The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-10-19
GROVER CLEVELAND STRONGER
TO-DAY THAN IN 'S4.
Judge MeKeemy Voices the Sentiments
Of the Ohio People.
WAsHISGToS. d. c.. Oct. 1

W ASHlNGlON, ~. ", OCt. Il.
The Washington Critic this after
noon prints an intererview with
Judge J. G. McKecmy, of Hamilton,
Ohio, who is now in Washington:
Il believe" said the Judge, "the
course of the President is almost
universally approved by our party in
Ohio. More than that, it is regard
ed favorably by the people in gene
raj He has shown clearly an inten
tion to do all that he could toward
economy in the: conduct of the Coy
ernment.and that was something the
people especially wished to see. The
erection by the Government of Post
office buildings in several of our les
ser Ohio cities was proposed in the
last session Of Congress, and the
President vetoed every one of the
measures. This, of course, created
some local dissatisfaction, but his
action was founded on the plain
common sense principle that would
lead private citizen to pay $25 a
month rent for a house that would
answer his needs rather than build
for himself at a cost of $4,000.
That was practical economy and the
neutrality-suspicious. not slow
to see and appreciate it." M
Then you do not think his policy
has weakened his palty?' was ask
ed. i,
'sNot bit of it,' responded
Judge McKemy. THE President
has not gone as fast in the matter of
removals. from and appointments to
Office as the politicians or members
of Congress would have liked, and
it is perhaps only natural that this
class should be somewhat dissatis-
fed; but it is the people of whom
am speaking and not of the politi-
clans. and / know the people are not
dissatisfied Ohio is classcd as a
sure Republican State in Presiden-
tial years, but if Cleveland was a
candidate this fall he would stand
an excellent show@to carry it. He
has made friends among the Repub-
licans, and has not lost any of the
rank and file strength of his owr
party. This is because there il
faith in his sincerity of purpose tC
do what is, right, and so long as the
people have that faith they will not
lay to his charge errors in unimport
ant matters of administration, mol
will they be, influenced by the dis
satisfaction of those who have moth
ing in view but self-interest.
Take the Congressional District
Dempcratic Conventions in our Stat,
as d proof of what l have said,
continued the Judge. Every one
of them has indorsed Presiden
4 Cleveland's course. He was also in
dorsed by the State Convention, ant
with respect to that l can give a lit
tie inside history, for l was one o
the Committee on Resolutions
When the paragraph in the platform
approving the Administration wal
read before the committee each mem
Der arose in turn and gave his views
There were twenty -one of us-on
from each Congressional district
and there was not a.dissenting voic
to the adoption of the resolution. /
is not often that there is such una
nimity in a committee room on an,
subject as was then shown, and tn
, members of that committee certainl
represented the sentiments of thos
who sent them to the Convention.
If President Cleveland continue
I on the economic line of policy he
e pursuing he will be nominated j
: 1883 whether he wishes to or not, @
whether the politicians wish l
$ Nothing can prevent that exceI
e some grave error, such as he is nC
s. -at all likely to commit, for he ha
a shown himself very safe and ca,
n tious man: There is more of hi
: intellectually and>xe has more bacl
+ bone than he was given credit fl
8 when he was elected. One poil
s that was made against him in I'll
g campaign of 1884 was that if elec
ed he would be under the control
his party leaders Well, he has bee
e President a year and q half, and
anybody has exercised control ov,