No matter what, a successful plan is always a good thing. All things are difficult before they are easy, once the first step is taken, the rest of the path becomes easier.
As Grover Cleveland was preparing to initiate the next step of his plan, a pie fell from the sky and hit him square on the head.
The British hoped that the United States would take the lead in helping the Russians build the "Siberian Railway."
On the surface, a common railway seemed trivial, but Grover Cleveland, with his rich political experience, immediately realized the associated risks and opportunities.
"Dividing the Russian-Austrian Alliance," "enticing the Russians to expand eastward, easing the military pressure on British-India," "scheming against the Russians"... A series of possibilities sprang to Grover Cleveland's mind.