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. rn rn The Evening World Daily Magazine, Monday, June 8, 1908. The Presidents | >yblished Daily Except Sunday by the Press Publishing Company, Nos. 68 to a) Park Row, New York. ay! oP some PULITIEN, Pr, 1 Zant 1H Sree, SS TUNGUS AITAW, Reco Treas, 201 Wes 1100 Street UE ass Mail Matter, -stew ontinent and READY. HURRY uP! } Entered at the Post-OMfice at New York as Second~ ption Rates to The Evening ‘World for t nited States he Lea he arintional One Year. One Month | No. $7—GROVER CLEVELAND, Part 11, The Presidency. T HE nation was In the grip of one of the fiercest campaigns on record. NO, 17,093, } A campaign full of mud slinging, ill-feeling and desperate exped- fents, It was the summer of 1884. The Democratic convention had nominated ! Gov. Grover Cleveland for President. The Republicans had nominated ; James G. Blaine, statesman of wonderful magnetism and the {dol of his party. For twenty-four years there had been an unbroken line of Repub- | Mean Presidents. Tie Democrats now were making the fight of their ; lives. On both sides was heard less of argument on party issues than CF | personal abuse of the rival candidate. Blaine was roundly accused cA political and personal dishonesty. Cleveland's private life was fierce” attacked and his morals denounced. Grave charges, some, perhaps, we. | founded, others utterly absurd, were bandied back and forth by partisans of the two nominees. Then came the election. And for days thereafter no one knew definitely whether Cleveland or Blaine was to be the mext ; President. On New York State's vote hung the whole decision. And thet State stood by the man who had governed it so well. For, finally, it war $1.20 A DAY. STRIKE of the workmen on the Ashokan reservoir has been de- feated. The men were getting $1.20 aday. They asked for $1.25. Their demand was refused. The Catskill guards, who call themselves “aque- duct police,” put the strikers on a train and deported them. The men who struck were not New York workmen. They were} JouN! ( DISGRaceruL! 1 : 7 i A bs 2 i al OH! WHY | ( EFUL! learned that Cleveland's popular vote was 4,874,986 against Blaine’s 4,85%, } Italians who have not been here) 15 Your DEAR You FORGOT THIS (3 THE Newest J )-WSGRACEFUCI 981. Cleveland recetved 219 electoral votes to Blaine's 182, and was dv | long enough to be naturalized, and MOTHER CRAZY 7 Your SKIRT WRINKLE - THE STANDIT IN PARES clared elected. A difference of 700 votes in New York City would have i who were willing to work for less To RIGYou uP : f | given Blaine the victory. Cleveland entered on his executive duties with a sharply defined plan of action which was at once put into practice. Against the wishes of many of his advisers he worked for reductions in the ¢ high tariff that the Republicans had always up First Term held. High tariff and protection had been the as President. Republican watchwords in the campaign. Civil Orr Service reform also came in for Cleveland’s most earnest personal attention. He wrestled with and largely solved that knotty problem. He sought to adjust taxes so as to lift part of the burdens from the poor. In a threatened dispute with ; Great Britain he stanchly upheld the Monroe Doctrine, and warded off possible war. Throughout both terms in the White House he used unspar ingly his power to veto the bills he disapproved. Cleveland was the first President since 1860 who had no war record | He was the only President In American history to be elected to a sessad term without the backing of such a record. He was also the only saan to serve two terms with four intervening years out of office. In 1388 when he was renominated he was defeated by Benjamin Harrison, the Repubil- can candidate. Cleveland, however, received f{n that election a popular vote of 5,540,329 to Harrison's 5,439,853, the electora! vote standing: Harri. {son 233, Cleveland 168. During the next four years Cleveland took up law in New York City. than the prevailing scale of wages until they found out better. Like THAT This shows how much good the expenditure of $300,000,000 in the! Catskills is doing the workmen of New York. | The law under which the Catskill Water Supply Board was created provided, as a sop to the New York City voters, that every contractor : must observe the eight-hour law and pay the prevailing rate of wages. The lowest prevailing rate of wages for able-bodied men on munici- pal employment is $2 a day—25 cents an hour. In private employment there are few contractors who can get workmen for less than $1.50 a day. With the fewest rooms in ihe most crowded tenement house it is f difficult for a man to get shelter for less than $8 a month rent. It is next to impossible for any man to buy food and clothing for his family with less than a dollar a day. Outdoor work is interrupted by the weather and by occasional lay- offs to balance the different departments of the work. The man who| % | 7 1 ‘ It was his first experience in metropojitan law practice. But his services averages five full days a week does well. At $1.50 a day this would 1 Rea eR ee Ue eran g were in such demand and were performed in so masterly a fashion that just about pay for rent in the most crowded quarters and the least f 'SAID. CONE ON, \ HA-WA- I'D BE ASHAMED THe REST oF oe fponred HS ids a engeriene Bel hed never betore areemed{ek amount of food and clothing. | CERES CHANCE Ja Go 1N_THE Hg THE DAY of REST | greatly by his beautiful young wife. He had gone to the White Houses : G ARRESTED/ bachelor, in 1885 (second of our unmarried Presidents, Buchanan being the first), but a year later had married Miss Frances Folsom, of Buffalo. She was daughter of Cleveland's former law partner and had been the Preal- dent's ward. She was only twenty-two, he forty-eight. The union was very happy. Young Mrs. Cleveland’s beauty and natural charm won all hearts. She was the first President's wife to be married in the White House; the first to become a mother there; the youngest mistreas of the Executive Mansion. : In 1892 Cleveland was nominated again, running against his former opponent, Harrison. Machine politicians feared to trust their chances to a t man who had a way of placing national welfare o——~-~-~"?_ above party interests. So at a conference soon H mM 4 Refuses to after the nomination representatives of such poll Pledge Himself. ticlans called upon Cleveland for pledges which o © should bind him to certain courses of action. \ Angrily the nominee refused to give any assur ances of the sort, and went on to declare that if the pledges were forced upon him he would withdraw from the contest and would publish his rea ‘sons for so doing. This defiance quiokly brought the malcontents to terms. Cleveland was re-elected by 276 electoral votes to Harrison's 145. He had a Democratic Senate and House of Representatives at his back. Much was expected by his party from this second term. But events, from the very first, took a highly unexpected twist. What wonder that lawlessness sometimes develops among the recent Italian immigrants when they find out how little respect is paid to the laws enacted to protect them! It proves the natural frugality, industry and willingness to work hard of the mass of the Italians who come to the| There Is Nothing Funnier Than a Bargain Counter Conversazione United States that they accept the lowest wages for the hardest work and take upon themselves the burdens which the sons and grandsons of earlier Between Two Women Who Are Lamenting a Lack of Spending Money Reflections of a Bachelor Girl, immigrants will no longer assume. due to We so-called hard umes. They are not te “Li must be nice tv be abie to buy things tor one’s By Kellen Rowland, ‘ int t 1 only folk in the world who base thelr conclusions| self, ighed Mrs. Jarr. ‘You are a fortunate woman, There arelso Tan, kinds of iniquity going on in this Catskill water By Roy L. McCardell. on the same premises. my dear; 1 simply can't buy even a cheap shirtwalst HE only original thing about some men is original sim scheme that this underpaying of the present workmen has not been taken y Koy L. “I have to get a wedding present for a second|to-day. I must get little Emma some summer A man aiways reniembers a girl's first kiss tho up by the New York labor unions, which recently protested against the cousin,” explained Mrs. Kittingly; ‘I don't know| dresses," longest—becauso usually that's the only one he had i . neh HY, who would have What to get. But I think I'll get a picture. There, “Ah,” said Mrs. Kittingly, sentimentally, “T am mnvitrouuistinvcet line: war ‘ . : | ane a mh gee firm on the ground that it did ¢ W thought of meeting {8 @ sale of framed pictures here to-day, and I am/alone in the world, and ff that horrid olé judge had To iwep a man’s interest at high pressure deal yourself you here?’ said 80ing to see !f I can get something cheap but) ™ade my wretch of a husband contribute to my sup- foutitalhimin| Homooopattle dbase ona onivie ant Z 3 is ‘ an : ised t showy; something in a big gilt frame. My second, port half as much as he should, I wouldn't need to ‘ es y ‘nts more of If the Catskill scheme is to be continued, if these hundreds of mill- Se Orin ae) pny guns) Lies cre) connet eet sougn ity ‘ions of dollars are to be expended, the least that the city administration , irs, cousin If wn, and she won't know) deprive myself!"’ she came face to face with Mrs. in lives in a small town, an je. Won PI ysel "1 re ‘ and the Water Supply Board can do is to insist that employment shall be 1 z AD “Yes, think, you have only yourself to maintain on Kittingly at the bargain counter. any better. 5 & yy i ‘i “IT have to look out for cheap “You are just like me," said Mrs. Jarr. ‘I believe! the moncy."’ said Mrs. Jarr. jarge alices of selfishness, seasoned with passion, spiced things because when one has !n getting useful and serviceable presents, I hate, ‘But It's such @ little bit,” sighed Mrs. Kittingly. with jealousy and covered with thin layers of sentiment. hia “I'm ust the same w: said Mrs. Jarr. “I'm ‘That ‘s tri aid Mrs, Kittingly, who knew to buy presents for people who never remember I am always thinking of others first and then my money nothing at all about the matter. jallve unless they want something? If you will get ; {8 gono and I have nothing for myself.” “There's a nice shirtwaist for $3. said Mre, one of those shirtwaists I'll not buy the present." O M di ] A i "I think {t must be the hard times,” sald Mrs. |Jarr, excitedly, ‘only that I must get dresses for “Well, that's awful sweet of you,” sald Mrs. Jarr, ur (s] 1aéva rmy. Y Kittingly, with a serious look, Httle Emma I'd be tempted to take it. Of course it! “and, come to think of t, I can let down the tucks bi ‘Phat must be it,” said Mrs. Jarr. “Dear me, I |cam't be very good for that money, but !t would do of little Emma’s last summer's dresses.” By Rupert Hughes. wonder when they are going to get better nicely to wear in the country with a naflor skirt." So both ladies ordered shirtwaists sent home c. o. 4. Asan of fact, the hard times had made no “I didn't intend to pay more than $3 or $ for a Then, after getting ice cream soda, they parted. sioners, for $1,000 a month engi- cheers and members of the Water Board, but the kind of employment which the citizens of New York out of work need is going to the lowest F r an roan 3 ” " fy tw é Wonder if it never occurs to the w. i ho children to clothe the money | to buy trash. ‘Only a pitiful Mttle $100 a week! What can one do © woman who marries t given to the citizens of this city w! has to go a long way.” “Bo do said Mrs. Kittingly, ‘What are you|on that?" @ man to reform him that the sort of person who is head- i are out of work, and that the wages “Because I have no children looking for?" | It was really only $80 a week, but to say $100 strong enough to have made a “past” for himself isn't fT ‘i y i js no reason that I am not | “I have to get some summer dresses for my Ifttle| Sounded better. | Ukely to sit quietly by and let somebody else carve out his shall be paid which the law requires | called upon to buy things for girl,” said Mrs, Jarr. ‘Really, it doesn't pay to, “You are tuo good-hearted,” said Mrs. Jarr. “You future for him. 3 and the contract provides for. | other people, my dear,” sald make children’s clothes any more. By the time you speud it all on others. Dianierr hear you say you! Man 1s such a paradox that a woman is forced to make him believe that she ~ ’ i There are plenty of jobs for | Mrs. Kittingly, feelingly. ‘I buy the material and pay a woman by the day to|Were going to buy presents? pls doesn’t take him seriously—or she won't get a chance to take him at all, i < Rever seem able to get any- make them up you have spent more than What you, ‘“T have heif a mind not to, I do declare!” maid "4145 that the fever of love should ao often be followed by « chilll : ; $50 a day condemnation commis- thing for myself.” could buy ready-made dresses for.” Mrs. Kittingly. “Why should I go without things| ; HE organized and official medical department of our army merits, Priced out of town labor that can jeut in Mrs, Kittingly’s allmony, and Mr. Jarr's framed plcure,” sald Mrs. Kittingly, “and really I ‘Catch that selfish thing ever buying anything for indeed it cries aloud’ for, immediate reform, It suffers from mani. be obtained. salary bad been spared, but the fact that both ladies/need some everyday shirtwaists, too, It acems a somebody else!” was Mrs. Jarrs mental comment. fold defects. First, 1t has too few men; second, those few are wrongly j anes : spent all the money they got as quickly as they shame to wear good ones around the house, for when “Her little girl certainly needs new clothes,” organized; third, thelr organization has too little power, saya Rupert ‘ Not only. is the Catskill water scheme a swindle on the city, but it is| sot !¢ led them to belleve the reason they ex- 1 send my fine lace ones to the laundry they always thought Mrs. Kittingly, “but that woman only thinks Hughes in the Broadway Magasine. § i carried on in violation of the law as an imposition on the workin: men, perienced middle-of-the-week financial stringency was come back positively ruined.” of herseif!"* The surgeons of our army are at the mercy of the quartermasters for #) id een | transportation. They have no real control of supplies, or of sick and wounded, Letters trom the People. Mr. Showemhow Is His Own Chauffeur. 2’ By F. G. Long. eis Sonus ocs arc mere | “There ‘s no department of pharmacy with all that it should mean in reliew ; | | (CHAUFFEUR NOTHIN'|) | BE SURE AND HAVE SMARTY: HURRY UP! 17% Ing the medical officer of infinite bookkeeping details. | cade THE \| THEN SEND (A cHAUrEUE THOUGHT, IT GETTING LATE! There 1s no department of experimental work to adapt the new actentifio In the World Almanne. jf that hecan graze on exnctly one-ta AEN Gilg) ON SEEM AUTON Aiscoveries which are revolutionizing all modern life. @o the FAltor of The Evening World |an acre, How I the rope, read. er ‘There are no medica! attaches to foreign countries and foreign wars to Where can I find the requirements. | keep our country abreast of the rival nations of the world. . etc., of admission to the Naval A Pole Problem. MICHAEL BARNES. In The World) Almacne - Santee ; 66 9 1 3 Beet mter ene: The ‘‘Fudge’’ Idiotorial, d Mba From time to time we have ¥ g thelr seats had to speak complainingly of | is 7 US and Tom Foley. While some people ‘ eay ¢ ‘ 7 were In the habit of calling him ae: th fa ! ‘ Big Tom a BIG STUFF, we went much Py re eet ETL [ Now Iie CRANK ER) — | BE CAREFUL, Foley] farther and termed him a BIG { Iso. To the Fallior of The Events Wor'a UP AND SHELL BE | \ NOW! y—~ STUFFER. ‘ ays HEAR NAGE aa Coprret, 190% by the Planet Pub, Co We now find we were wrong aries thi 1 « pee eny and we hasten to apologize. We a a iy will even qo so far as to say that we do not evén believe he pay a Hee ove rank : ect a, Ne knows HOW to COUNT. We depended upon Big Tom to elect caries Ving SHIPPING CLER NS us Mayor, He has BETRAYED this TRUST! 3 Whentaiter Is Gacreet. (= A Souset el eon BS It is very sad to cultivate a sense of wrong all these years’ ‘ To the } of The EXening W f The E 1 v, 7p on'y to find in the end that the sense was wrong. We are very R An Sgr wea It ‘i Mirae a MUCH afraid we sholl never be able to call any one a Fraud ; dias : again after the way Big Tom has FAILED US. To tre Be pclaneimheuetorasninus acute Somehow we never can get anything straijht. Whether we geal ete 7 nitercep aver J oervelva (6 Fs are with MURPHY or against HIM we always get te:t. Hed to one poin: in the fence by « spo, Sitar mere luis VERY HARD to get left when you THINK you are RIGHT. j nite ‘ ! < \ \