Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-07-26

In reply TO the remark OF a Blaine
OrOnn that Gov (lavolonf ID IA

In reply TO the remark OF a Blaine
organ that Gov. Cleveland Ii go
man destitute of political exper =
ence," the New York Evening PO 1
says: "Of one kind OF experience
-''xperitnce in political trickaFy
ANA manipulation, aud In the art Uf
making money for himself and his
friends out OF politics he Is, indeed.
destitute. But the present extraor-
binary political crisis is due Ia the
profound and growing popular be-
liei that this kind OF experience ~
too common among our Statesmen,
and that the Republican candidate
In particular II loo rich la II either
for his own or his c0untry's good.
OF the kind OF experience which
the present situation In national af-
fairs most imperatively calls Tor,
experience in administration
Cleveland has more than any ono
who has entered the White House
since 1850, more than any man
whom either party has nominated
within that period, except Seymour
and Tilden-mOre than Lincoln,
more than Grant, more than Hayes,
more than Garfield, more than Ar
thur. He laid at the start that best
Of all foundations for American
craftsmanship, 10y becoming gOOd
lawyer. He began his executive
career by being good county
Sheriff. He was next fntrustcd
with the administration OF a great
city--as severe a test of "a iITan's
capacity in dealing with mon end
affairs as any American la our time
can undergo. In both Offices no
gave boundless satisfaction To his
fell0w-citizens of both parties. His
nomination for GovernOrshipuf this
Slate came in due course, aud nj
a crisis In State affairs which very
closely resembled that which we
are now witnessing IN national AZ
fairs. His election by an unprccc-
dented majority is now AN old story.
1t was the beginning of revOlu-
tion. II Was the first thorough
fright the tricky and jObblng elc-
ment In politics ever received here.
Ii for the first time in their expert
ence gave reform an air Of realty,
But il might, had Cleveland proved
n weak or Incompetent man, havo
turned out a very bad blow fnr
pure politics. Luckily he justili-
ed all the expectations and even all
the hopes of thoso who voted fur
him. No friend of good govern
ment who, in disregard 81 party
ties, east his vote for him, has had
reason to regret II for one moment.
We owe to his vigorous support "a
large numDcr OF relurinaiory meas
urcs, which people in this State, for
forty years, had sighed Tor with liitn
more expectation Of seeing thcin
enacted thnn of seeing the millc-
niuIn. la other words, lac has ar
rcstal the growth of political de
spair among large numbers, both
Of old and young voters in this
State. Ills messages. too, have
been models OF sonnd common sense
and penetrating sagaciiy, clothed IN
he tcrse and vigorous lInglish
which shows that there is Il man,
and not windy phrasemOngcr, lA'-
hind the pen. Though last, not
east, his best work has hccn tlouc
IN utter disregard OF the hostility
" that element in his own party
which for so many years Inns made
i an object of mingled hate aud
ear to the best part OF the Amer
can people lie H. in truth Dem
)crat Of the better age of the Dem
Icratic party, when il VIA a party
lf simplicity and economy, aud
night almost have put his platform
ntO the golden rule oI giving every
nan his due, ninoIing your own
business and asking nothing of
Government hat light taXrs and
ccurity in the field and by the
iresitlc. No one who has entered
he White louise fOr half n century
,xccpt Lincoln in his second term,
las offered refOrmcrs such solid
that ~ President he viii
10 his own thinking aud be his own
MUSTER in the things which pertain
% the Presidency" f. 'ret