The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-18
STURDY HONESTY
Of CLEVELAND IS
PRAISED BY TAFT

Mr.. Cleveland for having pointed out
in his controversy with the Republican
Senate some of the limitations that
there are in the constitution upon at
tempted legislative action to restrict
executive discretion. In the end Mr..
Cleveland won In his controversy with
the Senate. Whether he might have
lone so had both the House and the
Senate been against him is a matter
of doubt.
1--WE W to Mr.. Cleveland and his
courage in dealing with the Senate of
the United States the establishment OF
some useful precedents.
I'm Mr.. Cleveland's second term there
was a large majority of his party in the
House, and a working majority in the
Senate, so that the whole responsibility
of government fell upon the democracy,
with Mr.. Cleveland at its head. The
significance of his second administra-
ton centres about three issues. The
first was the tariff, the second free sill
yer. and the third the suppression #
lawlessness directed against federal au-
thority by use of the process of federal
courts and BIZ federal troops.
"The same influence in his own party
which had sought to defeat Mr.. Cleve-
land for nomination in his third can
vass he found ~intrenched in the Sem
ate so strongly as to be able to defeat
the declared policy of his party in
favor of a evenue tariff, and he re-
fused to sign he Gorman-Wilson bill,
but allowed it to become a law after
denouncing it as the result of perfidy
and dishonor. This was doubtless the
greatest disappointment of his political
life.
Whatever ones views upon the
tariff, whether he be a protectionist or
a free trader. he cannot but have the
deepest sympathy with Mr.. Cleveland
in his deep Indignation at the party
~disloyalty which defeated the Wilson
bill as it passed the House, and gave
us the nondescript bill, which became
the law.
But there was rising in the Demo-
cratic party at the time especially in
the Western and Southern parts of the
country, a desire for economic remedy
which should cure everything in our
l business and body polite. h was
the movement in favor of the free coin
age of silver. The Republican party
2 and some of its leaders in the West and
Y South had not been rree from weak
0 ness in this respect, and the law fol
1 the monthly purchase of 100000 OF
, silver hung like a stone around the
= neck of the country.
). MIR. Cleveland used ali the authority
that he could command as the executive
:, to bring about a repeal of this law, ane
= he finally succeeded. The deep graft
tude of the country is due to him fol
. this result. Without it disaster woult
- yFt&z-.k r. fhn a~A1tt -
. the country could not have been sus
= tanned and there would have been a bio
), on our financial escutcheon.'
1.-The patriotic spirit which moved
those under MI. Cleveland's leadership
: to break from party ties n a thu
country from reputation entitled then
= and him to our everlasting gratitude"
President Taft, upon his arriva
from Washington this afternoon
was met by a large throng a
h the Jersey City station and wa
escorted by a Gordon of police t.
u waiting automobiles in which the tril
q was made by the Twenty-third stree
ferry to the home of his brother, Henr.
n w. Taft, in West Forty-eighth street
70 1t was Mr.. Taft's first trip as Presi
m dent. and there was considerable curl
Is osity as to whether or not he woul'
,r shake hands with the engineer. Fl
d did not. 1t would ave been Difficult
for him to each the engine ca
through the police lines. Hats wer
lifted as Mr.. Taft passed down tn
platform. He was accompanied b
y Mrs. Taft. Miss B%oardman, of Wash
y. ington, and Captain Butt, one of hi
,e military aides. Captain Butt was i
uniform.
President Taft win attend a secon
Cleveland meeting tonight, but will nc
speak. Tomorrow he goes to Me-
~ Haven to attend a meeting of the Yal
- Corporation, returning to this city !
=, time to attend and speak at the va
q, alumni banquet tomorrow night. TT
-, President returns to Washington Sat
y Midday morning