The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-25
SECOND TERM
As PRESIDENT
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Tie eampa nss q isss Was ' taking seiin
ito shape. The President set hinaelf
obstinately toward maintaining the gold
standard. In the summer OF 1873 he
called nm extra session of Congress
and pushed through the repeal OF the
Sherman act or 1890. under which the
government was required TO purchase
large quantities OF silver bullion. The
enraged at this action, though very
considerable portion OF 1t stood with
the, President on the Issue.
10 maintain the gold reserve PresI-
dent Cleveland from time to time made
large issues Of government bonds. The
placing OF some Of these bonds with
New York bankers aroused = cyclone
s sf s aaysess st,st sst sfas sen
ire. Several years after his retirement
Mr.. Cleveland wrote statement ex-
planning the bond sales, defending his
own course and declaring that he re-
greatest satisfaction. ~.
SOME or His Acts.
presIdrnt Cleveland. in 1884 en-
hancea' his Immediate unpopniarIty by
sending governments troops To Chicago
TO prevent the obstruction OF the
mails% during the great railway strike,
against the protest OF Governor Ait
geld, of Illinois, who declared that lie
without aid from the Federal govern
ment. This was one of the most sen
sational acts OF CIeyelands career. In
1895 he sent to the Senate message
III, which bristied with bulldog de-
termination 10 Insist upon the upfoid-
ing of the Monroe Doctrine even at
/ the cost OF war between the United
refused 10 submit 10 arbitration a GER
tain boundary dispute with Nenezlfela.
President Cleveland advised the ap-
/ pointment of commission to determine
}the two countries with view to en-
force an aceeptepcc OF this line by
I Great britain. ahe Monroe Doctrine
! having been accepted from the moment
! State John Quincy ADKINS as a part
and parcel OF sacred American poiity.
the entire nation stood by the Presi-
dent.in his plnclkE stand; Congress also
horns and accepted the situation grace
fully. Grover Cleveland for the time
was a great popular hero. However,
1is defeat for denomination in 1895,
gone conclusion. Tariff as an issue
was tumbled into that condition which
years before Mr.. Cleveland had de-
scribed as "innocuous desuetude." Tie
the Democratic maturity. Mr.. Cieve-
land SUPPORTED the Palmer and Buck
ner gold Democratic" Ticket Wien
ne handed over the government reins
to President William MCKINLEY March
A. 1897, he stepped out OF office for
ever.
life Mt Princeton.
Mr.. Cleveland settled for himself the
problem as 10 what to do with an ca-
President by retiring gracefully 10
great university which he as a poor
boy vainly had hoped to enter. Here
he built home and grew old with his
family of bright young children grow
ing up about him. Two more girls
and two boys were born.
During and after his presidential
terms the Cleveland fishing and duck
hunting expeditions supplied nucl, ma
tcrial To the presR.
In 1903 AR. Cleveland was introduced
In st. Louis as ..the r,ost distinguish
cd private citizen in the world b.
that time HIS political opponents In
both of the great PARTIES. generally
speaking. bad come 10 look upon him
as n historical figure and by tho vast
majority OF Americans the venerable
cN-Pre.ideut was regarded as a true
patriot, IN horfst public servant and
on able Grief Executive. q sSs
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