The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-01-03
POLITICS AT WASHINGTON

encO man. he Tears That some
man made desperate by loss of
employment or failure in business
will attempt to kill him for revenge
1t Is because OF this fear that Mr.
Cleveland has tried so hard of late
to prevent the publication in adj.
vance of his movements outside
OF the White House. Some weeks
ago servants were sent to Lake
wood, N. j., to nut the Cleveland
cottage in order and an invitation
was sent to Mrs. Perrine, Mrs.
Cleveland's mother, to join the
CleSelands there several days
before Christmas and to spend the
holiday week with them. Some.
body leaked and the newspapers
published the proposed program.
1t was then abandoned, the cottage
closed and notice given that the
Cleveland's would not go to Lake
wood at all this winter.
1t WAS then arranged that the
Clevelanjs should quietly steal
away Christmas night and occupy
for few days the suite of rooms
which had been engaged for them
at a Lakewood hotel. Somebody
leaked again and the publication
of the plan broke it UP, Then a
new trip WAS arranged and was
carried out so quickly that no adj
vance publication could be made
But mark the sneaking manner In
which the President of the United
States left the White House, and
compare 1t with your idea of how a
courageous man would have done
it. The arrangements were perfect
ed in Mr.. Cleveland's private office
only those who were to be his com.
paniOns on the duck.sh0Otlng ex.
pedition--Secretaries Gresham and
Carlisle and Commander Robley d
Evans of the navy-being present
The three gentleman. strolled care
lessly out Of thu front door of the
White Hause and entered car.
riage without being specially no
ticed. At about the some time q
carriage drove to the rear of the
White House and a man heavily
armed stepped out and held the
door open while another man en-
veloped In an immense ulster with
a storm collar coming well up un'
der the brim Of a big SLOUGH ha,
IsC5pped huriedly inside. The first
man was one of the body CARDS
who never loose sight of Mr.Cleve.
land when he goes out side of the
White House, and the other was
Mr. Cleveland him self. The car.
riage was then driven rapidly tc
the wharf and Mr.. Cleveland his
companions who went in the frs,
carriage, aboard of light house
tender which steamed away in two
minuts after he stepped on Its
deck. If any thing could be more
absurd or more indicative of courd
ice than these acts of the President
your correspondent is at loss tt
name it.
A new candidat has entered the
race for the democratic nomination
in 1896, in the person of Senator
Voorhees,, Of Indiana. 1t would
seem to ordinary minds that his
course upon the Silver repeal bill
which angered both the silver anC
the anti-silver democrats, would
have been sufficient to have de
stroyed any hopes entertained by
him, but the mind of Senator Voor
hees is not an ordinary one, and h,
doesn't see it that way. III,
think. his bill for the coinage o
tue seigniorase in the Treasur,
and the purchase and coinage 0
100000 worth Of silver a montl
will make friends for him in tn,
west; he has q scheme to catch tn,
south by favoring the repeal of tn,
tax on state bank currency. and h,
expects to get solid with the wage
earners of all sections by opposin,
the Cleveland tariff bill. Represen
tative Martin, of Indiana chairman
of the House committee on invali,
Pension, is chief wet nurse for tn
boom in the House, and lie will a
far as possible second the effort
that Mr.. Voorhees, proposes max
ing to bind the soldiers, vote to hin
by opposing the pension policy Of
the administration. He calculate
that his opposition to civil servic
reform will make friends for hir
among the Practical politicians c
his party. In short, he proposes t
utilize all the methods known to a.