Evening journal., 1912-04-24
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Osly Nan That CleVe-
land Both Liked and DiSIiksd
By Holland.

Grover Cleveland either did or did
not like a man as a general thing His
prejudices were pretty strong either
way" said the late Daniel S. Lamont,
who started 0Gt in public life as Cleve-
lands private secretary and ended his
political career as a member OF the
second Cleveland cabinet But TO all
rules there is an exception or two,
and Arthur Pue German was the ex-
ception 10 the Cleveland rule of lik-
ing or disliking men.
Senator German was really the di'
recting force OF the Democratic STRAIT
egy in the presidential campaign OF
1884. He was a member of the Demo-
cratic national committee and of its
executive committee; he was a con-
summate mastery of strategy, and
some of the things which he did, when
brought to Cleveland's attention, call
ed forth words of high praise from
the Governor. Cleveland was a good
deal of an admirer of skillful political
management He would not tolerate
anything dishonorable and unfair, but
he liked the game and was fond OF
knowing how TO play it.
One day a communication was
brought to German at the headquar-
ters of the national committee He was
asked to examine It. He was told that
It contained a story which, if publish
ed, would undoubtedly make 1t im,,
possible to elect Blaine.
German looked over this story. and
when the man who brought it called
upon him day or two later German
said, i don't want it; won't use it,
But said the man, If you use il
as a campaign document it puts an end
to Blaine
But it would be unfair lighting
German replied. If we cannot win
without publishing stories Of that
kind, then we deserve to lose. Fur
thermore, | say to you that ! know
Grover Cleveland we'll enough to be
certain that he would rather withdraw
as the Democratic presidential candl-
date than permit the national commit
tee to make use of scurrility of this
kind as a campaign article. Il makes
no difference whether the story is true
or not. The two parties fight hard and
fight desperately. but they fight fair
Cleveland heard Of this action Of
Germans and IL pleased him very
much He caused word to be sent to
German expressing his high approval
OF what German had done I am sure
that il was recollection of this Incl
dent which disposed Cleveland after
his election TO ask German to take a
seat in his cabinet That purpose. how
ever was not very strongly fixed in
his mind. so that he easily abandoned
it when ne was told that German could
not be Prevailed upon to quit the SEN
ate TO accept any appointive office. The
liking for German remained, however
all through the administration and the
four years of private life that ensued.
"In the second Cleveland admins
tration the Wilson tariff bill which
had passed the House and which fair
ly represented Cleveland's ideas re-
specting the tariff was mutilated be-
yond recognition i'm the Senate
Cleveland regarded Il as so bad bill
that he refused to sign IL and e. be-
came "a law without his sienaturc HC
held German responsible for workinl
in cooperation with certain Repubh
can leaders so that a majority OF tho
Senate could be relied upon to support
bill which was practically a hisl
protection bill, at least i'm Cleveland
view
"Well. the result was that wher
Cleveland thought of the German VIII,
had done so much toward securinl
his election in 1884. his feelings werl
OF the kindliest sort. But when III
thought Of German as the Democratic
leader who had helped TO mutilate tn
Wilson bill, his feelings were any
thing but kindly And in that double
and inconsistent mental attitude to
ward German he has remained eve
since.
- think II is the only case i'm al
Cleveland's oXperience when he ha
both liked and disliked the same man.
Copyright, 1912, by r J. Edwards
All rights reserved)
Tomorrow Mr. Edwards will tell O
"The Outsider Who persuaded Gran
10 Stretch the Law"