The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-03-08
AN ESTIMATE OF CLEVELAND.
\ pot.iTIt NJ OPPONENT SPEAKS
HIM FAIR IN RETIRING.
Grover Cleveland is Certain to Have an
Honorable place on The Page OF His
tOrV--Ehe New House.
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pflNclp3l streets axe rs crowded as BrO3u
way Is III the Spring and Summer when
the country merchants throng the metrOp
oils to make their semi annual purchases
soldiers citizens and statesmen from every
part of our great country are here. To-
morrow. Harrison takes the oath of office,
and Cleveland becomes a private citizen
To day and tonight the last session of the
50th Congress sits. In fact. the session
Of to-day which adjourned this morning,
10 meet again at one thI, afternoon is but
a continuation Of Saturdays session, and
the legislative day of Saturday will mum
ber more than twenty four hours Sunday
morning is the traditional period for ser
mons and retroSpectiOn among people of
comparative leisure. | seldom have spare
hour, was never given TO sermOnZing and
an no especially fond of retrospection.
Il does no good to sigh for the ''tender
grace 81 day that is dead" But a glance
TO day at the expiring Congress may uot
be ont Of place The House Of Represen-
tatives will adjourn with the Republicans
In the ascendency. A faction fight di
yIdes the Democratic majority. These fac
tions are headed on one side by Speaker
Carl Sic, Mr. Mills and the tariff reform
ers The other is led by Hon. 5. J. Ran
dali, the North Carolina and Virginia
delegations, all the members who desire
the repeal of the Internal Revenue sys-
TEN, and many Republican members who
are committed 10 the repeal and who en-
co,1rage the ,chisu in the Democratic par
~ I-atiI This breach is healed there is
no hone for Democratic SUPREMACY The
Senate has been All along Republican. The
Democratic minority in the Senate has
done its full duty No State has an ADLER
nair of senator's than North Carolina. and
neither Ransom nor Vance has lost a sin
Gle opportunity Of serving the common
wealth Both are influential and popular
and the experiencc. diplomacy ana tact of
our Senatats. Will be worth a great deal 70
the Stat.. during he next four years. In de-
bate ON the tl46r Vance has no superior.
IL. Is nor a. -rrctiyc As Ransom IN the
c3rinir.0e r..5.n nor in grtting measures
rhr.ruh hut Il, Ill match for the ablt,t
,.-.s,l,..an senator in ANY controyers,
I},,t,, ,,,. .orst,an+iau. faithful reprp-4n
rariya- and North Carolina is most fortu-
nate IA having them here to Ike care IF
her ,3rfonal interests. OF the retiring
President Utl LET a poIitical oppoueut
sneak N4s.{ oe YOUR readers remember
irrbur,s youua ana aggressive Pos mas
er-(1rI4t-s.3l. Hon Frank HattOn He ap-
r,oin+al rhe majority Of the fourth-class
most masters III North Carolina who were
t.,rr,..' ant fur Democrat, AT the begin
r1rr Il. .sis isad,n,nj.rratjoD. some Of these
know FTtn per.0i4Uv. He recently bought
ire Wt~aIf=.t0n Post He had previously
established the Burlington Hawkeve He
i a Walt Eeru, lican a fearless editor
and an honest man In his leader Of to-
day h.-..r-.
,Wua h..etr-S Of State Mr { levelan1
i alna laae The heayy bGs5ten With
all i~ pe III 81 rs about 70 be trans
tarl-l tn another iloW has the burden
been borne For tht pa-t four wears
Cour4geou,ly. consistently, AMI. as the
country vii generally adjudge, patrioti-
cally Even the partisanahip that most
severely as-ail~ hi, policies and condemns
his metaods ADMITS that MIR CIeve-
land has ~ ~ way sought 70 perVert the
privilege and powers OF his hlgh office 10
un~olthl purE Eoses - he believed he
| ma doubtless done II he has fallen snort
il has been through no disposition to be
tray the interests of either, If he has
given cause of complaint to those of his
o5Fn political household, he has done no
more than other Presidents have done be
fore him It was certainly hot because OF
any deliberate intent or desire To under
estimate tire value of their support much
| less to aIclate their friendship.
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