New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-26
THE DFVOCR4YIC PERFORMANCE.


delay as possible.
THE DEMOCRAIIC PERFORMANCE.
The Democratic State Convention, which on
Thursday displayed its phenomenal genlns Tor
laundering by naming Mr.. Hill for Governor,
Yesterday selected other candidates for defeat
and adopted a platform. The choice OF the
irrepressible Flower for Lieutenant-Governor
will he generally regarded as in the nature OF
an effort to bolster up the weak candidate for
the chief place with a money bag. Mr.Chaplh'
who is named for his present position, when last
heard of was reported by The Brooklyn rage
AS having just emerged from an interview with
Boss Mclaughlin with hope beamlng from ms
countenance. The Controller set himself the
task of carrying water on both shoulders ana
apparently has succeeded in commenting him.
self alike to the IeformeTs and the nntl-retorr--
ers. That he is Enthusiastically is matter OF
public notOrety. The maladroitness OF the con-
vention was seen in its neglect to renomlnate
Treasurer Maxwell, while standing by HILL
Chaplin. o Bren and Sweet. Maxwell mas
many friends throughout the State VIII" can D.
trusted to resent at the polls the cruel snuDDlnS
which he received. AS for Mr.. Cook, who Is to
be run for Secretary of State, he is without e1-
perience in public lifa and lacks the special
training for the duties that wOnld devolve upon
him in the event of his election. In other
words, his opponent, Colonel Wood.who for six
years has been the faithful and efficient deputy
in the Office of the Secretary OF State, Is OBJ
yiously better fitted for the place.
The platform adopted by this unsagaclous
convention is as little entitled to eulogy as the
ticket. 1t blows hot and cold and lukewarm on
Civil Service reform, it straddles on the tariff
il p,,,,--- Governor Hill for the qualities which
ne mas iaho~ ''',~,r.,1 - h;a official course,
arc it quietly gives the liquor dealers to uma,.
stand that the Democratic party of New York
believes with the Indian in the story that too
much whiskey is just enough. In word, it is
about the sort of document that the perpetrators
of Hills nomination might be expected to man
ufacture.
The Republicans were delighted at the results
reached in their own convention, and now thaI
the Democrats have been heard from
,,,er,, +ho, av.- ---S'-s-=-
eTfffT SWIFT DESCENT or PLOWER.
The uncOmmonly early frosts this year have
played the mischief with exposed vegetation in
nigh places, but nowhere have they wrought
sadder havoc than at Saratoga. The fresh and
exuberant bloom of an ambitious townsman of
ours has been blasted. When Roswell p. |
Flower transplanted himself with Jerk from
the sheltered hooks of Wall Street to the |
broad feds of politics he was bursting |
with big ideas. No mean and scanty |
ambition was his. Before the poll
tclans had fairly sized him up he was
reaching out for the Presidency. Never in the
history OF campaigns bulged more sudden
boom than Flowers. 1t fairly took away the
breath of the Oldest and coolest politicians to
see the absolutely limitless elf-confdence with
which Mr.. Flower started out to capture the
highest hOnOrs that his party could bestow.
de seemed to fancy that National conven-
lion could be pocketed as easily as a ward
caucus. He never had any backing except his
'wn assurance. The fate of the Flower
boom was the most cOmical incident of the
residential conventions of last year.
But nothing daunted by the ridicule with
which his aspirations were smOthered at Chi
ago, his cheerful self-confdence not n bit
IOashcd' Dir. Flower set out to secure the nomi-
lation for Governor. With no claims to the
lonor whatever, with no distinguished public
erylce to recommend him, with no gifts of
and no grasp of public affairs to
lit him above his fellOw-citizens, he made up
is mind that, even If the Democrats of the
'atlon failed TO see that he would grace the
White House, at least the Democrats of the .
'mpre State would be eager to put him at the |
cad OF their ticket. But they never showed 4
ne least disposition that way, and now Mr.. i
lowers cloud-topplng ambition comes down
the ACCOMPLISHMENTS If the White n
ouse is forever out of his reach he will at u
asst, hope for seat in the State Capitol He A
glad to pick up the bone which his g.
triumphant adversaries have contempt n
)usly thrown him. There is nothing ii
ke 1t In our political history since Ii
e famous case of the Southerner who began n
applying TO General Jackson for the mission q
England ind ended by begging from him is
e gift of pair of his old trousers. Flower m
ould take anything. He now thinks himself
ted to preside over the State Senate. If be
uid not have got the nomination for Lieu
no doubt he would have been w
aseful for chance TO run for State Engineer. sh
Is true he knows nothing of engineering. IN,
n does he of craftsmanship. But can it be mi
1t we have now heard the last of Flower as q To-
esidential aspirant7 Is
DO
'PORTUNITY FOR MERITED REBUEE po
The nomination of Mr. Hill is the most sting va va
: rebuke which could have been administered - -
the Democrats Of New FORK to their new La
tional Administration. Secretary Manning. th'
'retary Whitney and Mr.. Hubert o. Thomp- Tn
!, who have undertaken to manage President of
'veland's affairs for him in this State, have I
de the great body Of Democrats profoundly hal