The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1902-10-21
GROWERS STAR.

hDOuu OIINC ~ OSNS-
land launches upon the country one Of
his ponderous opinions Of the right
thing for the Democratic party to do
in order to regain power. Tariff re-
form is a trump card with him, about
the only important slogan In his esti-
nation for the party to rally to. Moth
ers ought to pray that If any more
children are given them, they may be
born under Growers star. His career
has been the most wonderful one re-
corded in American history. Though
college bred and trained to the law he
conld not make a living and accepted
a petty county office, then the mayor
atty of the city of Buffalo. TO balance
the geographical claims I'm the state
of New York he was nominated for
Governor. A quarrel among Repub-
leans caused half of them to refuse to
cast their vote on election day, which
caused Grover to be elected by an I'M
precedented majority. That caused
him to be nominated for President.
BY trick the votes cast for General
Butler on Long Island were counted
for him. which gave him the State by
about 1000 plurality and ne was elect
ed. While President he wanted to
visit his old home i'm Buffalo, but such
was his private record there that the
house Of every gentleman In the city
was closed against him. He served
out his term. He had said no word,
penned no sentence, save some vetOes
for pensions for Union soldiers, that
any one can now recall. But his party
could agree upon no one else and he
was nominated. This time he was
beaten, but a partnership was rendered
him In a firm Of great New York law
yers. He held the place for four years
and once more his party nominated
him, and because Of the Homestead
lockout he was once more elected.
Only disaster followed his official
career. He exerted all his bulldOzing
personality to kill silver as money, his
friend Wilson drafted free trade
measure and crowded IL through the
House, which, had not German throt-
tied 1t and amended it out of all like
ness to its original self in the Senate
would, had it become law as it went
up from the House to the Senate,
have absolutely Frustrated the bust
ness of the country. When he went
out of Office there was sigh of relief
throughout the Republic. But In the
meantime though business was pros
trate along thousand lines, he had
managed to accumulate a fortune
variOusly estimated at from $1,000, 200
to $5,OOO,OOO.
He was in the full yigor of his man.
hood when first elected President, but
he knew nothing of either the tariff
or the silver question. Lamar and
Wilson schooled him ON the latter
subject. they dug up the free trade
plank from the grave of the dead Con-
federacy and convinced him that It
could be disinfected and polished and
it would be beauty, and he believed
them. Dan Manning, a New York
national banker, poisoned his mind on
the silver question. Though eight
years President he has never been in
any portion Of the western half of the
Republic over which he was so long
n chief magistrate; he could not bound
Idaho or Wyoming to save his life, and
yet 1t Is clear enough that he believes
he is profoundly wise man and VIC
suspect he secretly calculates upon the
lightning striking for third time
and that he will again be nominated
for President.
What his hold is upon his party nc
man can explain, but wives should
pray that If they ever become mothers
Growers star may shine above the
Grade of their offspring. -Goodwin's
Weekly.