Alexander Graham Bell's: The Presidency Of Cleveland

Imagine a time of great change, a time where something as simple as the light bulb was being invented, and Mr. Alexander Graham Bell was inventing the telegram, shedding further light on America. A time where dirt roads were starting to become a thing of the past and bridges across rivers and roads were being built. A Time where goods could get from one destination to another in half the time thanks to the invention of railroads and the extension of them. A time where people worked as hard as they could to get an honest day's pay, such as the Cowboys and farmers of this time, working long hours to make ends meet. Lastly, a time when America grew towards civility, and cities became abundant. The 1880's was a time of excitement, growth, and change

He described his goals with full intention to carry them through and expressed the administration's achievements in order to further America's excitement and lift up hope throughout the nation. His actions in the future would inevitably show the truth behind his intentions for the country. Cleveland was described as very honest, but not a very proactive president. For instance, he would try to prevent things from happening, but if a situation occurred, instead of handing the situation immediately, he would usually be more passive, sit back, and let the situation resolve itself. Cleveland saw his position as president was the sole purpose to stop bad things from happening. He didn't see the presidential platform as initiating positive change, he saw it as improving the administration the way it was, which would come to be one of his main downfalls since he was unable to keep up with societies changes. Cleveland thought that the people should support the government, and that government should not have to support the people. Furthermore, if the government had an idea, the people should support the idea with no questions, and abide by any laws that were passed. But, if the American people needed anything from the government, well, they were simply out of luck. During this time the American people looked to the government for help, which they were unable to get, and the

For instance, Cleveland was against petitions for civil war vets, which in turn cost him the veterans votes in the 1888 election, especially since he never fought in a war, instead, he paid another guy to go to war for him. This seemed highly hypocritical to the veterans at the time, since Cleveland was not able to have an open mind about the situation. Republicans of this time backed proactive tariffs made on foreign goods, this was one of the most popular political issues in the 88 campaign, which divided the country. Cleveland won the popular vote but did not win the electoral college's vote, thus causing him to lose the election. During the next election after Harrison, Cleveland campaigned on a platform to reduce the McKinley tariff, thus winning the presidency by a landslide, making him the first and only president to serve two nonconsecutive terms. About a month after Cleveland took office the second time, the panic of 1893 hit and the great industrial bubble burst, causing a lot of the American people to be without work. It was as if the world that had been spinning so fast, and so carefree, came to an immediate halt.The first protest on the white house lawn came soon after when American workers had finally had enough with how things were going in the country. Cleveland had the protestors arrested for trespassing, which was just his own way of getting back at the protesters for questioning his