The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-20
IT'S CONTAGIOUS.
When Grover Gets Sick Gresham Al


ways Has the Same Complaint.
Washington Special in Kansas City Jour
nal.
1t is claimed that Secretary Gresham
sends his messenger over to the White
House every morning TO find out IL the
President is going to be sick for the day.
In case the messenger Is Informed that he
is indisposed inquiry Is made as to the
Of the a~fhiction so that he can make all
the facts known to Gresham. Should any
icai term applied then. for that day, Gresh-
I'm has the same trouble.
When the President went to Arlington
and it was stated that he was an
noyed by a certain ailment the announce
ment was promptly made that Gresham
was also laboring under the same difficulty.
When the President fails TO receive the
public at a reception and it is announced
that il is all on account of the same old
trouble. it is given out at the State De-
partment simultaneously that Gresham has
Ii also. Then when the President fails to
see the Senators and Representatives about
the burning issue of the patronage matter
it is announced with great gravity that the
President continues TO be embarrassed ana
Gresham is in the same fix.
All this sort OF business is very annoying
to the Kentucky contingent. While il is
sions the Secretary OF the Treasury was
announced as having the same trouble as
was ascribed to the President and the Sec
rotary of State, yet IL appears that ne mas
been unable for the most part to get bis
the press with the same regularity. as the
Secretary of State. 1t is supposed TO be
a great honor to be physically embarrassed
at the same time and with the same trou-
BILE as the President. There is great jeal-
ousy between the Illinois contingent and
the Kentucky following over the fact that
Gresham appears to be taking the lead in
this important matter.
IT appears that the estrangement between
the two factions dates back to the first trip
the President and the two Secretaries made
down the river. 1t is claimed that at times
uvhan the GoCrafQrV Of the TrQa CllrE UOQQ
out for a rest he will not agree with every
thing the President may announce with
great gravity. This Is all wrong. The man
7 who is taken out by the President for an
outing must know that one OF the first
things he shall do is TO agree TO every
thing Grover says. and to conclude that
II is a great and important thing besides.
No such mistake is made by Gresham.
He is always seeing things just as the
President does. He never gets so far along
with matters that he forgetS TO agree with
the President. He takes him as he finds
him and says that he is all right and says
II aloud so that the President can hear II.
All this while the Secretary OF the Treas
ury is getting wild over the fact that he
appears TO be slipping away from presi-
Dental favor. He gets mad at Gresham ana
then walks, and after getting an airing
| comes back and tries to play Gresham.
but it won't work; the first thing he knows
he has made another blunder and Is In
an argument with the President about the
best way TO handle three OF a KIND or a
pair when two others at the table have
| each called for three cards.
Such are the Cabinet troubles now sur
am. They are burning issues In Cabinet and
administration circles. 1t Is rot thought.
however, that the treasury. VIII suffer or
that the foreign service VIII De impaired.
In fact II Is difficult 10 see how n addi-
tionaI injury or humiliation could fall on
| either.