National Republican., 1883-11-05
Gov. cIsrclnnd Tnrneh noss.


We arc fallen upon evil times. The great
state of Now York has a great governor by
tho namo of Cleveland. II has q great po-
litical boss by the name of Kelly. Kelly has
great political friend by the name of Grady.
Clcvoland.has great political enemy who is
this same Grady. The people Of the state of
New York enjoy the right under their con-
stitution of making governors. They have
also tho right under the same constitution Of
making senators and assemblymen. This
constitution does not provide that governor
shall make n senator nor prevent one from be-
ing made. Nor does it provide that senators
shall be the handiwork of any boss. If a
governor desires to be boss and fix up
legislature, he must do it slyly, and
not appear to bo doing it at all; and
a boss like Kelly must be equally secretivo if
he would make tho people go kindly in the
harness. Gov. Cleveland was elected es-
pocially, it is said, as vindication of the
right of the people TO be free from oven an ap-
pcaIanco Of what is known as ."outside infu-
ticc." lie is a fresh young man, and freely
confesses to more greatness than he is charged
withal. Also, he admits his goodness, SIM
plicity, freedom from ambition, and inca
pacity for knavish tricks. He is what may
be termed goody-goody. He is for reform.
He is crusted over with that most finished
enamel. He would not, could not, think of
such thing as using the executive
influence, givon him by the people, to inter-
fere in tho selection by them of law makers.
Especially would it occur to him that he
must not lay the weight of his little finger
upon the question Of selecting a state senator,
for the senate is the high court of impeachment
whenever the commons, or tho assembly, finds
it necessary to arraign governor for high
crime and misdemeanor in Office. A governor
or n president who should bo discovered at
tempting to control tho election of q senator
on whose vote might some day depend his
own tenure of Office might we'll be suspected
of an intention to defy the impeachment
power he was thus attempting to ham
per by packing the court of impeachment.
We said Gov. Cleveland would not do this.
But we meant that if true to his loudly
vaunted professions, he would not. 1t is o
sorry fact that he has proven unfathful in this
regard. He has, in the most tyrannical man
ner, interposed his executive will against
what he feared the voters were about to do in
a senatorial district. He believed that his
party was about to decide to support Thomas
f. Ora dy, the friend of John Kelly, for the
state senate If they did so, he was sure to be
elected. If the fear of offending an office
dealing governor could create enough oppo-
sition to him to defeat him, then this model
governor decided to arouse that fear. He
wrote a letter intended to be seen by the
timid and the mercenary, in which he
clearly gave it to be understood that
Grady must be beaten. He knew that under
John Kelly's influence Tammany would be
Overwhelmingly Grady, but he believed it
would not dare TO say SO when it found that
his administration meant business. The DEM
ocratic heart of New York is sorrowful, for it
WAS wrapped up in the cause of reform.
Tammany retained some taint of weakness
for tho old machine methods" but the
county democracy and tho followers of
Tilden throughout the state fondly believed
that they had abolished party politics and
drowned the hook of the political boss
-"deeper than did ever plummet sound"
Read the following from Saturdays New
York San and see how tho once modest Cleve-
land has laid aside the mask wherein no was
elected and undertaken to be the boss, not
only of the people, but of the boss boss him
self We shudder as we read. The headings
are the SUMS:
The GOVERNOR AND SENATOR GRADY.
ADMITTING THAT he WROTE TO JOHN KELLY URG-
ING THAT GRADY RE NOT RETURNED.
ALBANY, Nov. 2.-Gov. Cleveland had no hssi-
ta.ion to-day in admitting that he wrote a letter
uIgng that Thomas f. Grady be not returned to
the senate, III reply to inquiries of your Ctrre.
spondcnt to-day, he said:
"Thc letter which Is printed in the U'orid to-
day as coming from me is correctly quoted. !
have kept no copy oft, but have read it over
and am sure that IL Is an exact Transcript"
The following is the quotation referred to:
1t Is not without hesitation that write this.
have dete mined to do so. however, because / see
no reason why should not he entirely frank with
you. / am anxious that Mr.. Grady should not be
returned 10 the next senate, do not wish 10
conceal the fact that my personal comfort and
satisfaction nrc involved in this matter. But
know that good legislation, based upon n pure de-
sire 10 promote tho Interests of the people, and
the Improvement of leg,daliye methods are also
deeply Involved.
"To whom did you write the letter, Governor ?'
"To Mr.. John Kelly. IT, whom else should |
write it? Mr., Kelly is gentleman who is high in
the councils Of the party, and one who has espe.