The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-31
CLEVELAND AND THE PAPERS.
The President Said to he Furious at
Misrepresentation

! Washington Cor Pittsburg Dispatch
/ President Cleveland is said to be furious
at the misrepresentation which, as he al
leges, are being made constantly In the
newspapers relative to his foreign policy,
both as to Spain and Great Britain, and
also at the cool reception OF his artitra-
ton treaty. upon which he has declared to
his friends he builds his hope of passing
| into history as a really great and good chief
executive. In his misery he receives cold
comfort from his friends. | am Informed
by one who was present when the CONVEX
cation occurred that one OF his most init
mate associates, who is so familiar that he
calls him Grover" on all occasions told
the president that he must be a dashed fool
TO think that the people Of this great Re-
public would endure 10 have hitn engage In
secret negotiations with foreign govern
ments without consulting the sentiment of
the country by asking suggestions from
congress. You have pursued a policy"
said this friend, (which is only worthy of
the machiuations OF the middle ages 1t
doesn't make any difference how laudable
or humane or patriotic your purpose may
have been, you cant expect either COM
mendatlon or glory IL you treat the people
as creatures unworthy Of your confidence.
You have made yourself offensive to your
best friends by your self-isolation. and you
Will find that history Will laugh at or con-
denim where you expect it to say fine things
OF you, and make Of you something mag
nhcent, when the fact is you are no broad
er, no shrewder, no bigger man In any way
than you were when YOU were one OF the
ward politicians OF Buffalo, and not much
of politician. either" 1t may astonish
the public to know that there are some
people who dare talk to president In this
way, but 1t is fact.
Much is being said In regard to re-
mark OF the president 10 a correspondent
the other day. The man OF news accom-
panied, by request. friend Of the presi-
dent TO call upon the latter The presi-
dent professcd pleasure at the meeting and
remarked that he regretted the newspaper
men had not been in the habit of calling
upon him more frequently, as by so doing
they might have avoided making great |
many misstatements. The correspondent |
bluntly informed him that It was not very |
encouraging to call time after time and bs |
refused admittauce The president there |
upon made the astonishing assertion that he |
had never barred the door 10 a correspond !
ent when he received his card. Then a |
great many cards have been prevented from
reaching you.' said the writer. The plain
fact is that the silly antics OF the most re-
markable private secretary that has ever
been known at the White House long ago
so disguised the whole writing fraternity
that they had no favors to ask OF him. He
seemed TO think that the very idea of a
correspondent entering She private office OF
the executive was immensely amusing He
would go through tho motions with mock
seriousness of taking in the card OF the
Vlsitor, and then announce with an offcns-
I'VE smirk that his excellency was engaged
II Is hoped we shall never see his Xix.
again. Don Dickinson. I believe. is respor-
n FNs iff, ,,.,l.. |