The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-01-23
CLEVELAND DISSECTED
Interesting Letter from a Spec
ial Correspondent.
4 PEN PICTURE OF QUEEN LII
The Condition of Chicago---ThOu-
sands of Unemployed
Relief Measures.

Chicago. Jan. H,-Cleveland still con-
tinues to carry on his political Irritation
with Queen Iii, an affair that has done
more to disgust the American public
with his Joss-ship than anything else
which has occurred since he begun the
present administration of public affairs
NO other president in the history OF
this republic ever SO disgraced himself
or set his face so squarely against the
traditions of his country, or the liberty
breathing spirit Of its institutions. II
is the first time in the history OF the
United States government that 1t inter-
fered with the affairs of foreign coun-
try, with the sole end in view Of cash
ing republic and building up mon
archy.
And what a queen? Hottentot Lii!
A woman-God save the mark-whose
prototype could be found in the lowest
bagnios of Chicago; with the virtue of
prostitute, the refinement Of a Da-
honey, his obesity Cleveland, the brain
clouded bigoted leader Of American de-
mocracy, still insists on using the pow
erful influence of this free and mighty
government to secure to this harlot of
OF an island kingdom throne which
she has already too long disgraced.
This is Cleveland acumen, Cleveland
statesmanship for you. Little need to
ask the American people how they like
1t. Just walt until they get a chance
to express, through the ballot their
opinion of such dolngs. It is hardly an
extravagant assertion to make that af-
ter the next presidential campaign is
over you won't be able to find even a
democrat constable in office vetwecn
Plymouth Rock and the Golden Gate.
Wash Hesing, ehicago's most popu-
lar professional German, has assumed
the duties of postmaster, but already
he finds 1t anything but soft snap.
In the first place he had not been in
his new position more than three days
when the life insurance companies sent
him word that owing to the extra haz-
ardous character of his calling, he
would be compelled to cancel his pol
icles. Mr.. Hesing protested that he
was in no immediate danger but also
assured the companies that he would
be very careful, and begged for time
in which to get the government at
Washington to repair the building. The
companies consented to this, but the
very next DAY piece Of plastering
yard square came down SO close to the
mugwump Dutchman's head as to near
ly scare him out of his official boots.
The result was he wired the bosses at
washington that pending their getting
ready to fix the building he would re-
move his office to more secure and al
the same time more commodious quar-
tiers.
While writing about Hesing we are
reminded of poor faithful Frank Law
Ter, "the tbest congressman Chicago
ever had," and who acquired national
fame by the monster petition contain
ing $1,000 names, which he carried down
to Washington and presented to Cleve-
land, in the hope that he would get
the place that Hesing now has. Lawler
was given an opiate to sooth his shat
tered political nerves in the shape Of a
promise that he should be made United
states marshal for this district. 1t is
scarcely necessary to say that the
promised has not materialized, and in
my opinion, never will.
Just now Chicago, as are all other
large cities, is confronted with the work
of providing food and shelter for its
thousands Of unemployed. There is
much enforced idleness here. and as a.
consequence much suffering among
these classes. The relief work, howey-
er. is SO well organized that no de-
serving person, IL he make his wants
known. need go hungry and shelterIess,
This relief work consists, as far AS
possible, In providing work and In
naving small wages to those having
families and relatives dependent upon
them for support Single men are putt
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