Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-08-10

Piopei'y aii over tHe country mas
never been calculated. Following
the railroad strike came a miners
strike in which 10000 laid down their
picks, but this was devoid of much
violence or bloodshed, although
several were killed in a riot at Scran.
ton.
In comparison with the great in
dustrial rebellion of 1877 that of the
present year, as thus far developed,
seems almost like boys play.
CLEVELAND AS A POLITICIAN.
How he First Met Senator German
"A story by Daniel Manning.
When Senator German of Maryland
arose in the United States Senate and
told of his experience with President
Cleveland on the compromise tariff
bill there were Democrats who re-
called the first meeting of the two
men, and led the New York Sun to
relate this interesting story:
1t was 10 years ago, almost to day.
Governor Cleveland had just been
nominated by the Democratic conven-
ton at Chicago. Senator German had
been made Chairman OF the National
Democratic Committee. He had
never seen Mr.. Cleveland. The Mary
land statesman had met all of the
great Democratic leaders in the ma
ton. He was the personal friend of
Daniel Manning. who probably more
than any single man in New York
State brought about the nomination
of Mr.. Cleveland at Chicago. Cover
nor Cleveland had been formally no.
titled of his nomination, and the
headquarters of the National Demo-
cratic Committee had been opened in
New York City. The story that is
now told of the first meeting between
Governor Cleveland and Chairman
German was told to Sun reporter by
Mr.. Manning in the Western National
Bank almost Immediately after Mr..
Manning retired from Mr.. Cleveland's 8
cabinet as Secretary OF the Treasury.
al do not think l shall ever forget
the first meeting OF Mr.. Cleveland and
Mr.. Gorman," said Mr.. Manning. "We
all had faith in Cleveland's running
abilities, but it was necessary to bring
Mr.. German and Mr.. Cleveland to.
gether, and undertook the task.
was then in Albany, but in constant
communication with Mr.. German.
German, as you know, is a cool, suave
individual, and Cleveland is like a
great big pepper-pod. Cleveland was
unaccustomed to the ways of national
statesmen, and it was with diffidence
one night, just after national head
quarters had been opened in New
York, that I wrote to German and in.
vited him to come to Albany as my
guest. 1 told him that wanted to
introduce him to Governor Cleveland
the candidate OF the party, and I we'll
recollect that in my letter 1 said to
German that he would meet a rather
heady' individual. Well, German
came up to Albany two or three nights
afterward, and 1 took him around to
see Cleveland. Cleveland was bluff
and hearty, and German was as cordial
as his cool nature would allow. They
began to talk as to the plan of cam.
paign. German said very politely:
Governor, 1 have come to see you
to ascertain your wishes about the
conduct of the campaign
"Oh, bosh,' said the Governor. Il
know nothing of those matters. Run
it to suit yourself. You know about
affairs of this kind. Do as you think
proper
ado you really mean that, Cover
norT replied Mr.. German. Am I to
use my own judgment, and follow my
own discretion?
Why, certainly, said the Governor.
why not? 1 don't know anything
about such things
Do you really mean what you
say, GOVERNOR again inquired Cor
man.
Why, certainly said the COVER
nor.
""All right said German, and the
next morning he went back to New
York.
"Two or three weeks after this
meeting 1t came to my knowledge
that Governor Cleveland had written
a document bearing on the campaign
l cannot tell you, for certain reasons,
what that document was, but 1 be-
lieved it would have an important in
fluence, and not a very good ono at
that. So l wired to German, asking
him to come Immediately to Albany.
He came on fast train and met me,
and told him of the contents OF the
campaign document that Governor
Cleveland had written. He was as
founded, and he hurried up to see the
Governor. At that conversation Cor
man asked the governor the nature Of
the document, reminding him pleas.
antly at the time OF his former words,
that he, German, was to run the cam
paign. German added that if the
document was OF any importance. it
would do no harm to submit it to the
Chairman of the National Committee.
GAN right, says Cleveland, and he
handed out the document, saying,
What do you think of that, Cor
MANI"
"Gorman read the document over
very carefully, and then, without a
word, he flung it into the CRATE, saying.
That's what l think of that docu-
ment.'
at was little chilly in Albany
| that night. and there was q fro in the