The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-09
DOES CLEVELAND E1As AssAslNA.
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Free Ceantry--Ths wicked ttss
when no Man Pursusth.

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Free Country--Ths wicked tiss
when No Msa Pursasth.
We receetly printed . dispatch
setting forth the fact that a large
detective force WAS employed q"
guar.l President Cleveland. No~
the Washington correspondent OF
the News aud Observer writes he
following:
And apropos OF this reflection the
speaker called TO mind the time when
Cleveland failed TO be present ~
the funeral OF the late Thomas A.
Hendricks.
Said he: MIR. Cleveland nj that
time received bitter criticism for
this and yet at this late dey, ]
may tell the inside OF the whole
story as il WAS told to me in 1891 by
Mr.. Cleveland himself, in order TO
show the injustice OF the criticism
when the truth is known"
81 have never mentioned IL before.
but remember well how tie Tres.
ident spoke in q quiet and inform
al way, about the whole matter. lr
fact, l had taken occasion TO say to
him that Mr.. Hendricks was a mar
of many friends in Indiana, ard IL
view of his candidacy for the Presi
: dency, l ventured TO say that hi
: action might be misconstrued az aims
: him by many adherents Of the iheI
: late vice President. Il liked Mr.
y Hendricks well,' replied Mr.. Cleve
land, admired him, was devoted Z
{ him, in fact and then Mr.. Cleve
h land proceeded to tell me how th
l. whole thing happened"
n "There had been some stray para
graphs in the papers limiting at th
y Presidents possible asssination,
Il he attempted the trip to lndianapo
d lis at this time, but he had paid q
o attention to this. A very short tim
before the funeral, Mr.. Clevelan
=. received, he said, q telegram frol
the Chief of Police Of 1ndiaDarol
asking how many extra detectives !
rs desired for the trip. This kind I
talk set him to thinking, but still !
l. did not at all change his mind abo'
going, and wired back to the Chi
that he would leave all that TO him
e, at was the night before the NOR
.e ing on which he was to leave. !
. had caller; it WAS no less q perso
II age than Senator Edmonds, OF We
q" mont. The Senator asked TO Q
:. him privately, and frankly told hi
M that though he (the SeuatoD Was
n.e Republican, he had come, out oil
si sense of duty TO the country, 9
ZEE estly TO request that he 49,
oI abandon all idea of the trip. The Pr
FS ident was much surprised by this
we quest, specially in face II a NJ
that he had also received from NJ
Hendricks, herself, suggesting Il
she thought it would bs wiser
pic, him not to risk the trip. The
creating the succession though
an Cabinet had not then become Ia
the and with the show of detective To
We seemingly thought necessary by
iii authorities and out Of respect to
var Judgment of both, Mrs. Hendricks
re- Senator Edmunds, the preparati
Ar for departure were all suddenly c
celled that night.
sid But" continued the Speaker,
.ea, about two weeks afterward,
the President and his wife, seemir
in response 10 an invitation Fl
es- Chicago. which was accepted, re:
We were prompted toward the acc'
rop ance by a desire to 60 to Indian
best ellis and quietly pay their respec,
,ack the stricken widow. The sps
train to Chicago had orders to I
sur a few hours at lndianapois'
ould Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland mad
re- pleasant call upon Mrs. Hendrl
,les. and it was all done % quietly
the the public, to this day. ID lgnorsr
title the motives OF nobility and
'r IS sense that were behind the "
DRAMA if so it may be called"