The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-04
Second Term OF
Grover Cleveland
From the Springfield Union.

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From the Springfield Union.
Grover Cleveland retires from Office
with few friends and without regrets.
There is no purpose to speak slighungly
of the president or to criticise him unduly,
but simply to tell the truth regarding his
administration. He entered office four
years ago supported by a Democratic
congress, pledged to open the markets OF
the world to the United States and to pro
duce "A prosperity greater than that OF
his predecessor. That the administration
has been IA signal failure in this respect
hardly need be said. Instead of prosper
ty his administration has been charac-
terized by Unprecedented depression, ana
by financial embarrassmentS difficult to
overcome. This failure was due to the
error of policy which proposed a reduc-
ton of duties and q destruction of the
principle of protection. 1t is unnecessary
to discuss at length the long struggles in
congress over the tariff bill, the trucking
of the senate TO trusts and the inal pas
sage of the bill which the president per-
mitted to become Il law unsigned. That
law has proved revenue failure Il disas-
trous one for the nation. 1t is now pro-
posed to substitute for it protective
measure which will at the same time
produce sufficient revenue.
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Nneh oroVer oieNeiailu aSSu'i'eu co., olllCe
on thal stormy Maich uay III 1880 lue
democratic hos's tnat cloWueu .l,e t'pi
tai city expected that they would con-
tnue in power for years to come. In one
year it became apparent that they were
doomed to defeat. In 1893, 1894 and 1898
lhe people eNptesseu 'HeihseiNe 60 a9 W
posed to CleVelandiSm and in 1896 they
elected protectiohlst as president WI
'leVelanu > ioreisii poi'cg III @ @.le III @ 81 wv
pf his administration uDDODll-
lui' pdt t'lcula,N as iesai 'S 20 wan Nut
all MS mistakes ON Ioreisn lairs were
forgotten Wheh' III Decei'lpei' lo''' ne
uahsilltleu 'he Nehe"uelall iileSsase 70
congress- II arouscu the pau 'ilo'iHih VI
'he hatioh, tne NeheLue'ait ,s.,'.
was authoilHeu anu a''ei n'eol9 " "ti'
EhSlahu Elelueu anu aS.eeu lhat tlie us
puteu pouluary shoulu 'e .'lti,,,. dlpiti a'eu.
ms was Que VI tile ea'eS'
Oh tne nleNeiahu uliiliiAS'i 'iol' MI
tleVelat'u urn s'aiiN uuI,ns .ne ,a,'' o,'''
5lrlhe III Nhicaso' wien ruSsii' DCpS We
iltu @ t,le autnoilly VI tne OnIleu SIate9; ,a7,
VIII Always pe re'iieihpereu ne tlllt,lo!e eu
troops 70 pIeserEe orocl anu " ali'ta,t, ,
tne authorlty OF the leuertl courts anu an,
me pres.ise u 'iie genera soFe' mn, 'n'' ~,
ms coiluucl men was VI ave. pali io''u @
ana many. Ahotner aCnieNeiie't @ "a9
| lhe hesotia'ioil Vi me atpitr"'lol treaty
WIN Ehsldlu, Mhlch tle stialt ietuSvS
| Even II this treaty shoulu hoI oe ratlileu
| ~ ms vi 'lle lo'io"IlS svS9loit' IT was
l. slep III au N"lIt ~ INC ih'e'eSt VI peace
| anu one III wnlcl tle haiiies VI LroNer
CieVeiaNu anu N'c@malu @ oliies VIII al" aS
| ne leiilei'lpe' % tu' AneSe tniee were ne
| 'iluilp''s oi '''e auiiiIlls'ia''oil anu 'He
olils oh'7'
|
| But lile preslueht, III ms ueaNnss WIFI
| congress- nlaue many MISTAKES; ne was
oVefpeafihs anu OBSTINATE yieiulHs noun
| ihS 10 lle cohSreSS' put determined III
| insisting upon tne pursuit OF any course
| thal CoLlilehueu llSell ~ himself. ne
had had no legislative experience ana
| kne" nothing OF the proceedings OF CON
| sreSS' was less li'ioiiheu on 'hat subject
! than any page IN the mouse OF senate
| he hau an lii-cohceaied contempt lor con-
sress ana mus prouuced lrrltatlonS' ne
| persisted III recommending leslSiatio ION
he attempted 10 souhG the temper OF the
senate or mousse couid not De enacted.
| But being absolutely without tact, he DIS
| resarueu questions Oh eNpeulehcg' ieil
| thal congress snouiu assent TO anything
| ne approved ana was angry that IL Would
not agree win nm He was always I'M
poltlc IN dealing with congress ana this
| seriously hahulcappeu ms ADMINISTRATION
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IN the hSht for the repeal OF the silver
| puiCHase iaN' winch MI N!eNtidHu III
augurated, he used federal patronage
| without hesltancy to procure votes for
| the repeal he desired and won finally
by the aid OF the republicans who We're
actuateu by CONSIDERATIONS OF patriotism
rather than by partisanship. That was
a great victory, but II accomplished little
II any good, because or the tarlH reform
agitation Whlch disturbed business. 1t
would have been better had the tartt
bill been passed earlier, as would have
been possible had the president chosen to
call congress in extra session Immediately
after MS inauguration, but he delayed
until August and Out little work on the
tarit was then done While Mr., CleVe-
land is praised for his extension of the
| civil service, it must be remembered that
only after he had filled unclasstied Of
fees with Democrats did he do and
consequently the sincerity of his reform
| Is doubted.
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In the tariff fight in the senate, the
| president interfered and wrote letters
| criticising that body and the action OF
the Democrats in charge of the tariff bill
talked of party perfidy and party dis
honor" when in fact he had been in con,
sultation with members of the senate ir
regard to that bill and was in a measure