Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-03-26
Washlngtun Standard
VALE, GROVER.
Portland Tribune.

Ful once in the history "i thu
"untry. i President steps down iron
til" high p">itiun. without til" en-
r'lnium- "f hi r""plr. For once til,
nation hrcalh,> Il >i@h ii relief. a ii d.
great burden had Illlcn from il:
~huIIdtr> y" matter What the con
d,J."n under Mckinley may he; IL,
matter ii it ic a. jumping from til,
irving pan into the fire, thu people
and especially that portion which
honorcd Cleveland three times with it:
confidence will feel Il joy at his going
The millions Who were once his warn
friends and supporters Will not wi>l
him Il God speed" and wave him ::
farewell a. they would have been gla,
to have done, had he been true (,
principle and to the party which
made him ruler among rulers, but
which consideration he proved him
self unworthy of. 4 man of medioc.
rity, he was dragged by circumstance,
from ohscurity to fame. His luck, il
it may so he termed, drew people t,
him, and his apparent candor inspired
confidence Better men than he,
men of great reputation and ability
were ruthlessly slaughtered on the
political altar, and it was for him to
be chosen from among all the great
men of his party to be the ruler OF
this mighty nation, and the first one
of his party to be thus hOnorcd after a
lapse of thirty years. The Demo-
cratic party had Il hard struggle to
achieve success. 1t had but little
money to carry on Il campaign; was
not backed by government patronage,
nor rich corporations, and for foeman
had the strongest and most prominent
statesman in the land. He was finally
landed in the White House, with his
promise, expressed and implied, that
he would give the country an admin
istration as outlined by the convention
which supported him. But he wavered
during his incumbency; showed evil
dence of being controlled by an influ-
ence antagonistic to the party which
was supposed to be in power, and be-
fore the close of his term many of his
party had lost faith in him. In n
spirit of charity, what were considered
faults in him were overlooked by many,
and with an assurance that he would
do better and not wilfully betray his
party, he was renominatcd for second
term. But there were enough DEM
Ocrats, who refused to believe in his
profession of honor, and who refrained
from voting for him, to make it posi-
BILE for the weakest man the Republi-
cans could put up to beat him. Then
after four years of misrule, and on re-
newed pledges of party fealty, on the
part of Cleveland, and faithful prom.
Use to abide by the unequivocal doc
trines of the Democratic party, he was
again taken up and set down in the
White House, and then he began dis
playing the cloven foot. Almost
everything he did of material nature
was undemocratic; all his inclina-
ton was away from the party which
honored him; all his appointments
were influenced or endorsed by Repub-
lican politicians. He did not appear
to attempt to disguise the fact that he
was bending his energies to Republi-
can interests and corporation power.
The fact that he had become mil
lionaire during his term was proof pos
tive that he was not straight in his
dealing, and during the late Presiden-
tial election he openly, wickedly and
wantonly conspired and assisted in the
defeat of his own party. This kind
of conduct broke the hearts of the
Democrats; and he now leaves the
White House without the love and
confidence of the people who spent
time and money and wasted their sub
stance to elevate him, but rather, he
has the cordial hate of nearly every
conscientious person, whether he be
Democrat, Republican or other adher-
ent. The Republicans can have no
use or love for a high official who
would so flagrantly betray his party.
His administration was unpatriotic,
and it is not unlikely that he would
have betrayed the country into the
hands of an enemy had he been given
an opportunity. But he is gone now,
and the sooner his name and admins
tration pass into oblivion the better.
1t is dismaying to think that the her
itage President should leave to his
children is the contempt of the nation.
Cleaning Lamps.
If the test of a good housekeeper
is to be decided by the manner in which