Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-04
ADIEu TO CLEyELAND.

 dent, and as he relinquished the helm of state to-day he passed forever from the arena of national politics. Not that he may not be heard from occasionally in political crises, not that his political views will not be at all times interesting, not that he will not be prominent and interesting figure in the irrepressible conflict for tariff reform: but never again will Grover Cleveland be called upon to lead the democratic hosts to victory or defeat Whatever else was settled last November, it was certainly settled that the democratic party will hereafter have only leaders who are of the party and with it.
 Never, in the history of American politics, did any man have a better op- portunity than Grover Cleveland to solidify and fortify his party, and never has any man so signally failed to grasp the opportunity. Hardly had MT Cleve- land settled himself firmly in the pres idential chair when men who had been most instrumental in 6uoCIlGS HIS eleCt1Ou were gwen to understand that they were intruders when they sought political favors. Such men as Vice President Hendricks, Con- gressman Collins, Senator Voorhees,, J John Kelly and others were made to feel that their services wer unappreciated and their influence with the administration was infinitesimal. Appointments were made that were diStasteful and discour- aging to the best elements of the party, democrats were made to stand aside for men who like the thief on the cross had come into the party when there was no further mischief for them to do out side. In our own state we saw lifelong democrats-men who had borne the brunt of battle in every campaign for years-snubbed and passed over while men who had grown fat in fighting the democracy were raised to positions of dis tinction and profit. And these same men we have seen disrupting the demo- cracy and electing republican candidates vh ile wearing the livery of democratic otficeholders. Is it any wonder that with such things before their eyes, with such autocratic tyranny at Washington and such foul treachery in the official ranks, enthusiasm was small for the success of man who was the fountain head and inspiration of it all? Rather is it cause for wonder that such man could have carried as many states as he did and that he.should have secured so large a majority of the popular vote. The demo- cratic party has learned lesson from the administration that went out to-day, and it is entirely safe to predict that never again will it allow itself to be found in the same kindergarten.
 The administration of the past four years was less the administration of the democratic party than of Grover Cleve- land. When the future historian shall recall it's acts, if he will look through the official lists, he will find that it was not manned by democrats so much as by republicans, turncoats and eleventh hour scalawags like some of those that have held office in Connecticut. The best part of the democracy the men who have been democrats-on principle and who have been democrats first, last and always has not been identified, unless in a very small way, with Grover Cleveland's ad- ministration. It was a mugwump ad ministration, an excrescence on the dem- ocratic party that carried with it all the noxious humors of the abortion called civil service reform. Let us hope it will be the last, as it has been the first, seri- ous attempt to impose that monumental humbug on an unwilling country.
 As Grover Cleveland retires to private life he can carry with him the convic- tion that never again will he be called to carry the standard of democracy in any national campaign. It is a long adieu, last farewell, that the country and the democratic party bid to him and his peculiar retarns of democracy.
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