New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-04
HILL AND CLEVELAND.
Yow GOVERNOR AND PRrsIDhNr DIFFER
A DEMOCRAT WHO Kkrrs RErrBLIcASs IN OFFICE


A DEMOCRAT WHO KKEPs REPUBLICANS IN OFFICE
AND A MuGwUMP WHO DRIVES THIN OUT
Albany June 3--The latest effort OF tho an,fCicVo
land mon against denomination mas Appeared here,
AMI, n viii probahly hasten the answering gun WHICH
exMayor Grace and hs lieuienants have been prepar
ing hero against Hill. The pamphlet puDhcatioas
circulated a. the Democratic Convention In newt
City against Grace the Pirate OF Peru ara ou'uoho
In this latest pamphlet against Cleveland Inc aoeu
uent Is addressed TO tho Democratic delegates at 81
Louis and is accompanied by broad slip IN tho 10TH
NJ ballot on which is printed lin and Thurman.'
No ono intimate enough with Governor hih VIII g'Nc
tho slightest ntmaton that he knows the source Oh
teso severe and persistent onsaughts, ana py thoso
who know Il IL is generally understood that ne Is
too timd to undertake or countcnancc SO pou suon'
Iut the Grace men convinced that he IS at inc
b,nh NJ H. and they have collected large amount OF
,toruation ready to launch him. should he appear
AZ candidate for Governor Tho facts gathered on
one and the simplest branch of the inquiry "cro
psrtly dvulsed to-day by gentleman who has peen'
under Senator Murphy's able supervision, oohecuns
tbe material for the last month or two
~Covornor Ill.," said this gentleman, wants pao'S
70 run for Governor again. lie is ready to get GOWN
Oh his knees TO get the chance, whatever you may
hear abeut his being poor and needing 10 return "
the law I'm order to make money His $lo,ooo soaf
and housc-rent the biggest thing no ever hao
And II he runs 1t must be as candidate Oh 'ne spi
the Am of Democrats There is nothing else pu'
b,s prcat professioR of Democracy OF the spoiis-
dividing kind to recommend him. But as a sponS
Democrat Governor Hill has peeh an. 10
In fact and performance, most siai'"s
fraud gllttering preence, hollow mocAers anu
ba,d sham 1t is cruel to dvest man OF sucn
rament when It is of his choosing ana all no haS'
but the actual facts stand that Mr. Hill has not oeen
consistent divder of tho spells in the capacity whee
he has had his opportunity. His worshippers WIZ
stand aghast the revelation OF heartiess deee "o
he has practsed them even while they worShppco'
GAS Governor of New York, Mr.. I'LL for three years
has had an immense amount Of patronage, large ana
small at his disposal He has, In addition seized inc
right TO supervise much Of the patronage In the hahus
of those under him. Tho superintendent Oh h'Sur-
sncc banking canals, public budings-all the larger
departments to the heads of which lie sands as inc
appointing power-are all in certain way Deholoe"
10 consult him in their subordinate appointments
1bus he has had considerably of the spells at his
disposal than previous Governors chose 10 command
In nearly every group Of places at his disposal nc
publican is TO be found to-day, either appointed Dy
Mr. HIPS act direction. or retained by MS own
wish.
@on his personal staff is young gentleman named
Judson and another named Brandreth one the son OF
an Albany ex-Mayor especially Objectionable 10 the
Albany sposmen Ia ravenous brood), the other son
Of the excellent gentleman who has reared colossal
fortune by pills-both are Republicans. On the stan
Of his AdjutantGeneral two Republican assistant
adjutants general Colonel McEwan and Colonel PMS
tcrer both peculiarly disaseful to Democrats OF the
spols order by reason of having been appointed by
Governor Cornell and taking part under the Cornell
regime 10 clearing OUT every Democrat but ono then
In the Office Among the clerical force in his own
Office is Republican, another appointee OF Governor
Cornell, by the name Of Newcomb
In the Department Of Public Buildings under su-
perintendcnt Andrews, is chief clerk named Girls
wOld to whose appointment hangs niue ta;e
specially illustrative of Mr. IIlPs disregard OF his
serving Democrat resigned this chief csrhship which
is rightly deemed among the most rabd spolsmen to be
%s t' h Hi Sa' his GOs Grsyo Mr.
andrews seqiesced but feared I T 'E sSryIae
. wa%d RaS' The d seea @ sf
should tnyernor Hill lnierposcd by altering The
rules Of the Commission so that Crlswoid was rem
Ing confidential duties TO perform in the Office. This
extraordinary trouble 10 secure Republican In
other known Interior reason than that Mr.. Cnswold
was friend of young ElInra gentleman whom Mr.
Tne Fores Commission Dss body Of Mr. Hs own
appointing. II deposed "a Democrat as rs secretary
a Hhe Who c'IaT sid 10 b Of
and therefore most abominably Objectionable as q
to pay him salary unless he could certify. that no
S S's p5sSg 6c St he mt, 90 So
now drawing salary ana BIS peculiar at ease ease Though
for GGSsSn bis POSITION ' to
needy brother In the JacksOnian Democracy.
rTho Railroad Commission, originally appointed
by Governor Cleveland, in accordance with the Ian
guage of the law, was composed of one Democrat,
candidate of the anttmonopoly Trade and ITansportac
ton Board and Chamber Of Commerce Tho Board
now is composed by Mr.. HIPS appointment,
confirmed 10y Republican Senate, of three Republic
ono of them, Mr.. Baker being one of the most
active Republican politicians in the State, and tho
other being active and Interested railroad men.
1t Is fairly TO he said that Governor Hill was
compelled 10 this selection by reason of the COM
plexlon Of the Senate against him. In
the case of Mr.. Richard, the appointment was made
Democrat of the most deserving tyre Of spolls
man and retained by him against Republican Senate
for years 10 como, II necessary. AS an $4,000 place,
with compulsory freedom OF all the railroads In the
State and for a five years term, this was plum
which tho merest honesty among JackSOnians would
but with all HIS high professions 10 party he wlfuly
refuses to trust his henchmcn with this jewel
The SUPPLEMENTARY OF the state prisons is
counted among the brightest Jewels IN the crown Of
empire. Governor Hill gave IL 10 Austin Lathrop
with proviso, as part of an arrangement made with
q Republican. that the chief clerk OF the department
should be retained and he Is retained to-day. His
salary SO 400 of The largest clerkships in the
gift Of Democratic department, but the spoilsmen
arc compelled TO 1t so at the direction OF tho
Moreover. the warden OF Sing slug remains the same
active Republican who removed a Democrat some
six years ago. ~ -, ,-,u,
said the gentleman but they delicate appctz
ing sample OF what this great Am Of Democracy will
get when he comes around the State Convention next
ial complaining that Cleveland isn't Democratic
enough
PRINCE ROLAND BONAPARTE HERE.