Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-01-18
A Remarkable President.

In an excellent article on the character
and administration of President Cleveland
in the Baltimore Sun of Monday last We
find the following:
"Just after the November election sever
al OF the democratic extreme low w-tariff
apostles endeavored to put the sole blame
of democratic defeat on Mr. Cleveland AS
was shown in this correspondence at the
time, these gentlemen were fully entitled
to share in the causes which led to
democratic discount ure. Within a day
or two MIR. Cleveland has been again ar
raigned by leading party organ, and
the disaster traced to him by reason of
his setting up purely personal admins,
ration, ignoring absolutely the advice of
trusted and recognized party leaders, and
following only his own counsel. What
ever may have been the shortcomings of
Mr.. Cleveland, it is of the easiest demon
stration that had the party leaders pulled
together and done their duty he would
oe'S ANNSi'S' LbtIC NoiSS tudu Tue
comparatively few necessary TO overcome
the Harrison plurality in New York
Twice at least in the last twenty years has
the democratic party lost the presidency
because certain faction bosses could not
have everything their own way, and their
treachery cannot be concealed or atoped
for on account Of the idicsyncracies Of the
presidential candidate. But as the loss
of the election hy the democrats has
drawn more particular attention to one
democratic admin istration in quarter
Of a century, the man at the head of it is
destined long after he goes out of power
to be the subject OF the analysis and criri-
cism.
Those who have been familiar with his
manSer Of carry ing on the governmeat,and
who appreciate his undoubted sincerity
and singlensss of purpose, do not waste
much time in considering the why or
wherefore of his Disappointing $, often
the mere spoismeu whose allegiance to
party is based not so much on principle
as on plunder. To th' Sc the charac er OF
the ma, is a wond rful study. No Presi-
dent who ever set in the White House had
5, much individuality as Grover Cleve
land. Andrew jackson had not so IN uch.
but his person al and moral courage was
of higher order, for he never vayered,
while In some fine instances Cleveland
has. In studying The character. as pub
lie n an, OF c erelaRd. il should not be
forgotten that he knew absolutely noih-
ing whatever OF national politics until
after his election as President Oulv for
TWO ysa's prior to II At did his acquair,-
auce with politics extend beyond the lin
tied confines OF comparatively small III u
nicipaliiy. He had no social lite, Tor it
is said he has never lived in private
house since his Childhood. He lived 10
rooms in Buff: o when elected Governor
of New York; lie occupied tie executive
mansion at Albany, and came from there
to the White House. lie bal been in
Washington but once before be came here
to be iuaugura ed lie wss unknown TO
the poIhical as the social c'rlcs of the
capital. Yet he at once took hold of the
wheels Of government With grasp irm
enough TO lie felt to the outermost edges,
and from the first night ,hs' he slept in
the White IIouss every ore knew that
Grover Cleveland was President"