The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-12
CLEyELAND's RECORD.
Why The President is Entitled to the
Admiration Of Every Citizen.


The Democrats are now smarting
under defeat they little expected and
many Of them are looking through
blue spectacles, but this is only a
transitory condition that will soon
pass away and the Democracy will
rise up purer, stronger and better
than ever.
For six years Grover Cleveland
has been the central figure of the
Democracy. Can any man point to
a single stain that he has left upon
Democracy's escutcheon? Can any
one say that he has not been brave,
able, noble and at all times equal to
the demands made upon him? As an
esteemed exchange with great force
says: "When President Cleveland
shall go out of Office in March next
he will leave behind him a record
that will establish his reputation as
a patriot with an eye single to the
public interest, and as a statesman
of undaunted courage and of marked
capacity in the mastery of public
affairs" Following this it goes on
and mentions some of the things that
are to his credit.
Under his lead much has been
done to restore to the Government
the vast grants of public land to
railroad corporations, in fraud of
the owners-the people of the United
States.
He has put a check to vicious
pension legislation in the interest of
agents and undeservlng claim
ants.
He has given the country safe
and prudent management of its
finances.
He has broken up the naval ring
that kept the country supplied with
hulks, and has given us respecia-
able naval establishment instead,
for which we have paid no more than
our moneys worth.
His administration has been free
from any form of tolerated or cover
ed-up dishonesty, speculation or
fraud.
He has boldly sought to relieve
the country from overtaxation by
proposing such remission as would
give the greatest relief to taxpayers
and the greatest assistance to de-
pressed industries.
He has acted steadily upon his no.
BILE motto that s'publie Office is pub
lie trust;' and that is the inscrip-
ton which must be put upon the
grave-stone of his administration.
He might have obtained the po-
lit; al and personal favor of power
full corporations by neglecting the
right of settlers upon the public do
main; he might have courted i'm
mediate popularity by winking at
the pension raids ON the Treasury;
he might have needlessly empted the
surplus money of the people into the
pockets of nd-holders; he might
have perpetuated the system Of the
Robesons and the Reaches in naval
expenditure; he might have put ras-
Gals into office on political solicita-
tion, and kept them in Office for po-
litical advantage; and he might have
listened to the voice of expediency
and followed the lead of those snug
and safe counselors in his own par
ty who straddle the tariff question,
and who are "for protection" in
one spot and "for revenue" in anoth-
er.
But President Cleveland has not
done any of these things. He has
been true to his pledges. He has
the courage of his convictions. He
gave the country all the Civil-Ser-
vice reform he could compass and all
the tariff reform within his power;
and he has paid the penalty. But
his works do follow him; and his
party will inevitably return to power,
in vindication of the principles in
defense of which he has laid down
his great office at the feet of the peo-
Pile who gave it to him.