The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-07-19

MS polfhcal experience had been con-
fined ton single term IN the COMPARE
lively nnimportant office Of Sheriff |
of theeOuhty eleven years before the 1
race for Mayor, "a
u But be souceeded where other men
uttered aud iailed. u And what was
tlle aseGret Of sfhis success2@ 1t was
simply due to the fact that the day he
became NayQfof Buffalo in name he
6ecam also Mayor III Tact He did |
not enter upon its duties stor register
the edicts OF a party caucus or to
obey the orders Of purity bosses He
looked. unnnlth0 office of M,yer as
lhe business ageuor of TIC people Of
his city He itttackdd CORRUPT combi-
nations in Il manner which soon CON
kihced the trading members OF i
City Council that he understood each
itemyof abill Nndgthat hes had deter
lpinedtorejed altcorrrtpt or unneo
essary expenditure and administer
the city business as faithfully as if it
were his own. He used the veto pow
er - with Intelligent persistence
Schemes ,eeplerfing special privileges
or making unwise, extrayagant or
sentimental appropriations or for UNI
neccssarily1 increasing sihRes were re-
lentlasFly !slaughtdr6d 1.-THE people
of Buffalo, ACCUSTOMED to the waste
and proIiigacy inciduit to municipal
government, discoyered that they had
| tt1ast found an{an WHO looked upou-
office as something more than a mere
pRy-snell dram opportunity to reward
his friends, and they noised his fame
SoMiNArloNAANpt ELECTION AS GOV
ERNoR.
They made such q Showing and so
successfully convinced the Democrats
Of the State of their earnestness and
1.-The worthuaofs their man that Mr..
Aesnhnd WAS NOMINATED for Cover
NOV ever well-known and active com
petitors.~ His reputation, merely local
asst had BEEN wasEStlk found quite
large enough to spread out over a
t-Statc. Pho campaign was remarka-
BILE even for New York, with its as
tonishing and kaleitloscopic Changes in
politics. Manyofthe leading Repub-
leans of the State ranged themselves
ton-the side of Cleveland's candidacy
The Independent element OF all par
4 ties came to his support; factions in
4 bis own party disappeareb and the
1Tesulting' niajmitv Of one lpmdredand
i ninetv-twel tlies,,s&ln;sasi IND, tic largest ever
! given acandidate for Governor in any
State in the Union, carried Mr.. Cleye-
land into the GoveFporship. Thus the
plain, plodding citizen of Buffalo
, whose capacity was neither known
nor suspected outside the limits Of
his community, became one OF the
leading men of the country in less
than a year after he emerged from his
hiding-place. Il
As Governor lie has carried ont the
simple business policy he had inaugu
rated and adheared to as Mayor. His
\ first message was rather halting. ii
a Twas evident that he scarcely felt sttrC
, Of his ground. The Interests of thu
, State of New York were large and ex
! tensive and as he had never beer
called upon to make special study
{ Of them -the'easy and nonchalant dog
/, matism so common to Gubernatoria
a messages was lacking. -
But when it came to action hC
I made no serious misstep. He watch
{ ed the course of the Legislature close
a ly and puned its work mercilessly
He exerdisHt hisveto power with ,
. wise discretion and was especially in
! i-teAigent and -watehf,tl in--all legisla
: ton relating to municipal affairs
: Before the the session was half owe
he hadaSecnred theailNillo of thenaNev
a York city managers in his own party
I but had won in return the support Q
: the independent and reform element
| reghrdlessSof politicaliophion Ever,
I detail of government has been close
! ~ studied and watched. His inomi
4 nations have been quite, nniforml.
!. creditable, BECAUSE he has consulte'
:. the efficiency. Of, the public service
, not the whims or demands of insignii
y icantlpUliticiah s.pH He has dealt open
. ly and above board.
= In the matter Of panlCg bis pelie,
% of publishing detailed statement G
: ! his.reasens- made the-imeressioH tina
4 he was exercisingthis power In al
" unusual degree But on comparison
Witlr tllr recordsof previous Govern