The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-13
New Yorh,s FstImate ofusyelaua.

The rate OF which familiarity may breed
contempt when the subject oft il proven to
be unworthy Of confdenee Is strikingIy dis
played in the public career Of Grover CleYe.
land. The following table shows the GleV8-
land majorities given BY the City Of h~aaloI
and the State ofNew York ii the year 1882
and 1884. The excess, whether plurality or
majority, is here claased as majority. The
The majorities are al for Cleyelsnd esee
that of Buffalo III 1884, which was against
him. In 1882 Cleveland was the candidate
for Governor and n 1854 for President
Bu6alo's Cleveland
majority ........-.. 5.7b2 e93
New Yofk's Cleveland
majority 1872 e54 lear.
-
Against Cleveland.
These figures tell a significant and start
ling tale. In 1882 Mr.. Cleveland was COM
payatigeiy unknown to either New York
State or Buffalo. 1t is true that he had
served a term as sheriff OF the county Of
which Buffalo Is the principal city, and that.
m the year named. he was Mayor III that
place. So far as regards bis fitness Or capne
ity, however, for exalted political position
he Wal an absolutely unknown man
The upheaval IN politics produced
BY the factiOnal fight among the Republicans
III the State Of New York had given Cleveland
his opportunity for advancement. AZ 4 rep
resentntiyeof AsVraiied reform movement
he was chosen Mayor ofBudalo; and while
standing for tie same idea Daniel Manning
secured his nomination FOR Governor HIS
election TO the ~Governorship was as tr
%umphant as was his previous elevation 81
the Mayoralty.
a glance at the figures will tell the story
Of the regard with which Mr.. Cleveland was
held ia 1882 and 1884 BY those who knew
him best. The City Of Buffalo, which gave
him a majority Of $3.50 Id 1882. gave 4
majority Of 1908 against him IN
1SS4. In 1882 the State OF New York rolled
up q majority ofl92 ssh for him, but ali
which il gave him two years afterward was
just f,O47. The reason for this great change
in attitude toward Mr.. Cleveland can readily
he pointed out. II Is this: The people had
found him out. They had learned. BIZ q eoat-
" humiIinting experience, that be Was both
morally and mentally nuat for the Governor
ship, taat he was arrogant, col4bl0oded
selfish and r~euellent ia his dMalinoa with those
which official life had thrown him IN contact
with and thatAe lacked both the ability and.
the inclination to observe any ofathe pledges
which he had made to the people,
The experience which the State q New York
had between 1882 and 1888 repeated
on q larger Hfaleby the notion intbe interval
which has elapsed since the latter scar The
| people ofthe country, too nave dise9eeFed
tsat Gleseland, as q referiaers a 4 h0now and
\ p~retentious sham. who has violated his pro.
misses, debanched tho civil ssfvice. ins0l,ed
and Inundated the STRICKEN ahdl worthy
soldiers OF the republic, ana jAitofed
an element Of eonraeress xul&afitf
and aordidness int0 every depa1fmNht
Of the executive branch Of Clio Governments
II was an secideht only which prevented TIE
closing az Mr.. Ceveland'a political career 81
The election offonf years agp BS no law o|
averages ORGANIZATIONS Or probabilities ever
dealt likely to be repeated within the ut&t
10Olysars 1T leasts-St Louis l~iehe.pfiDo
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