The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-05-18
cLEyELA AND S. cOUR AGE

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CLEVELAND S COURAGE
No matter what one may think In re-
gard to the currency question, no matter
whether a supporter Of the present adj
ministration or not, he will no doubt adj
NIT that the danger which overhung this
country during the month Of February
has passed away. American securities
during the past month have greatly In
creased in value and Europe, instead OF
trying to unload them, is bris]kly buying.
Whatever may oe the final and correct
solution Of the silver question, this much
is certain: that at one time in the month
of February last this country was In
very critical situation. The gold re-
serve had sunk to less than $40 900 600,
and was steadily lessening.
But the courage of Grover Cleveland,
which has so often stood him in hand,
saved the country from incalcu1able in
Jury.
It was his firmness and manifest hons
esty of purpose which secured the aid Of
the syndicate which stopped the exportal-1,
ton Of gold. Men may honestly differ
from him in belief. Perhaps indeed his
opinions may prove to be fallaclo,s.
But such All event will never shake the
belief of the people in the honesty of the
man. To Grover Cleveland has fallen
the task Of facing more complex ques-
lions and assuming greater Responsible
ities than any other, president since
Abraham Lincoln. How we'll he has met met
the task must be left to men Of other
ages and truer sense of justice than that
which rules in American politics today.
The returning good times bear evidence
of his good judgment, and 1t is this tor
which we should be thankful. Pres1-
dent Cleveland has rendered service to
this country which few men, even in his
position, have done. And 1t Is worthy
of note that he has been attacked with
an acrimony and bitterness seldom dis
PLAYED, even In this country, where
abuse of public officers is, so common. He
endured the abusewith the same courage
with which he performed the act that
called forth the abuse. To criticise the Of
fetal acts of any public officer is a right,
always to be maintained in this country.
But criticism, should never descend to re-
yengef,1l abuse. President Cleyeland's
reward is the consciousness Of duty
we'll done and the assurance Of return
ing prosperity. 5.
From this OH it is reasonable to hope
that the recovery Of the country will be
steady and rapid. For this condition Of
affairs at the. present we must thank
Grover Cleveland. Two months ago his
action in regard to the ''coin bonds" was
most outrageously criticised and cons
demned. Men IN public life and a large
portion of the public press went so far as
to accuse him Of treason. Without a
word he carried out the transaction. He
was warned by political associates that
such action meant a great injury to the
Democratic party. FL
# hut above party and above sectional
ism he proceeded to do that which in his
estimation was the best thing for the
whole country. Now, in the light Of
returning prosperity, who dares to abuse
him openly? His enemies have shifted
their attacks from the Morgan-B Belmont
bond deal to the foreign policy OF the
president. Singularly enough, while the
lingo editors were grinding out editor
ials on the Nicaragua situation ronndly
conde1nning Cleveland, the wires were
conveying the news that England and
Nicaragua had come to terms on the
lines suggested BY Cleveland and Gresh-
am. or its own weight the abuse Of the
president has fallen flat, and fever any
OF the honesty q integrity
ana courage Of Grover Cleveland was
needed it has been given in the past
year. III. Il. .54 s.3
The Chicago Trib,1ne Of the sth inst.