Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-06-16
CLEVELAND AND THURMAN.

CLEVELAND AND THURMAN.
There can be no better ticket offered
to the American people than this. The
st. Louis Convention in the matter OF
candidates did its work well. Cleveland
has been tried for four years and he has
given the country a safe and conservative
and clean administration of public at.
fairs. No other administration OF re.
cent times presents a better record than
President Cleveland's. He has been m
phatically President Of these United
States. No man or set OF men has
wheedled or controlled him. He has as.
sumed all Of the responsibility attaching
to his public acts, and has administered
the great trust reposed in him by the
people in a manner to give very general
satisfaction throughout the country. We
are not going to say that Cleveland is q
Jefferson or a Madison, but we will say
that he is a pains-taking, safe and prudent
President Of remarkable individuality
and frmness. He is withal an honest
man who does nothing from a policy
standpoint. He prefers to do his duty
as he is given to see the right and let
consequences take care Of themselves.
We do not believe that President Cleve.
land has ever performed a single official
act based upon the idea that it would
help him before the country. He is not
that sort OF a man. He goes on doing
his duty regardless Of whether his acts
are popular or otherwise. And it is this
identical point that is going to give him
his greatest strength with the people.
The American people like courageous
men and have but little use for time serv.
ers. Those who seek to mislead and
cheat the people to secure a temporary
advantage generally come but at the
little end Of the horn. Absolute frank
ness and manliness in public station con-
stitute the true rule. The people will
tolerate and even condone mistakes
if they be honest mistakes. Cleve-
land has proceeded on this general
idea all the way through his public
career. He will make a better President
for the mex four years than he has dur
ing his present term. 1t is admitted
that he came in four years ago with
limited experience of public affairs and
the public men of the country. 1t is a
wonder that he did not make more mis-.
takes. But he is now as well equipped
for a proper discharge Of the great office
which he holds as any man in all the
land. Some of his ideas of public policy
do not suit all men-not all Democrats
but in this great country of diversified
interests it is not possible to get a man
as Chief Magistrate who is in exact accord
with the popular sentiment of all Sec
tions OF the Union. A man who suits
the West does not suit the East, and
visa versa; but the man who will give to
the country an honest aud safe bust.
ness administration may be accepted
with satisfaction in these time of
profound peace. The chief thing
Immediately ahead Of the American
people is business development and
expansion and growth. We have
no international entanglements-and
very little that calls for the higher
order of craftsmanship and diplomacy
in the President or his Cabinet. Cleve-
land has been more of a peoples Presi-
dent than any Of his immediate predeces-
sors. Whether elected or defeated in
the coming election his present admins
tration will always stand well in the an
nails of American history. We believe
that he will be reelected to another
term.
And what shall be said Of the second
name on the ticket-the grand old Ro-
mantle noblest Of them all. Simply
that it is the greatest name in the
country to-day, and it's possessor the
grandest man in all respects that the
nineteenth century has produced in this
hemisphere. Thurman will add great
weight to the Democratic ticket in the
West. On this Coast he should prove q
tower of strength. He is in exact line
with all Pacific Coast interests and ideas.
He is right on both the Chineses and sill.
yer questions, and was a pioneer on these
subjects. In view Of the fact that the
Senator is to be a tie after the 4th Of
March next, there should be no sort Of
question about the election of the ticket
which bears Humans name. He is
practically running as a Senator at large.
He will have the casting vote in all cases
of tie. Can anyone doubt that in all
such cases the vote of Thurman will be
for the people and not for the monop'
olies. This one item should and will
greatly strengthen the Democratic Ma.
tional ticket on the Pacific Coast. We
have great faith that the next President
and Vice President Of the United States
will be Cleveland and Thurman.
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