The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-11
How Wall Street Trades on
Washington FalsehoOds.
LIES on CLEVELAND.
His Physical Condition-Indif-
ference for Walking.

with Washington From what sources
tsthe street, derives its information as to
what IS going On ia the capital 10 one
knows. but it gets some strange and Won
derful tips from these parts "A few days
ago, while President Cleveland. Secretaries
Gresham ana Carlisle ana Fighting Bob
Evans were down the river on a shooting
Grip, WALL street became very much ex-
cited. IL had haard-Heaven only knows
h0w-that President Cleveland was losing
bis mind. that IL lad completely broken
down: hat he was ia such sad condition
that his friends cf the cabinet were consid-
ering the ACCESSIBILITY of taking him away
for Il long rest.
Wall street beard these things 10 some
unaccounttble pc anneraud evidently placed
more o. less faith in them. because it fired
score IF 1elegrtlns into ~ ashIngron that
day asking for tDa facts about the plesl-
dents condition The bigger the lie the
more quietly Wall street swallows it, hook
line. pole aud Sin ser. Of course the run lOrs
were absurd. While it IS true that the
president has scna bad teeth ip his head,
and whilelt is true also That he is to some
extent showing the effects of the long strain
30 which he haas 9eAn subjected, there is NO
man il this country ia less danger of losing
his mental faculties than Grover Cleveland
His Mind ATT Right.
The senators. Representatives and Office
appoint meats could not he made to believe
that Mr.. Cleveland is in any danger of los
ing his mnd The sharp memory which
enables him to call u0 almost every detail
oI p case-lhe characteristics Of aspirants.
their faults and weaknesses. the nature of
their Endorsements. the objections made to
Themselves no lad icat ion of waning mental
powers Mind Specialists say the memory
IS usually the irs6 thing to suffer when
amy derangem enU cf tire cerebral organs APP
1f O r
Clevelands mind is as clear as the tones of
b silver bell
The men who cau on the president find
him sharp. alert. keen ina his analysis 0f
character and conditions ana fully able to
cope with the bright men who do business
with him. Stories are told every day OF
the president remarkable power Of carry
ing small detailsin his mind. If any change
whatever Is noticeable in his manner, it IS
an Increasing iulpatience. lack Of tolerance,
eagerness az get business off his mind not
by decision, but by pr0crastinatiOn-
3 siils Charge Befuted.
of course these stories concerning Mr..
Cleveland S mental condition have been IN
circulation in M ashingtou. But here.
where tne facts are known. scarcely q sec
ond thought is given TO them When the
president special lnessa Sc ON Hawaii made
ITS appearance few weeks ago some peo-
pie Thought they could see in it evidences
of the hand of Secretary Gresham Feed
ing their imagination with trifes these
extra wise persons declared the whole mes
sage had been written by Gresham and
that all the president had done was to sign
his name. Tia the same way some smart
persons thought they could see evidences
Of the hand of Dan Lamont in the prepare
zion Of the pres DENTS annual message.
During Mr. Cleveland s. first term a great
many people coall never be induced to be-
leve anything else than that the presi-
dents private sscretary prepared all of the
messages to congress. state papers and
speeches. OF course the facts are as we all
knov-aIl who take the trouble to ascer-
tain facts-4t hat the president writes his
own messages and state papers. He has
always done sol The peculiar English of
those documents ~ the presidents own
The Hawaiian message was more charac-
teristic Of Ar- Cieve and than anything he
has written for years 1t is absolutely an
mistakable. And how any Intelligent man
could honestly suspect ir to be Gfresham7s
work-to whose style It bears no resem-
biance whaley er-is beyond fathoming
W Whatever may be the strong or the weak
points Of Grover Cleveland as a public man,
1naDLllty 10 prepare the state papers which
bear his sIgnatr re cannot be charged against
him.
About the White House.
One Of the penalties Of fame is to be lied
about President Cleveland is no execution
Ed The rule Not long ago the newspapers
were filled with stories to the effect that the
president was physical cpward-that he
lived I'D daily fear of assassination The
tales had an Increased force of watchmen
ON tbs wv hIte House grounds; they told OF
the presidents sudden desertion Of bis
country house for the executive mansion:
they racited the fact that he had EMPLOYED
a mounted policeman to accompany him on
his drives to and from Woodley: they laid
great stress upon the failure OF the presi-
dent ever TO take walks in the streets or
about the AN hise House grounds.
mere Is 1us1 this much truth ia these
Tales The president LEFT WoodIey sooner
than he had expected TO DO because liz
Koune too muca time was taken from his
MorN ln passing ~ and fro and because the
approach of winter made the country seat
less comfortable chan the executive man
Sion Ale did lave a mounted policeman
detailed to ride ahead ST him along the
lonely roaQs, rnt in doing so followed more
the advice Of Mrs Cleveland and mem hers
81 ms CABINET who urged him TO prudence
than any prom ptings of his own fears It
was wise anc proper thing to do. lii no
other country ia the world would national
ruler go about ln lonely country roads dav
or night IS rhout attendance There has
been an increase Of the watch force about
the executive mansion, but the increase
consists Of the addition Of a single man
Mr. Cleveland does not take walks in. the
streets or about the grounds. as Harrison
Hayes, Grant and other presidents did
for the reason that he does net like walk
ing. claims nos to need the exercise. ana III
fact does appear TO get along very well
without it. On his vacations whether in
Delaware. st Saranac lake or down the Pc
tCmae. Mr.. Cleveland gees about as fear
lessly and unpreuentiOusly as amy private
citizen. The charge of physical cowardice
Wlll nos le against him, all newspaper
Hsories ito tile contrary Notwithstanding