The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-30

0eoet 1nPl4 Mooaa1e.
Al : result 81 tho recent election
Grover Cleveland will retire from
American politics for tho time being
but. II he should nevor reappoar. hs
hns already made = place for himsell
IN American history alongside Of the
towering figures. Of Washington. Lin
coin and Grant Washington will al.
ways b the father OF his country; Lin
coins name y indissolubly associated
with the emancipation Of the slaves;
Grant Was the great General who
achieved tho defeat Of the rebellion
and. rs leader. did more than any
other to promote the peace and har-
mony Of the subsequent reunion; Cicve-
lands fame as patriot was assured
BY the historic tariff message, which
win always be regarded as the corner
stone OF reform which some day will
emancipate the American people from
the burdens OF unjust and unnecessary
| taxation.
There is but ono leader OF the people
and moulder OF public sentiment in
contemporaneous history 70 whom
Cleveland may DO compared in his
present position. That man il Glad
stone. Gladstone to-day IL tho politi-
cal victim Of his own honest. high
minded and patriotic convictions; 50 Is
Cleveland. Gladstone's entire public
career has been devoted to tho cause
Of national progress and the rights Of
the people. He was the leader OF the
tariff-reform movement Of his country,
IN the disestablishment OF the Irish
church. in the abolition Of tho sales Of
army commissions; he has been con-
spicuous in every movement Of reform
In Great Britain during the past forty
five years. and was defeated in his
struggle for the establishment OF home
rule in Ireland. which Is sure TO pre-
vail in the end. Cleveland's public
career has been much shorter. but 1t
has been replete with aspirations and
achievements Of progress and reform.
As sheriff Of his county, As mayor Of
his city. as Governor OF his State and
President Of his country. Cleveland has
been identified with continuous series
Of public benefactions. and he has just
been defeated as champion OF tariff
reform. which Is the manifest destiny
Of this country.
The parallel does not end here As
Gladstone in the minority IL greater
man than Salisbury. his successful
rival in the government OF Great
Britain. 40 Cleveland. in his retire.
ment. will be greater man in Ameri-
can history than General Harrison.
who Is to displace him
Grover Cleveland has been tho
architect Of his own political career.
an independent thinker. friend Of
the people. He has always been able
to rise above party influence. popular
clamor, personal considerations and
selfish interests He has provided
history with practical application Of
Henry Clay's maxim: Better be-
right than be President" He has
guided great political party. which
was Bourbon in many Of its attributes.
in the direction Of great National re-
form-not for transient political sue
cess, out for the ultimate achievement
Of . grand National work. He has
promoted a degree Of popular thought,
study and discussion OF vast econom-
ic question which never before pre-
vailed among the American people.
and has planted the seed Of great
principle which i bound TO terminate.
and blossom, and fructify. He has
sacrificed temporary power and per-
sonal interest TO the glorious cause
In which he enlisted. He might have
been reelected President by keeping
still; he had only to reach out to
grasp the prize. But to him the
destiny OF his country was moro vital
than personal preferment or party
success.
Grover Cleveland Is to-day the lead
or Of the most important economic
movement ever inauguratcd in the
American Republic, involving prin.
ciple which IL essential to the perfect
freedom, equality and fairness OF the
American system. He has with him
the best brains Of the country and has
received the high compliment Of the
active hostility Of the manopolios. the
trusts and machine politicians. He
goes into retirement full Of honors and
followed by the admiration and re-
spect, not only Of his friends, who
share his political defeat, but Of the
mass Of his opponcnts. He may yet
b a active power In bringing about
the realization Of the reform 70 which
he has aroused the attention Of the
American people; but. In any case, the
reform will come. and he will always
be rewarded by history with the gar
land Of heroism and the laurels which
belong Of right 70 original thinkers
and great leaders -KdSsas Guy Star.
UP WITH THE FLAoi