New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-10-31

We can not but help to consider
Grover Cleveland. that man of destiny,
a scheming politician, nothing more
| nor less. Whatever good intentions he
may have had when elected four years
ago, have quickly vanished, now that
he has recognized s.the allurements of
power which his Office gave him, now
| that he is beseiged on all sides by ga
| horde of Office. seekers. y which he must
satisfy. Four years ago in his letter OF
acceptance, he stood before the people
as the would-be champion Of the peo-
pies rights, and in calm tone said the
following:
81 am in favor of an amendment to
the constitution disqualifying the Presi-
| dent from reelection. When we consi-
der the patronage of this great Office,
the allurements of power, the tempta-
ton to retain public place once gained,
and, more than all, the availability q
party finds in an incumbent when a
horde of office-seekers, with zeal born
of benefits received and fostered by the
hope of favors yet to come, stand ready
TO aid with money and trained political
service, recognize in the eligibility of
the President for reelection most SER
ious danger to that calm, deliberate and
intelligent political action which must
characterize a government by the peo-
pie. -
gaining a denomination, he starts off,
not with sentiments as practical and
honest, as the above seem to be, but do
mates $4,000 for his own reelection.
In view then of such an unmanly
course, what does Cleveland deserved
Another term?
Let every voter bear in mind what
the democratic candidate said four
years ago. Take him by his word, and
take that Office away from him, to pre-
vent that chronic ..horde of ofice-seek-
ers' to rule the White House, formu-
late our laws and hide the surplus.
my friends, you will never have any
genuine reform in the civil service until
you adopt the one-term principle in re-
ference to the Presidency. So long as
the incumbent can hope for a second
term he will use the immense patronage
of the government to procure his re-
nomination and secure his reelection
Speech by Allen G. Thurman, at CO.
lumbus, o., 1872.
And this man, 'sthe noblest Roman of
them ALL" stands beside the huge form
of his mate, and asks his reelection!
Oh, democracy, thou art consistent.
And then to hear these great lights talk
of civil service reform! Truly is this
needed, and when the votes are coun-
ted next Tuesday, it will be shown that
the American citizen has taken the mat
ter of reform in hand and bounced Gro.
yer Cleveland and his office-seekers.
Again and again are we brought to
face the fact that free-trade England
sympathizes with Cleveland and his
policy, and is at work as much as it can
to assist him in his endeavor to be re-
elected.
Not alone that his message portrayed
the leaning toward British policies, it
now becomes apparent that the advo-
Gates of these doctrines claim Cleve-
land and his party as friends, and the
latest proof of this is the step taken by
the British minister to this country,
who in the following letter, shows his
! way of thinking.
(PRIvATE.)
Beverly, Mass, Sept. Is, 1883.
Sir. am in receipt of your letter of
the 4th inst, and beg to say that fully
appreciate the difficulty in which you
find yourself in casting your vote.
Y on are probably aware that any po-
litical party which openly favored the
mother country at the present moment
would lose popularity, and that the
party in power is fully aware Of this
fact. The party, however, is, believe,
still DESTROYS of maintaining friendly
relations with Great Britain, and is
still as DESTROYS of settling all ques-
tions with Canada, which, have been
u Unfortunately reopened since the re
traction of the treaty by the Republl-
can majority in the Senate, and by the
Presidents message, to which you al
lude. All allowances must, therefore,
be made for the political situation as
regards the Presidential election thus
created. 1t is, however, impossible to
predict the course which President
Cleveland may pursue in the matter Of
retaliation, should he be elected; but
there is every reason to believe that,
while upholding The position he has
taken, he will manifest spirit Of con
Citation in dealing with the question
involved in his message. ] enclose an
article from The New York Times ..o1
August 70, and remain,
l Yours faithfully,
Il 1870 <. 1880