The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-01
Why Mr.. Cleveland Is Popular.

Opportunity ;" the New ork Tribune un-
dertakes TO point out the reason for Mr..
| CIeveland's success. Il attributes his sue
cess TO the dominating quality of his mind,
| his absolute and unqualified belief in him
self"
In the course Of its article, the Tribune
says sit does not need to be pointed out
that Mr.. Cleveland has before him not only
the opportunity of his life but one Of the
! greatest opportunities that ever fell to any
man to make for himself an enduring fame.
| From the time he first took Office IN Buffalo
his career has been in some respects the
most remarkable Of any recorded in the
annals of American statesmen. Other men
| have risen from positions equally obscure
to similar eminenoe. Several names Will
occur TO the reader as proper so he included
IN this category. But the reader will
recall no instance, we think, where simple
beliefin ones self and dogged self-assertion,
unconnected with any great achievement,
any manifestation of genius or originality
OF mind, or with profound learning or brill
liant attainmsnts, have wrought OUT such
results. Unlike all the successful poll
tioians who have preceded him, he has
| not only displayed utter lack
of tact in concillating opponents and
reconciling factions within his own party,
| but has seemed at times more disposed to
| aggravate differences aud Rntagonize bis
| political associates than TO heal breaches
and strengthen his party. In spite OF all
this he was renominated over the most VIC
| lent opposition ever encountered by can
| didate, and in the face Of what seemed ir-
| reconoilable fractional differences in his
party has been reelected by q majority
that astonisheI his most sanguine sup
| porters."
Throughout the article Mr.. Cleveland is
treated very oourteously. The fact is rec
ognized that he possesses unusual, even
extraordinary, qualities, and that he does
not owe his rise from obscurity TO tbs COM
manding position ne occupies to lucK. 1t is
a source Of satisfaction that the leading re-
publican paper admits that Mr.. Cleveland
is not an overrated man, and that he has
not resorted to any Of the arts of the ordi-
nary politician during his remarkable career
to accomplish his purposes
1t is true that Mr.. Cleveland believes In
himself. That is one of the reasons why he
is popular. The people do not admire a
man who lacks confidence in himself No
man can be a great leader who does not
rely wholly upon himself
But this quality of Mr.. CIevelands mind
is not the sole cause OF his popularity. 1t
is not the chief cause. Mr.. Cleveland is
popular because the people believe that he
places their interests above every other in
terest-that he strives to do what he be-
lieves will promote the welfare of the whole
country. He does not appoint men to
office because they are personal friends or
because they were chiefly instrumental in
carrying a ward in some city or a county
in some state. He appoints them because of
qualities he believes they possess for serving
the public. He does not recommend meas
ures or adopt policies because he thinks they
will help his party, but because he thinks
they are the best for the whole people, and
he rightly concludes that he helps his party
most by striving to do that which will help
the whole people.
MIR. Cleveland does not permit himself to
be controlled by the advice Of the leaders of
his party unless he is satisfied that the ad-
vice is wholly disinterested. When he can
see that a course Of action is the best for the
whole country he does not hesitate to
adopt it.
Even the republicans found very little
fault with his administration that began
in 1885, and they will have less reason to
find fault with that which will begin In
1898, because, while he is a much ADLER
man now than he was then, he has not
changed in his purpose to be the President
of the whole country and not simply of his
party.
1t may be true, as the Tribune says, that
be has not done any particular thing that
indicates the possession of extraordinary
ability in any one direction, but only man
of very great ability could win such sue
cess as his. 1t is an unusual kind of abil-
ity that can command recognition from
nation of more than Is, 900, 900 of people.
The Port Royal Road.
AS intimated in the MORNING NEWS day
or two ago, the movement to wrest the Port
Royal road from the Central system is not
in consequence of any dissatisfaction on the
part of the people of South Carolina with
the way the road is managed, but is the
work of few men who are in
terested in Port Royal, and who
want to get control of the Port Royal road
in order TO carry out speculative scheme
which they have in view. One of those
named as being interested in the Port Royal
scheme was largely instrumental in carving
the Georgia Central into Wall street. He is
not now interested in the Central If our
dispatches are correct, he is interested in
dismembering, to a certain extent, the Cen
trail system.
But it will not be an easy matter to wrest
the Port Royal road from the Central. The
decision of Judge Speer that locked up the
1900 shares of the Central was based, If
we are not mistaken, upon provision of
the constitution of this state. Unless a
similar provision exists in the constitution
of South Carolina it would hardly be pos
sible to get a decision that would prevent