The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-18

passed from the election until the au-
thoritativr announcement Of the re-
suit. one man alone, amid the high
tide OF party passion, remained calm.
10 all appearances unmovcd, Grover
Cleveland sat in his otIic day after
day, no detail Of official duty failing
to receive his careful attention. The
fact just stated is explanatory Of
much i'll his subsequent career.
A Judge of Men.
"Whcn first nominated for the
presidency, Mr.. Cleveland had little
personal knowledge Of public men
outside Of his own State How rapid
~ he acquired the information nee
cssary to successful administration
Of the government was indeed Il mar
vel. 1t was no 'Clevcland luck or
lIaphazard chance that called into
his first cabinet such men as Bayard,
Manning, Garland, Villas, Lamont
and Whitney. 1t can safely be as
serted that Mr.. Cleveland was an ex-
ccIlcnt judge Of men and Of their ca
pacity for the particular work assign
CT them. AS if by intuition he thor
"u"hly understood after IL single i'll
tcrvicw the men with whom he was
brought in contact.
cas- an object lesson better APP
pnintmcnt to high Office has rarely
been made than that of Fuller to the
chief .usticcship Of the great court.
No less fortunate was his selection Of
Villas 10 the responsible position Of
postmaster general. And vet both
OF these gentlemen were personally
strangers to Mr.. Cleveland, when he
waS first named for the presidency.
His appointments to important diplo-
matte positions likewise strikinyly il
MStralcd his apinrSS in formin" Il
correct estimate of the mcu from
whom his app"int"cS were TO be
chosen.
"Nn incumbent "f The presidency
was ever less Of timr-scrvrr than
Cleveland. f.Npcdicnrv waS n
word scarcely known tn his vncabul-
ary. Recognizing" alike the dignity
and responsibility Of the great Of
flee. ne WAS in the highest degree
Srltrrlanl. None the less he at all
times availrd himSrlr Of the wise
counsel of his official advisers. In
matters falling within their especial
province their determination WIS, rX-
r"pi IN rare Instances, conclusive. In
n" sense was his mind closed against
the timely counsel Of his friends.
Far from being opinionatcd. in the
offensive sense Of the word, the ul-
innate determination, however, was
after having taken counsel with him
self.
'Thr incident contributing poSSi-
bly, more than any other to his defeat
IN 1883 WAS his lariit-rcdurtiun mos
Na"r I" congress one year prior to
that election. An ahlrr State paper
has rarely been put FORTH 1t MAS II
clear. Surrmcl presentation Of exist
IN" economic rumdItiunS: in very
tariff reduction. II is NOT Yet for
gotten how promptly this mc~Sa~"
WAS denounced by the entire oppu$i-
! ton press aS Il 'frcr1radr manifesto,
and how this cry increased in voice
and volume until the close Of the pres
dirntial contest.
"And yet, in sending this message
to congress, Mr.. cleveland WAS en-
lircly consistent with himself. It's
utIrrAncrS were in clear accord vii
the platform upon which ne had been
Nominated and with his letter Of ac-
rrplaucr. 1t is one of the Anomalies
"l politics that the vlrar-rui sentences
mraNuablN Instrumental in compass
ing his defeat in tSSS were upon the
banners Of his triumphant partiSanS
in the campaign Of 1892
- had excellent opportunities to
know Mr.. Cleveland. was Il mem
brr Of the first and third conventions
that named him for the presidency
aud actively engaged in both the con-
tests that resulted in his election. As
assistant postmaster general during
his first term. and vice president dur,
ing the second. I was often 'thc
nciwhbur Of his counSclS. am com
fidrmi that more conscientious. pains
taking official never filled public sta,
ti"n. In his appointments to uiict
his rMrf alm WAS 10 SubSrrvr lh(
public interests by judicious sclcr,