Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-24

ment Of the people were behind the presi-
was never sustained by either British
statesmen or by the English pebble. Al
that time the building Of the new navy
n TIa been begun under the leadership OF
being promoted IN Congress by repubii-
cans and democrats alike.
The effect of the Venezuelan incident
was to promotesfeelings of friendship be-
ministry acknowledged its mistake and
the trouble between Great Britain and
venezuela was adjusted. Undoubtedly
that act of Mr., Cleveland did much to
convince the republics of South America
and the world at large. that. the Monroe
doctrine was no idle boast and that 1t
touched the heart of the whole people in
this country more than any other policy
In connection with international affairs
Mr. Cleveland's fame for the sturdy ad-
herence to his cow ctions and his vizor
IN pursuing a course when once deter.
mined upon with strong hand is sus.
tanned by that act more tnan by any other
OF the TWO terms during which he was In
the White House.
The Murchison Letter.
Mr. Cleveland at the end of his first
term also met situation that gave him
an opportunity to show power for prompt
action In the resentment of the letter writ
ten by Lord Sackvilie- West advising
mythical former British subject how he
should vote In order to best promote the
interests Of his mother country. One
'Murchison" wrote from California to the
British minister In this city stating that
ne was of English birth and. sympathiz-
ing with his mother country desired to
know whether 1t would be best for Great
Britain to have Cleveland re-eiected with
his free trade tendencies than to have
republican President and party commit
TED TO protective tariff. The letter after
Maea PRAYED trae se to b e. merely re-. 20;
minister. but he, fell into It and
replied that Cleveland's election would
better serve the interests Of their. common
country. The correspondence was at once
published in the Los Angeles Times and
pa fair to stampede tue democrats In
the1r' campaign. as 1t gave approval to
statements that we're being made on the
and pr py pepu6ilcan orator. NJ cieve-
the recall OF It's minister, and the demand
was at once acceded to-,
The hauling down Of the American flag
y, pr the HI Hawaiian Islands by thu orders Of
PRESIDENT Cleveland was perhaps the most
untortunate act Of his public career, and
was followed by such protests within and
without his own party that he was forced
10 change front The Hawaiian people had
oSohiSt Tie naive dynasty ana
an American man-of-war had gone into
the islands to uphold tho rights Of Ameri-
can citizens residing there AS soon az
AIR Cleveland came into office he ordered
I'M. the withdrawal OF the forces and then
sent Representative Biount of Georgia to
Inc islands to investigate the conditions
The result was reversal of his hasty act
At War With Leaders.
From the day he entered the White
House Mr.
leaders in Congress of his own party.
congressional recommendations. except
from small coterie of friends received
small favor at the White House. He was
accused Of using the appointing power to
influence legislation and ignored the man
who had nominated and elected him to
such an extent that in a short time the
number of congressional callers at the
white House began to diminish. Taking
his seat in 1855 the reak with his narty
reached its highest point two years later
when Congress baked In the passage Of
tarin measure approved by him. The
events during that debate in Congress
s sho Sena great hostility and Mr.. German In
ing the demands of the President. al
though he had been chairman of the dem
ocratic national committee and had man
aged the campaign for his election. The
second term. and Mt Cleveland denounced
the work as party perfidy'' in, a letter
written to Representative Catchings.
Mr.. Cieveiand's defeat for reelection
after his second nomination was the re-
suit of the joint power OF his own hos
tile party and the disastrous effect of
the tariff bill he had fathered UPON the
industries ind. of the country. The panic of
tariff measure. which upset the calcuia-
tinns OF the manufacturers of the country,
although democrats claimed that the ranic
was inevitable because Of the condition
that WAS brought upon The country nv
specula tion and would have come at about
the same time had there been no tarin
legislation The adverse conditions, they
claimed. We're the result Of the higi, tariff
that had prevailed, together with specu
la tiGn.
Mr.. Cleveland's third nomination was in
spite of his unpopularfty and because the
democratic party could see no other can
ddate who was able to carry the election
There were other causes in relation to the
personal unpopulart.y OF President Harri-
son that We're also Immensely potent Ia
effecting Cleveland's election. Harrison
had made almost as many enemies as had
MFR. Cleveland. although in quite differ
ent way.
When Mr.. Cleveland finished his last
and he had no sympathy for Il. He openly
supported the gold democratic ticket head
ed by Palmer and Buckner. the purpose
of which was to defeat MT Bryan.
After his second retirement from the
White House Mr.. Cleveland took up hts
residence at Princeton. n. j.. where he
has since lived. In June. 1905 Mr.. Cleye-
he Life Assurance Society OF the United
States and in 1907 was chosen chairman
of the Association of Life Insurance
Presidents. He was active in the reor-
ganizaticn of the Equitable that followed
the insurance exposures. Mr. Cleveland
was a member OF the executive committee
of the National Civic Federation. men,
Der of the American Philosophical 30
ciety and of the American Historical As
sociation and a trustee Of Princeton Uni
versity.