Grover Cleveland 1888 presidential campaign

Grover Cleveland for President
Campaign1888 U.S. presidential election
CandidateGrover Cleveland
22nd President of the United States
(1885–1889)
Allen G. Thurman
U.S. Senator from Ohio
(1869–1881)
AffiliationDemocratic Party
StatusLost general election: November 6, 1888
Left office: March 4, 1889
SloganUnnecessary taxation oppresses industry.
Reduce the tariff on necessaries of life.
President Cleveland

President of the United States Grover Cleveland's first term (1885–1889) was most notable "for its record number of vetoes (414), more than double the number issued by all his predecessors combined."[1] During Cleveland's first term, controlling Congressional and "wasteful spending" was an important priority for him and his administration.[1] Cleveland's vetoes (and other moves, such as issuing "an executive order [which was later rescinded] directing the return of captured Confederate battle standards to their home states") angered the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), a powerful organization advocating for Union veterans.[1] In his State of the Union Address in December 1887, President Cleveland called for lower tariffs and tariff reform, making it a major issue in the upcoming 1888 U.S. presidential election.[1] Cleveland ran for re-election again in 1892 and was elected the 24th president with Adlai Stevenson I serving as his running mate.

  1. ^ a b c d "HarpWeek | Elections | 1888 Overview". Elections.harpweek.com. Retrieved 2013-06-08.

Grover Cleveland 1888 presidential campaign

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