Evening star., 1934-11-18
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

The following interview, obtained By
the Albany correspondent for the
Policy of the New Times in Il : printed y ied
Administration. Monans,ss m ane Staf % o.
1884, was the first public announce
ment made by President-elect Grover
Cleveland as to what his policy as the
Nations Chief Executive would be:
mo harm shall come to any busi-
ness interest as the result Of admin
istrative policy so long as am Presi-
dent. I intend to surround myself
with the best and broadest minds in
the party and then bend all my
energies toward making an administra-
ton that shall at least assure every
element that a transfer of executive
control from one party to another
does not mean any serious disturbance
of existing conditions.
1T is almost incredible to me that
there should be any feeling Of un-
certainty whatever as to the future, so
far as the result of the recent election
is concerned Those who are TO
succeed to power by the will of the
people, as recently expressed, are as
much interested in the future of the
United States as those who yield il.
They also have an equal stake in the
prosperity and advancement of the
country. They are as thoroughly COM
mitted to maintenance of values and
as earnestly anxious for a sterling
business prosperity as their opponents.
Naturally they will be careful about
pronouncing for policy inimical to
the interests of the very class which,
more than any other, has thus honored
us with its confidence. Coming into
power after so long an absence, the
party ought, and will so far as the
Executive is concerned, bring liberal
views and good impulses into the con-
trol of the Government. 1t would be
unnatural for the party not to be
actuated by desire to continue in
power by demonstrating that it de-
serves the highest confidence of the
people. This 1t cannot do II it would
unsettle business and make factious
war upon well-conceived plans of gov
ernment. This is the view I take of
the proper position for a party just
assuming the control Of the country
in a crisis like this and the standard
by which I shall be guided while in
the presidential office. If follow it
hope for and expect a fair and
honest response from the Republicans
with whom may have relations, as well
as the hearty support Of my own party.
It feel, of course, that have great
responsibilities and approach them
with feeling of more or less anxiety
While know that there is no reason
whatever for this feeling Of restlessnesS
North or South, ! cannot but realize
that all minds do not see things In the
same light. What may seem OF no
moment to one may be Of great con-
sequence TO another. The Democratic
party and its servants are as much
committed to a careful policy upon
economic questions as their opponents,
and they will be as careful to act for
the best interests of the country as
the Republicans would had they been
successful. / assume therefore that
whatever of nervousness there is now
apparent comes simply from the dis
turbance of q long lease of power,
and that whenever the irritation
growing out Of defeat has passed of
there win be a better feeling all
around, and willingness to give the
new men q fair and honest chance.
That is all that Is desired, and less
would not be fair to the incoming
administration"