The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-05-02

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Chaucey NJ Depew once said sof Cieye-
land that he was either. q great states
man or he. blunders into the luckiest
kinds Of moves that are bound to attract
the attention of the country to him. On
more than one occasion has this been'ap-
parent. One cannot say that Cleveland
is q great statesman, not because he has
never had the necessary training for
such; tor training IS not the chief requi-
site to entitle man to that distinction.
Lord Macaulay said he would rather se-
lect an obscure apothecary for a states
man than one who had been from youth
q brilliant debater on the floor Of the
house Of commons. And In our own time
and country We can point to a striking
example in. confirmation of this position
iii the case of Abraham Lincoln. But the
study Of Cleveland shows that he was
not a born statesman as Lincoln was,
and yet some Of his political movements
lin fact all the greatest Of thenl-im-
press us that If the man does not possess
greatness, he has wonderful. blnnder-
ing faculty. Perhaps his. success is
through a combination Of both.
i Like Napoleon, ne would seem to be
the man Of destiny. Step by step from
an obscure attorneys office In Buffalo ne
has gone to the presidency, which posi-
ton he has filled as often as the greatest
of his predecessors: Like them he has
been criticised severely. But as to that,
Washington himself did not escape. He
had been denounced in more scathing
terms, perhaps, than any Of his success
ors. tss ne
When this country a short time ago
felt that our foreign, policy should be
more aggressive, Clevelands admins
tration was rebuked for its suplneness in
that direction. Suddenly the world was
startled by the warlike attitude Of peace
full America. The United States was up
in arms demanding its rights demanding
that it should be hearkened to by it's
eneroaching and aggressive enemy, Eng
land. 1t may have been the mind of Oh
neg that prompted the action; but Cleve-
land got the credit for it. The whisper
ings of third term had been laughed
at, derided, ridiculed. But upon that
pronunciamento, amounting almost to a
declaration of war, all eyes were turned
to the White House and the thought ran
through the brain that it's present oc-
cupant would be the man to succeed him
self, or at least be the nominee OF his
party To many the idea was nauseat-
ing, but that did not change the aspect.
It seemed to be the inevitable.
Again this man guiding star becomes
visible. He now proposes to all the
powers, of the world that International
arbitration be adopted. whenever an oc-
casion may arise that war would be
likely to follow. It is asserted that such
proposition has been sent to Lord
Salisbury, and that he must either &C.
cept it or retire from the ministry. It
is known that Salisbury has been long
ing for some opportunity to get out Of
the Venezuelan affair without loss of
dignity, and here is his opportunity.
Not only that but the United States offers
to the world the same opportunity Of
avert!ng war. Had this proposition coma
from England but little attention would
have. been paid to it by this other great
powers, because the nations of the world
look upon: any political movement Of
England with distrust. They instinct
lively feel that there is some hidden, un-
fair object behind it and consequently
will not fayorably consider any PROPOSE
ton from that source. But a proposition
Of this kind from the United States is
altogether different. " ~
Was this latest move the work OF OIL
ney or. of Cleveland? It matters not.
The latter receives the benefit and .once
more Cleveland stock has risen in the
presidential market. i. :, .....e Il
Would it be surprising should Grover
Cleveland walk Off with the prize from
the national convention at Chicago?
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