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

The Democratic Standard Bearer.
Gov. Cleveland, who has been chosen 70
lead the Democratic party in the Presi-
Dental contest is not brilliant man ana
has not had much experience In puDllc
affairs. He is. however, man Of ability
and unimpeachable integrity. 1t is sell
dom that a man reaches so high a position
50 early in life, especially when he has
been so short a time before the public
Gov. Cleveland has filed only four
Offices that are worth mentioning. In 1913
he was appointed Assistant District Attor-
ney OF Erie county, New York, and IN
1859 was elected sheriff. In 1870 he was
elected Mayor Of Buffalo, and two years
afterwards he was elected Governor. In
each position that he has filled ne mas
proven himself fully equal to the RESPONSE
bflities which devolyed upon him, ana
has won both honor and credit. The at
tention OF his State was first attracted 10
him bv his thoroughly honest and lnoe-
pendent way Of managing the munlclpal
affairs Of the city Of Buffalo while nHing
the Office Of Mayor. Rings which were
formed to rob the city by means Of fat
contracts found no favor with him. In
his wider sphere as Governor he has shown
the same qualities that characterized him
when Mayor. He has done what he
thought was right, without fear and with
out hope Of favor. He has frOwned upon
ipbs Of all kinds, and he has not hesitated
to use his veto power when he thought
the good OF the people and public inter-
ests demanded its use. His veto Of the
hcent fare bill, which applied to the New
York city elevated railroads, has sub
iected him to a good deal Of erit-
cism, but that veto, IN the estimation
Of the purest men Of New YORK,
raised him to the rank Of a statesman.
With respect 10 that veto the President Of
Cornell University, a distinguished Re
publican, wrote: 81 am coming to have
| A very great respect and admiration for
orr new Governor. HIS course on the
! elevated railroad bill first commended
him TO me. Personally, l should have
been glad to have seen that company
receive a slap. But the method Of ad-
ministering it seemed to me very insidi-
Gus and even dangerous, and glad was l
/ to see that the Governor rose above all
/ the noise and claptrap which was raised
about the question, went to the fuuda-
mental point Of the matter and vetoed the
bill. l think his course at that time
| gained the respect Of every thinking man
/ in the State" Tammany's hostility to
/ Governor Cleveland is due to the fact
that he signed the bill which took away
/ from New York city Aldermen the power
to confirm appointments. The bill was
blow at Tammany's power, and
| that organization sought to defeat
him at Chicago. Governor Cleveland
was a reform Mayor, and since he has
been Governor every genuine reform has
/ found in him an earnest advocate and
staunch friend. He is a man Of clean life
/ and clean methods. He knows little OF
the crOokedness CT politics. His political
| opponents viii not be able TO point out
I ANYTHING discreditable in his public or
private life. He is a barren subject for
/ the pencil OF the caTicatuTist. Be
/ ing an honest and a conservative
man he will inspire the business men Of
the country with confidence. He rose
I from the ranks, and knows what it is to
/ struggle with poverty. The working
classes may reasonably expect, therefore,
/ to find him a friend Of their interests. He
was a tidal wave Mayor, a tidal wave
| Governor. and it is not too much to
predict that he will be a tidal wave Presi-
dent. The demand for reform made him
Mayor Of Buffalo and Governor OF New
/ York. and the demand for reform in ma
/ tionaI affairs will make him President.