The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-04

Chicago, putting up 500 with Captain
George Nj. Stone, the manager of Maud
s., that she would trot better than AHA.
The track is estimated at u to 2 sec
onds slower to-day than the Providence
track. The great crowds of spectators
went wild with enthusiasm when the
mare crossed the score, and again when
the time was bulletined, showing all
previous records beaten, and that the
handsome mare had made the fastest
time ever trotted. She exhibited no
sign of distress after her unparalleled
performance, and was led to the stable
amid excited cheering, followed by
crowds of jubllant admirers. She had
done no work for ten days, and Captain
Stone Is confident that she could easily
trot on the same track Monday In 2.0S
or better, and Is more than ever conf
dent that she Is the fastest trotter In the
world
President Edwards telegraphed w. II.
Vanderbilt as follows: "Ailow me to
congratulate you. Maud S. still reigns
supreme; her record is 2.092 on slow
track. Before ordering her home come
and see her trot In 2.07 or 2.0s. We are
all happy"
'IF THERE had been anything in the
past career of James G.. Blaine to indi-
cate anything beyond his own regard
for his personal profit in the progress
Of political events; II he had ever been
dlsiLterestedly connected with the ORR
gin Of any movement promising benefit
to any considerable part of the people;
If his history as a public man ever had
displayed any disposition to serve the
country for its good without reference
to contingent advantages for Blaine,
we should be less influenced by feeling
OF disgust when considering his candi-
dacy. lie has never been the motive
power Of any act for the public good.
His crowd of expectant admirers can
not point to single instance where he
has even figured. as the defender Of
public rights or the redresser Of public
wrongs" The above is from the Bell
Vile Standard, and as - candidates
are to be measured by M standard Of
their deeds, the inquiry is pertinent,
What did Mr.. Cleveland ever do in the
way Of defender Of public rights or the
redresser of public wrongs. His entire
official career, embracing half
dozen years, shows that his will
and actions have been controlled by
others, who manipulated him as they
would puppet Originally, Mr.. Cleve-
land was n Tammany man; that is, a
follower, for he never was leader and
he never can be. The late Hon. A. p.
tanning, says Tribune correspondent,
was his particular political mentor and
leader, and as tanning held relations to
of Kelly, Cleveland was enthusiastic
with him in the same direction, and
while these conditions lasted he de-
nounced Tilden and supported Kelly,
and until he was elected Governor he
made Kelly believe that he would have
his ear if he should be elected. But Mr.
Cleveland fell into more powerful hands
than himself, into those of Manning and
Others at Albany, and ii was but little
while before he had been so manipu'
lated, without his own knowledge, that
Kelly was cast aside, and Manning and
his sub-ordinates controlled him, and
he followed them with the utmost obedi-
enoe, and in all things he has since done
their bidding.
The Independent kickers ofNew York
who are so particularly anxious thai
the next President of the United States
shall be man whose public record II
free from stain, were not SO particular
four years ago when James A. Garfield
was candidate. There Is nothing
charged against Blaine now which re
fleets any more discredit upon him thai
the charges made against Garfield di,
on that emminent statesman. If Gar
field was good enough for the Indepen
dent kickers Blaine ought to be. The,
denounce in the man from Maine wha
they endorsed in the man from Ohio. /
il were a question of integrity witt
them, why didn't they cast their vote
for General Hancock, whose recor,
stood out in bold relief, pure and white
against the alleged black shadow Q
Gariield's career in Congress.
HENRY WATTERsoN allowed his preju
dice 10 get away with his judgment
few days ago, and put his foot In
fguratively speaking, bigger than
meeting house. He understood tina
: Blaine had been invited to "open" tn
Louisville exposition, whereupon h
pronounced 1t an affront and insult I
every Kentuckian and Democrat in th
land. His scare was premature, how