Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-06-17

Many and varied are the opinions re
SardinS the administration Uf rI.-ilsr;
Cleveland. HIS fi-uis claim tL I i;
)IAs b-ea an -Ieiprlsry oue Shiisi lis
.ueri-@ contend ctheT=is-. L. a. wriI
40 mark too tina, his freui- sfs net
confined 10 the rST ks 81 his patty nor
IIe his enemies all i. paJ!icHns. Oms
thing IL eetsir. however. lie has done
Lis duty AS lie eoucsir d il. Sf.u We
consider the pressure for Z -'c'sAn
weep itat va brou2k: tyi ear upou
him ct tie ~t~EiEniug Of his EdDinisira-
iioa ne can hat silDiie kis .tI-nAh and
pcrpoSe- Blu; from thi~ i l. not to be
sappoSsj THAI bis administrations l. not
- 'D-nioers:ie" one: Or the contrary
even his .Byatbpn" oFI'oI' a.. coue-is
that It is. Cleveland La, in his lat
embraced the ttTif reform
programme o. his party aul Gu ;hi-
ground tpe hght al 1855 vii! b. l.: Ie.
Grover Cleveland wa born Oh the 18th
III 9I1EEG 1921. 81 k.- IA'Al@ Fssa4E- ..
EAl!<sil. Es-eI county, Mex Jersey
His ancestors bad wov,d into Neg jer-
&sy from CJrue=:icut, and ;reuy OF
them were preachers bis !stAer. born
st Norwich, was rit!ei ~ Caldwell q. n
L;"ngIe gutiDnGl paste. Sb-uG ro.-r Eas
Iorn. lie =ss educated frs; "a; the ~
e-Ii-rt public schni> q! New jersey.
and then ht Au Academy III C.Iutor,
Oneida county, New York. Wh=I only
sixteen yerrs oil be 'G-cs to tie inr-
irUpo!i. TO accept the c!rrkship in tie
Asylum for tie Blind. where be IS s::ll
lovingly remembered. When 'taec
young men OF lis age - ,uli have de-
voted their leisure hour 10 the pleas
NreS Of the city, lie WAS Eappi<st wien
leading 10 the inmates Of tie in,tiiu-
tion. and be thus improved his Dan
1uiud while relieving tie cnuGi OF the
afflicted. lie is next heard ri making
his why west III company with M euts.-
riisiDg yyubg nan. with Clerelano,
Ohio. AS his objective poiut. but visit.
lug while OF his Any an uLcie resid.
lug in Buffalo. he was induced u re-
main in that city as clsrk in the ssoIe Of
lis relative. lie was eighteen yesrs OF
s3e ht the time. An ambitious young fel
Low. poEsesssl OF the earnest desire 70
became q kuccessful lawyer. His Gutle
,avorel this aspiration. aud we find the
youth u clerk in the of!ic OF tie Buffalo
firm of Rogers, Bowdeu & Rogers aod
Mt the same time enjoying The contoit.
nf a good home at his relatives Lou-e.
lie was duly admitted to the Bar m
1859, and remained with his old finn
for years. His mark in tie profession
"Rf na lie Mt once, aud in his tweLty-
'iIth year 10 Was appetite Assistant
Di.trict Attorney for Erie conuty.
I his posItio 1. which he Leli for tine
?ears. gave him Il thoIoulb knowledge
al public affairs. In 1865 when the Do
IuocrAcy was still nud-r the clDud Of the
Civil War, lie accepted tue nomination
for District .Attorn.y. but Wa defeated.
In 1866 Mr. CIey, lane b-cGme IN. law
psrtLer OF J. y. VanderpO,l. aud in
1869 he limited Mcssrs. Lauing ard
FUlGom to the firm. Ia 1870 lie wa
ELECTED Sheriff OF Erie county. In 1851
lie was nominated by, the Democrats
for Mayor OF Buffalo. mud his name
WAS hailed with enthusiasm by al clrs.
~ OF The community. His Platform
was that Of reform. and he was triufurh-
Auily cleo ell, running ,evercl thousaud
votes abe I'd Of his ticket. His incun-
lency OF the Office was successful md
popular. The earliest reports from the
Democratic State Convention spoke of
Mayor ClevelInd's nomination for gov
erDUr OF New York im 1882 AS IL sur
rri"e. II wa1 M surprite to the men
who proposed the nomination. and he
wa, elected hy au overwhelming and
IDemoubls majority over bis COMPETE
tor. Hon Charles ]. Foiger. On The
18th OF July 1881 he ass nominated 'by
abe Democratic party a. their candidate
for President aud was duly elected to
she position ON the 4th 81 November.
1891. On the 9th day OF jane. 1883,
lie was dominated by his patty for re-.
election xs President Of tue United
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