The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-02


never forgave me-" And he was a most
bitter anti-Gresham man in ISIS a. the
Chicago convention. Cotton was worth
then 500 per bale, and the loss was no
smaL matter; But he ended cotton run
ming for good and all.
When Gresham was in command at Kat
cnez there were many violent sentiment
alists Of southern sort about. some Of them
were ladies. Ores ham seemed never 10 take
the slightest offprse 81 their enthusiast
enmity 10 The old fiag and the union. once
talking with Grant he said:
why. general. ] regard the enmitv Of
these people as the most natural thing on
earth We are an made by our geography.
moulded by our environment III YOU or 7
had been born ia the south. reared in the
sosth, you and would both have been in
tense southern Enen. We represent the sen
Llment OF our people and these southern
folks represent theirs. To me 10 all appears
very natural. when ] lind "A southern mar
who IS not for the south ] experience an
of that instinctively distrust for him which
] do Tor copperhead. I don't quite hate
Nun like I DO a cOpperhead because he's
siding with me. and I'm too weak to hate
people who are on my side no matter where
they come FROM But it's a fact, general
when I find a southern man who's against
the south somehow disbcIieve in him and
can't give him credit Of being either manly
or honest"
tt may be news. but it's no less true. that
Grant entirely Endorsed the Ores ham view.
1t was noticeable said government
oncial, THAT at swell receptions and white
house events, Gresham sat through the
formal part as fast and as easily as bc
could. and the moment he could escape
you would find the Secretary OF State and
Bisscn generally upstairs In the cabinet
room doing as well as they could with
conversation ana such refreshments as
cautious middle-agel men would naturally
provide TO enjoy themselves.
Gresham, Ike all truly big men-those
VINO are by nature great-had a profound
reverence for women. Hts wife was in
his every thought; there was never a day
when his every act did not serve TO re-
mind her that .his first thought and low
ing effort was hers. Just before he was
taken sick, and some six weeks ago,
Gresham and Col. COrbin of the army did
what was their frequent habit, drove out
20 the Soldiers Home To the Soldiers
Home and 10 Arlington were favOrite
drives with the secretary. on the way
out Gresham turned the conversation on
the estates men leave, and their duty in
7" Colonel said he. do you know it is
the worry Of my life that I win die poor
! can't help It and yet II ] could only leave
my wife in absolute security 1 could
Stand the dying part with great deal
would give anything to be absolutely
sure after I'm gone that she was safe be-
yond the reach Of chance. There's Scott
Of Chicago, who just DIED. He was q
friend Of whom / thought a great deal
And do you know If Scott can look back
10 earth II seems to me IL that which
must give him infinite comfort is the fact
that Mrs. Scott is absolutely secure. Her
future is safe from want.
But went on Gresham. with a trace
of sadness. I was born poor. have lived
poor all my life. and I'm bound to die
poor. entirely lack the instinct of
money. I've made money. but ] couldn't
save. ~ was no more possible for me to
save money than for deaf man 10 hear
Some men are born mOney-makers some
like myself are not And we should no
more blame y man for being poor, and
say it Is MS fault, than we should assai
a man because his eyes are falling
"Gresham's loving anxiety about his
wife" continued the gentleman was
shown the day he died. Time and again
in talking TO his daughter, Mrs. Andrews,
he would refer to her and teuderiv commit
Otto, then on his way to his fathers bed
side as fast as steam and iron could carry
him,
Some there be-" went on the story tell
er' who believe that Gresham aimed at
presidential nomination in 96. For my
self. doubt it. He never showed II in
word or act. Not two months ago a promi-
nent party man was in to see Gresham,
and saw mt to say, in spirit half serious,
half compliment. MIR. Secretary | expect
So
90 Nor responded Gresham. with a
fashion of solemn energy. No, the con-
vention will not hear my name in go This
Is my last office. l viii never hold another
nor want another. My public life ends
here. Gresham said this so impressively
that the visitor remarked on it to friends
the moment he got away.
1T VIII have newspaper notice that
Gresham is the second cabinet officer of
Cleveland TO die during his term. Secre-
tary Dan Manning was the other-died at
the Arlington. too. He worked himself TO
death. Mr.. Roesslc once went TO Manning
and told him he was killing himself with
work. II was work all day at the treasury
and other work all night at the Arlington,
with clerks and gtennryra nhprc -