Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-08-06

BIOGRAPHY OF GROVER CLEvE>
LAND-FROM DEMOCRATIC
SOURCES.
Governor Grover Cleveland, of New
York, Democratic candidate for the
Presidency, comes of New England
preferred stock Aaron Cleveland,
greatgrandfather of Grover, was con-
gregational minister of Norwich, Con-
necticut. This is important as showing
the antecedents of Grover. A brother
of Aaron was Moses, as you might
expect, and he was sent from New Jersey
as missionary to Boston. 1t did not
take and Moses went back to New Jersey
and reared a large family to avenge
himself on the world. One of his sons
was named Richard and he was the
father of the Executive of our state. A
great aunt of Moses and Aaron was the
mother of Reverend Samuel Hanson
Coke, ID. D., L. L. D., distinguished
Presbyterian Divine. His son, Arthur
Cleveland Coke, is the Protestant Epis-
copal Bishop of Western New York.
We forgot to mention that the father of
Grover was also a clergyman of rare
ability and respectable talents Thus
you will see that Grover was surrounded
by ministers and other religious inlu.
ences, and how he got into the Democrat
ic party is one of the wonders of the
age. Grover himself was born at Cald.
we'll, Essex county, New Jersey, but for
this he should not be condemned. His
education was largely obtained at schools;
some of it he got by experience and he
will get more during the early autumn.
He took up the profession of law and
was good student His official career
commenced as Assistant District Attor.
ney of Erie county. Next he ran for
District Attorney but a Republican ran
the fastest and got the Office. It 1869 he
was elected sheriff and was an efficient
officer. His platform at that time had
only one hole in it instead of hundred,
and the Aeatness and dispatch with
which he dropped kickers through it is
the envy of the Democracy of to>day,
His military record is thrilling ro-
nance. At the outbreak of the Rebellion
his bosom was so fired with patriotism
that be enlisted the sympathies of all
who knew him. Speech after speech
was written but never delivered, and
when regiments marched out of Buffalo.
and reduced the voting capacity of the
city he was affected 10 tears and offered
to go over into Canada and get substitutes
His activity in raising the quota of Buff
falo was inspiring. He said he was
afflicted with neuralgia and did not want
to get in the way of draft. His care
of the city during the absence of the
troops is theme for the poet or Demo-
cratic biog-apher. Anyway the Rebellion
was crushed, and Grover Cleveland is
there to show for himself. He lived
through it.
His beneicent acts, and the immense
sums of money he has expended on
himself are startling. The Chicago fire
and the drowned out sufferers in Ohio,
and many other objects of charity touch.
ed his noble heart. His veto Of the nire-
hour law was pure act of benefcence
He was afraid the laboring man would
sit around and take cold if he took no.
thing stronger. He argued that the poor
needed employment and if SO, fifteen
hours employment was better than nine.
His social condition is good. You
might think him host because his friends
say he can carry New York His ad-
mirers call him team but he is single
man, and as such he is very good to
himself. He has nothing else to attend
to and that far away look in his eve
indicates that he is looking out for mum
Der one. His dress is very neat and
unassuming. His hats fare made in the
top of the style and are pressed and
blocked over a thimble. He wears
white cravat with the knot under his left
ear This is habit. His feet are encased
IN pointed.toe shoes. His enemies call
them his Vetoes. lHis vest is always
rather short and Senator O'Grady of
Tammany Hall requested him to pull it
down which he refused to do.
His political opinions have never been
formed. He simply wants Office.
His political history commenced at
Chicago, ILL.,, July 10, 1884, and will end |
November of the same year.
The campaign shout will be for change
and inasmuch as the people have been
electing smart men to Office for quarter
century, they now propose to elect man
of ordinary abilities for a change. Any
other change than this they will notsget |!
as Sammy Tilden has drove the bung into
the barrel and is playing with Slugger
Sullivan to get up his muscle. This
history will be SOLD by the clown while
Barnum is making his speech in the ring.
(N. 2. Journal.