New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-30
STUMBLING on THE TRUTH TUICE.
BIT IT WAS THROUGH MERE SILLY SPITETCLNESs.
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BIT IT WAS THROUGH MERE SILLY SPIrRrULNEss.
From The NsiC-IOrk sun t0>gl
The AeC- York Times says that il opposes
Governor HI because he Is demaSosue man wto
seeks thcfavOr OF the multitude by dere;tiu' Ur."
That is The TmssS first charge. It's lI,t specification
Is that Governor lill IN his Message to the Legislature
on January 6. lsc5, recommended the passage ola
free oEI u worship bin and that he dii hi' Is bid
for the political support OF the supporters That meas
IRE.
chari'a6y disposed anal candid neghbor brought pre-
cisey the same charge against Governor t!cVelant
whep Governor Cleveland sent his second Icsslgc TO
the Legislature, January >. 1854 Here Is The IaS
specification IN Governor CevellnPs case:
Ills meaningless utterahces the subject Of con-
tract labor remind one Of the vague oufgIvines GA
party platform. The Governor is vngy c0mpa-
the Civil Service reform law. and needs 70 10
reminded that something more th1n Jaw IS necessary
tn secure an ideal system of public administration"
Su more cIIouo ''n interesting Is tIr eAtsGoHnaIy
coincidence hctwech me itmcSS opinion OF Governor
iills In regard tho Niagara Park bill. ana OF
his recent letter frankly replying The questions ~ The
state rhngnes Assembly. ana MS opinion TWO yeats
OF Governor Ccvelands motives for yeclHg certain
items i'm the supply Dill.
Governor Cleveland Is willing to swtnde the archi.
tects Of the Capitol ont OF money which the state owes
Inen ior WORK done Tor ne STATE ~ 9rie, 70 ssa fs
scuryiest trick even If this low priced statesman
The TimsS'S second charge against Governor Hi IS
that he Is aaa mas been The tcoi o! pohuca bosses anu
corruptonisis" that he has supported cartsia ma.
measures 0t legislation and that he Is therefore
New-York."
Was it precisely the salHo charge and in language
quite direct that was brought tw) years ago BY on,
esteemed contemporary aga nst Governor CIsVeana
After waiting uutil nearly the cnd Of the period ale
lowed for tue approval of bills lett uEsgpe at tic close
Of the sessi H. tie Governor cleveland files lael0aG
dunn approving tie Infamous hqueduct measures
Tho reasons given for signing the AQuedct bil arc
simply audacious The Governors audioity may be a.
trbuted to blindness or desperate hardhOod or col
bindtlOH Of the two"
Tine Governors statements cannot he l,ly Character
lied by any other term than autaclous, unless we ha
venture TO call them false. and he will be Disappointed
In his expectation. II he really had it, that the pecpo
WILL III tie face or common danger unite IN support "
tais schema they will follow it with constant sn.peoa'
and they will also give up their faith the honest ineA
lions OF Governor Cleveland"
The motives of the GOvernOrn signing the AqGrd1ct
bill tOeraby clear although they 10 not appear IN
his memorandum or approval The political pre- sure
all IN SIDE aud IL came wholly from DIS CITY.
where the power of pGbic plumber is overwhelming
factor In political calculations"
IfanybOdy accepts The TDeSs estimate ofCeve!adhs
is domagOguo. rascal ana the tool Of political bosses
and cOrruptioniss. II anybody accepts me ltnesSes
innate OF Ill., he is dcmagOguc, rascal and the togl
Of political bosses and cOrruptiOnsts The sane JGdS'
mcnt has been pronounced in each case.