Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-09-18
Why IT DESERTS CLEVELAND.
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The buffalo News. more than any other
paper or any other influence. Il rcsponsi.
be o. the country Tor Grover Cleveland.
II first dragged him from the obscurity
20 which be belongs. II doomed him for
sheriff and for mAyor. % both Of which
offices he was elected. In both II thcs-
offices he did well. aud II L. said that his
hanging % fellow Citizen was done with
= nea,ness aud dispatch that gratihed all
his friends and put 10 shame his oarping
enemies. Thus encouraged and embold.
sned. The News CAREFULLY gruomed him
and trotted him out for the gubcrnatorisl
race In New York state. Again he was
successful and again he acquitted himself
fairly ~ governor, being closely watched
and constantly coached ~ Daniel Man.
ming through his crafty and able lleuien.
ant. Ian Lamont. who. at Mr.. Mannings
request. Was made private -scrctsry. Again
The News was first la the held for the
grVai national race. handling 0rover and
stalking everything ON his ability 10 get
therv" Having run him under the wire
. winner by a nose length. The News
waited In confidence 90 80 the grAndcst
and most perfect administration on nc
ord. 0rrat was iis disappointment. A.
the years went by The News grew colder
and colder. and the orsning Of the cam
paign finds II strongly arnycd against
hlm-which. by the way. l. one ~ the
many very yellow straws % h. found In
Cleveland. native state. BEING asked by
the Albany Union why The News l. not
now Tor Cleveland a. In the days ~ yOre
that PAPER answers a. follows.
Having te.n asked why in a friendly
and courteous way. II u no, amiss. I'~r.
haps. 90 tell Tho Union. and others who
may h. interested. why Tho News does
not make q god hght" for Cleveland
this year
lsrcAuse he Is no, the man he was four
years ago. Then he was an honest. aim.
PIE minded man. with no apparent pur.
pose but 90 serve the people and make
himself an honorvd name. lie has devel.
oted what the boys call the BIG head
since then. and makes the same mistake
Louis NIv l. said 90 have made when he
at Cor q pictur u the Creator 81 the
world
Iccause he has prv,enici 10 reform the
civil service aud has made that prvtense
a mask ior carrying out grudgrs and ves'
lng friends.
Because be has rersis,cn,ly snnbbcd
the city that gave him his wonderful
start IN public lie
tl.cause hs has launched Al the last ~
his Aiminis,raiion. when u can do harm
and can 40 no gco.i. dangsrUns scheme
% tariff reform"
iL-causc d. has allowed New York state
politics 90 D. run ~ clique ~ Albany
poliiicians and national othocs by an Of.
icnsive southern combination - Que %
Whoa msmter- (Gaflandl u In disgrNos.
bat retained In oiEicr. and another (lay'
Ar,ll disirusie,l A. thoroughly unprAcil'
ca man and dlshonorvd Is a Succession
% The vufst appointments ever made
under any adminisirAiion.
B~cAuse he signed the r,hsl war fag
order a. = ally bic - clap trap and ~
cAnicd on false grounds.
RecAuss be stayed away from the 81
Louis cncampmsni when BE- should have
gune and vent when u ~As App@rni 10
vas 90 Patch up q sorc
I-ccAuse b. iook "ghoulish glce- In
veicing widow peusions-oftsn on
strained ohlectlons 81 none worth con.
slisring
ILcanse the government has brcn
farrlhly feeble throughout under bis al.
mlnlstraiion- fuli II cheap bunoomb-. ~
toadyiug 90 southern sentiment and %
ms,iAle muddle experiments In iArf mat.
ters.
l.,rause h. has proved = wax man
Whrrc d. was thought a strong man. q
vain man In his delging - criticism
vhsrr be- Wa thought o. D. ioo earnest
AMI To- well poised o. oarv for opposition
- any sort. . stubborn man vhcrv he
wAs thought a frm one-as In the Gar
Land oAs.. AMI while claiming o. u q r,P'
rvsentAiiyc ~ nmocraiic ideas has kept
the grvat leaders ~ ikmccpry AZ hay
Ani divided u in oongr,-s for no motive
that can - guessed unless fear -
rivalry ~ . selfish determination 90 all
vance bis own fortunes A. any oosi.