New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-29
THROWING "a STRONG GLARE" "a
CIEVELAND


reception at Newark Tho Nep- York Times
makes this interesting statements
Governor Cleveland appeared upon the reviewing stand
about $50 o'clock The strong glare OF an efec"'c "g"'
,rns hrorn upon him.
Evidently the managers Of the reception
knew what they were about. Realizing that
the Governor labored under the same infirmity
AZ the mOon-being unable to shine for New
Jersey save by reflected light-they arranged
to food his person with "tho strong glare or
an electric illumination. The effect OF TINS
latest argument for Democratic restoration
must have proved irresistible to the Newark
Democratic mind.
But suppose "the strong glare OF an electric
LIGHT had been turned on Mr.. Clevelands
record rather than on his manly form-what
thenf Well, 1t would have been cold evening
for the Newark Democracy.
The New- York Times recently subjected his
record to strong glare" and the result was
that II unsparingly denounced him on its edi-
torial page rs
political blind man; a man OF desperate hardihood;
man authorizing great public robbery; man yield
Ing 10 political pressure commencing himself TO
the public disirust, willing TO swndle the states
creditors playing cheap and scurvy tricks very
low priced refomer; man backing an INFAMOUS poi'i
cal lob for the enrichment ~ political gangs man of
bnnbur political pretensions; man making nomina-
ons for considerations purely political apreposteons
| Presidential candidate a parochial statesman
And 80 too, the workingmen Of this State are
aware that n strong glare" Is fatal to Cleve-
| lands record. by the light Of It they have dis
covered that he Ia not a man that they cnn
| safely tie to, that he signed n bill reducing
| the wages of plots that he vetoed bill limit
| ing ear drivers work 10 twelve hours day
that he killed mechanics lien law,
Again, turning n nsliona glare" oh hIa
,eeoti has turned tho farmers of tho state
asainsl Cleveland The State Farmers Alliance
| have issuei an a,dvess signed by such men IA
| lleman Glass IN which tho farmers at New YORK
and of tho entire country arc urged to vote
againat Cleveland on tho ground that no has
"yiolated positive pedgos of fidelity to the
people's interest The Alliance is non partisan
1t was organized and 1t is conducted with an
eye single to tho welfare of farmers. Two OF
the members of the Executive Committee who
signed the address are Democrats.
| And the soldiers say ditto to the farmers, for
they too have turned a strong glare }" on the
record. They are aware that rs Mayor OF
| Buffalo he vetoed q resolution npproprlatng
5000 for the observance of Decoration Day ;
that as Governor he vetoed an item i'll the
Supply bill, apprOpriating smalhsum to pro-
vide certificates for veterans; that he vetoed
bill asked for by the Grand Army OF the
Republic, making it a misdemeanor for any
soldier not honOrably discharged to wear a
Grand Army badge that his leading organ
went ont of its way to vilfy the Grand Army.
TAXPAYERS, honest reformers and people
generally have turned strong glare " on the
record, OnlytO find that 1t does not bear lighting
up. Mr.. Roosevelt the leading reform member
of the last Legislature is against Cleveland be-
cause he is convinced that Cleveland is against
| reform Democratic papers have been labOring
all through the canvass to show that the veto OF
the Tenure of Office bill and the approval of the
| Aoueduct bill wera justitiable on public
| grounds, but they have not succeeded. In the
"strong garen Cleveland Is seen leaning for
support upon 5000 Thompson-a man de-
nounced by The Times rs "second only to
Tweed, as an inefficient, extravagant and
corrupt official
In addition to all these, the conservators OF
the morals of the country have turned a
strong glare" on the record. And what Is
their vcrdict7 Why, they find that one of its
CHAPTERS is so absolutely disgraccful that the
hest The Evening Post can do Is to remark In
pallation of it:
Chastity IL great virtue but every man knows in his
heart that is the greatest OF virtues, that offences
AGAINST have often been consistent with the posses
sion OF ALL the qualities which ennoble human nature
and dignity human life and make human progress
possible.
Yes. those Newark Democrats showed great
sagacity in turning the strong glare of an cleo
tric light on Cleveland rather than Clevcland's
record.