, 1888-10-18
Then and Now.

In speech delivered before tie
General Committee of the Tammany
Association in New York shortly after
Cleveland's nomination in 1884,
Thomas G. Grady, who is now speak
ing in Cleveland's favor, said:
1 will follow to the far end, where
ever it may lead, the course l have
begun, because l began il for con-
sciences sake alone. If there be a
man who forgives enemies, / am one
who follows the enemy through
thick anu thin, returning fire for fire.
until one or the other goes down.
The only grievance that l have
against the candidate OF the National
Convention, so called. is that his ele-
vat!on to the Presidency would be the
would be the greatest blight that
could bsfall the Democratic party,
for it was the result of the schemers,
railroad Presidents, contractors, Stan,
dard Oil men and monopolists, the
men who brought about the nomin d.
ton, and against the interests of
workingmen and henest mechanic
the men to whom he was always Cd
posed, and could not be assured of a
victory. l shall speak from the
record, and if fail shall ask to be
ostraeised, not only from this organs
zation but from all respectable socie-
ty, if | cannot point to corruption
stalking to the very threshold of the
Now York State Executive Chamber
and knocking at the door, and COM
ing out of the door with all that cor
ruption sought at the expense of the
people. If l cannot prove that bribes
that were known to fail IN the assem-
bly, of 1883 were placed SO near Mr..
Cleveland that if be has Dot the mon
sy he can get it at any time-if | CAM
not prove that, then / am not the
man l profess to be-"
In an interview with a. New York
Sun reporter. after Cleveland had
pocketed the bill for the annexation
of North Idaho to this Territory, Mr.
Charles S. Voorhees, said:
Il am firmly of the opinion that
some personal consideration or 9TH
er governed his action. The facts
are such as to almost preclude any
other Supposltlon-"
After describing how Cleveland
shut the door in his face and ignored
his letters, Voorhees, said:
Il do not hesitate to assert that,
In my judgment, more personal
administration than Mir. Clpyeland's s
never existed in this country. His
claim that in all he does he disre-
CARDS his own personal feelings, and
is actuatsd solely by considerations
growing out of that public trust is
SO at variance with the facts, that
the marvel is that he continues his
attempt to impose it upon the puG-
lie"
After telling how Cleveland ap-
pointed the son of Henry Ward
Beecher collector at PoIt Townsend,
how the senate refused to confirm
him, and how Cleveland then ap-
pointed Beecher a special agent in
charge of revenue matters on Puget
Sound, Voorhees, said:
The most unreasoning admirers
Of Mr.. Cleveland will be at loss to
find in this evidence of his peculiar
methods any application whatever
of the idea that public Office is a
pablo trust; in this case he simply
treated this very important public
post as pertaining to his goods and
chattles to be disposed of in settle
msnt of his ante election debts"
Now this same voorhees, is cavort-
ing around this territory seeking q
third term and believing as only he
can bellow-praises of Grover Cleve-
land
After declaring that the President
was bribed to prevent the annexa-
ton of North Idaho, that he used
public Office to pay private debts,
and that be is guilty of false pre-
tense, and q deliberate liar, this
arrant demagogue, crow eater and
political fraud, crawls On his belly
for reelection. Have the people
not had enough of such fellows?-
Times.