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A year ago-befOre Its malice towa,a a.
blaine had come to head or It's devotion 10 ~, NJ
had been thoroughly tested-TAe Ss,s. York rg.sae
over and over again that Governor Cevelana "es
utterly unworthy Of public confidence :, W
nounced him In nnmeasnrcd terms a
tool OF tho fcorrupt political rings that prev M 's"
people. And II did moro. II proved that 4, rae .a ae
Cleveland as Insignificant mentally as Ia va,
morally by rdicuing the Idea OF his being no,,.'.
for tho Presidency. The quotations already msd. s
me miners columns show that no later than las, yea,
was OF tho opinion that Cleveland was 80"
political blind man a man OF desperate h.,so...
man authorizing great public robbery a man son;
ing to political pressure; man commencing h,nsa: sa
10 the public distrust man willing 10 swl,di dimsR
states creditors; q man playing cheap And ~. lae
tricks; very low priced rcformer; man backing
gang man Of humbug political prctonsons p'",,ea a
making nominations for considerations purely no,,,N ma
preposterous Presidential candidate; p,; paro,s;,.;
To-day THE TRIBUNE goes step further By e.h,h,,,
The Tin,ess opinion OF Hubert o. Thom,.".s
Clcveland's leading hacker. Hubert a
Thompson was prominent figure al ~.
Democratic State Convention which elected de;e.,,. !.
the National Democratic Convention. The Tim, ,.ra.~
OF the State Convention says that the name on -
Kelly was received with cheers, and Hubert o. rAopu.
Tho..
that male chairman Of the committee 70 ...
delegates to Chicago, and The Times notes that Hu.
o. rhompson"-that committee having concluded =.
edged up to the platform and passed to secre,,,
Morrison the report OF the commits.
on decgatesat-large and district Nat,oos
delegates" Among the delegates chos.
the state Convention to represent the Democraev !,
New-York at Chicago was Hubert o. Thompson When ~
state Committee was announced-thec committee ths, Va,
to shape the Democratic Presidential campaign IN a.
chief state OF allthe OF Hubert o. Thomson an
peared 5 OF its members. At the Democratic y.
tiOnal Convention Hubert o. Thompson was again con-
spcuOus and powerful At Chicago at Saratoga be du
his best for Cleveland and administrative reform
Hubert o. Thompson labored earnestly ..
have the vote OF Ncw-YOrk east AZ
unit for Cleveland. That vote ros "A
cast and the value OF Hubert o. Thompsons services %,
Cleveland was handsomely recognized When the Dem
ocratic National Committee was announced it appeared
that New-Yorks representative 49, that Is to say Ceye
lands Immediate representative in his own State wu
Hubert G. Thompson.
And now that Hubert o. Thompson and The yer. Yck
Tunes are yoked together in perfect harmony striyngc
elect Mr. Cleveland 1t becomes interesting sec what
ne Times thought of Hubert o. Thompson to Z,
further back - during the spring OF the present
year. II appears, from the extracts from its columns
which are reproduced below that The Tislss has c-.y
spoken severely of Clevclands leading s7ckcr y =
has of Cleveland him self Readers they peruse thcss
ferocous attacks which The Times makes Thompson
have only TO bear IN mind that Thompson leads the
administrative reform host. in New York. to becoms
more than ever convinced that the Cleveland campags
Is a campaign Of false protences;
UTTERLY UNFIT FOR his POSITION.
frohi Ths Nsic. YORK Times. Nat !. 1884
whether an indictment of the commissioner fubcrt1
Thoupson for violation of the law aud malSersaiI0n n
office could be- sustained on the evidence collected nt
hon Which kchO'is lie has not only shown no real In
getting public work done In the beat manner aud al the
lras cost bat hc has pursued and uphold methods which
inr yitnby rc.u m hrinE done inefficient
nor nn1 at Npcnre There is ground ,aossA
his rrBorGi nan Onfcr aud there II more than enough
to u.if, action which would prevent his holding ons
beyond his present term,
THOMPSON SECOND ONLY TO TWEED
from me Nee, iofk fimes. MAY H. 1881, .
There ~ no Indication of ANY purpose on the part
1hnmpHon n nccouut for his disregd O hiir dnd of ~
orrdry gTpcpies Of honesty IN The administration o
his department II 1, too much io expect of the pfrHent
Mayor thai he VIII take any Steps for to removal o t
bro.ghf omf I, Stamp ne recori ~ JHbr' Wospsos eM
nc6riency fJiIdrdgdHce ant upton seeond ""y 70
Utdi Of one NJ his predecessors inogtcs named ireed
WHAT TuoMPsoN's MIsRULE HAS COST THR
CITY.
Fom The N,ie. York Timts, May ~ losi
The Grand Jury Of the Court OF Oyer aud fcrinner ha
made prescntncnt In relation to the administration Of
affairs IN the Department Of Public Works. M
Thompson may not have shared the pecuniary g,ins
which he has enabled others t. make but there IL ls
political advantages and resources from them he No
bern UntGihtu 10 g,rot pUbic fru@ dnd ongt 10 ore
lnOred There is doubt that has methods hare cost ne
city hndyedS oftousads Of dollars for 1hea reces1