The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-18
WHISKEY FOE ARTHUR.
Also a BarreI Each for Gresham. Folger. and
Robert Lincoln.

When President Arthur went to Louisville to
open the Cotton Exposition the people Of that
city were agitated over the question OF enter
tainnient. A man now living in New York who
was n member of tho committee said to q Sun
reporter:
1.-THE story in THE SUN of last Wednesday
giving an account OF the postpOnement of the
departure OF President Arthur for Louisville
from Sunday to Monday was correct. 1t was
welcome news to the committee in Louisville,
for it gave them a chance to catch up on the
programme. The visit of Arthur to Louisville
was the frat Presidential visit the South had
had since the war, II l am not mistaken, and
there was n general disposition to make the &C.
casion notable.
~ think the President remained in Louis
Vile two nights. The first night was easy. 1t
was. q peoples night. No one was turned away.
The Southern man is 30 generous In his nature
that he Is apt to Overlcdp himself, and that was
the trouble we had in the committee. Our
Southern friends insisted upon some things
which would have been proper enough in some
cases, but as incidents in the entertainment Of \
President, and especially II President like Ar
thur, they would have made Louisville ridicu-
lous. ] remember that one citizon in good faith
and sincerity suggested that the President should
be driven ont to Cave Hill Cemetery.
The swell club OF Louisville at that time was
the Pickwiok. / do not think it will be denied
by any one. who over participated in a Pick
wick function that 1t was about as complete
and correct as ever n hing can be. There was,
PRESIDENT, Of the GnIied statos be entertained
by n clubl And in the clubs housed Prece-
because we We're constantly reminded that Mr..
Arthur was, u New York man, and that they
did tlese things differently ia New York. I
member OF the Cabinet, and no said, in his
rugged and honest manner:
'1nat was enough, The PIckwlck Club was
glorious In that entertainment. 1t was not pub
lie, OF course, but many invited guests were
here, and it was a great night.
The disposttiPHn, o Of the Southern gentlemen
me a good deal, Of trouble. He bobbed Hp
SsiItion to have the President sit In a little g poEer
game that had been opened quietly in one Of
pcraturo which makes a man obstinate il he il
intcr[erGd with. But got him home
ton a follow hando3 me . note from tho friend
it. He wrote that he was afraid he had for.
gotten something; that there was no disposition
70 shirk, and that he had ordered his house
he was a big dlstiller-tO send to tho train that
WRisEosy, one for the Pres den e one o for
Nrcshumii ole u lOlRcT, anu one IOr BOD LIN
coin. The man who handed me the note said
In Il whisper that tho whiskey was on the plat
form, and asked what was To be done about it,
/ told him TO hire The first dray he could find,
regardless of expense, and get that whiskey
back to the place from which Il was sent, and Ia
keep his mouth shut until | told him to open It.
1t was a narrow escape. When l returned
and / said TO him, addressing him by his title,
You are moro kinds of a damned fool In this
business than any man j ever saw And he
replied: That's what Henry Watterson said
only he used one more word
There are some things ] had rather be thar
q committeeman at q Presidential entertain
ment."