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INDEX 279 Classification bill, Van Buren s, of 1814, ii. 6. Clay, Henry, i. 188, 228, 229; charge of unfair bargaining with J. Q. Adams, 233, 282-284; beginning of feud between Jackson and, 280; compromise tariff of (1834), 295; makes national bank a political is sue, 297; defeated for presidency in 1832 by Jackson, 298; carries resolution of censure against Jack son, 300-301; contest between President Tyler and, over financial policy, ii. 67 ff. ; fiscal bank and fis cal corporation bills of, 69-72; de feated by Polk for presidency, 79- 80, 101: estimate of Fillmore by, 164-165; compromise measures of 1850, 222-223. Clayton, John M., secretary of state under Taylor, ii. 138, 218. Clay ton-Bui wer treaty, ii. 218, 220- 221, 225, 230, iii. 218. Cleveland, Frances Folsom, iii. 290. CLEVELAND, GROVER (22d President), ii. 158 n. ; letter of, concerning sup posed destruction of Fillmore let ters, 172 n.; birth and ancestors, iii. 241; education, 241; studies law and is admitted to bar in Buffalo, 242; assistant district attorney of Erie county, 243; unable to go to war, sends a substitute, 243; de feated for district-attorney ship, 243 ; attains high rank as a lawyer, 243; elected mayor of Buffalo by a large majority, 243-244; repu tation as a "veto mayor," 244; canvass for office of governor against Judge Folger, 244-246; elec tion of, 246; integrity, ability, and success of administration, 246-247 ; nominated for president (1884), 247-248; letter accepting nomina tion, 248-250; popular and elec toral votes for, 250-251 ; letter con cerning civil service reform, 251- 252; indicates opposition to in creased coinage of silver, 252; in auguration, iii. 252-253; course toward ofBce-holders and office- seekers, 254; originates phrase "of fensive partisanship," 254; first acts of administration, relative to Spanish reciprocity and Nicaragua canal treaties and removal of white intruders from Oklahoma, 254; wins in controversy with senate over appointments, 256; interstate commerce commissionappointed by, 257; pension bills vetoed by, 257- 258; remarks upon vetoing appro priation for distribution of seeds in drought-stricken region, 258; "though the people support the government, the government should not support the people," 258-259; tour of west and south, 259; makes reduction of the tariff the leading issue in canvass of 1888, 259; unan imously renominated at St. Louis convention of 1888, he receives ma jority of popular votes but not of electoral votes, 259-260; powerful influence on his party and on public; sentiment as a private citizen, 260- 261; renominated in 1892, he again makes the tariff the prime issue,2G 1- 262; advocates "sound and honest money," whether gold, silver, or paper, 262; vote cast for, 203; first president re-elected after an interim, 263-264; cabinet, 264-265; deci sion in regard to treaty for annexa tion of Hawaiian islands, 265-269; takes measures for preservation of neutrality toward insurrectionary Cuba, 269-271; Venezuela mes sage, 271-274; handling of affair with Turkey, resulting from Arme nian massacres, 274-275; prohibi tion of immigration of Chinese la borers, 275: seal-fishery question, 275-276; carries through repeal of Sherman act, 270-278; reform of tariff, 279-281; passage of Wil son bill without president s signa ture, 281; reasons for withholding approval of Wilson bill, 281; finan cial depression of 1894 and lower ing of gold reserve, 282; recom mends general reform of banking and currency laws, 283; river and harbor bill passed over veto of, 283 ; decisive action in suppressing rail road strikes, 283-285; places 30,000 additional posts under civil service rules, 285-286; treaty with Great Britain for international tribunal of general arbitration rejected by sen ate, 286-288; treaties with Argen tine Republic and Orange Free State ratified with amendments, 288; address at Princeton univer sity, 289; death, 289; force fulness of. in speech and action, 289-290; general respect and esteem for, 290; wife and children, 29O-291. Cleveland, Rose Elizabeth, iii. 291. Cleveland, Rev. William, iii. 242. Clinton, De Witt, i. 29, 188. ii. 5; re moval of, from mayoralty of New York City. ii. 6. Clinton, George, i. 92, 187, ii. 5.