The Detroit times., 1908-06-25
The Greatest President
Since Lincoln
~ JAMES scHeRMERHoRN.

1.-THE wilderness for quarter of century best service
he could do his give the country the best
s Dion it within his power provide
s emindedness OF purpose that had aoVaieea
his political and from mayor to gov
and from governor to president -
Naturally his supporters were concerned aoous inc II
TO the victors belong the spos were INC
\ ,cres of the faithful
But Cleveland was consistent civil service He held
shouldn't simply because ne was Nc
publican that he shouldn't go in simply because ne was Lem
n
He applied the appointments and the word went
rforth that no calawags need apply
Right here is where difference with his
party leaders pursuit OF Cleveland
till grave the Suns unorgiving uFtorgetng pup
fisher spang presidents disregard of Danas recommends
concerning appointment
MANY great men of the party Whit House in tower
ing rage time president had taken upon MN
the responsibility of looking into the cabe ana STANDING
1.-THE asked to appoint to the public service
We cite of that was lacking III
Grant Hayes Harrison and Mckinley and mas
been ANYTHING but conspicuous Roosevelt administrations
peculiar, president ESQ the spos
tough considering the good the nation
Rx first of all!
A Had Cleveland happier handling men-he had no
magnetism this directionhe might have conserved
highest good without bringing down denunciaon upon
himself division upon his party
But he was not success diplomacy assembling He
right hand the plain unvarnshed truth which ne de-
lvered in a direct. rugged fashion.
s private enlisted by desperate opposition
first campaign and his friends appealed
for instruction what they should MAKE MS
reply characteristic: Tell the truth
upon the governmental ills OF his period were quite
y President Rooseve crusade against
time with this difference to the advantage
n Of Cleveland a reformer
had against the spols system against govern
mental against the communism OF pef fossereo
BY high against jngom and unsound
rency resulting legislation designed concate the silver
mining impaired by glaring defects in his own
personality or policies nations chief executive!
neither with his advocates with the
nations policy of concentration addressing
himself keeping strictly within consi
stutional authority n what he did.
Counselng economy he pracced He burned the midnight
to defeat upon treasury the form of private
pension bills
A One who called at the very Of Presi
retirement in 1897 found him at his desk his
bandaged and resting chair going over Hood
bills with the panaking and continuing
the painful laborious task far into the morning.
Mr. Cleveland presidents the capitol
on the day adjournment signature multitude of
through closing of
He held that bill that he did not have time examine was not
good bill for him sign
He great enough away from if his high
of prompted him do Conventionay tradition
never held him captive.
He great enough defy ngoists trying
1906 He the
country of mtarism
imperialism all the costly dsactng problems of colonial
81 ism, in such adventure
He was great enough lowering American
nag Hawaii when he believed had been hosted dshonor
He great enough promptly admit he had made
developed the ready understand
noble back the order the captured battle
the South He promptly revoked the order few
accomplished without dissenting
great enough his message 1887,
presidential campaign single subject tariff
* reform
cabinet demurred when the document them
righ asked Mr. Cleveland They
right Then goes the country said Mr. Cleveland
He enough declare unequvocaly for the gold
the of another campaign when there
not prominent Republican go
up feeble waverng Of espousa for safe bmet
aism." N ,l
fhR All for the gold standard now. N N
[s And all for Grover Cleveland
Time eaced the acriones of the day which this
right
criticism has been
welngh Judgment here great