The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-03
CLEvELANp,s REcoRp.
1ro Ringing NeSzaees Indicative a.
the Spirit OF Our Next p~cSi,ier-

: utteFanceS upon the subject OF -ltrffs,
0dice Public Trust was hfs eels-
!, brated check upon an extraani;a7rs-
/. contract for cleaning the stress =
Buffalo, which was as follows
BUFFALO. June Sc ISL a. rissesn - -
! ont ny approgal TIE resairt< q xsorf l,,sr-
! oF1bie budg. passed = i(e last nsslts NJ
. awarding re contracts ffr ecRnilrI : -.
|, paved streets and alleys ot AZ. cifr afsir IS
$40 5oa
The bid TINS accer,ei ny vour h0nr--i,s,
: bqiy is more than 500 900 hi-ler thsn -As-
, Of another perfectly re>n0nS. be r1rfr -s-
the sane work and aworSe and rsors ~ 8
csous 1e4t1fe ia tbs t1zi.,Sscsfon s. sii-s -s
n1d now accepted Is S5a.Qo0 more thar -nst
made by - himself within = re,v -
weeks. openly and publicly 10 your ha-
abe body. for perfeEming. TTycissly re
same services This iatter circImsteu-s b.
% my mind manifestation on fhe rert "a
the contractor of reliance upoa IT, fcr-
bearxnce and generosity OF your hon erstIe
body, which would be more creditahls ID &
were less expensive g the taxparprS
an not aware that any excuse Is oTercd
for the acceptance OF this proposal. thus
Increased, except the very flifnSy one ihat
the lower bidders cannot afford % do the
work for the sums they name.
This extreme tenderness and cnnsfi iera-
ton for those who desire 10 contract wita
the city, and this touching and pateTuai
solicitade lest they should be trnnroyideailv
led into bad bargain is. an sure. IA ex-
eePiion to general business rules, and seems
70 have no place in this selfish, soriid yvolid,
except as found In the administration o.
municipal affairs.
The charter of your city requires that tile
mayor, when he ciSapprovcs any ussa at on
| of your honorable body. shall return the
same with his objections
ms Is time for a plain speech. and NV
oolectlon 10 the ecslon OF Your honurap-e
| body now under consideration shall be
plainly stated. withhold my assent fgan
| the same, because l re-Srd L as the cuim r.
/ alton OF IeoSt barefaced. imnud NJ and
l shameless scheme TO betray the Ia exc . OF
ms people and u worse than sQaauaer the
will not be misunderstood In this m.t-
ter. There are those whose VOTES were Given
Tor this resolution whom can not and will
not suspect OF willful neg iect Of ti.e In
| tereStS they are sworn to protect: bu. it has
been fully demonstrated that there are in
| nuences, both in and about your honorable
/ body, which it behOoves every honest man
/ 70 watch and avoid with the greatest care
| men eool Judgment r1ies the hour. the
/ people viii, hope and believe, have no
/ reason TO complain of the action OF yuur
| honorable body. But clumsy appeals to
| prejudice or passion. insinuatonS with n
KIND OF low, cheap cunning, as to the mo-
/ tiVes and purposes Of others. and tie mock
| heroiSm of brazen effrontsry which openly
| declares that wholesome public sentiment
| Is 70 be set at nRught sometimes dec lives
and leads honest men % aid in the coasumi-
nation Of schemes, which, IL exposed, they
would look upon with abhorreuce.
IL the scandal in connection with this
STRENGTHENING contract which has So
aroused our citizens shall cause Them 10 Sc
lect and watch with more care those 70
whom they intrust their interests. and it
serves 70 make all Of Us who are c1ar-cd
with Official duties more careful IA tiier
performances, il will not be an unniiigaiid
evil.
We are fast gaining positions IN the cradles
OF public Stewardship There Is no m dd .e
ground. Those who are not for the people
either IN or out Of your honorable budv ara
ssgainst them and sho III De treated acc lrl-
ingly. GROVER CLEVELAND. Mayor.
In view of such expressions and ac-
tions as these, the leading Republican
newspaper Of Buffalo now supporting
the Republican ticket, was led 10 say
upon the day succeeding Grover Cleve-
land S resignation as mayor that ~ves-
terday Buffalo lost the best mayor she
ever had
Elected upon this record TO the high
office of governor, public expectat On
demanded of him as governor cOn,in-
uance of his course rs mdyor. This
sentiment, everywhere felt. was enthus-
iastically expressed by the Hon. Kos
well Z. Flower, upon the night of the
election of 1882, when, in Il public
speech, he said:
This vietory is the voice OF the people
speaking IN thunder tones. What does h
mean? IL says 10 Grover eve
land: we WI lnaugurate you; We eX ect
you 10 faithfully carry out the platform OF
| your party. III you give US the strict ac-
countability of officials; pure civil service:
purity of election; If You use your fiiee a.
you would private trust, and the moneys
as trusi funds; If you faithfully perform
| your duty, we, the people, may pat YOU in
| the presidential chair
In administration of this high Office
Gov. Cleveland has come fully up 10
| the line marked out for him, and has
ftly continued the course commenced
at Buffalo.
His first message to the legislature
concluded in these words:
Let Us enter upon the discharge OF our
/ duties. fully approaching our relations to
the people, and determined to serve them
/ faithfully and well. This involves jeal-
/ GUS watch Of the public funds and a refusal
/ 20 sllctiOn their ariifOi latiol cscert Tor
public needs. To this end all unnecessary
offices should be abolished. and III enrpioy-
/ ment Of doubtful benefit discDhtinutd II
/ to this we add tie enactment # cli wise
and well considered laws as will meet ihe
Il varied wants Of our feliow-ciiizgns and In
crease their prosperity, we shall merit and
| receive the approval OF those whose repfe-
| sedtattves we are, and with the conscious
ness of duty well performed, shall leave
our impress for good on the legislation Of
the state.
Within a few weeks after this he
was called upon to consider again al
most the same question as that treated
/ in his veto message of the Decoration
/ day appropriation in Buffalo in IS ..
That message, which has been widely
| published, preceded his election as gov
eTnor by an unparalleled majority. His
established position. thus accepted and
/ approved by the people, could not be
abandoned simply because he had en-
tered new sphere Of action. Chosen
because esteemed capable TO strictly
administer the laws, he could not even
upon the inspiration of a patriotic sem
timent desert the principle of rigid ap-
| plication Of public funds to govern
mental purposes, and he, therefore,
| hewed straight to the line Of strict ac-
countabllity already marked out by him
and for him, and sent to the assembly
the following communication:
| EXECUTIVE CHAMBER. ALBAEY Feb. Il.
lSs3.-'Io THE ASSEMBLY: Assembly bill
No. s., entitled An act authorizing the
board Of supervisors Of Chautauqua county
70 appropriate money for tie purchase of
and upon which to erect soldiers and
sailors monument" IS herewith returned
without approval.
1t is not an agreeable duty to refuse TO
give sanction tothe appropriation of money
for such a worthy and patriot object hft
can not forget that the money proposed
70 be appropriated is public money to he
raised Dy taxation, and that all that iustiies
rs exaetl0n from tie peOp is the necessity
OF It's use for purposes connected with tae
safety and substantial welfare Of the tax
payers.
The application Of this principle fur
nlshes. think, a sufficient reason why this
bill should not be approved.
/ am Of the opinion, too that the aBprO-
, priation Of this money b. the board II sup
efVlSOrs would constitute the iucuring Of
, an indebtedness BY the county 10 b. there
after met by taxation. II this be true Jhs
! proposed legis aii0n is forbidden by section
IL Of article OF the constitution Wi cl
provides that no county, city. town. or VII
lage shall be allowed TO incur aisy indebted
ness except for county, city, town, orYillage
, purposes.
I Before this prohibition became part Of
the constitution statute was passed PER
: hitting monuments TO be erected to fallen
soldiers al the expense Of the inhabitants
} OF the county within which they were lo-
; Gated: but tie expenditure OF money raised
T Dy taxation for such purpose was only al
! lowed when especially sanctioned by vote
J OF majority Of all the electors Of the
. county. In the bill under cons Iteration le
/ taxpayers are not permitted TO be heard On
t the subject.
D 1t is thus evident that the LEGISLATION rro-
: posed, guards less ihe rights and Interests
= Tit 5ttAaAE
r the constitutional amendment prohibited
! all enactments Of this description
: | may, perhaps, be permitted TO express
y hope that a Que regard for the fuuuaiueH-
8 tai principles and stree adhereBcs 10 the
t letter and spirit Of the constitution, which
: furnish the limit as well as the guide 70 leg
y islation, viii prevent the passage Of bills Oi
4 this nature IN the future.
2 Gov. Cleveland is friend Of the Ia
4 boring classes. as is shown By his mes
= ssges, from which We quote: The Ia
4 boring classed should be protected II
; their efforts peacefully to assert theil
Is rights when endangered By aggregated
: capital"
e AAll statutes should recognize tbs
4 care Of the state for honest toll
/. Jay Gould, Cyrus W. Field, ". II
q Vanderbilt, w. Pitt Kellogg. Steve
8 Dorsey, and Steve Elkins are the Onll
ic kind OF labOrlng men vino are oppOsins
). Gov. Cleyeland's s election.