The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-13
Nem York's Estlmats q CIsYoIand.

The rate at which familiarity may breed
contempt when the subject oft ID proven tol
be unWorthx1f confidence Is strikinGly dis,
played in The public career Of Grover Ceye
land. The following table shows the Clqge-
land maloritiea given-by the City Of Buffalo
and the State ofNew York ia the year 1882
and 1854. The excess, whether plurality 81
majority, is here classed as majority. The
The maiorities are all for Cleveland ezcar
that Of Buffalo Ia 1884, which was against
him. In 1882 Cleveland was the candidate
for Governor and n 1854 fer President
majority .'......s..-..- 5.752 s1.oos
New York's Cleveland
majority .....-~~v l92,S54 1,04T
Against Cleveland.
These figures tell O significant and start
ling tale. In 1882 Mr.. Cleveland was com
pnratiyely unknown to either New York
State or Buffalo. II Is true that be had
served a term as Sheriff OF the connfy 81
which Buffalo Is the principal city, and that,
IN the ysaT named, ie vts Mayor f mat
place. So far as regards his fitness or capac-
ity, however, for exalted political position
be Was an absolutely unknown man.
The upheaval in politics produced
BY the factional fight among the Republicans
Ia the State of New York had given Cleveland
his opportunity for advancement AZ + rsn.
NaNnt|AINA AtLQNAM MWA|H4NU|
he was chosen Mayor Of Buffalo, and while
standing for the same idea Dania Manning
secured his nomination for Governor. HIS
election 10 the Goyernorshfp was as trf-
umphant as was his previous elevation 70
the Mayoralty.
A1glanee at the figures will tell NE story
Of the regard with which Mr.. Cleveland was
held in 1882 and 1884 by those VINO knew
him best. The City Of Buffalo, which gave
him 4 majority Of :, 752 in 1882, gave q,
majority Of 1908 against him III
1854. In 1882 the State Of New YORK roIlal
up a majority of 192. S54 fer him, hat a
which i gave him two years afferward WAS
just LOAF. The reason for this great thnnaa
10 attitude toward Mr.. Cleveland can readily
Re pointed out. 1T is this: The people had
found bin out. They had learned, BY q cost
" humlhatlDg exPeI1enee thai he was 81
morally and mentally unaf for the Governor
ship, tnat be was arrogant, cold-blooded.
selfish and r~epellent ii hisiealings With those
which 0iBeial life had thrown hi-nsR o0ntNet
with, and thar be lacked both the ability and
the inclination 70 observe any 81 the pleGgea
which be had made to the people.
The experience which tie Stafeof New York
had between 1882 andlSS4 has beenfepaatAd
on a larger senleby the nation III the Interval
which has elapsed since the latter year, rha.
people Q ftbe country, too have discovered
thar Cleveland, as q refofnef ~ a A0llow and
pretentious sham. Who has violated hia pro-,
uftrrrl AHuhNtltrN NHt HtNh 4HtfiEI, tNtHtteUa
and humliated the stricken aud worthy
soldiers 81 the republic. and INDEBTED
an element Of coaiaenes, v~airarffr
and sorli1ness into every deparfmeht
81 the executive branch 81 tbs Government
II was an accident only which pravepted ths
eloaing Of Mr.. Clerelauds political 0areef "a
the eleeticn Of four years ago. By,no law 81
averages, permutationa Or Probabilities ever
FORMULATED IN mathematics N sueh ia 8mc
dent likely Is BE- repeated 4ithin thH next
100 years ~ least-Sb Louis olctsn an
erat.