The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-31
NEEDS ADVICE
Cleveland Without Any Good
Men for C0unseI0rs.
Seems to Have Broken With
old Friends.
ssWHAT Ais GROVER
Is the Question Asked by Stall
Wart Democrats.


WASHINGTON. d. C.. Jan. ST. special -
Today a number Of senators sat az iuncn-
con in the senate restaurant and passed tDa
time talking about President Cleveland
The trou bile $ Nch the president IS having
with IBIS foreign policy and with the upper
branch cf che congress has caused q AiA g 3e
more talked about during lhe last RI" Gays
than az amy tine since the memorable s5fu8
gle over the sil ver repeal BILL
1lAa Presidents La-ezx Of .AdvIsers-
One Senator. i Democrat Of prominence,
delivered himself as follows. Many Of the
Htrou rest frses. rs the president has are ask
inc the cue-ti on nowadays sA hat is the
matter with Grover2 Ry nearly every mail
L Yet letters from constituents of mine,
stronr Democrats men who have always
been l-lad to I'll low wherever Mr.. Cleveland
led. asking what il the name Of the great
horn spoon f. the matter with their idol.
Where there IS So much smoke 1here must
be some fire. Either Mr. Cleveland Is 20
bad heal1h. or 1is usual good judgment ana
keen acumen IS to the sense OF the people
have deserted hin1. for no man ABOUT TINS
caPlloi can RENE l]7l 2 pHs7ls-7l1s y 40 2 a.
IN sucn pecullaf q llieti itles WIN A.s P7t-
unless 1T was andy Johnson as EfesieenO
Cleveland IS p at this moment There IS
IN y one way TO account Tor It, IN my esul-
nation
During his first term Nr cleveland
rarely made a mistake u seemed as II ne
Eouil lll the DAA-ae4G every TIME A-e--
was because he had the support and help
Of some Of the keenest men ia the country
and was wiling not only TO take o1C 70
follow their advice Then Mr. cleveland
felt himself IL q big job de did not nave
that overvveel ing confidence in his Own
wisdom and ability which seems to have
come with continued triumph. Then be
leaned rather hessvil upon WI. c. Whitney
who Is one of those phenomenal men who
rarely make "a isuakes, and y ben they do i'm
cr4 Ft
to folr6w the advice Of snrewd Dan Lamont
Ihe result was an administration winch
Democrats to- this day are proud Of Now
Whitney ia following his own lines Ap-
rarently he does not care whether 4ii.
lleve land talIs or succeeds ana Fl ne oia
care and were 30 offer his help it is not like
ly his services would be wanted.
u frank Statement
..P-+ Dan Lamont IS q mem Der of the
oa1irat
..Tlue BatI learn from sources that arr.
at the very top that Mr. Cleveland has lit
fI. to do with Dam now Their old tiIne fa-
milan. confidential intercourse IS at ane end.
r..-.,-,+ r,r4fr- .-aas ~, the White HTol5se
ereert on aaHi,,ss DAYS. and IS IS not oftener
ffar, once 2 week that sees the president
save in the presence OF the remaining mem
hers If the cabinet Why they do not pull
better together. / do not know but / fancy
it is because Mr. Cleveland has become
more com dent Is, himself more self reliant
The fact that Gresham has become the pres
ident's chum NAV have something to do
with It, for near Lamont and Gresham
are rot very fond Of each other L have
heard ME- Cleveland described by men who
know him intimately as a man of com
1nandiuz moral courage. Of tremendous
powers of logic of devotion to ideals that is
almost heroic. and of the most miserable,
faulfv and ENTHUSIASTICALLY Judgment that
could be well IMAGINED. He seems to be
rrnrfrs. Ellis administration this time On
logic and high ideals.
Thf- fr4n1 sort DC statement. coming
from Il senator who ALWAYS has been and
friends. einboI Tened another senator III the
arrn1tf to dis. the following eor4+ri l,,7tirr7
to this most Interesting topic IF the dav.
fW hat you have said agrees IN the main
with my inform safi on, said this senator
"Not long ago John % Russell of Afassa-
chusetts the il1e Democratic candidate for
governor In tlnt state Won know was in
WASHINGTON He was entertained at the
White House Fir. Cleveland being very
fond of him. I met him Just before be
started home. and he said to raes There is
one topic thar ii doesn'6 do to bring up at
the White House That is the Hawaiian
business AT tie mere mention of it the
president grows iivid With RACE curses the
nersatapers. che senator's and renrasellra
tives mo have opposed him and evarv one
else7
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s.et-ss0f rhs EI,lvvaiia4, matter 81, use, s.
ID ann right i1 this affair. and the editors
who criticise me. the senator's who de-
nouuce me know ann rfrht But thev
can't tel the truth while rhev have s,1c-
ceeded fn MAKING some of the peonle be-
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