July 14th, 2011
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CLEVELAND, Grover (1837-1908) Elected as the 22nd and 24th United States President. His efficiency, honesty, and independence from the state political machine took him to the presidency in 1884. During his first term he pursued civil service reform and lowered a protective tariff that was hurting labor. The latter, however, earned him the enmity of big-business interests. Their man, Benjamin Harrison, won the close election of 1888. Cleveland came back to beat the ineffectual Harrison in 1892, but his second term was troubled by economic problems and ensuing unrest, during which Cleveland alienated workers and most Democrats. Losing the nomination in 1896, he retired to pursue business interests but he maintained his status as a respected statesman. Autograph Letter Signed “Grover Cleveland” 4pp., April 17, 1891, from his home, 816 Madison Avenue, New York, to Donald Dickenson. In small part, “... Political affairs are in a queer condition and it seems a little hard sometimes to know whether the Democracy is 'afoot or on horseback.'... I think our party ought to be prepared for a little settling back from last fall's results. ...” Comes with original envelope, very good. Donald Dickenson, a Detroit Politician, had served as Cleveland's Postmaster General from 1888-1889.
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