The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16
PRESIDENT ARTHUR ovERRULED.
How Col. Sheridan, Recently Promo
ted, Bossed the Government When
1t Was on Wheels.

From the New \ Ork sun.
Il am glad Mike Sheridan has been
promoted" said man who knew the fam
lily when Phil" was IT'S idol, and Mike his
brother, was handicapped by his superior
brilliancy just as any brother would have
been.
Il was the innocent cause of trouble
once between President Arthur, Col. Mike
Sheridan and Judge Gresham, who at the
time were in Arthur's cabinet. I had trav-
eled with the presidential party from
Louisville to Chicago on a daylight train.
The programme included a day in Chi
cago and journey to Yellowstone. l was
expected by my employers to be one of
that jaunt. 1 had asked Judge Gresham
about it and he replied that ne had no au-
-thority to issue an invitation and while
he saw no reason for objection he was
Of opinion that Col. Sheridan, who was to
conduct the party to its destination, would
not give his consent And the judge add
ed good naturedly, that 1 might use the
name Col. Sheridan If l saw fit to make
the application
Through another channel I reached
President Arthur, who was gracious in his
answer. Personally he had no objection.
Unfortunately he had control. 1 must
see Col. Sheridan. l had met Col. Sheri-
udu Nuen he was atacled to neaQQuar-
tiers. Gen. Sheridan always referred lis
to Mike for information, because
Mike had an emphatic manner in times
of peace which the commander of the de-
partment did not like to exhibit When I
made known the request of my people 10
Col. Sheridan he replied that no cor
respondents would be allowed on the train
or with the party during the sojourn in the
park or with 1t on its return. I showed
Col Sheridan the pass which had been
issued for the Presidents train. He exam
med 1t and repeated what he said, add
ing:
1.-The company had no right to issue
tnat pass for this train. This is govern
ment pleasure, but it is to be paid for
the same as government business. The
train IS the governments for this occa-
ton. If you board that train this pass will
be taken up and you will be put off
ut seemed to me this was sufficient
told my people what the colonel said. NV
superior replied that he expected me to
make the effort. He did not believe at
least, he so professed. that l would be put
off. l went to the train while it was on a
sidetrack, and. though an acquaintance in
an express office, I passed from his office
out of window that opened up way to
the train. The commissary car was the
only one in the train to which 1 could gain
access. No one challenged me. 1 pretend
ed to be engaged in the pages of a maya
zine. The engine bumped the cars and
pulled them out and backed them on the
main track. I heard the music and the
crowds shouts and knew the Presidential
party was near. The fact that 1 was there
IN obedience TO orders did not relieve the
accompanying sensation that 1 was an in
terloper.
AT the moment 1 was on the line of
thought Col. Sheridan entered the car alb
ruptly. His remarks were shotted
knew he was right 1 told him so. When
he had cooled 1 told him that Judge
Gresham had said he saw no reason for
excluding me. The reply of the colonel
convinced me that he had no respect, in
this situation, for the cabinet. Then
played my last card. 1 said the President
had no personal objection. The reply of
the colonel convinced me that for the time
being the President of the United States
could issue no orders that would be re-
spected.
Il asked if I might see the President be-
fore the train pulled out. This was grant
ed, and I went back to ask some fool ques-
ton. / met Judge Gresham and appealed
to him. He reported my request to the
President. This is the reply Judge
Gresham brought TO me as l stood In the
Nestibule:
{" The President says he cannot even
take a drink on this train until Col Sheri-
dan Gays So
AT that moment Col. Sheridan came up
and I told him the President wanted a
drink.
THE President can't have il until the
train gets out of town. was the reply, ac-
companied by a few Illuminated words
which 1 will not repeat Then 1 knew
couldn't go"