Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1891 — GROVER CLEVELAND. [ARTICLE]

GROVER CLEVELAND.

Cordial Tribute to Him from Oppo’ sition Newspapers. [Philadelphia Ledger—rep.J Wherever Mi. Cleveland goes, in whatsoever place his name is spoken, the enthusiasm with which it is received, the tumults of applause that come like echoes upon the me tion of his name, testify to the strength, the sincerity of the feelings of the people for him. Fair-minded men of all parties recognize in him a typical Amerioan, om who by hiß own endeavor, by his wisdom, energy, and integrity, has achieved the highest honor which it wn i possible for his countrymen to confer upon him. They have seen him occupy p. * sition after position of trust and responsibility, ai d in all of them tney saw him going about the work that they appointed him to do, earnestly and faithfully. They saw him assume and discharge with fine dignity and rare fidelity the highest offioe in the repnblio; they have seen him step down and out from it and take up the duties of simple citizenship, become a fellow-workingman with them, a breadwinner, with ai nity as fine and distinction as great as those with whioh he entered npou the presidency of his oountry. The respeot and admiration of the American people for the man of vigorous intellect, heart and conscience are seemingly unbounded, and they have shown them to be so with regard to Mr. Cleveland.

[Philadelphia North American—rep.] No amount of partisanship should make any one underrate the meaning or the value of the testimony of admiration which at every opportunity has greeted Grover Cleveland daring his sojourn in Philadelphia. Not only at the, formal banquet L»st night, bat also in every previous movement where it was practicable to reach Mr. Cleveland with popular applause, the tribute has been spontaneous, vigorous and sincere. By bis ingged honesty in all his personal actions during his years of official life and by the dignity of his demeanor since bis retirement from the presidency, Mr. Cleveland has won the respect of all men who are not blinded by personal or political prejudice. The North American h s no sympathy with the views of Mr. Cleveland upon those questions of political economy over which the great combat was fought which resulted in the election of President Harrison. Nor does it believe that the people of Philadelphia are less ready now, or will be less ready*in the future, to reavow their hostility to the doctrine of free trade, or assimilation to free trade, in attempting the propagandism of which Mr. Clave-" land suffered a deserved defeat. But the North American does not fail to recognize that here and elsewhere Mr. Cleveland has made a profound impression both upon the hearts and upon the judgment of the people. In him they rightly recognize a type of American citizenship of which they may justly be proud- Whatever his errors or political heresy, they are errors which to him are the offspring of conscientious belief. Steadfast in his own views, consistent, able and full of graoeful failure in their advocacy, and influenced always by hi own conviction Q&ekhe right, Grover Cleveland it an Amencfa well entitled to the hand-grasp of his fellow-cUizt-ns, whether they be democrats o r republicans. Philadelphia does well t o

salute him with the warmth of true esteem, and we of the republican legions, who are hie political adversaries, are not lest rea y to give due honor to the man than were hie enthusiastic, entertainers last night eager to add also their homage to the oandidate.