Grover cleveland proposed to address the problem of the large federal budget surplus by . supporting free and unlimited coinage of silver. b. advocating federal aid to farmers. c. vetoing many veterans' pension bills. d. spending the federal budget surplus on public works. e. lowering the tariff.

The Correct option is E: Lowering the tariff

Explanation:

Grover Cleveland, during his time as President, pushed two legislative initiative, with one being tariff reduction. The president at the time wanted to address the large federal budget surplus and thus opposed the unnecessary meddling of the government in the economy of the nation, rightly arguing that the high tariff was a major interfering factor in the natural economic order of things. He was greatly embarrassed by the consistent government surplus growth. In this light, Cleveland argued for huge reductions in tariff in his Congress message in 1887.