The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-10
Look Here, Mr.. Kelly.

Mr.. John Kelly is about to begin his cnn-
vass of the interior of the State. He will
speak to great many people, and before
he sets out We desire to say few plain
words to him.
Whatever you may say in your speeches,
Mr. Kelly, you cannot afford to abuse Gov
ernor Robinson. Your grievance against
you to expose. When You first an
nounced in the HERALp your opposi-
ton to the Governors denomination
the HERALD warned You to stand upon that
opposition, but to avoid giving your reasons
for it, Your grievance against the Governor
is that he chose to be Governor and not to
lot you dictate to him his course. Your
anger was reused against him because he
preferred to follow his own conscience and
not your commands. You required him to
sign q bill and he vetoed it. You tried to
impose your will on him and he would not
have it. That is not matter in which you
can hope for the sympathy of the public.
On the contrary, every honest and honor
abe voter will be on the Governors side
and against you.
Your highest ambition, Mr.. Kelly. is to
be regarded by the public as an honest,
honorable man stubborn and self-willed,
perhaps, but honest and devoted to the
public good as you see 1t. The HERALD
has done good deal to help you to this
reputation which you desire, and the
HERALD now warns you that you cannot
hope to rise by attempting to break down,
with vulgar abuse, public officer. perhaps
as stubborn and self-willed as you. but GER
tainly rs honest and honorable, end
rs earnestly devoted to the public good.
This matter has gone far enough. In your
two papers and in your various utterances
you have spoken of Governor Robinson in
language which has, as the HERALD has re-
peatedly limited to you. injured you and
offended against the public taste. Every
body knows that had you been Governor of
tempted dictation of the city's Comptroller,
just AZ Governor Robinson did yours.
You were beaten in the Convention and
now you are trying to destroy your party.
1t is not wise in you, Mr.. Kelly Your
ambitious attempt to set yourself up as
kind of feudal chief in the city of New York
comes too late. You cannot maintain q sep
arate little sovereignty of your own here !;
the people, regardless Of party I'M tho
State, will resent it. Even now the alliance
you have made with the republican leaders,
and by which you hope to establish your
supremacy over the city government while
you defeat your party in the State, Injuries
your allies in the public esteem. 1t will
hurt you far more. You may destroy your
party, but it will be at the expense of
your reputation. You want to stand before
tho public as Honest John Kelly"
but your present course places you
before it as an ambitious, INSCRIPTIONS
bargainer-as one who seeks only his per-
sonal ascendancy, and who will sacrifice
every public interest, every party bond, to
secure his own personal ends. No public
man can hold this character and succeed.
and least of all you, Mr. Kelly, who, aside
from that honesty and public spirit which
you have claimed for yourself, have few or
no other qualities to win for you tho esteem
or the confidence OF tho public.
You are going to canvass the State. BE
careful, Mr.. Kelly, that your intemperat
vituperation does not react against you and
ruin you. You never stood in o more
critical position in your life.