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1on;alosonbille Chief.
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sOn-LiOftfZlHS DFausIf MuTNcFefs-aAIss
Blage vs. DIR. Dix-A Question for De-
bate-Comparisons are Odious.
New YORK, March II. 1888.
EDITOR CHIEF:
Nothing in our New York life il more
instructive than the manner in which
popular idols are .put up and pulled
down. A littieioyer year ago and Gro
tyer Cleveland was almost an unknown
aHnhtity i'll our American politics; his
name was scarcely known outside of the
county of Erie. a political scratch, made;
dim Mayor Of a provincial city, where al,
;cxceedingly bad government made any
change a change for the better. In State
politics the man was entirely unknown;
his face had never been secn inside of il.
State convention outside of LIS own
scoHnty his aiiins had never iJeen heard,
and yet, pitted against two of the most
popular Democrats i'll tho !State-one a
:mal, whose eminent services entitled him
;totle highest political consideration, and
the other a distinguished General, who
had marched with Sheridan from Atlanta
to the sea--tlis unknown country law
yer carried the convention after des-
perate fight, and swept the State by sucI,
n majority us had never beef, seen in New
York in the memory of living men.
Shakespeare has said
There is tide in the affairs of men
winch taken at It's flood leads on to fortune
and Grover Cleveland struck the flood
tide. Like Lord byron, t,,e nwoke one
asiorning and found himself suddenly
tamons;" his fame begun to spread, and
the unknown lawyer became IA possible
factor for the Presidency in the struggle
"f aao|.. New. York was the keystane of
the arch, tho pivot OH which turned
prospective political success, and the
lnan: who had rolled up. two hundred
thousand majority in u contest with New
York's, most IGNORED son, and one of the
greatest living Republicans, was the man
of mer to bear the Democratic standard
to victory in tlle contest of 1854. His
entry into;Albnny was shock, to the
leaders which, however, they determined
ito swallow; then came IL batch Of no,ni-
alatipns, iif which all the traditions of
ahe party were eonapletely Ignored, and
a,ow, comes tue veto of the Five, Cent,
Fare Bill, ON. which New York city had
set its heart, aud he who a.few weeks
ago, was deemed worthy to stand by
Cesar and give direction, to-day finds
emo msn so poor as to do. him reverence"
Curses loud and deep rcsound on every
aarle; this last ounce has broken the
eaheFs back. It is yet rather early to
say who will be the next Democratic
President, but there is one thing tolera-
bly, certain, it won't be Grover, Glove
lanl,
Another of The idols was Mr.. Edison.
ihe Muyor of New York city. Mr.. Edison
did what his predecessor, Major Grace,
had failed to do-lie united the warning
factions of his party, and every one of
his nominations was confirmed us soon
as they we've made; but unfortunately
for. MIR. Edison, there were not offices
enough to go around, and the diseonten-
sed outs were much more Numerous than
Abe ,eoutelstea ms. In making a division
ct the spoils art faction got much larger
share than the, other two factions; and !
il the man who tried to sit on two stools
came To gEici. what must be the fate of |
linn who .ssstsa to sit ON three But |
Mayor Edison met Ills bette noin,on Mon
clay night, when Il meeting was called in
aid Of the suffering Irish, but, it trans
i'lret's that tho only irish wne were suf-
ferlng ut that time, in The. estimation, of
the COMMITTEES. were the Phrnix Park
sassassins.i Mayor Edison WAS expected to
preside, but he Thought he smell Il re-
snarkably. large rodent, SO lie respectfully
declined the honor. The announcement
frlI like a bonbshell OH the meeting; II
HOWL went up that almost .r:,iscd the
f"of. Icrrence Feeney, Of the Long
shorrmen's Protective Association. cried 4
wildly out. Hes IL Tory-he's bought
with British geold." "He.n never be
Mayor asin," shouted Mike Murphy, of
the Inited Pile Drivers Benevolent So
ciefy. '..Tha''s ITO lasllt av him in Moo
tiark, said Dennis Kelly, "wu'll tach.
him t" go agin the Oirish.' 1t was for
iunate Tor the Mayor that lie did not ap.
s'ear i'll person, or the chances were
about even That he might have orna,nen-
ted one of the lanip-puSts in front of the
Cooper Institute. So down ,mees MIR.
Edison. 1t is scarseiy four weeks since
slttie eonclave Of astute politicians met
'n one of our splendid uptown cafes to
s'rrange for Mr.. ;1dson's TRANSLATION to
1he Goverlorsliip, when Governor Cleye-
sand should be elevated to the Presiden
ry; but the best laid plans of men and
mice aft gang aglce p aud at the present
whiting there is but little tsvbt that
ssstsi iitest, ,,s.ni leatieH Will be allowed to
sijny, without Interruption. the sweets
OF private life whefn thris present. official
terms have closed. let the offence OF the
Governor is that. he did not feel that lie
gould vi"ate his, official oath, ut adj
lninisterrd the law us he understood it
and the "tftnse Of Mayor Edison is that
lie would not ALLOW himself to he made
a'uppet ut the hands ola s,.t oftrieksters.
ttissracins his office and disiaonoring the
city ever which he presides. All honor
to tho Governor, and all hanor to tn.
Mayor They have lost in good cause,