Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27
cLEvELAMD.s RECORD.

CLEvELAND'S RECORD.
why tho Presldent Il EatitIea tos the
Admiration OF Every Citizen.
The Democrats are now smarting
under defeat they little expected and
many Of them are looking through
blue spectacles. but this, is only q
transitory condition that will soon
pass away and the Democracy will rise
up purer. stronger and better than
ever.
For six years Grover Cleveland has
been the central figure of the Democ-
racy. Can any man point to a single
stain that he has left upon. Democ-
racy's escuscheon? Can any one say
that he has not been brave, able.
noble and at all times equal to the de-
mands made upon him? As an es-
teemed exchange with great force
says: when President Cleveland
shall go out of Office in March next
he will leave behind him q record that
will establish his reputation as a
patriot with an eye single to the pub
lie interest, and as statesman of un-
daunted courage and Of marked ca
pacity In the mastery of public af-
fairs" Following this it goes on and
mentions some of the things that are TO
his credit
Under his lead much has been done
to restore to the Government the vast
grants of public lands to railroad cor
porations. in fraud of their owners
the people of the United States.
He has put check to vicious PEN
sion legislation in the interest of agents
and undeserving claimants.
He has given the country safe and
prudent management of its finances.
He has broken mp the naval ring
that kept the country supplied with
hulks. and has given us respectable
naval establishment instead, for which
we have paid no more than our mon
ey's worth.
His administration has been free
from any form of tolerated Or COW
ered-up dishonesty, speculation Or
fraud
. He has boldly sought to relieve the
country from overta Ration by propos-
ing such remission as would give the
greatest assistance to depressed indus
tries.
He has acted steadily upon his noble
motto that ''public Office is public
trust;" and that Is the inscription
which must be put upon the grave
stone of his administration.
He might have obtained the political
and personal favor of powerful cor
poratiOns by negiecting the rights of
settlers upon the public domain; he
might have courted immediate popu-
larity by winking at the pension raids
on the Treasury; he might have need
lessly emptied the surplus money of
the people into the pockets of bond
holders; he might have perpetuated
the system of the Robesons aud the
Reaches In naval expenditures; he
might have put rascals into Office on
political solicitation. and kept them in
Office for political advantage; and he
might have listened to the voice of ex-
those snug and safe counselors in his
own party who straddle the tariff
question. and who are "for prOtec-
ton in one spot and :'for revenue" in
But President Cleveland has not
done any of these things. He has
been true to his pledges. He has the
of his convictions. He gave
the country all the Civil-Service re-
form he could compass and all the
tariff reform within his power; and he
has paid the penalty. But his works
do follow him; and his party will
inevitably return to power, in vindi-
cation of the principles in defense Of
which he has laid down his great
Office at the feet of the people who
gave it to him.-Bufalo en- ~
Times.