New-York tribune., 1882-09-29
FACTS WORTH CONSIDERiNG.


70 elect the Democratic State ticket this fall
would mean infinitely more than placing Mr..
Cleveland and his associates in high public
position. 1t would mean the restoration OF the
Democracy to full power at Albany. 1t would
mean turning over TO that party the con-
troll of the Insurance Department, the Bank
Departments, the Auditors Department, the
Public Works Department, not to speak OF Il
large number of lesser Offices.
And now will somebody tell us what the
Democracy of New-Y York has done that 1t
should receive such n signal proof OF the public
confidence What reason, if any is there for
believing that it would not make rs faithless
and incompetent depository OF executive re-
sponsibiiity during the next three years as 1t
has made OF legislative responsibility during the
present year, We cheerfuly admit that Mr..
Cleveland is man from whom the best
things in administration could reasonably
he expected. But he is only one man.
Does any sane person who expects to vote IN
November suppose that by sheer force of
his own example Mr.. Cleveland could elevate
the party to his own plane OF endeavGr ana
cause il to experience n change of hearth Is
it to be expected, confidently expected that, III
case of his election. he Will he able to DIS
tribute the patronage OF his office 50 rs to satisfy
perfectly the respective sharp appcttcs OF
Tammany and Anti-Tammany ? And if he
tails here, will net the faction that feels 1t has
not been Sufficiently recognized turn and rend
him ? A sluewd public man observed, some
years ago, that there could be no new de-
parture Of a political party unless the entire
party departed. The promise is extensively
made on behalf of Mr. Cleveland that if sue
cessfu this fall he will think only of the in
terests of the people during his administration !;
that, in the best sense of the term, he will be
an independent Governor. But what could he
90, whatever his intentions, unless the cOntroll-
ng elements in the patty cooperate with him
The important offices to which we have referred
are filed by the Governor "by and with the
advice and consent Of the Senate" If Mr.
Cleveland being Governor, shO ld undertake
to play the independent role, the dyed-in-the-
wool Democrats of the Senate could seriously
cmbarrass him, even if they could not bring
him to terns, by declining to confirm his APP
roiHtments
We credit Mr.. Cleveland with possessing
large quantity of the very best, intentions.
But we doubt very much if the party managers,
the men who tactly consented to the deadl0ch
Of last winter and condOned the Speakers
shameless transformation OF the Assembly com
mittee chairmanships into so many clubs tor the
punishment of sundry members, would suffer
him to pursue any higher policy than that
which the average Democratic Governor pur-
sues. Once let him show an inclination to sab
ordinate partlsanship and they will name him
holier- than-t thou man and then proceed to make
things uncommonly lively for him.
Tn stream never succeeds il rising higher than
its soI1ce. An even hi- most enthusiastic fr'nJs
10 not claim that Mr.. Cleveland Is the source
of Democracy In the event OF his being chosen
New-Yorll's Chief Executive one Of two things
would follow Either he would surrender at dis
erection to the recognized leaders, or else he
would provide himself with a very pretty
quarrel which would last from TIE beginning
to the end of his term by antaSonizing them.