The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-12-12
4 MODEL PRESIDENT.
memphis Appeal

~NO. lass 0eeN
"The people love him for the ene-
mics he has made,n and they love
him still more for the enemies he
has made in the faithful discharge
OF his official duties. The people
understand the motives which in
duce Stephen w. Dorsey and his
gang to yilify the President, and
he is endeared TO them IN proper
tion to the amount of abuse he re-
ceiyes from such a source. Hon
est in his purposes, with the cour-
age to assert his convictions. the
President has antagonized many
private interests aud as a matter
of course be is abused. lie tells
the ocean steam companies that
they can no longer rob the govern
meDt; the cattle barons that they
must surrender the lands that they
have stolen aud pull down the
fences; that the defaulting rail-
roads must abandon the lands
they have forfeited ; that the pub
lie domain must be free TO actual
settlers, aud that the Indians must
not be molested in their reserva.
tions. Among mon0polies that
have suffered by the Presidents
belief that public office is public
trust is the express company,
which is howllng because the gov.
ernmeut is taking from il fat con-
tracts; by transporting coin in q
government vessel in utter disre'
gard of the old custom of express.
ing il as freight. And another
victim is the silver bullion ring.
which conspired to force the gov.
ernmeut to pay higher prices for
the metal of the standard dollar
than it brought in the open market
Cleveland, iD his watchful vigi
lance, saw that the silver men had
been swindling the government by
an agreement not to uhCetb d each
uther, and thus fixing the price
above the market rate, and the
government refused to II AXE the
customary purchase. Aud now
the silver ring, like Dorsey, the
steamship companies, the land
grabbers, the express company, is
fully convinced that this is "Con-
federate brigadicr.gene ad'
ministration, aud an efemy to
American enterprise and industry.
President Cleveland is standing
by his pledges with a courage that
is sublime. He is indeed, a model
President. BY precept and prac.
tice he is yitalizing tho principle
that public Office is public trust,
not o reward for party services,
and he is conducting the business
affairs of the nation on u strictly
business basis. The people are
sustaining Mr.. Cleveland. And
how could 1t be otherwiseg Ii
would he a strange commentary
OH the value of Democratic pro
frssi 1ns and promises were the
President, after being elected on {
reform platform, to initiate the ex
ample of his predecessors, aut
prostitute the chief duties of hi'
Office as means for rewarding hi,
party friends. Why did the people
rise against the Republican spoils
men, and for what did the mug
wumps break away from the Re
publican party but to destroy for
ever the mischievous system @
making the Prt sidcntial Office
nothing but an Office brokerage
But few Democrats insist that th,
President falsify his pledges. Th'
calcium light of public opinion baI
been turned upon Grover Clsye
lands administration of min,
months and it reveals nothing bu
honesty in thought, in sentinen
and iu all his official acts. He ha
been straightforward, sincere an'
direct. He has the manly trait o
resolute independence. He is no
to be overawed by bosses or ca
.joled by the batteries inspired by
the hope that thrift will folloy
fawning. He cannot be diverte,
from his steadfast purpose TO max
"public Office a public trusi.n II
has the iron will of jackson as wei
as his self reliance, and does bi
own thinking and own investiga
tions. His industry is enormous
exhaustless. and his office is th
practical workshop of a publ
servant devoted to the public goot
Never did O President have sue
severe ideas of duty. The frs
nine months has the sanction 0
the American people.
OF the 5000 wounded Servian
in the hospital one.third ha
selfinflicted wounds on the trie
ger finger, having been Impelle
hv cnIu and hnnppr fhna In m-,ti