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GROVER CLEVELAND, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

From a photograph taken at his home in Princeton after his retirement

"My first impression of Cleveland was unfavorable... Later I came to admire the courage and conscientiousness of his character"

I was very grateful, and confided in his promises. But when Carlisle announced the committees I was astonished to find that Stephenson- now a Senator from Wisconsin- was appointed to the Committee on Public Lands and that I had been assigned to a place on the Committee on Indian Affairs. Sawyer came to me promptly and told me that he could not secure my appointment to Public Lands, but he was sure I would enjoy my work on Indian Affairs. There was a reason for putting me on this committee, and not

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