The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-07-11
Cleyelan(l'S Career.

Grover Cleveland, Governor Of New
York. is a native of New Jersey, and
is now in his forty seventh year. He
comes from a ministerial family, his
father and Il number Of his relatives
being Protestant clergymen. Grover
received an academic education after
which lie went to New York city as II
clerk in some charitable institution.
He soon became infected with the
western fever, and on his route to lis
intended destination he stopped III
Buffalo. n. y, to visit wealthy nn-
Gle residing in that city, who persuad-
ed his nephew to remain and take Il
position III his store. Young Cleve-
land, however, aspired to become
lawyer and his relative encouraged
him in this ambition by securing him
a clerkship with prominent law firm
| in Buffalo. Mr.. Cleveland was admit
ted to the bar IN 1859. and soon after
was appointed assistant district at
| torney for the county Of Erie. In
1870 he was elected sher fl of the
county. and in 1881 mayor of the
city. His election in 1882 us governor
Of New York was a noted triumph
of his popularity with the peo.
pie, his majority over Judge
Folger being nearly 100000.
! Upon theis signal victory Of two yeals
ago was based the beginning Of the
| strong and successful efforts his
| friends have made to secure hlm the
democratic nomination. Within Il
| month from the time of his election
as governor Of New York his name
was mentioned as a possible candi-
date for the presidency. His admins
! istration of the state affairs of New
| York has added to his fame. though
it has brought him some detractors.
The high minded impartiality. the
cool executive ability. the unremitting
industry. the lack of ostentation which
have marked his Whole life were car
ried with him to Albany. So fully
has lis career as governor been free
from the shackles Of political bias
that it has drawn upon him the oppo-
sition Of the New York Sun the lead
! ing democratic paper OF America-the
Sun openly avqwed but a few days
ago that the basis Of its hostility was
| Cleveland S seeming forgetfulness Of
his democratic friends AMI the fact
| that he had neglected to bow down
to the god Tijden. AS great lawyer,
as sheriff of Erie county, as mayor OF
the city OF Buffalo, as governor Of the
| state of New York, Grover Cleveland
has, by his eyinced ability us a states
| man. by his spotless purity us Il pub
/ lie man, by earnest support and advc
! cacy ofr.ght, hy open opposition 20
all public wrongs and Ivy his simple.
/ transformations mode of life drawn to
/ MN du Oitsiu Va ttuttlAC ClN
and supporters. When Blaine and
Logan were nominated by faction OF
the republicans the disappointed and
disgusted wing Of the party. called the
| independents. turned their eyes to-
ware Cleveland as theif hope from
| the democrats. From that source he
will receive many votes John Kelly,
/ the TammaDy chieftain. has waged
! against Cleveland an uncOmprOmising
Gont up to this time. Whether he will
carry his opposition to the polls can
not lie yet known. It is HndeniaiIe
| that it will be Il seEions thing for
| C!evo land ard tie democratic party if
lie does. The democrats have nolni-
mated no brilliant orator, no political
| ingglen. no professional agitator, no
] man Of snirched reputation; bit i
ran WHO has heen tried and proven to
possess Ill the unalities that 90 to
make nj u strong. elignified, able pres
/ iaen. they nave nominated.