Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-10-19

charged by his critics that he an what no other
President before him had done. and what few
Of them would have consented 10 DO. Il Is no
longer secret that In all that sc did he had the
hearty approval and sympathy OF ex.P-esidens
Cleveland
"Esrly ia his efforts to bring about peace be
tween the mine operators and the miners, MIR.
Cleveland took occasion to express his CON
piete accord with him. on the day following
the fret meeting before the President at Wash
ington, OF the operators and Representatives Of
the strisers. which failed because OF the refusal
of the operators to consent to commission Of
arbitration, Mr. Cleveland wrote to the Prcsi'
dent letter. which. In addition to expressing
approval of the Presidents course, and some
righteous Indignation at the obstinacy of the
contestants. contained suggestions for plan
of settlement, and gave reason Tor volan-
teering his views that hts doing 90 would At
lesst serve a. an indication of the anxiety felt
by millions of our citizens on the subject.
The only democratic President that the coun'
try has hat since the Civil war, thus Joined
hands with the republican President In eeliev-
ing that a crisis had arisen which was 80 grave
to justify extraordinary aeiicn by the execn-
tive of the nAiicn."
1t is very evident from the state
ment of Mr.. Bishop that he has seen
the letter that Mr.. Cleveland wrote.
The existence of that letter has been
mentioned in public before, but this
is the first time that any one has made
a direct quotation from it. The SEN
tence quoted in which Cleveland
speaks ''of the anxiety felt by millions
of our citizens on the subject, is of
itself ample justification for the Pres
ident's action, for it recognizes the
existence of an extremely perilous
situation.
But Mr.. Bishop has more TO reveal
than the facts about Mr.. Cleveland's
letter. He goes on to say:
at is also no longer secret that after receiv
ing this letter from Mr.. Cleveland. Presiden;
Roosevelt asked him " he would consent 10 be
q member OF commission Of settlement, and
rat Mr.. Cleseland replied In the Affirmative.
This acceptance persuaded the President 10 APP
point commission without the consent OF the
operators. In casa they contiaued In their re
fAshi 70 Awe " ana nc PrecssuRa 70 Ehooss thS
members Of IL, with Mr.. Cleveland aS the frst.
"The men whom be selected were mAlniy
those subsequently, appointed, but when the
operators and their financial associates heard
OF the Presidents purpose and heard ALEC Of
Mr. CleveiAnd's selection as member Of the
commission. they made haste to give their con-
cent to the plan Of arbitration. ba. protested
vigorously against the selection OF ar. Cleve-
land.
''They realized keenly enough what the moral
effect would be upon the country of having II
appear that the only living ex-Piesiden;. who
- A. alse the naest eminent democrat 10 tho LAID.
stood shoulder TO shoulder with President
In what he had done ard proposed 10
do. That would have eoaed the constitutional
oiJeotioh to Rooseveil's course al once and for.
ever"
There are many other facts in the
article OF interest, and the pamphlet
should have a wide circulation. 1t is
greatly to be desired that Cleveland's
letter should be published in full, but
this is possibly too much to expect.