The Portland daily press., 1888-08-03
PRICE THREE CENTS.
WHY BUFFALO OISLIkss CLEVELAND.
Personal and official Acts wn,cn
Have AIIenated Former Friends.
Hundreds OF Democrats Taught a
Lesson by the Mills Bill.
The Criminal Class Represented In
the indianapolis Post Office.

BUFFALO, Aug. 2.-There Is an old fashion
ed looking brick building at a corner Of
Main street, In this city, In the thick Of the
big retail dry goods stores, which has law
Offices in Its upper stories that are reached
by a staircase Of iron that runs up 10 the
second story on the outside Of the building
Only four years ago saw hanging 10 this
staircase lawyers little tin sign bearing
the words, cleveland. Blssel & slcard,'
and every one was told shat Is the law
Office Of Grover Cleveland and Of his part
ners." There was then some lingering re-
gard in Buffalo for a citizen who had become
Governor Of the State, but whose acts as
Governor had alienated many Of his former
supporters.
How does Buffalo look upon Grover Clever
land nowP Perhaps her attitude Is best ex-
pressed by the placard one sees to-day upon
the railroad sealpers' Offices: cleveland
cheap. That has reference Of course TO the
price OF railroad tickets TO Cleveland. Ohio
put IL aptIy expresses the feeling toward Mr.
cleveland now OF all Republicans and Of a
large proportion Of the Democrats OF Buffalo.
The dislike Of Mr.. Cleveland Is partly r
cause OF personal acts and partlybecauN
his acts as an Official Chief among pers
acts which have aroused resentment iowa
MN ls MS surrender Of his residence here.
Out OF pique that Buffalo did not give him a
larger vote for President and that James g.
Blaine had majority Of 400 in the entire
county OF Erie. Mr.. Cleveland gave up his
legal residence here and his friends said he
had determined not to return TO Buffalo up
on the expiration Of his term as President
That seemed spiteful and Buffalo did not
like 1t. Moreover, old friends and cronies Of
nonresident in Buffalo complained that they
were not treated courteOusly at the Capital
Mr. cleveland had courted the favor Of the
Germans OF Buffalo when he was running for
office, and as Buffalo has the largest German
populatlon in iprop0rti0n to its population
OF all cities in the United States, this was a
diplomatic movement upon his part. At
Washington, however, the Germans have
grently they also now have no friendship
for him.
Yet the chief hostility against Mr.. Cleve-
land In Buffalo has been excited by his free
trade message Of last December and by his
swinging the administration Congressman 10
the support Of the Mills bill Buffalo has one
Of the largest lumber markets in the United
States; she Is third among the cities In the
production Of soap, and owing TO her position
at the foot OF the great lakes and the large
number OF railways centering here, she Is
one Of the greatest manufacturing cities In
the State. Moreover, the farmers Of West
ern New York send their potatoes. hay and
other articles OF produce here to be sold,
and they are subjected to the competition OF
Canadian farmers with their hay and pota-
list, as provided by the Mills bill, the lumber
markets Of Buffalo would be flooded with
cheap Canadian lumber. So it Is with iron
pipe, soap and other articles manufactured
In Buffalo. The Mills bill. therefore, has
brought over TO the support Of General Har-
rison hundreds Of Democrats.
Barney and the Boys.
- -lNDIANAPoLIs. Aug. "A supplemental
report relative to civil service in the Indian
apolis post Office has been submitted to the
executive committee Of the Indiana Civil
Service Reform Association by Lucius b.
Smith, the leader Of the Independent move-
ment In this State. 1t reviews at 16astR the
dismissal Of faithful and efficient Republi-
cans from service solely for the purpose OF
making room for Democratic workers, many
OF whom are Of unsav0ry reputation, and
have records In the criminal courts OF the
county. In the criminal class Mr.. Smith
cites specially the case Of Barney" Conroy,
three times convicted Of grand larceny and
robbery, appointed mail agent at the Union
Station to succeed Republican soldier, who
had held the position for seventeen years;
John *. Tompkins, who was charged with
debauching girl Of IA years, and still was
retained In the mail service after proof Of
his guilt had been produced In court; and al
so the case Of Erred" Harrison, a negro
lawyer, charged with forgery, who had, as
attorney, offered In writing 10 sell out a
cilcnt IOI CIV, anu ndu OHered 10 sell MS SER
vice to the Republican Campaign Committee
for S25. The declaration Of Postmaster
Jones that he would not appoint Republi-
cans to the classified service, no matter now
high they stood on examination, Is quoted,
and Mr.. Smith adds:
with the commencement OF his opera
tiOns the service began to deteriorate, and
during all this time this city has had and
has now, an inefficient and unreliable mail
service, and the working efficiency Of the
mail service was never so badly wrecked as
II Is today. Within six months mail has lain
undisturbed IN this othce until the rats have
eaten holes through the sacks"