The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-14
IRE CHANGED OPINION.

At a Democratic meeting in New
York week ago last Saturday night,
Congressman Mills said: President
Cleveland is the noblest and grandest
man who has graced the Presidential
chair during the past fifty years."
During the first year of Cleveland 8
term, Mr.. Mills, IN the House of Repre-
sentatives, referred to this as the Re
publican-Democratic administration. 4"
These TWO references to the President
coming three years apart, tell a
story which imprssses everybody.
The earlier months Of Mr.. CIeve-
lands administration were SORROW
full ones for the Democrats.
The President was a disappointment
and sore trial to them. They had won
in a hard fought battle, the cry of
which was turn the rascaIs out" and
Mr.. Cleveland kept the rascals in.
There was olamor for Office; the
great party was hungry; it had been
denied everything for a quarter of
century, and now it wanted everv-
thing, but the President forced back the
rush, and with forbidding countenance
and steady hand, kept his followers
on the husks where they had been so
long feeding until such time as he could
manage them with safety. We all
wanted him to turn the rascals out,
but to have done so at once
would have caused shock to
the government, and been a most
serious blow to the administration.
People can see now what in their for
mer eagerness they could not under
stand. They can see now how Mr..
Cleveland was wiser than they-Wiser
for the country and emineRtly wiser
for his party. Mr.. Mills, like SO many
others, was disappointed by the Re
publican-Democratic administration,
but in the course of time Mr.. Mills
came to understand that the Presidents
plan was the only safe one, and that it
was peculiarly advantageous for the
Democracy which has been gain
ing in strength and unity ever
since it recovered from the
disappointment which all felt
To-day the Democratic party is
stronger and better prepared for the
contest than it was four years ago, and
in much better condition than it would
have been if Cleveland had done as we
all wanted him to do when he was in
augurated. The "rascals" have been
turned out, and the Democrats are in.
There has been no jar in the admins
trative machinery. The Republicans
have been deprived of what they earn
estly longed for-an opportunity to ar
rsiga the Democracy for admin
istrative mistakes and plumbers,
caused by a "clesn sweep" of
off ,eholders. The civil service law
humbug that it is, has been strictly up
held and enforced, leaving no chance
for attack on that score.
The clever manner in which Pres
dent Cleveland has managed things,
considering the trying situation IN
which he was plsced-managed them
as statesman and a politician, has
caused Representative Mills to change
his opinion of the man, and to now
praise Cleveland as "the noblest and
grandest man who has graced the
Presidential chair during fifty years."
AS Mr.. Mills has changed, so have the
Democrats generally. This is why no
body at st. Louis thought of nominal
ing any other man than Cleveland for
the Presidency; it is why Democrats
all, without regard to their past
opinions, are doing their utmost to re-
elect Mr.. Cleveland.