Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-12

lieit the nomination, hesitatsd to accent II
and did not turn his hand over to secure hi.
election. L Is said In Buffalo that on the day
ot election he was trying a case in court while
his friends were elcctloneering for him on the
street, and the Judge on the bench, who was
presumably an admirer Of his. peremptorily
adjourned the case and told Cleveland to "a
and attend to his interests.
In the canvass that followed he was beaten
oy the Republican candidate. Lyman X. Bass
This was Ia 1865. In 1866 Mr. Cleveland
formed law partnership with the late 4. X.
ana erpool, which lasted till 1869. He after
wards associated himself with the late A. r.
Lansing aud the late Oscar Folsem. The lat
ter association, however, ended at the expfr-
atlon OF two years, owing 70 MIR. Cleveland
having been nominated and elected in 1863 TO
be y
SHERIFF OF ERIE COUNTY.
In that important position he earned an
additional need Of public respect for his
courageous disregard OF partisan interests
ana MS conscientious regard for the public
welfare. At the close Of his term he formed
q partnership with his former antagonist,
Lyman X. Bass. and Wilson s. Bissell. Mr..
Bass health not long afterwards nroViug
pfecarious ne went TO Colorado, and the firm
became Cleveland & Bissell, TO which part
1881.
II was while thus associated that Grover
SieNel:tnq achieved his distinction as a law
yer second to few in the western part OF the
state for legal acUmen and intellectual hon
esty. Ills jury and bench trials were distn-
gulshed 9y clear views, direct simple logic
ana a thorough mastery OF all the intricacies
OF lhe cases, and his lnvariable avoidance of
eNtrinsle issues and purely technical devices
secured for him the respect OF his own prOfes-
sion and the admiration Of the public. These
qualltIes combined with the fidelity and inde-
pendence of his official action while in Office
brought him prominently before the public If
Buffalo when that city. unable toextricate it.
seH from 3 MUNICIPAL octopus, was casting
ABOUT Tor staunch reform leader.
MAYOR OF BUFFALO.
Grover Cleveland's election on Democratic
and reform ticket in 1881 suddenly lifted him
from local into national prominence The in
cluents of that election and subsequent ad-
ministrauon are familiar throughout the
country; The election itself was an almost
unparalleled triumph, seeing that il was Sc
cured by the largest majority ever known,
thus demonstrating the unbounded confidence
which the people had IN the special fitness OF
their candidate to carry out the reform and
IN his unassailable integrity.
IL is strictly true that Mayor Cleveland was
swept INTO Office on one of those tidal waves
OF popular protest against ring rule that are
as resistless as they are sudden.
The nomination of Grover Cleveland was
avowedly and defiantly the gage of battle
thrown down by reform. There were only
TWO points to be determined-did the peOple
want reformY that Is did they wish their
business conducted honestly, and would the
man they had selected for the experiment SO
conduct il? SO vitally important were these
Two questions that yaster and intenser themes
were Tor the moment forgotten by the country
and II turned aside mOmentarily to watch
this contest in Buffalo. The people answered
one question and Grover Cleveland answered
the other. The reply in one case was with
votes, and the other with acts.
THE FIGHT WITH DISHONESTY.
1t would appear that the Diogenes of
American politics, worn out with his long
nuDf. QisnngnA tn Ia 10 10
after the Buffalo election. Whatever else
may have been searched for, it is pretty we'll
settled that he had found an honest man, and,
what is of more consequence. the honest man
was brave enough TO carry his private con-
ylctlons into his public duties with no regard
70 partlsanship on the one hand or the in
huence and threats of political scoundrels on
the other. There was no uncertain sound in
his inaugural message. 1t rang clear and
simple.
1--WE hold" said he, "the money of the peo-
pie IN our hands, TO be used for their purposes
anu anu 70 lurther their interests as members of
the municipality, and it is quite apparent that
when any part of the funds which the taXpay-
ers have thus intrusted us are diverted to
other purposes, or when, by design or neglect,
we allow greater sum TO be applied 10 any
purpose than is necessary, we have
to that extent violated our duty. There
surely IS no difference in his duties and obll-
cations, whether person is lntrusted with
the money OF one man or many. And vet il
appears as though the ofliceholder
assumes that a different rule OF fidelity pre-
Valis between him and the taxpayers than
SnaJ Whlch should regulate his conduct when,
as an individual, he holds the money Of his |
neighbor"
GROVER CLEVELAND AS GOVERNOR.
The election of Grover Cleveland as Gov
ernor Is part of the recent political history Of
The state. The enormous vote cast and the
overwhelming majority received were Indica-
i've OF the interest felt IN a reform candidate.
hn
ton have been widely discussed. But no one
has impugned his honesty and sincerity. His
veto OF the scent fare bill has been widely |
complained OF, but no one has intimated that |
he was not governed by strict sense of ius- |
ice to all the interests involved.
All the traits Of assiduous industry. unos-
5entatlous dignity, thoroughness and sim |
pllclty, noted IN Grover Cleveland's early ca |
reer, are observable in his present life at AL |
1any. On the day before his inauguration os |
JoVernor, he came down from Buffalo Qui-
city with his law partner, Mr.. BIssell. went to |
nc ne executive mansion and spent the night. |
IN the morrow the city was excited with The |
ceremonies. The streets were |
crowded. but there was to be no military pa |
'ade, no procession. The Governor elect |
walked from the executive mans ion in cam |
pany with his friend to the capitol, which is a /
nile distant, joining the throngs that were |
gong that way. He entered |
he building unrccognized, but quite |
~ ms ease, sauntered up the executive |
.hamber, and was there met by Gov. Cornell. |
The moment the inaugural ceremony was |
)yer ne passed into the spacious executive |
chamber which is set apart for his use, ordered |
nat the doors should be opened to admit any, |
)ody, and went Immediately to work Never |
was any important public event so completely |
stripped OF its fuss and feathers. Never was /
4 more radical change effected in the official |
routine OF the Executive Department. |
there were all sorts of DELAYS and |
mpediments in the path to the Governor.
cards had to be sent In, ushers conducted |
citizens into ante-rOoms and left them to cool |
heir heels on the States tessellated floor.
But the moment Grover Cleveland took nos |
session he Issued an order to admit any |
body at once who wished to see him. And |
ip to the present time he has been quite |
tble himself to prevent this return to reDub- |
lean simplicity from being abused His hab- |
Is are indicative Of his dislike Of ostentatjon |
md official parade and of his methodical and |
Industrious training. He walks from the ex |
,cutiye mansion every morning at O'Clock to |
he capitol and goes straight to work Al |
30 he walks back to his lunch. which takes
IN hour. He then returns on foot to work |
again and remains until 6, when he goes 10 |
Inner. He is back at s, and generally stavs |
Until II or ~. He keeps no horses or extra /
ervants, and has not been known to ride aimee |
re has been in Albany except for an OCCASION /
Il pleasure jaunt. The amount of work Tins /
lccomplished-as his private secretary. Mr. /
Daniel ). lamont, testifes-is something en-
,rmous.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
His face, no less than his figure and action.
indicates strenuous vital force, and that |