The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-30

oDJSctS.
Miss Crosby boldly stood up for her
rights after that. and the principal
mcekly submitted, while the young
amanucnsIs continued the penmanship
practice which enabled him later along
in life to write presidential messages
| lc"ibly.
MIR. Cleveland made his own way in
the world. His father. Il Presbyterian
minister, died when Grover was six
teen. The boy after his brief expert
| ence In the school fol the blind started
| for Cleveland, O. 1t is said that the
| name OF that city was its chief uttrac-
| ton for him. But he visited an uncle
| III Buffalo on his ny west and was
| induced to rcmuin IN that city. Gro
ver's mother when he left home gave
| him little Bible. Daniel Lamont,
who was private secretary to Governor
cleveland and later Il member Of Pres
idcnt Clcvrlands cabinet. told Il high
~ interesting story Of this Bible.
Il first SAW It," said Mr.. Lamont, ION
Il table in Clcvplani's law Office III
Buffalo. When Mr.. cleveland became
governor the little Bible was generally
to be seen on the bureau in his bed
room In Albany. Just before his inau-
suratiOn as president found the book
in his rooms ut the Arlington hotel.
Washington. and carried ii to Chief
Justice Waite, requesting him to uSc
1t when he Sworc the new chief mag
| iStrnto into Office"
About 10000 witnesses saw Grover
Cleveland press his mothers gift to his
lips on that memorable occasion.
Later the little Bible lay Oh Mr..
| ClGvclandS writing table In his library
ut Princeton. On the outside cover is
inscribed in gilt letters the name -. G..
Cleveland" and OH the fly leaf in his
mothers handwriting are the words.
''My son. stephen Grover Cleveland.
from his loving mother"
Display of Self Confidence.
The late Senator Ingalls,, himself Il
brilliant orator, once confessed that lr
WAS stricken dumb with wunucrmrAl
hy Mr.. ClcvrlanlS display OF self coli
hdcnce at his first inauguration. With
10000 people in hearing and 10000, ,,u
waiting to read the words he wAS
about to utter. ;his man. altogether
new 10 WaShi!::ton and to the national
arena, stood forth to deliver his i'll
augural address; 0iIhund. He hrh! in
the palm OF his left hand Il scrap OF
visiting card Oh which he had noted
the mrrcst catchWurdS OF his address.
The sight of this Srrar Of card caused
Senator Ingalls, to say:
''SuppoSc his memory had failed him.
Such things happen to speakers skilled
by lifetime OF experience, and why
not TO Cleveland, Il novice in the art?
Yet he stood there, with ull the conf
dcncc OF Il prophet OF Old, and without
manuscript spoke for III hour 10 10
OOO, ,U0O people,
This courage. this SELF confidence,
characterized his entire career rs pres
ilent. lie Serincd always prepared
lie had loaded his gun beforehand, and
when he got ready to fire he fired.
During his first term he vetoed Alb
bills This unprecedented exercise Of
the veto power aStounIcd congress and
caused the people to sit UP and take
notice. SO adverse criticism Swrrvch
him. Among the bills vetoed were 407
private pensions. Cleveland, who help
cd to support his mother during the
war OH m"agrr salary rs assistant
prosecutor in Huifaln had hired Il sub
Stitute when he WAS drafted into the
army This was brought up against
him by indignant Grand Army men,
but he believed that the pension bills
he WAS vctoing were Improper under
the laws. and he ignored the insnua-
tons.
Mr.. Cleveland devoted his entire con-
grcSSi"nal message in 1887 to the tar
If. lie characterized the then existing
tariff laws as "VicinuS, incuuitublc and
Illogical" His bold stand for Il rctlnc-
ton of duties contributed largely to
his defeat for recollection the next year.
though he received majority of the
popular vote.
1t was in his second term that Mr..
clcvclanrs policy or principle OF
Standing pat With his own convictions
split his party wide open and made
him millions OF political enemies. lie
was unaitcrably in favor OF the gold
standard. In the summer Of 1893 he
called special session Of congress to
repeal the Sherman act requiring tho
government to make large purchases
or silver bullion. Succeeding chapters
In the monetary struggle nre Of such
recent history that 1t Is unnecessary
to mention them.
Perhaps the one act Of President
Cleveland which aroused the decpcst
Indignation In some quarters and
evoked the highest commcndation from
other quarters was the sending Of fed
eral troops to Chicago during the great
railroad strike Of 1894 "to prevent OBJ
lStructlon of United States nails"
against the protest Of Governor Az
geld of lllinoiS, who held that his state