The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-11-20
t"A Man OF Destlny,..y., D,

Immediately after the Friday npotninr
session OF the National Convention In
which Governor Cleveland via nomi.
mated, Abram ST. Hewitt, of New iYork.
and Geaeral Butler met la hall of The
Falmer, House. TO q question bf Hew.
lit as TO what hoSould do, Butler an.
bwered that he, e,had not yet made iiD his
MUD. Hewitt then spoke as folIows:
General Butler, I have been an inter.
| ested observer Of your career for d allaY.
ter OF century. | have meyer known Of
man or measure you were afraid 60 an.
tagonize. You have gained victories.
but have also met defeats.S Now let ma
admonish you against opposition TO this
man Grover Cleveland il will meet only
disaster. am in position to offer this
advice. have not always admired biu1.
a year ago | rather defided the mention
OF him for this candidacy; indeed, / had
some anticipation OIL its coming 10 me,
and there were dozens of older and more
| experienced Democratic leaders I thought
more deserving the honorthan Cleveland,
But within the yearI havs noted hira
well, and my estimate of him has ch..ssed.
ne 10 really n wonderful thankfully
equipped for the FresldaRcy, But more;
look upon him as q man OF DESTINY.
believe he has been selected by Almighty
God as special agent for defeating the
Republican party and reforming the
administration of tbis Government
The foregoing conversation 10 here
printed for the frat time. OF course
Mr.. Hewitt's ascription to Cleveland Of
the mystic hold upon fortuitous SIate is
not argument. The suppofters of the
Republican candidate would find In anv
faith OF Cleve,and's enccess grounded ON
the. ".star Of destiny" idea q, weak super. !.
stition to laugh at though, in truth,
such faith would be no lessg absurd
than the imagination which parades tha.
invisible in:war aud invincibIe In, peace
as t.the Plumed Knight'sl gsfisq e
! Nevertheless IL is worth, noting, that
there have been men whose trinmphs
have seemed to be guided by what Wo z
term destiny. Tie first Napoleon fully
believed iii1 achievements, soq directed.
Riehelieu,l the great Cardinal .of.France, +
claimed 70 be proof from harm. BY violent
hands, declaring "the ssars had said it.n
In our own age Ulysses 3. Grant, with
less military experience and less FIenown
than other as brave and Bagacious Gem
erais, passed over them all to the COM !:
nandership Of them all. BY many he J
~as termea man of destiny.
-Sai u Wutb you Wlit--InTluue,E lete,
destiny or special Providence>4there 10
back of some men an mpellinEGcurreps
setting to prefeTie ed harbors, Vanderbilt
and Gould we're never bYainier, moro in.
dustrious nor more ambitious for wealth
than thousands about them who have
never accumulatedsa "a half hundred thou. .
sand. Abraham Lincoln had never been
the most active or noted worker In the
abolition cause whose adherelts selected
him for their candidate; James a. Gar
field was less prominent than several Re- /.
publican leaders over whose candidates.
he was chosen by hisSparsy Ia lSs0. ;;is IS 81
Whatever isi this subtle elamel,t, Giro.
YER Cleveland has been It's Beneficiary.
1t has sent offices aud shgnors III quest Of !.
him, not waiting FOR him TO go IN quest
of theRn. From the retirement of "a quiet
profession he was called to reform the
administration Of "a; "a; sa end y
performed the trust. From that Mayor
atty be- was elevated for q like purpose
to an Office which in It's exactiops and
extent OF bestowmeut Of patronage Ii sec.
ond emily 70; that of the .Presid dency; and
now, for the same work of reform, onefof \
the great National parties i has selected
him as it's atsndarfit bearer. ~ His star has
been steadily in the ascendant. Fnstune, i
,ssate. destiny. Or s,ectai L:fGsitiaae sssii
S. Nisss Pieases eacfs Inns crowned mis- a
every former nomination with victory.
and 1t appears TO be still lending him iis J
good right hand.--I diaaan 10 sdntinel.@