The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-10

f.cs are uuerafesc1. and c<e4uss. forsoo<a-
. nan /, = man Of des.iay. IL does nos fol-
iew that . glorious. sarissyias END saaa
crown she work
The rise ard fan az Nr. Cleveland VII
be o,ss Of The interesting oontrzticrions
OF American history. Twelve years ago
he was raises from comparative ooscsrsfy
70 the highest place within ths Eift OK tns
American peopse he wxs ntsie known
OUTSIDE OF New York az8 even there the
acqaaintsnes es the people with his pr
soaauty was a matter Of bat two o. three
yearS standing. His election as governor
had beea sssunnphant ens. however. ard
haEsnx from . baIance-of-powsr stats ~
be dse. his availability - = candidate vas
rnaa4<sioned- He had had no exDeriencs
In natso1al AFFAIRS and was 70 al iasents
and purposes an Ertrted man. but be
seemed possssset OF some rugged honesty.
10 lsssls plain connos sense and . rather
captivating oosstnacy. His nomination.
tAsss<o-s. wAs resolved with . good desi
OF cath usiaEn-
When Mr. Cleveland went 70 Washing
ton City after his election he had . great
many anatenrssh IDEAS s>ou government.
which have long Encs been shattered and
replaced By more practical nosions- He
sheorsxec beautifully OF the rights Of the
People ara the duties which fell upon the
public servants Of those people. His
Thoughts wsrs whoiesoms and iheir ex-
preston attached people 10 him. bat their
practice vas unsaited TO his party and tho
tines A . result. scarcely crs Of the
deals which ss ennnciaset IN his insxpe-
rsencs las been lived up TO.
Bat Mr. Cleveland had courage and In
dependence He was elected president
and hs determined that he alone should
nai the once Of presitent He resoiuteiy
and With some success resisted the fearful
pressure upon the arss Democratic presl-
tAns IA . quarter Of . oeata-y- What he
might have supposed TO Be q gentle flowing
river proved 20 be . series Of rapids and
e~saraess. hu; he sts-red CLAIR Of hidden
rocks ard avoided sanksn obstacles with
fewer eAsastroph>s than would probably
have been reeorsed OF q man with less
force win power asS determination. What
ever cr,tisssms people may have had for
ais poltcse.. he vas credited with honesty
Of purpose ana he went out OF Office IN isss
the most popular Democrat IN the coun-
try and nearer the Democratic hssrt than
any man since Andrew Jackson
NJ. Cleveland entered upon bis second
ssrzn moro natured. experienced ard bet
ter nssed for public ONCE than hs was
eight years before. The nonsense had
been knocked out OF him. He was more
practical sad lsss visionary. more a man
Of Affairs and less Of an fceslist- He coined
fewer raxtrns and ala his business IN
keeping with modern sxsgencies- But he
WAS atm true 90 Democratic theories. and
| with . congress behind Kim was able to
pat sous Of them into practice. But IL
was only with difacuity. His party was
never made 20 create. 20 saEgess 20 act.
70 nevs forward Its proper role was a.
az coseetor ard the party IN legislative
ard executive functions combined was
doomed TO failure Failure II met. but the
reason WAS net because Of the president;
/ but rather because Of the inherent fnahii-
/ ity Of the Democracy 10 govern success
fully.
/ Daring al these years ire preeisen. was
never really In touch With the Political
| masses az hls party. He was yielding TO
them csssn. though uncoHscioussy. bat
9s 70 many questions arising during bis
| administrations he took his own ground
ana held s;uneovuly. lie has always
/ ee~n set sn hls econannfc keas ard
. DEMONSTRATION that they wers= wrong
or asv. been followed oy evil results SEEM.
never 10 have shattered his faith IN them
lie was nc more argent for tariff sevisson
than be has beer for The maintenance o.
| the countryss credit through an honest
/ system OF finance. In his sturdy deter
rninstson TO support these se has tram
/ pied eoxn countless rules which he orig
l fnany sstahissed as essential 10 the
/ rrcper running % a great government
/ thus re vas Sc reality throwing CT the
| character OF q small god fer hat CT 9
piasn. wsIi-sneanfng but Spsnionased pub
| DC ofnosr.
Mr. Cgsyeiaaa's policy .: Ha2kins his ad-
aatnsssrartos . strictly Cleveland regime
| has naturally alisnsse3 tAeasan.s co
/ wergiax Democrats. ana year after year
| eaa-slsa.. satau.iassie followers lave drop
res away frozn hirn. when The SILVER
mari. attacked RS party Mr. Cleveland
| asss al known sastsosss 20 stop tAs rsv-
ages CT the &izs3ss. but = has sssn dem
| enssrxsed that II was eeyasS az human
I remedies. ever frora 50 celebrated q pay
I se.sn a.. q mas a. 8essiHy. - sss sosghs
/ ina silver so1y. aswsxsr. as ensrxetica}ly
"A ~ as IN. idea % rrstsrsfcz. and ea-
/ sssitaea 10 his views has Tss sasiiv risen
/ a s~ss an eexs Fsbssttsn mksifsstrt sy
~seurpea s~naneis1sn. TIE sTess cssre-
/ .,s .r-ny AZ swssvs years ago t. IN ~
vr,t. Esntsny an4 sessvsioz IS ssps-ezs
| .xervwae~e: Democracy Is stsoggAatEe3
/ aat 8svsted.
| Tns Democrats party ts&sy. Ted as Il
1. ~ T~gs-nars ara Aifrssts. -sy thfnk
y ~tsfnx ~ refaxs q cera pls71sst - ira
/ ur~~sseas asa Sc sfsce. eas IRE tine wei
essee whsa srsves S-svelsnsss Isssaesgaey
wzn - regarded as tr1nstsiy Superior 10
tat os ere sewanx SILVER eesvtshss ~sO
/ Are sstsrrsiax - erows eaee great
-.~rv ever tns sfrs inse the 1eaata 60
rcsnsgzsn ass sza-cay. Hs sss zsss rs
exss. ans. slsscaxA e has s5ts9 r. a
| -sreweat sgvozaEniess esfess. se sAn rest
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