Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-10-11
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Cleveland and Calamity,

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when | have lc!, the Pres idcncy," say
Mr. Grover Cleveland, Il hope that | >hai
have put the appointments Of the army ia
such position that no subsequent admin
i>tratiun viii ever dare revert t. fprnci
practices Of appointments. Al this heavy
talk comes from a man whom the Amrr!-
can people have elected President of The
United States to ill the place once occu-
pied hy the greatest generals of the az.
Washington. who headed our armies and
fought through the American Revolution
against every disadvantage, and after a
seven years war with the most powcrful
nation the world ever saw. comFc.ic tile
lion OF proud England to hGmbly acknow-
ledge the North American colonies free
and independent states, never presumed
10 lay down any rule !or hI~ successors TO
follow. Jackson, as brave a general a.
b, was. never though, that he ws> going
20 establish any precedent for making gp-
poiniucnt- A. many A. he made that fol-
lowing administrations would be obliged
10 follow through fear Of a collision with
the people Harrison never attempted To
mark out any course for bis Successors
TAYLOR the hero OF The Mexican war. did
not live long enough To make himself
known a. tie people. General Grant Is
the last grya, general that ha, bccu fre~i-
dent aud Ac Ike all the other generals
that have been elected 10 the highest posi-
,ion In the gift Of the American people,
never ycnturcd such words of advice upon
the country A, these.
All this bumcombe comes from a man
the reason he has none to print, aud all
too, comes from the appointment to a
,,~piaincs q. GIL the vacancy Of ti.s r4tsr"-
mcnt OF some Of the late Gen Sheridan'-
,taH King Cleveland, What viii the
American people do without you AZ the
White house 10 direct their sfairs and lay
down preccdcnis for the Presidents Of all
future wears to follow. or have their heads
taken OF FOR not following wise precc-
dent established by your wisdom Your
craftsmanship VIII have 10 he hunted az
and printed for the especial benefit Of The
republic, Of the world. \ man so wise.
- far seeing cannot help being the Ideal
Of every intelligent prrson-GroSer Clesr-
land th,. pet and pride OF the New York
Neraid, IL. wcathercock OF America.
which ,r,.>uule> to follow Mr.. and Mr.
Cleveland into every closet or private
place they may choose 10 select. and then
comes forth a. prophet Of old with the
wise and deliberate words Of mature
thought ami the outcome Of a big brain,
for the American people 10 digest al their
leisure.
DO NOT thjuk that the American people
require Mr. Cleveland to think for them
any longer than his official position com
pels him to do 50. The New York Herud.
suppose, would be delighted to see him
appointed Dictator but that organ ex-
presses 50 little Of the general opinion Of
the United States that il is Of very littl.
use To class it with any other newspaper
in the land other than being an especial
favorite Of the President and his pretty
wife, who cannot dress for church with
out being the subject Of comment from
SONG of the numerous staff Of reporters
who are constantly lurking about the
q Ii t.Y... on ~
heavy sighs, when the sea-bass do not bite
his hook 10 the satisfaction of everybody.
The idea that the only man i'll America,
Who is perfectly 1T and qualified to be
President of the United States, j. to be
found in the person of Mr.. Cleveland. l.
the most absurd thing that ever was said
II We were TO elect the man whom The
newspaper reporters dig up and present L
the people a. the only man who Is honest
enough. who has knowledge sufficient to
direct the affairs of state, we are indeed II
a sad state of affairs. II the fountains ol
knowledge in America, supported by fifty
five millions OF people. can produce only
one out of that number In every four year
qualified to guide the destiny of th'
United States, what poor show there il
for the balance of us poor devils 70 eve
rise above straight flush of ifty-fou
million nine hundred ninety-nine thons
and nine hundred ninety-nine people
| one chance in fifty-fve millions to b.
| President of the United States is Ger
| ,ainly not much better than no chanc
at all. The man who presumes to max
anv one of the different departments of til
government after his own manner o
| thinking. so no other President viii eve
dare change it, is taking upon himself con
| siderable OF task, and when he send
such report over the country of his In
tention. we are forced to the belief tina
Mr.. Cleveland must think that the peopl
have fully as exalted opinion of him a
they ever had of any one of his predeces
sors in Office. A free trader should no
have such a good opinion of himself, eve
if he has married pretty woman. !
President, especially, who advocates opei
ing our country to the markets Of tn
world without any protection, shonld tax
A back seat in the Affairs of the nation
have never heard before that the closin
up of our factories and manufacture
would raise the price of wages and bette
the condition of the laboring class
1t is fixed fact that the Democrats ad
vocate the advance of wages and the
propose to legislate to that end by repea
ing the duties on iron. wool, and other a
ticles, which are the two principal article
of manufacture in this country. This ce
tainly would tend to lessen the value G
manufactured goods and naturally lowe
the price Of wages. II this unfortuna1