The morning times., 1897-02-06
A STRAIGHT TIP OR TWO
ON MR.. CLEVELAND'S PLANS

only four more weeks OF Grover, writes
walter Weliman TO the Syracuse Observer.
luis dirfic lit to realize that President Cleye-
iand is within short month Of the end of
MS public career. In four weeks Mr. Cleve-
iand VIII have an experience which no
other man has ever had-that OF riding
the second time to the Capitol beside his
successor in the Presidential office Mr.
Cleveland am told by his Cabinet officers,
lsanxio'sly awaitingthe day. He iSSincerely
glad To escape from the cares of office He
looks forward to years of ease and enjoy
ment. Mr.. Cleveland will practice law in
quiet way in New York city He will re-
sumo his old office in William street, and
there act as counsel for his firm He will
not often appear in court, though he may
occasionally do so. He has for the present
abandoned his idea of taking a trip around
the world l fancy, however, that will
come later. He does not wish to go at once,
for the journey, If made too soon after his
retirement from office. might look like a
bid for acclaim 1t might he said he was
trying to initiate Gen. Grants tour around
The world, with hopes of receiving similar
attenuon from the crowned heads and the
great men or all nations Mr.. Cleveland has
little love for display. He is without
vanity. A tour for the purpose of receiving
attention and exciting attention and exciu-
ing curiosity would be tistasteful to him.
One of the members of the Cabinet
tells me Mr.. Cleveland has his own ideas
as to the proper line of conduct for a re-
tired President. He does not think there
is any reason why an exPresident should
strive Tn thrust himself into tho
ground. He sees no good reason why
man who has held the office of President
should fail to take part in public affairs,
iii politics, and such things any more than
a man who has held any other office.
Believing this, the President, when he has
the ex before his name, is sure to be found
active in public affairs. / am told he will
accept great many invitations 20 public
meetings, to conventions, and dinners, and
is likely to develop into a talker / am
also told that he said a few days ago:
II propose to have something to say
in politics, too. No one need imagine that
because 1 have been President L have lost
interest in the Democratic party
1t has not escaped notice here that Mr.
Cleveland, in arranging for his future,
carefully kept out OF the State of New
York. Just why he should select New
Jersey as place OF residence is a mys-
tery to most people. There are politicians
who say ne did not wish to go back to
New York 10 live because the politics OF
that State is not in a satisfactory state,
because there are factions there, and the
Presidents faction is the smaller one They
add that II he should decide to emerge
from the retirement in which an eX-PTesi-
| dent is popularity supposed to repose and
to become an active politician, perhaps a
candidate for office, in Jersey he would
have no difficulty in getting or doing
pretty much what he chose, while in New
York there might be war from the jump
Whether or not there is any foundation for
this gossip 90 not know but my personal
opinion is that Mr.. Cleveland, while will
ing to take part in public affairs, has not
the slightest intention of ever again bein Z
a candidate for office