New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-06
Arr. CLEVELAND CONDEMNED
A scATHING REVIEW OF HIS RECORD.

c,rp ox THE GOVERNORS OFFICIAL ACTS.
Al recent meeting of the Executive Com
mee of the Young Mems Republican Club of the Cy OF
New.York a subcommittee, composed OF gilbert H.
Halves. James s. Lchmacr and James j. Foster was aP-
pointed to investigate the public career and oicai
record Of Grover Cleveland" aud report thereon Inc
subcommittee on Saturday afternoon made It's report
which was unanimously adopted Following is tho
substance Of the report:
The task imposed upon your subcommittee IL mas en-
dcavorcd to perform with entire fairness ana hlH
and REGARDLESS OF any partisan advantage when meh'
occrnc to any political party from the CONCLUSIONS a
which n might arrive. The sole object which your SUD
committee has encavored TO attain has been 10
its investigation In such manner That the result n's"
serve rs guide In the pending PRESIDENTIAL contest io'
the members of organization as well as Tor 'h' lar
larger number OF Independent voters whose poh'icai
views have always been in harmony with the prhcPes
which this club has to maintain and whose
sentiments ihas time to time, felt itself autho
lied 10 voice
Your subcommittee has also been mindful OF the ract
that the elevation Of Grover Cleveland 10 Inc 'no'
Masistrncy Of the State of Ncwiork was largely que
On tho oneuly exprcssed dissatisfaction Of large
number of Republican voters with certain then
controlling methods OF party management WHICH wv!
desired to efeciualy condemn. and which ca"So"
them, notwithstanding their great ana uhuihih
ished admiration and respect for the character ""S
and public services of his Republican opponent 10 sup
mort the candidacy OF Cleveland believing that
II elected, the bipartisan character OF tne 'o'cis ~
whom lac would his elevation to the hgh once VI
Governor would induce him to so conduct the aoh'h
sraou of affairs as to strengthen aud assist all reform
atory Station and condemn and disapprOVc OF All
measures merely calculated 10 advance The interests Oh
ootcal organizations or politicians How has Governor
Cleveland rewarded the confidence 40 rep0scd In MN ny
independent votcrsi After thorough ana searching OK
animation Of his Executive OF the state ana
after careful scrutiny the public measures approved
txh in hat
with tho assigned by him for such action your
has constrained to conclude that al
though Governor Cleveland has given his executive
saneon certain reformatory measures oil consderaoe
public Importance yet his failure TO approve OF othe
measures of still greater and farreachng interest
when presented him In the form of actual egsiaton
fogehcr with the unsatisfactory and often hmsy reasons
given explanation OF his course as well as his appoVa
Of certain measures not only questionable, but In the
opinion of your subcommittee. actually perniciohS'
Drove clearly and Enthusiastically that he has not
ALWAYS been governed by purpose single
10 the rights Of the people, but has frequently
permitted the pressure of politicians and the desire to
Advance his own political fortunes to triumph over the
Interests of reform. 8.
1IE TENURE or OFFICE BILL
Undoubtedly the most marked Instance In which Gov
krnor Cleveland showed the insncerty aud hoio~ness
of his preteusons advocate OF reform. was by MS
poutse In reference the popularity known a.
The Tenure Of Oice hill" To prove this, only bri'i
reference to the facts of the ease Is necessary The VII
Itself a. originally introduced into the Legislature was
drafted hy member o the socaed citizens Committee
pf pifi three This committee. entirely non partisan w
IT, character numbering among s mener' spme of The
b,us prominent citizens uf the Cly ~ New ioik ANA
bnyine Tor Ia chairman eminent legal authority a'
thr lion William Etarts gave 10 the bili its uhdnt
,pnys stit,,a M AMI urgently recommended its pas
sase Il, the legislature as snrplrhenlhs amt
au,pi,f, in. the ituuseteit Airrnn,ht hll' II was
az essential Part Uf tho caiphlt WtUns sthrinr ei
bottled ~ ihp diapfph eiuiu MEASURES afrttins the 'ii
~ NpW tnk, presented 80 the msi Legislature thi'
greatly iit. ed peNer shnnih he even 20 lhp MHi"t
iiuiaitant Mas tbs enactment Hi thh hHisr' ti
Aderin,no nii wloh rfoVipd that thn appointments "i
tbs AaIoi should up innger he slettm o the opnlH
ing nav 81 nl The Hoard of Atouuen ~ by ilseil aoo"
piished very e and, wa declared 10y 10 an"i was
but preliminary step forward view IN WINCH
Governor Cleveland, apparently, o"ncHIrol f"i Ia lh
message with which ho accompanied MS approval "I ihr
hill he declared that ought To he followed up by further
legislation aud pledged himself to give his executive "A"
proval to all supplementary measures designed to az
compsh this end II is safe TO assert that nearly all "I
Governor Cevelands claim to the title OF Refomcr Is
based upon his approval of this Aldormanic bill and upon
his promise then made-but unfortunately soon for
eoen-to pass favoraby upon all other Ike rcforina
tory measures submitted to him by the legislature
Relying upon this promise of the Governor,
and ia furtherance of their objects the
friends Of rcforin-through their Committee
Of Fjft,-three - set about correcting what
had always long a. it existed an Anomalous con
GOn of the law The COnoitiOn OF the law was olicll
that the present Mayor could two OF three weeks before
his own retirement from Office. name COnm sloncr OF
public Works and Cooperation Counsel TO hold oNer IN
iii NAV IL 9-during the Of his two successors
and these appointments would OF necessity nave 10 n
Condition o affairs a. well to the Mayor To
Commissioner of Public WORKS anu torporatiHn
Counsel the Tenure OF Office blu was drafted by thc
Committee OF Fiftyihroc who regarded as 50 nnpor-
fan and essential of the scheme of REFORM
which they pushing forward that the coinnittee
by the Legislature or lis approval by the Governor
would only seriously impair the reform which the
but would render that measure practically huga
tory This opinion was shared by Mr ny he
EFw YORK TRIBUNE. Times. Eucnng Post. Herdtd, COM
s@cpSmen which provided that the Mayor to be elected
this fall should only appoint officers for his term was
adopted with substantial unanimity. and the PIN az
amended was passed and to the Governor for his
prevail TO the disappointment and chagIin Of every
true friend ~ reform and regardless OF pledges thereto
fore made Governor Cleveland refused to sign the bill
The report then takes mp each of the reasons ASSIGNED
by the for his veto and demonstrates the weak
and false prcences OF each The report continues
his friends that recognizing the that the people
would hesitate long before believing that bill prepared
fsuIty they have with one accord declared that al
though the bin originally introduced into the Legs
lature was perfect, IL married by the amendment
added ii in the Assembly. That this charge is I'M
founded will be shown by perlss Of the amendment as
10 give the successor of the next Mayor the same
missioner 81 Public Works that the bill gave to him 1t
did this by specifying that the term of office Of the in
cumbens these Offices TO be named by the next Mayor
should terminate thirty days after he himself went
out OF office This as IL should be, and
ms n matter Of fact, therefore. the amendments
Strengthened the bill instead OF weakening It,
The report quotes the opinion of Mr. Roosevelt that
the Governors reasons frivolous and then points
out that the real motive Of his refusal TO sign the bill
which all the circumstances Indicate the protection
OF Commissioner Hubert o. Thompson In his Office in
return for the latters support Of the Presidential amb
ticn of the Governor.
icNoRrNG THE CHARGES AGAINST The SHERIFF..
The report next takes up the matter of the charges
made by the Roosevelt Investigating Committee of
illegal and fraudulent charges In the Office of sheriff