Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1895 — CLEVELAND'S DEADLINE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CLEVELAND'S DEADLINE.

Which No Person Can Paaa Without the President’s Consent. When President Cleveland gets to Gray Gables, his country place on Buzzard’* Bay, he feels quite safe from annoying: visitors. The place is so situated naturally that it is impossible for anyone to get to the house without the President’s consent. Should the visitor attempt an entrance to the domain by water he wonld find at the floating dock, where alone it is possible to land, a man on guard whowould tell him that “Mr. Cleveland isengaged.” Much the same performance is gone through with by those who approach on land. They have to traverse half a mileof private road before they reach the lodge. There is no other road leading to Gray Gables, and any one o,n foot who attempted to cross the marsh near the estate would have a sorry time of it. At the lodge visitors are met by officers of the secret service. If they are personal friends of the President or are expected, they are allowed to go on. If they are there simply out of curiosity or with the hope of seeing Mr. Cleveland, they

are allowed to go to “the deadline” as It is called. Beyond that may no man pass without Mr. Cleveland’s direct permission. This “deadline" is established just west of the stables. It was placed there so that vehicles co'uld have an opportunity to turn around in the open space in front of the carriage shed. The driveway is too narrow to turn in any other place. From this outpost messages and cards are taken to the house, while visitors wait with a hope that is almost sure to be blasted. The occasion for the establishment of “the deadline” wns not so much to keep at a distance importunate office-seekers as to put a stop to the great annoyance which over-curious people subject the President’s family to. Until the “deadline” edict went forth, wagon loadß of people from all around would drive into the President’s grounds, pull up directly in front of the north piazza, the favorite gathering place of the family, and start* at the people who. happened to be sitting there in a way that was, to say the least, embarrassing, pointing out each individual and commenting audibly. After a year of that sort of thing every day, with no holiday from the ordeal of inspection, even ou Sunday, Mr. Cleveland established “the deadline.” He said he was not only willing, but felt much complimented to have his fellow citizens make trips to see his home and his grounds, but he seriously objected to having his family and himself put on exhibiti<*i like so many freaks in a museum. He thought he was entitled to a little of the domestic privacy which is accorded without question to his 00,000,000 fellow citizens.

MAP OF MR. CLEVELAND’S OROUNDS.