The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08
TROUBLE WITH CLEVELAND.

Washington Letter, Pittsburg News.
"Ill bet that II were In St. Peters
burg. l could See the cE..r of Russia easier
than could set to see Grover Cleveland.
II were to so to the white house today.
An irate Democratic congressman once
made this remark. 1t thoroughly voices
the eNasperat!on and Indignation whici
have iraily developed into almost hatred
among Democratic senators aad repre-
scnt.tivos for tho president. Some Of
thcia, like senator Yes, OF Missouri, w.ii
Not enter the white house. not even Oh Tor
NAL social occasions, such as the great
receptions OF each winter season. othevs
so only when public business or ir.Dof-
t?nt matters concerning their states Or
districts. or a constituent, con?Dcls them
TO sc. 1t Is u matter OF great doJ0t
whether there is a score of Democrats IN
the senate ana house who so to see Mr.
Cleve!and of their own free will, and enjoy
their visits.
As has often been said during Mr.. Cieve-
land's second term, he leads a practically
friends, and no associates outside of his
cabinet. There ara several reasons for
this. One is the disssnsons his financial
policy has caused in his party. The tis'ht
man silver act began it. His Subsequent
anti-s!lvor policy mas intensified 1t. The
metropolitan notel here Is the great head
quarters for southern senators and rep
. fCScNt2 tlNcS, mostly ifcr SILVER men. IL
the evenings these gentlemen are TO he
/ found il the oiiice discussing public az
fairs in southern fashion. To mention
The presidents name among them is iike
waving red rag at g bull To speak or
him as a candidate for renominntlon al
most makes them frcth at the mouth. His
refusal to sign the Wilson tariff bill. and
his cEaracteriEat. ION of it as piece Of
party pertidy and dishonor" still ronl;lns
I IN the breasts of many. His Hawaiian
! pnlirv flCpn added TO nlg uuNpullllr!tv
But Mr.. Cleveland might have in n great
measure overcome this had ne had any
tact; or shown the slightest degree OF
shut himself UP behind barred doors al
most. 1t he's required persistence, dipio-
macy, ''chae!s" practically, to set near
/ him, and even then his manner has too
plainly showed that he felt he was vast
/ ing valuable time in merely listening 10
them. a Pennsylvania ex-Congressman,
a Democrat, said: "While was talking 10
! him he looked at me with about as much
in one ot the fish he pulled out of Buz-
yards boy" This has been Mr. Clevc-
lands great falling. 1t has done more
! than sll else to make him unpopular, even
! hated. He acts as though the men whom
! the Democratic party has elected to rep
resent 1t in senate and house are not irl-
: pCrtnnt enough to spend time upon. And.
! naturally enough, the men think they
! are
! I Il Il
/ Quite prominent Democrat was dis
! cussn- the president the other day. He
, said: THE trorhle with Cleveland Is that
( he r.agni.es his Office too much, end IN
m2gnifying ii he magnities himself. lie
! seems TO think that it balitties him 20
condescep, to little things, or whot he
thinks ere little things. Mr.. Cleveland
. wants 10 be dealing all the time with
great issues, and their details. He has
; no time for men who are Interested in
the ordinary affairs OF public life. In
stead of leaving matters to his cabinet
ara the chiefs of departments under
merely, and tries to run everything him.
/ self. Great men never do ;hat; only
I men who think they are great I an,
told tina. when he was governor of New
/ York he uscd TO sit in his office in the
/ capitol until and O'Clock in the mora
/ inc writing letters that a Sl,20c-a-year
clerk could have answered just as wa'l,
I if not better. He's doing the same thing
here. although on different scale Now,
il he had, during his second term just
come down out of the clouds long enough
| each day to sit two hours and talk with
/ senator's and congressman and prominent
Democrats who came to Washir wton--
! listen to them, Jolly them lit'le--ho
would have heen as popular as he Is now
dieli'ced But when the white house is
run on the order of q Masonic lodge. when
you havo to have the password and the
grip. and then. like as not, get the mar.
hle heart, 1t is no wonder that Grover
p Cleveland is the most heartily hated
man in the Democratic party"