Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-10

Tor services rendered in politics
and put out for other men who could
render more service or more treacherv
Thus the Republican party has attached
itself to the speculative and money max
ing interest of the country instead of the
ordinary citizen, whose condition has been
but slightly changed. The Democratic
party triumphed because it merely pre-
sented faithful men in small RESPONSE
! bilities and said: "These have been
faithful over few things; will you make
| them rulers over many?"
Mr.. Cleveland, the head of the greatest
of all these victories, obtained his char
acter by striking his own party in the
face with the open hand The city coun-
Gil OF Buffalo had got into low hands, 1
| almost forgot the, circumstances. but one
day saw copied in newspaper
a short veto message from a MAYOR
OF Buffalo expressing unoual-
flied contempt for his associates in the
city government on the ground that thew
had made contract for more than the flo
ures demanded by the contractor, express
ing the belief that the contractor could not
do the work at the figures. thought to
myself that is queer Democratic mayor.
Time passed on, and forgot all about it
till the convention met at Syracuse and
nominated Cleveland. l asked incredu-
lousy who Cleveland was, and said that
FOlger, bad as his associations were. would
probably be the next governor. But that
evening my mind reverted to the indignant
veto message. asked if that was the man,
and they told me he was Cleveland.
made up my mind that 1 should vote for
him. L was tired of old party
hacks, either in the Democratic
or Republican parties, men who had been
lodging interviews for years, and trying
to present flat surface to their times. 7
thought 'Let us have new material" The
pretext for voting against Folger was the
forgeries committed at the Saratoga con-
vention, but the intention to rebuke the
party was already general.
The impudence of Arthur expecting to
| be the next president of the United States
when he only reached the Office through the
murder of man against whom he was a
conspirator, was deeply resented. After
Arthur reached the presidency he shed
few crocodile tears, then began to give
away Gartield's clothes and estate. Every
body felt that the campaign in New York
was to be an indication of whether the
people wanted Arthur to be reelected. AS
soon as he put his hand into the campaign
and beat Cornell and nominated Folger.
100000 Republicans said, He shall under
stand ho1 l,o
cation about our public opinion So Mr..
Arthur is going out of that White house
at the end of his accidental term. He
may not go through the whole of this term
unless he regulates his company and prin-
ciples better. 1t is time for him to seriously
attend to the duties of the presidency. He
must drink less brandy, go to bed earlier,
and suffer the contact of serious, if tedious,
public men. He must kick out of the
White house Bliss, French and that set.
man came to me on election night from
near Conkling's side and told me that 1 had
been doing great injustice to my readers
and to Conkling. l told him could take
care of the readers, but he might speak for
Conkling. He said that Mr.. Conkling had
never tolerated President Arthur since he
made George Bliss his regular associate;
that Bliss was an open contemner of Mr..
Conkling, and hadgot bad ascendency
over Mr.. Arthur, etc. told this gentleman
that nobody admired George Bliss, and
hardly anybody admired Conkling; that if
he had fallen out of the hands of
Bliss into the hands of Conkling
it would have made no difference
in the general results; that
| both these men were under the ban of de-
cent opinion, but that Conkling was the
chief offender
Unquestionably what is called anti-mo
nopoly entered into the elections.e The
legislature of New York has been bought
| and sold like pigs in sty for years past.
Old Thurlow Weed, who is now on his
death bed, was one of the worst corruptors
of the legislature. The Democrats in
Hoffman's time, made the legislature the
place to get rich. In those days senator
could get $4,000 for his vote as easily as
he now gets $1,000. The New York Cen
| trail railroad and two Or three other insti-
buttons have been running the legis-
lature regularly. For this reason
Chauncey Depew took the stump for
Folger undoubtedly in obedience to lne
command of VIM. H. Vanderbilt.
The night before the election 1 was sit
ting up with some gentlemen, among
whom were friends of Vanderbilt, and as
| the hilarity proceeded some of them began
to denounce Robertson, collector of the
port, for having ruined Judge Folger. 1
saw that the railroad men were in distress.
Gov. Cleveland must exercise some power
to purify that legislature. The Demo-
cratic victory is not going to make the
Legislature any better. The governor will
be face to face with a set of thieves as he
was when he was held up to public
ontempt the city council of Buffalo.
He stands the best chance in the country
| of being the next presidential candidate,
but if he as much as squints toward that
office, or lifts his hand to help himself to
it, or tolerates factors and tools who are
professional president-makers, he will die
the death. We expect him to be the gov
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