The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-23

This was the first money be had ever earned
as a imam looking out for himself" though
he was oily youth then. He never went
further west, however. In August OF that
year 1850 he obtained place as clerk and
copyist in the flaw office of Rogers, Bowen
& Rogers, in Buffalo, and began reading
Blackstone. His wages at the time was 81
per week. But he persisted in studying,
however small the wages, and at the
end Of four years was admitted to
the bar. Then for three years longer he
confined with the firm in the capacity OF
managing clerk, for which at first he re-
ceived 5000 year and afterward 81 900,
part of which he devoted to the support Of
his mother, who died in 1899.
Mr. Cleveand's public life began on Jan.
l, 1868, when he assumed the duties OF dis
trict attorney for Erie county. to which he
had been appointed. This Office he held
Tor three years. he first went before the
people to be balloted for as a public
officer in the fall of 1865, when he ran as
democratic candidate for district attorney.
But he was defeated by the republican can
didate, his personal friend, Lyman K.
Bass. who was afterward 1878 his partner
in business. After his defeat by Bass, Mr..
Cleveland became the law partner Of Isaac H.
| Vanderpool, and In 1869 became q member
of the firm of Lanning. Cleveland & Fol-
som. His next venture for an elective Office
was successful, and was the beginning of a
| remarkable succession of successful cams
| paigns In 1870 he was elected sheriff Of
Erie county, and conducted the Office, per-
sonally, to the entire satisfaction Of his CON-
| Stituents.
In 1881, he was nominated as the demo-
cratic candidate for mayor Of Buffalo, and
was elected by large majority. And it
was while in this Office that he promulgated
his belief that the correct way to administer
public office was to regard 1t as being held
in trust for the people, and to apply such
| methods to public affairs as a careful
business man would apply to his private
affairs This idea. enlarged in its applica-
ton to At tine several offices to which he has
subsequently been called, is the keystone Of
Mr.. Clevelani's public policy, and on either
side is upheld by sterling integrity and the
! courage of his convictions.
On Feb. %, 1882, Grover Cleveland was
nominated for governor of New York
| against Judge Charles j. Folger. repub-
lican. The campaign that ensued was
memorable one. Both candidates were
men of character and unimpeachable pub
| lie record But in the end Cleveland won
| by plurality of nearly 100000. AS
| governor of New York he applied the
same democratic. business principles to
| the public affairs that had characterized
| his Buffalo mayoralty. He made the office
| a business engagement between the people
| of the state and myself" in which he per-
| formed his duties with an eye single to his
| employers Here again be welded the
veto power to the benefit of his state and TO
the building up of his own political
| strength.
| On the second ballot in the democratic
national convention, held at Chicago in
July s. and 10, 1884, Mr.. Cleveland was
nominated for President of the United
States, to which Office he was elected in
| November ensuing. His opponent was
| James G.. Blaine His letter of acceptance
of the nomination, dated at Albany, Aug.
49, In which he outlined his policy on the
tariff and other questions of the day, is a
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