The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-23
THE FRIGID FACTS"
Tammany Tim Talks Cuba to CIeve-
land.
From the New York Journal.

II rum TIC -NNN L A'A n H~fttA t-tNA-
Washington. May l7.-"Grove." 1 says.
as 1 sass back in a White House settee,
give me the level tip now. How's this
Cuban play stackin' up? The sight Of
them war boats at Staten Island drives
me nutty, an so l chases meself over for
the fr,gid facts"
Did yOuse take in the fleet, T-m?' said
Cleveland.
Me an Cleveland's that chummy that We
always deals a grOund-ilOOr game wild each
other. He says Tim an ! says Grove
just ike that. There's no frllIs; no hold
outs goes bechuxt Old runnin mates like
me an Cleveland. Partic Ter when there S
cold bot to sacrifice an We finds ourselfs
alone
Did I hit the heet?" I says. repeatin
his query. well, l should chatter. Me
an hob EVanS-'Figh Bob, you know
We goes an through the fleet with Ian
tern. shes a corker, that fleet. F.ghtin'
Bob says TO me. Tim, If Grove and Obey
III ever paint up or war an cut me ropes
an let me take this outfit an lam loose
colored monkey Of WeylA.
Right youse be, Robby. l says. at the
time, nut Bunce is the boss of the fleet
'Buncey is boss nominal says Ffghtin'
Bob, but If we ever lays for Havana an
he gets the bows of his lag ship ahead of
l ever knows Buncey 70 carry. No. Tim
goes on Fightn' Bob, when we jumps onto
Spain, as mark, me words we Will Rob!ey
Evans is gOin to be the star Of the piece
HIS sinks his boat or grabs the center Of
the stage right there.
Does Bob Evans shoot off his mouth
like that?" asks Cleveland, an a cloud
shades his mug like an umbreller.
He no. remarks, joltin, a new bot on
the pint of the jaw an send-n the cork,
bling! into an oil picture OF Tom jefferson.
who's bendin' his lamps onto US from the
wall; che do / repeats, AN holds it's
dead patriotic CUFF"
Never mind the patriotic" says Cleve-
land, Il m afraid Bob lets his mouth work
too much overtime. At a crisis like this
he ought to take a tumble to himself an
give his lip a lay-on III have Thurber
write him a letter an put him onto it
"All the same" l goes on, tell me
about your little scheme wild Cuba. I'm
perishin' for news"
'Of course / takes the bride off w.d
youse Tim" says Cleveland, because
what 1 imparts don't go in more'n one
paper Now, here's me game all sched-
uled. The fleets meant for Havana. We
won't, as a first bluff, declare Ourselfs
in on this Cuban racket, cause most likely
we won't have our hand forced that far. -
How did youse get in your stack then?'
1 asks.
Restrain your troublesome vivacity.
Tim retorts Cleveland, AN I'll fill your
Tugs wild me plan. Spain can't do for
Cuba, an it's ashes to apples Spain'u be
down to her last chip inside Of two
months. Now as a way TO quit, Spain Il
we can lose her in a walk, but it saves
her repoote at home an abroad. She can
say we was too dead heavy for her, an
she was up ag'inst it, Moreover, Tim, she
fggers we'll give her a bundle of doub-
locHs, say $l00000,O0O TO dry her tears wild
at the finish"
trolley about Spain givin' us push in the
face Veslen she finds she can't 40 Cuba!
What's our lead then?'
I'VE waits till July" says Cleveland,
lan Gh <
scratch be that time, an if congress has
chased itself, I'll up an send fleet down
to mash in her hat meself We then takes
the initiative, Tim. It's easy DEAL Tor
she's got a lot of 'MericanS penned up,
which goes for an excuse, an I'll order
her to thrun 'em loose. Then, when sac
don't, as Will be the case, III up an
paste her one in the map an she'll have
Wants congress got to do wild it?" I
asks. You speaks like them marks was
in your way"
They be-" says Cleveland. IAN goin'
to lay dead till theys gone. You see, Tim,
there's politics in this: Mebby for me,
mebby the party, mebby both. I'm not
gOin' to make me little jump sideways at
Spain while them suckers of republicans
in the Senate an House is loahn round
ready for all sorts of rannikaboo rackets
wild me. I'm not Workin' for the glory or
them stifs5, Tim. l don't stand for that
a minute"
Not on your life" l retorts, goin' 10
the old bot for another gill, but ain [
your friends afraid this may make you
Pres dent ag'in?'
That's me one fear, Tim," says Cleve,
land, turnin dead gloomy, but l must
run the chance. Me sense of right mustn' [
take a stand-off from me natural appre>
tensions that I'll be third term duck if
I does me dooty. You sees that your
own self"
That's what" I replies, IAN wild the
naked eye. Your business is TO play ball
accordin' to your p'sition. You must lay
for these greasers even at the expense of
be.n' reelected Pres dent"
81 must Tim" says Cleveland. shakin-
his cocoa mighty doleful an cOughin up
a half sob, "even though 1 suffers another
term in the white house as its frOots But
bechuxt US, Tim, what I'm worried about
most is Obey. You know Oley?"
Him Of the cold storage front?" I asks.
II know him like a lump Of ice. He re-
minds me of the glacial period, he does .
"Olley is a chilly mark, for a fact -
A " "