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===Actions as President===

===Actions as President===

Cleveland built a strong cabinet of men loyal to him, including  [[Thomas Bayard]] as secretary of state, Manning as secretary of the Treasury, and [[William C. Whitney]] as secretary of the navy.  In 1888 he named conservative Chicago lawyer [[Melville W. Fuller]] as chief justice of the United States; Fuller served for twenty-two years.  

Cleveland built a strong cabinet of men loyal to him, including  [[Thomas Bayard]] as secretary of state, Manning as secretary of the Treasury, and [[William C. Whitney]] as secretary of the navy.  In 1888 he named conservative Chicago lawyer [[Melville W. Fuller]] as chief justice of the United States; Fuller served for twenty-two years.  

 

Cleveland refused to replace efficient Republican office-holders, angering patronage hungry local Democratic leaders but gaining the admiration of reformers. To signal the end of the Civil War era, he appointed two southerners to the cabinet, and returned Confederate battle flags that had been captured during the war.  Union veterans were angry at him, an anger that intensified when he energetically vetoed hundreds of private pension bills based on dubious wartime claims.  He vetoed a bill to give $10,000 to distribute seed grain among drought-stricken farmers in Texas, and said: "Federal aid in such cases encourages the expectation of paternal care on the part of the Government and weakens the sturdiness of our national character." He set a record that still stands, with 414 vetoes in his first term.  He vetoed twice as many bills as all previous presidents combined.  Most were minor matters, though he also vetoed a major bill to restrict immigration from China.  

Cleveland refused to replace efficient Republican office-holders, angering patronage hungry local Democratic leaders but gaining the admiration of reformers. To signal the end of the Civil War era, he appointed two southerners to the cabinet, and returned Confederate battle flags that had been captured during the war.  Union veterans were angry at him, an anger that intensified when he energetically vetoed hundreds of private pension bills based on dubious wartime claims.  He vetoed a bill to give $10,000 to distribute seed grain among drought-stricken farmers in Texas, and said: "Federal aid in such cases encourages the expectation of paternal care on the part of the Government and weakens the sturdiness of our national character." He set a record that still stands, with 414 vetoes in his first term.  He vetoed twice as many bills as all previous presidents combined.  Most were minor matters, though he also vetoed a major bill to restrict immigration from China.  

In 1886 Geronimo was captured by the Army, ending the Indian wars.  In October 1886, Cleveland dedicated the [[Statue of Liberty]], a project for which he asked some [[federal funding]].  In 1887 he signed the Interstate Commerce Act, passed unanimously by Congress in response to demands for some form of railroad regulation.  The Act had little or no regulatory impact, but did tend to bury the issue.  

In 1886 Geronimo was captured by the Army, ending the Indian wars.  In October 1886, Cleveland dedicated the [[Statue of Liberty]], a project for which he asked some [[federal funding]].  In 1887 he signed the Interstate Commerce Act, passed unanimously by Congress in response to demands for some form of railroad regulation.  The Act had little or no regulatory impact, but did tend to bury the issue.

===Lowering the tariff===

===Lowering the tariff===