lake. "If
you publish that stuff you won't carry
county in your own state; you WON'T
get votes enough to bs called scatter.
ing"
but, my dear sir" began Cleve-
land.
Let it Co." retorted German, "anc
for goodness sake don't attempt any re
production of anything like that. Tt
begin with, it is all ancient history. ane
in the second place, it's nobody's dc
business"
The very next week Pennsylvania
paper retailed the story that James G
Blaine's eldest son was born out OF wed
lock, and gave dates to prove it. Cleve
land was elected and German is the lac
man on earth with whom he could at
ford to quarrel. 1t begins to look yer,
much as if the emacated gentleman a
the White House had got tired of hi
best friends and had 'set up for him
SELF"
In the facts to which we have referee
lie Gornsn's references to the filth an
slime" through which he had waded t
bring Grover Cleveland safely to tn
White House, there to twice sngul
himself. The truth is, that Clevelan
as president OF the United States re
calls no one go much in the history Q
parties as the appearance of Christophe
Sly in an epilogue of Shakespeare in on
Of his iavorite comedies. As the etor
goes, in that immortal work, drunken
3 tinker is found lying drunk in a gutter
, A lot Of registering young lords find hin
in this condition. They pick him up il
: condition Of insensibility, take him int
t the house Of youthful lord, one OF tn
8 party, strip him, wash him, dress hir
, in fine linen; and then. having poure
: aromatic essences around him, they pu
e him in an elegant bed. When the
2 awaken him they listen to his vagarie
8 with great Amusement, get him agai
, drunk as quickly as they can; and, hay
: ing accomplished their purpose. the
0 again deposit the fat and fat-witte
! freak into the gutter from which the
9 had withdrawn him to indulge the far
(, cies OF an idle hour.
s 1t il not too much to say that the pee
e ple OF the United States are awesry {
Q such fantasies. Something like commo
d sense or patriotism will hereafter hsv