East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-24

gress in December, 1887, he devoted
his annual message mainly to the ad-
vocacy OF a reduction in tariff duties
in order to prevent the further in
crease of the surplus in the U. 8.
treasury. This message occasioned
prolonged discussion of the principles
of protection, and furnished the issue
in the national political campaign of
1888, when Mr.. Cleveland was re-
nominated by the Democrats, and
Benjamin Harrison was chosen as the
Republican candidate. Although the
former received a popular majority
larger than he had in 1884, the latter
had the greater number of electoral
votes and accordingly on March 4,
1889. Mr.. Cleveland left Washington
and removed to New York to engage
in the practice of law.
The defeat of 1888 was accepted by
most of the Democratic leaders as fl
nally disposing Of Mr.. Cleveland as a
national factor in the Democratic
party. But when 1892 rolled around
choose its standard bearer, the Demo-
cratic leaders were compelled by the
overwhelming sentiment Of the Demo-
cratic people to assent to his third
nomination. The contest In the Chi
cago convention of that year was a
desperate one. 1t was on that occa-
sion that Bourke Cochran delivered
his memorable speech against Cleve-
land. The nomination was bitterly
fought by the delegation from his
own state of New York. But on the
first roll call, Mr.. Cleveland was NOM
mated by a few votes more than the
necessary two-thirds In the election
Mr.. Cleveland received a popular
plurality of SSO,S1O over Mr.. Harri-
son.
Second Administration.
Cleveland's second administration
was simply continuation of the pol
icy that ruled him during his first
term. New questions arose of the
greatest importance, but he met them
all from precisely the same stand
point and with the same purposes
that always distinguished him in his
public career The Democratic ma
jority in Congress was opposed to him
on the money issue and the antagon-
ism at times became extremely Bit
ter. His attitude in the Venezeulan
affair won him general praise as did
also his promptness and firmness in
suppressing the disorders growing
out of the great railroad strike that
centered in Chicago. But he had lost
caste with his own party and the
panic that swept the country during
his administration made him unpopu-
lar with the people at large. Hence
there was no talk of his denomination
in 1896. When Mr.. Mckinley sue
ceeded him in the presidency Mr..
Cleveland retired to Princeton, n. j..
to spend the remainder of his days
in the quiet university town.
Mr.. Cleveland was the only Presi-
dent married in the White House,
where, on June 2, 1886. Frances Fol-
som, the daughter of his old friend
and partner at the Buffalo bar be-
came his wife. Ruth, the first of
their children, was born Oct. 3, 1891,
at their home in New York city. She
was named after Mrs. Cleveland's
grandmother. During Mr.. Cleve-
lands second term as President she
was widely known throughout the
country as Baby Ruth" on jan
uary I, 1904, she died at Princeton of
heart failure, occasioned by a mild
attack of diphtheria. Esther, the
second daughter, was born September
8, 1898, and has the distinction of
having been the only child of Presi-
dent born in the White House Har-
ion, the third daughter, was born at
Buzzard's Bay, the Cleveland summer
home, July Z, 1895. There was great
rejoicing in the family when the three
girls were followed by a son. He
was born at Princeton October 2S,
1897. With the announcement that
a boy had come to the house of Cleve-
land the students at Princeton dubbed
him Grover Cleveland, Jr." at once.
This name sticks to him, though he
was christened Richard. Another boy
was born at Buzzard's Bay July Is,
1908. He was named Francis Grover
for his mother.