President Grover Cleveland vetoed bills he says “the people should support the government but the government should not have to support the people.” Many Americans look at the government for assistance when it became hard times for them, even though the government was not keeping up with the changes that happen in the world. President Cleveland had many achievements in his life from when he drop out of school to support his family to his presidency terms even after so. In 1882 he was a Mayor of Buffalo as a Democratic candidate but he had some conditions that the rest of the ticket was to what he wants. He won with a 15,120 votes against the Republican opponent Milton C. Beebe who had 11,528 voters. As Cleveland as mayor, he showed graft and …show more content…
The coastal defenses had no improvement so in the late 1870s, a massive $127 million construction program had been in action which included new breech loading rifled guns, mortars and naval minefields. Cleveland and his Naval Secretary William Whitney had updated the US Navy. Technology got adopted for the construction of steel steamships and modern naval guns to protect and defend. Cleveland and his secretary reorganize the finances and logistics of the Navy and aldo helps make the Naval War College a success. Cleveland canceled the Sherman Silver Act of 1890. The second term of Cleveland was impaired by a serious economic depression which is also known as the Panic of 1893. This panic was known for the collapse of the railroad overbuilding and shaky railroad financing which triggered a line of bank failures. This event was affected by the shortage of gold that come to be with an increase of coinage of silver. As Cleaveland repealed the Sherman Silver Act of 1890 which raised the amount of silver the government was needing to purchase. President Cleveland was a Conservative Democrat that tries to do what is right but he was not a tool of the rich or opinionated dictator. Cleveland was not arrogant but his fault wa more of a narrowness of vision than just a plain stubbornness. The Silver Purchase Act does not bring back the confidence of investors or anyone else. As the economic situation got worse than getting