The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-22
Gov. Cleveland Born Lucky.

Cyremus Chaplin Bristol was tire
first white male child born in Buffalo;
that was in 1911. For nearly seventy
years he has lived in that city, taking a
prominent part in municipal and State
politics, and counting as an intimate
friend nearly every prominent politi-
clan in New York. lie was the conf
Dental adviser of Horace Greeley,
from whom he has received hundreds
of letters. He knew Chas. Dana when
the latter was a dTy-gOods clerk. and
has been intimate with Grover Cleve-
land ever since the Governor settled in
Buffalo. Mr.. Bristol is fond of re-
counting the characteristics of these
distinguished friends. Finely educated,
and possessing sufficiency of this
worlds goods, Mr.. Bristol has been in
a position to weigh accurately the
character of those about him. Seated
in his room at No. l54 WaYeTly Place.
his long gray beard making the venera-
Bile man look like q veritable prophet,
this modern Merlin prophesied, point
ing his words with a long fOre-lnger
"GrOver Cleveland is the man of des-
tiny. lie is not an ordinary man. Al
through life he has been a victim of
good tuck. He is a marked man, and
is certain to win. / don't give any Tea-
sons for my belief except that there is
a reason in the word kismet-fate.
Long ago, when he was only boy, il
was the same way. Whatever he want
ed came to him. No boy ever had less
prospect of becoming a lawyer, but.
just at the right time, the opportunity
came and he dropped into berth in Il
lawyers office. So, when the mayoral-
ity nomination came to him, it was not
solicited, but it sought him. and Of
course he was elected. We did not
feel so confident, but Grover did not
waver for moment. Then the Gov
ernOr's chair was offered to him.
There were more prominent candidates,
but the lightning missed all these and
sought the man of destiny. YOu know
the story of the election. Now this
last honor has fallen upon him, and in
his quiet, forceful way, he will become
our President, just as he became our
Mayor and Governor. 1t is fate and
there is no escape from il. WhyG
Cleveland's luck is a standing prOverb
with those who know him."
~IIow did you find him as eompan-
ionY"
"One Of the pleasantestf fellows in tile
world. Good-natured, even-tempered.
he took everything quietly, never be-
coming in any way disturbed. no mat
ter what happened. don't think any
body ever knew Grover Cleveland that
did not call him friend. We all de-
pended on him. When matters went
wrong in the political world, a word
from him seemed to solve the difficulty.
He was generous within certain limits.
for his income was comparatively small
and he had to live within il. Compar-
ed to the great majority of men. he
was a paragon of virtue. 1t was "a
standing Joke with the boys, his strict
habits. OF course he wasn't offensive
" goody-goOdy, but he was vastly bet
ter than the most men have met"
And the old man lapsed into reyerie
as he recalled some of his former com
panions. Now there is Dana" he
went on i'm reflective tone. "We used
to be great friends when he worked
across the street from me in the dry
goods store Of Stats & Dana. He was
a bookish lad, and, when Alfred Bris
bane came to Buffalo, he and ! Gent
Dana TO Horace Greeley with letter.
The Young fellow began on 81 a week.
but he was vindieated, and, as he rose.
tried to push Greeley out of sight His
nature was shown when he talTned
against Grant, who had refused him
| the Collectorship of New York. So
when Cleveland declined to make a
place for young Bartlett, Dana's friend,
| the great editor turned against him
and tried to stab him in the back. by
George! am an old man and ought
not to swear, but when think of the
treachery Of that man cannot restrain
myself and the venerable man trem-
bled all over as he told of Dana's mis-
deeds. AS your correspondent started
to go, the old man rose TO his feet, and
with his long, bony fingers stretched
| impressively forward, said, as though
delivering a prophecy.
/ Mark the words of an old man.
There is such thing as fate. Cleve-
land is the child Of destiny. and ne
power on earth win keep him from the
White House."