The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-05-24
A PRESIDENT WITHOUT A CLIQUE.
Cloycland's Remarkable individuality Pic
turesquely Pictured.
Boston Globe.

turesquely Pictured.
Boston Globe.
WASHINGTON, May 7.-Cieveland has
chsnged and upset Washington as gener.
ally az frst.clsss cyclone could change
and upset it in the same length Of time.
No other President since he WAS born
has had his own way 80 entirely. Hehas
pulled the partisan fangs out of the
opposition Senate and taken the reluctant
and doubtful House under his arm. The
generally turbulent and unruly larger
branch Of Congress never behaved better
than it is behaving this session when the
Presidents influence is supreme and, his
connection close.
His enemies in the party that he has
transformed cannot 6nd rival to rally
around. The suggestion of any other
name for the head of the Democratic
ticket of 1883 is instantly recognized as
no less ridiculous than the mention of
his own name for the place -weuid -haVe
been in the Cincinnati Convention of
1880.
What wonder is it, then, that Washing.
ton is bewildered? Men are continually
coming from the outside country in search
of hig6 information. They see Washing.
ton beating about helplessly, under the
shadow Of the strongest and the grimmest
personality of recent times. They see
the old stagers here afoot and a good deal.
dazed. To these latter itseems as if the
strange man on top had even swallowed
the points of the political compass.
So all wait on him while he waits on
himself, without con6dant and
counsellor as surely as he is without :
master, His indifference to the town is
unconcealed. As soon - he got to the
White House he discharged the Presi.
denpa valet. He has no more use for
stenographer than piano. He often fills
half dozen pages with his own fine
writing in addressing a.subordinate about
some business matter.
Although thorough believer in him
self, he has never been guilty ofdisplaying
or betraying the least bit of cheap vanity.
He ia President without clique. For
the first time in long while the White
House is without set. What other
motive can such msn hsye except
patriotism?
cannot see any reason for his taking
second term other than he cannot finish
the peoples job in time to go out next
March. What personal reason could he
possibly have for staying9 He has
already got tho name of the thing. He
will never get any fun out of it. But
here he sits, pegginy away, and the good
fortune that some of tho greatest men In
history have chased until they died,
comes rolling up hill to his feet. The
cheanut phrase in the news of the day
looks something like this: Cali the dele.
gates are for eyeland." The unique
ness Of this situation may possibly be
appreciated when it is recalled that only
thirteen Of MIR. Clevelsnd's twenty.one
predecessors we're ever thought of when
the time came to choose their successors.
Only eleven Presidents ever made their
second appearance In the Electoral
College.
For twenty years tho Democrats have
been running like whiteheads from the
high tariff whoopers. A few months ago
Cleveland stopped running; the almost
breathless party also halted. Instantly
the pursuers paused. Then the pursuers
and the pursued faced each other. Next,
with tho battle cry Of tho Presidents
message on their lips, the low.tariff
crowd sprang at their adversaries, who
quickly turned tall aud ran like 80 many
scared steers. They are still running.
The Democratic party can not be put
on the defensive in this canvass. There
is not single thing to defend, and moth.
ing to attack. What has the administra-
ton done for which it would be wise to
assail it before the people? Although he
has dealt out death to the Republicans,
the President has probably caused more
pain among the Democrats than among
their enemies. After living for twenty.
five years off the husks of opposition, We
may soon come to see that when let into
the crib Of plenty the paty'a own best
and permanent interesta needed just such
restraints as were imposed on it and just
such lessons in self denial as were taught
it by the man who opened the door.
To Mr.. Cleveland a party is simply the
means, and ia not the end. He had
always been Democrat, but he had not
let the Republicans bother him much.
Whether the situation to-day is the result
of deliberate and consistent policy of
the Presidents or not, it is still certain
that the Democracy's condition is much
better at the outset of this than it was at
the outset of the last campaign. The
Presidents course in the matter has been
to treat all the factions to an occasional
dose of cold shoulder. This is an entirely
new treatment for the trouble, but it may
have done some good.
This will be the eighth reelection of
President. Mr.. Cleveland will be the
first, however, to gain that rare glory by
the plain and single works of peace.
Every other President who has had a
second term came out of war. They were
all men on horseback.
Here's to the man afoot