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456 Cleveland, Grover—Continued

recommendation for Fellows, 489; tariff message wins him new friends, 492; V., and the Samoan business, 8; sends passports to Lord Sackville, 16 n.; tariff message, 67; nomination of, in 1892, desired, 82; conference to consider form of demonstration in favor of, 83; discusses renomination with Schurz, 84; to, 85; as the Democratic candidate, 101, 102; enthusiastic nomination of, 104; its lesson, 106; moral reason for his election, 111; opposes free coinage of silver, 114; Stevenson would be guided by, in letter of acceptance, 121, 122; reported interview with Tammany chiefs, 122; Schurz's Brooklyn letter, 123, 124; to, 124; to, 125; to, 127; from, 128; to, 129; to, 131; second inaugural, 127, 128, 129, 131, 133; from, 133; to, 134; from, 137; to, 138; from, 139; to, 139, 143, 150, 154, 155; called on to end the spoils system, 174; to, 177; caution of, with respect to Hawaiian annexation, 193; undermined by Hill, 237, 239, 243, 244, 246; attitude toward the Venezuelan question, 252, 265; with Bryan as President-elect, parity of gold and silver could not be maintained by, 294; from, 328; retaining in service efficient public officials, 329, 339, 408

Cleveland's, Grover, second Administration, V., 342; after defeat of 1888, practised law and did nothing to attract public attention, 343; sterling traits of character which endeared him to popular heart, 345; encounters bitter opposition in Congress, 346; business depression, 347; decrease in Government resources 348; confidence partially restored by prompt action of, 350; concessions of, to old party abuses, of no practical avail, 351; struggle to retain the silver purchase act, 353; firmness of, in demanding its immediate repeal, 354; the gold reserve, 355; the “bankers' syndicate,” 356; tariff message of 1887 gave the Democrats a definite policy, 359; chagrin of, at defeat of tariff reform, 361; Democratic defeat of 1894 leaves Cleveland with both Houses in opposition, 363; Hawaiian annexation scheme, 363-365; Venezuelan question, 365; arbitration treaty, 367; civil service reform during, 368; conscientious examining of bills presented for his signature, 369; Administration called a failure, 371; but a success in the light of history, 372; arraigned by Gallinger, 422, 423, 425; VI., 135, 191; Schurz has interview with, on imperialism, 301; election of, to restore slavery, 331; publishes an article against imperialism, 350; why good citizens loved him, 382; from, 444

Cleveland, Mrs., V., will be welcome as mistress again of the White House, 86; Schurz sends regards to, 124

Cobden Club, V., 64

Cobden, Richard, III., 46; VI., 372

Coburn, A. and P., IV., receive Little Rock securities, 281

Cochrane, John, II., 376, 383

Codman, Charles R., IV., from, 470; to, 474

Cole, Cornelius, II., 137, 168

Coleman, Hamilton Dudley, V., 74

Colfax, Schuyler, I., 167, 168, 449; II., 26, 195, 204; III., 39

Collins, Patrick, IV., 290

Combs, Leslie, I., to, 223

Committee of Thirty-three, I., 172, 176

Commonwealth Club, V., activity of, 13; Schurz speaks before, 14

Compromise of 1833, I., forerunner of disunion, 165

Congress, V., Cleveland urged to call extra session of, 129-131, 177

Congress and legislatures, IV., composition of, 286

Conklin, II., 25-28

Conkling, Roscoe, II., 134, 197; III., 281, 283, 287, 402, 507; IV., 3, 86, 87, 88, 146, 147; V., defends Administration in French Arms case, 35; resents Schurz's reply, 36

Conner, A. H., I., 162 n.

Conner (Commodore), David, II., 199