The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-08-22

OF this kind Of Atatesmanship Mr.
Cleveland, az oil who have impartial,
observed his career will admit, possess
or, in high degree, the instinct, anC
now also the experience. When b.
entered upon bis duties M Mayor o.
Buffalo, few years ago, he said al
seems to me that succeasiul and faith
tul ministration Of the government o.
a city may be accomplished by constant
ly bearing in mind that wo arc tho
trustees and agents Of our fellow. citi-
zens, holding their funds in sacred
trust to bo expanded for their benefit
that we should at all times be- prepared
TO render an honest account OF them
touching the manner Gf It's expenditure
and that the affairs Of the city should
be conducted AZ far as possible upon the
same principles a. good business man
manages his private concerns" You
may say that this is neither very brill.
liant nor quite original. But II contains
after all the fundamental principles Of
honest and efficient administration, ap-
plicable not only to q city, but to n
state and 20 the nation. And when q
public man coming into power speaks
such words, and fully understands what
they mean, and has tho ability and
courage to give them full effect, he
possesses Craftsmanship for executive
Office infinitely more valuable 10 the
country than Mr. Blaine's slatesma n.
like skill and experience In making
himself "usefal in various channels, ("
and being . deadbead In none.
And that Mr.. Cleveland did under.
stand the meaning Of what he said, and
was determined to carry il out, be
showed sometimes.
~ WAY WHICH AsToStsH n THE NATIVES.
Here Is an instance When the
City Council of Buffalo. composed Of
Dsrocfats aud Republicans, had passed
. resolution approving an extravagant
contract for street-cleaning, bis veto
message contained the following Ian
guage: 'This Is time for asplsin speech
/ withhold my assent for the same the
resolution because | regard IL as the
elimination of most baFefaced, i'm
pudent and shameless seheme 10 ba-
tray the interests Of the people, and to
worse than squander the public money.
| will not be misunderstood 10 tho mat.
ter. There are thnss whose votes we're
given for thia resolution whom can
not and will no: suspect Of a willfal
neglect Of tho interests they arc sworn
TO protect but il has been fully de-
monstrated that there are influences
both in and about your honorable body,
which il behooves every honest man 70
watch and avoid with tho greatest care
This meant as plainly as parliamentary
language could express it: "Gentle-
men, there are some sooundrels among
you. know il. And / want you TO
know that know it, and that / watch
you, and that your schemes will no,
succeed an long ss am here" l like
that kind of craftsmanship. Tho tax.
payers of Buffalo liked il. The people
Of the state soon showed that they liked
it. And / think tho people Of the
United States would like II too, the
knaves always excepted.
As . member OF tho civil service re
form association, ] may say that when
we prepared and urged legislative re-
form measure We never inquired wheth
er Gov. Cleveland, although a Demo
crat, would sign it, because We knew
he would lift was a good one. When
the citizensIOf New York City sought Il
correct the crying abuses Of their muni-
cipal government, they, too, always
counted with the same confidence upor
the governor, no matter whether the
Democratic or the Republican party
might be hurt by measure Of, true TO
form, and that confidence was always
justified. And, by tho way, IL is ratheu
shabby piece of business that some o
the gentlemen who leaned upon th'
governor as one Of their principal pillar
of strength, and were then full of prais'
of him for his courageous resistance Il
party pressure, should throw paltr.
quibbles al him since he has become
candidate for the Presidency. Had b.
not been nominated it would have beel
said that the unbending courage for tn
right with which he resisted pressur
coming from his own party was th
very thing that defeated him. 1t wal
indeed, the thing which made his enc
mics hate him 30 bitterly. But TAX
his whole record. When he ceased t
be Mayor of Buffalo . Republican pa
per said Yesterday Buffalo lost th
best Mayor she ever had.' When b
ceases TO be governor, to become Pres
don't of the United States, these ver
gentlemen will say "New York neve
had more efficient governor tha
this"