Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-11-28
cleveland A SUFFERER
The Presidents Condition Not
Alarming, However.
LAID UP WITH RHEUMATIC GOVT.

Ee Is Compelled to Sit Propped Up n
Couch. and the Pain Is So Severe That
He Has Been Hardly Able to DO Any
Work on His Coming Message.
WASHING TON, Nov. 2S.-Ths president
has been and still Is n much sicker man
than the administration people would
have the public believe. His condition is
not alarming. but IL is n fact that the
severe attack of rheumatic govt which
followed the sprain of his left ankle prac-
tically incapacitated him for work on his
message for several days.
During the past three days Mr. Cleve-
land has suffered much pain from his
swollen leg and to obtain relief has re-
manned In bed much of tho time. Not
that he has been unable TO rise but he
has been unwilling to be disturbed.
Propped in bed with pillows. his position
has been much easier. He has sat up in
large padded chair, with n soft rest for
his foot, several hours each day, but there
has boon little relief from the pain, and
he has been unable to accomplish much
work.
The reclining couch which was sent out
to Woodley is expected to give more COM
fort to the president when he is assisted
from his bed to take up the preparation
of his message. The footrest on the couch
can be fixed at any angle that will best
give ease. The couch is on rollers, and
the president Is helped from the bed to
it and wheeled TO his desk in the study.
Even with this sickroom device Mr.
Cleveland remained out of bed not more
than three hours yesterday. His leg Is
greatly swollen. and he is unable to use 1t.
Has Had the G"ut Before.
Tho president has had these attacks of
ont hafora htr fhts T. hi Q ba
aggravated one no has suffered. DIR.
o. Reilly is in daily attendance on the
president. 1t is said that no expects that
Mr.. Cleveland will be able TO move about
and possibly come to this city in n few
days
The president is said to be cheerful
with oil his pain. and has always been
found willing when called upon by men,
bers of his cabinet, to discuss public qucs-
lions Ono or two cabinet officers have
visited Woodley each day for several days
past. Mr.. Carlisle has spent tho greater
part of his afternoons with the president
in going over the financial scheme that
the secretary will recommend in his re
port.
Mr.. Cleveland has been unable to do
much writing. and the fact that his mes
sage is far from complete is said to have
given him much uneasiness. 1t Is posi-
BILE that the message will not be transmit
ted to congress on the usual day, but Of
course every effort will he made to pre-
vent the custom from being broken at
this time.
1t comes from high administration
official that tho presidents message will
DO n disappoin tment to those who have
| expected that he will deal exhaustively
with the financial question. Whether Mr..
Cleveland : illness has caused the change
in his plans cannot be- learned, but at all
events 1t is said that beyond recommend
Ing n currency revision scheme which
| Secretary Carlisle has evolved and sub
mitted to the cabinet the president will
make no independent suggestions of u
financial nature.
No Bringing Message" Coming.
Mr. Cleveland may discuss the Carlisle
plan at some length, but no original ideas
will be advanced. Only few weeks ago
close friends of the president. and. in
fact, two members Of the cabinet said
| that Mr.. Cleveland intended to present
"a ringing message on the financial sit
uation. but from all accounts this has all
been changed within a few days.
That the preside has boon sicker than
| was supposed cannot be denied. but there
is no telling what denial may be put out
at the White House So much mystery
has been thrown about the presidents &c
cident and his subsequent attack of govt
and SO much Misrepresentation has been
INDUCED in by the administration people.
that it has been almost impossible to get
| at the president S truo condition from ofli-
cials who are expected to give out the
| facts. When Mr.. Cleveland sprained his
ankle, 1t was denied ut the White House,
| and whom the story first appeared that
the president had been attacked with
rheumatic govt this was also sot down as
a silly statement. But the accident oc-
CURED, and the president suffered the at
| tack. Why all this absurd misrepresen
tation. il nothing worse, no one assumes
| TO give an intelligent explanation.