Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-04-01
WELL SIZED UP.

Grover (leNpllhl All hIo nv LIN
facts no one can dispute: -,
Something over half a cent1ry -
since a child WINS born to a clergy =
and his wife in New Jersey. The \
child. notwithstanding his training,
had a renchart far lager beer from
-he first. He WAS educ tpd as we'll as
a stupid boy can re in school,
After finishing his course in the c
schools. he studied law, ne went to
practice 10 a thriving, prosperous city /
OF generous people, people who were
quick to see ability in anyone. He
tried for several years, but could not
make a living in his profession. and
so he ran for the office OF County
Sheriff; when his term was out he ran
for Mayor OF the city He was en-
lowed with solemn stnhhornnesS,
which many OF his frien'is believed
was native firnness. He interp"sed
two or three necessary vetoes while
Mfvor, which gave him q reputation |
which caused him to he nominated for
Governor. In that year the Republic
cans were quaCreling; 200,00O OF them
ssfked in their tents and refused t"
vote. and this mar WAS elected by
nearly eco, 900 majority, That gave
him such a prestige that h" was
nominated for President and elected
nv his party stealing for him some
1900 votes which were cast for ano'her
candidate. He was elected by a little
over 1000 majority. That is. ne carried
the State of New York ny that much,
which gave him the necessary cleo
toral votes to make him President
He served four years. His most in
innate friends cannot recall a thought
that came from him or an expression
that ever fell from his lips or pen that
IS worth remembering. He retired
from the office. aud in consideration
of his acting as a fiCurehead for a
local firm in New York City he re-
ceived $50. O a vear during the -four
succeeding years. SO we'll has his
firm served the interest-gatherlno
class of the East and across the SEE
that through an unlimited use q
money he was renOminatrd and re
elected. He has served three years o
his second term. If there is a though
he has ever expressed that OHGit I" b.
remembered one moment, except as
horrible example, we cannot recall
now. In the eleven years since h
was fist elected President, his forum
has advanced until it amounts to be
tween two or three millions Of dollars
if n reports Of the shrewdest Obsery
ers in the East can be believed.
His first administration was not
total failure. because the opposite
party we're in control of one branch {
CONGRESS-, and they would not perm
him to do very much that was harm
full. When he entered upon h
second administration, his party We
in full power in both b ~H<APs
Congress. The record made ice he
been one of unparalleled railur
With every blessing, with bountif'
harvests, great industrial actlvlt
perfect health, no calamities in Il
wav of floods or droughts in II
country, he has SO directed and co.
trolled things AS to cause the Cover
ment to fall behind nearly S300,O0O,0 C
He has added to the burden OF the /
terest-bearinG debt $263, O00, 900. t
has ~dishonored Jul country before Il
nations 10 his handling OF the II
waiian question. He has been rig
upon only one foreign complicatlo
and it develops now that his positl'
was simply taken to lash the count
up into a frenzy, that he might t
moro readily unload Chiefly to a sy
dictate Of his friends) another hundr
millions of Government bonds.
On sacred days he has gone fshir
and when needed in his high Oft
by the exigencies Of the country,
has been hunting ducks. In all II
time and in all, his life he has ne'
visited more than one-third OF
area of this country, aud after havi
been seven years President he does
know the capitals Of half the We
ern States: and he could not bou
one OF then to save his life. On st
occasions he wraps his stupid
around with a robe Of sanctity; g
80 inst the other day he went to n
York and addressed a religious ga
ering, telling them how much tt
work was needed in the vicious w
ern portion OF this continent, VIII
lawless communities were round
into unwelcome States. The above