The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-08-26
Charleston News and Courerl
The Inner Life or Cleveland. !.

cathedral can tell how glorioaislyi tht
colors blend within, when, in the dttlin-
ing sunlight, warm gules, rose bls'om and
soft amethyst wander over arch and pill
lar, and the "shielded escatcheoas blush
with the blood of queens and kings.'
And 50 it is with good mans liz. They
who know it only from the outside can
have but faint idea of its beauty AMI its
truth. Unless indeed we can see hiln as
he knows himself, and without any s,,s-
picion on bis part that we obser.e lin,
it is difficult in the extreme to make a
just estimate of his character and worth
Fortunately, in the case Of one lpon
whom, at this time, the eyes Of millions
of American freemen are fixed, We have
the opportunity of seeing public servint
in the mirror which he holds up 10 him
self
On the day that he was elected Gcy-
ernor of the State of New York, Grover
Cleveland wrote a private letter to his
brother. This letter passed into the pos
session of Republican, from whom it
has been obtained by the New York H.
dependent, which now publishes it. The
letter is as follows:
MAYORS OFFICE BUFFALO.
November z, 1882.
Ny Dear Brother: have just toled sit
here in the Mayors Office alone, with The exc&lr-
ton of an artist from Frank I.eslies new sI,aper,
who is skeIching the Office. Ii mother rs here
should he writing to her, and | ;eel as If il
were time for me TO be writing to some one who
will believe what write. | have been li some
time in the atmosphere OF certain SUCCESS, 30
that have been sure that l should assume the
duties o the high office lor which hav;. been
named. have tried hard in the light ~ lliis
! fact, TO properly appreciate The rcspons biti@s
| that will rest upon me, and they are much to
! much, underestimate But the Ihought that
| has troubled me is: Can well perform MY du-
| ties, and in such manner as TO *, s,me good
to the people OF the State | Know there is
room for it, and know that l am honest and
sincere in my desire to do we'll, but the question
is whether know enough to accomplish what /
desire
The social lite which seems 10 await ME has
also been subject OF much anxious though |
have notion that l Can regulate that very
much AS desire, and If can shall spend very
little time in the purely ornamental pait pt the
office. In point of fact, will tell You first of all
others, the policy intend to adopt, sni that is
10 make the matter business engagenaexg ixa,oeea
tie peops # tie STATE and myxett IN ,ei.sA A1 oJ-
!gatio my side is to pertorm He dufitt aas.yned
me "tM an eye single 10 the interest OF 0.E cyrqg-
ers. shall have no idea OF elecio Cr ri any
higher political preterment in my hcaN. teu be
very thankful and happy If can well T.. one
term The peoples Governor. Do slu .Anow
that if mother were alive should ice -. much
safer! | have always thought thai hel PRAYERS
had much to do with my success | shstl expect
you all To help me III that way. Bebev. me
your atfectiunate brother
GROVER GLEN E!l.ASD.
The reference to the Governors mother
Is made the more pathetic by the Iknowl-
edge that her death occurred butt few
weeks previous to the writing of iht letter
Who can help feeling that in it Governor
Cleveland poured out his whole heart
We must remember, also, that VIA, he
promised has already crystallizr,l into
performance. Governor Cleveland has
spent very little time in i" the pur{ly or
namental part of his office; he slas in
very truth made the Governorslsip "a
business engagement between ths peoi
pie of the State and himself, AMI per-
formed the duties assigned him with an
eye single" to the interests Of hiss en-,
ployers, the people. We feel justified ir
saying here, upon the authority oi one
whose word is always accepted without
question in South Carolina, that Governor
Cleveland did not desire to be nonlinated
for President, and preferred to be alfo wed
to serve his full term as the Chief Magis-:
trate of the State Of New York. Indeed
the knowledge of his wishes in ,liis te-
spect was used as an argument against
his nomination. 1t is, however, al, $d-
ditional reason for his election.
There is pathos inexpressible in Gov
ernor Cleveland's exclamation that is his
mother were alive he would feel 40 much
safer, and that he had always thought
that her prayers had had much 10 do
with his success. Who will deny it or
doubt it? Surely he who in the first n O.
ment of his elevation to position IF ex-
alted Importance gives his first thu ,eht
to his mother, and calls her blessed, is a
man whom the American people oan
safely trust There is in the letter pub
lished to-day a strain of homely feeling,
suggestion of simple earnestncss AID
truth, which singles Governor Clevelsnd
out as the man for the time A man Of
the people, possessing and cherith,ng
every domestic affection, loyal to lis
public trust as to his own household he
can be depended on to keep in mind, sl-
ways, the interests and the rights Oh all
conditions of men. Better by far than
any platform of promises is the sinnlu,
heartfelt letter in which Grover Caese-
land proclaims his belief in straiui.tfor-
ward and honest methods, and avows his
faith in the efficacy Of mothers prayers.
1t is said that Pope, the Dependent
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