The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-12-05

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1Ir CIcyeIand's rrcords prcI ~ -
has been % crowded with character
and performance that no one who i
.f,,d,c. y With /. candid mind can fail |
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y ~. !. ''F''o' ,-..~-r
sh'p % tne very SOFT 'na. y e'"P'."''e
81 demanded In the Presidency ASFeet
part II this evidence relates 10 the sim |
nle. direct honest discharge IL duty.
IN, IN. ,,;,.:..,.. .,.,., which n. has
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ncteo y. 'na' o'ss""'ee ~ '''' 49, 80"
zeal and essential, ana ne mas expFesscu
with them decision and cIcarncss
which leave no doubt Of his intellectual
capacity and his moral strength His
letters and speeches, his messages ~
Mayor and as Governor. are all char
acterized by the same forcible pcspic-
uity; no one can be under any doubt as
20 their meaning: they do not admit Of
two interpretations. When Mr.. Clcve-
land was called upon 70 reform thc
municipality Of Buffalo he made short
speech in accepting the nomination
which struck the keynote Of bis ser
vice. When" he said, 1--WE consider
| that public officials are the trustees Of
The people and hold their places and
| exercise their powers for the benefit "a
| the people. there should need no higher
| induccment 10 faithful and honest dis
| charge Of public duty. These are
! very old TRUTHS" he added, but he be-
| licvcd that the people wanted them,
sincerely and without mental reservn-
1 ton. adopted as q rule Of conduct.
| When he addressed his inaugural mes
sage to the Common Council he knew
1 that there were those in that body who
were not converted 70 sucn RUE q
terms similar to those he has lately used
| Il, y.fcrancc "a National affairs The
~ ''sr 1870 1890 800 ~ MI
vcrfri 70 other purposes than their pro-
| ,r,:~-. W $1,000 tho,.. ,.,,,.f ,,ct H..
lection ana ,nse.ss as '1s ,,,.,n ~;
,,,,rr..eo than n necessary: ..if sometimes
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appears, ne warned tnem tnat 'tie
ocs-no's. nSs Sas tnas I Mn sna ~
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taxpayer than that which should regu,
ia's IL eonuue1 WEI Il ~: ~ .:,-h,''.,. =
he holds the money Of ms nelghnor'
The jobbers IN the Common Councii go
20 work a. II mayor SieSe'ano wo nv
had meant nothing IN particular bu'
they We're undeceived when his notable ,
veto Of the STRENGTHENING contrac'
award came. The Council had giyer
the contract Of cleaning the streets q
Buffalo Tor nye years lot $3<<,JvV. NOR
than 500. 900 higher than that Of an
other perfectly responsible party. ans
$50 600 more than the successful con
tractor had himself offered to do Il for
few weeks before. His indignant vet
message Il revelation Of rooted hon
esty Of naturc:
mi. q \ Zine for plain spcech. and my On
jcction % the ncticn d your honorable bod
now under e3n,'ner s o.c,, s"s s,,o ~ s,n
because regard II a. the continuation ~
most bascfaced. ;mpudent an1 ~. snam melee
ana f worse !, than sauandcr che public monc'
wiIl not X mIsundcrstood ~ tni :,,I matte 5.
Inc ne, r W. s ~inm can nof ana Viii ~
suspect IL willfni neglect ~ the interest
they src sworn g nro'e SILL, pus 80 nss e Sss
i hot2 n ma about your honorable body whic
4 behooses every honest man e wa'sh ... n
AVOID Win ~ US ~ nssson: inelnoation
WITH Kind Il low. cheap cunning. n % n
motives and purpozs: q osners nno linen .ns oS
clare fhnf 4 wholcsome public sentiment Is
b sct AZ nauehs. sometimes dccc!ycs An
leads honest cn y ~ ~ nv fhcs ,nS IN
nnon with ahhorrrncc. We are IA
cunning positions in thc yrnncs q public rtes
Nm 4 y M fnr ~ ncone either IN or out Z
your honorable body. are against them, an
should ~ ueatso aeco'n'''ks'
There - healthy ring 10 those seI
fences that left no doubt a. 10 (Iey<