The Irish standard., 1903-10-24
CLEVELAND OUT OF POLITICS.

CLEVELAND OUT OF POLITICS.
No surer indication of the fact that
Grover Cleveland is out of politics
could be given than the fact that Re-
publican newspapers arc now violating
good taste and disgusting the public
conscience by excessive praise Of him.
No candidate for the Presidency, ex-
cept perhaps Samuel j. Tilden, suf-
fercd more calumny aud abuse than
did Grover Cleveland. He was held
up before the public during the cam
paign of 1854 as man of immoral
character. and during the latter part
of his career was charged with enrich
ing himself at the public expense.
Last week Mr.. Cleveland made Il
speech in Chicago before Il commercial
organization. The speech was sound,
thoughtful. and patriotic. just such
Il speech as. the country expects from
Cleveland. just such IL speech as
Cleveland has often delivered before.
But the reception accorded that speech
by the Republican press of the coun-
try was very different from that
which would have been accorded to it
eight years ago. The New York Sun,
which once upon Il time gave UP
most of it's editorial page to the abuse
of the STUFFED Prophet" has this to
say of Mr.. Cleveland's latest appear
ancc: There is Il general philosophic,
as we'll as an immediate political, i'll
tcrest in these and other evidences of
public confidence i'll Mr.. Cleveland
The Chicago Tribune, which under the
control Of NIedill was the bitterest op-
ponent of Cleveland in the West, now
says: Though Mr.. Cleveland's adj
dress was nearly all politics, it was
clean, dignitied, honest patriotic poll
ties. 1t was the politics of the states
man, not of the partisan. 1t was poll
ties which will not interest profession
al politicians. faction leaders or par
tisan trimmers; perhaps, indeed, they
may fail to understand what he
means, but which should interest patri-
otic men of all parties. 1t was the poll
tics which was necessary to clean,
honest. incorrupt government, and
which must prevail if the peace, good
order and prosperity of this country
are to continue. Mr.. Cleveland's def
milton of politics is admirable. There
is abundant room for intelligent party
activity, but this activity must be
clean and interrupted, sincere in it's
intentions, frank in the declala ton of
it's purposes, and honest in the affairs
of it's people, Few better men could
be found to advocate this kind of poll
tics, which makes for good citizenship.
than Mr.. Cleveland, for he has prac
ticed what he breaches. 1t will be
conceded even by his enemies that he
has never consulted eXpedicncy. but
has acted upon what he believed to
be right This much at least is due
10 Mr.. Cleveland"
According to the Chicago Inter
Ocean every third man on an aver
age" expressed to Mr.. Cleveland the
hope of having an opportunity to vote
for linn again. What docs this indi
cate? 1t shows conclusively that liz
the opinion of those Republican news
papers Mr.. Cleveland is an impossible
candidate for the Presidency. If there
was any likelihood of Cleveland being
again nominated by the Democrats the
press would not he so full of praise
for him. The Republicans are now
treating Cleveland in the same WAY
years. Tilden suffered greater po-
| litical wrongs ut the hands of his Op-
ponentS than almost any other man.
lie WAS the protOundest political
| thinker and the ahlcst practical states
man of his generation. He WAS the
| wiScSt American since Jefferson" 1t
| is pretty generally admitted on all
sides now that Tildcn was robbed of
the Presidency. When the Republicans
had robbed Tildcn, they turned on him
and slandered him. They said he was
Il bad man and that he had attempted
to buy the Presidency. They COM
menced Al suit against Tilden alleging
that some fifteen years before he had
made Il false income tax return. They
kept that suit pending until there was
no longer any possibility of Tilden
heing IL candidate for Presidency. then
they dismissed it. AS soon as Tilden
was out of politics his enemies began
the most fulsome and eXtravagant
praise of him. On the same principle
| Clcveland's enemies are now trying to
atone for their past abuse of him.
f, Cleveland is out of politics.
John Morley has again entered pub
| lie life in England He has appeared
as the opponent of Chamberlain and
his tariff ideas. Mr.. Morley is prob
| ol,l,. +l,o most loorpod and nrOfOun1