MR. GROVER CLEVELAND IN RETIREMENT.

Bush Advocate, Volume V, Issue 354, 16 August 1890, Page 7

MR. GROVER CLEVELAND IN RETIREMENT.

There is something marvellous- about the way in which a man who has been President of the United Stutos— the ruler of sixty millions of people — is allowed to drop into comparative obscurity from the moment when his term ot office expire 3. I see exPresident Graver Cleveland almost daily (writes an American correspondent of the Manchester Examiner) , either on his way clown town to his law office or walking up Wall street. The other day 1 turned and watched him for the purpose of noticing how much attention he attracted. Wall street was crowded at tho time, and at least a thousand "bankers, brokers, financiers, railroad men. clerks, and persons in every condition in life rushed past him while I stood on the steps of tho Sub-Treasury gazing at his stout and portly iigura. Of all who brush e<l by there was but one who raised his hat aud bade him good morning. The others did not take the trouble to turn to look at him, nor to give any sign of the slightest recognition. This lack of courtesy on the part of thepublio is due to downright indifference. It cannot be attributed to ignorance. Twelve months ago the very eunie men who now pass him without even a nod would have travelled from one end of tho city to the other to catch a glimpse of him. and would have been content to stand for hours together in line on tho chance of obtaining a shake of the hand. He knows full well that as goon a.s ever the conventions for the nomination of candidates for tho Presidency take place in 1892 he will have everybody once more falling at his feet ; for ho is the sole possible candidate of tho Democrats. His wife retains all tho goodwill which she acquired at tho White House by her beauty, her gracious yet simple manners, and by her exquisite tact. She is, indeed, a most astouishing type of the American woman. Imagine how a young boarding-school miss from Scarborough or Bristol would act if enddenly endowed with tho social status and prerogative*! of tho Prinoess of Wales ! And yot, notwithstanding the fierce and merciless gl;iro of publicity — a publicity so great that President Cleveland was attended throughout hid entire honeymoon by a corps of twentyfonr newspaper men, who telegraphed daily ■columns of print to their respective journals otmceming tho newly-wedded couple — Mrs. Cleveland never made a single mistake either of manner, speech, or deed. Although there was an; immense amonut of eagerness on the part of jealous ladies at Washington, and indeed throughout the,, country, to find cause for owticism or ridicule in her conduct, tho latter was so blameless that no peg? could bo found on which to hang a single -word trt reproach, — no, not even by her Kt^tband's bittorest enemies. 'She always kwv just tlte right word to Bay, the correct "ftiing to do, and tho exact nuance to im^jV to her inter©ouvse with those with.; \motti sho was brought into contact.