San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-09
The Daily eight.
office No. East Commerce Street.
WHY 1T DESERTS CLEVELAND.
The Buffalo News Cautiously
Answers a Courteous
Inquiry,

Answers a Courteous
Inquiry.
The Buffalo News, more than any
other paper or any other influence, is
responsible to the country for Grover
Cleveland. 1t first dragged him from
the obscurity to which he belongs. 1t
doomed him for sheriff and for mayor,
to both of which offices he was elect
ed. In both of these offices he did
well, and it is said that his hanging
of fellow citizen was done with a
neatness and dispatch that gratified
his friends and put to shame his
carping enemies. Thus encouraged
and emboldened, the News care
fully groomed him and trotted
him out for the gubernatorial
race in New York state. Again he
was successful and again he acquit-
ted himself fairly as governor, being
closely watched and constantly
coached by Daniel Manning through
his crafty and able lieutenant, Daniel
Lamont, who, at Mr.. Manning's re-
quest, was made private secretary.
Again the News was first in the field
for the great national race, handling
Grover and stalking everything on his
ability to "get there" Having run
him under the wire winner by a
nose length, the News waited in con-
fidence to see the grandest and most
perfect administration OH record. Great
was it's disappointment. AS the years
went by the News grew colder and
colder, and the opening of the cam
paign finds it strongly arrayed
against him-which, by the way, is
one of the many very yellow straws
to be found in Cleveland's native
state. Being asked by the Albany
Union why the News is not now for
Cleveland as in the days Of yore, that
b paper answers as follows:
Having been asked why in friend
ly and courteous way, it is not amiss,
perhaps, to tell the Union, and others
who may be interested, why the News
does not make good fight" for
Cleveland this year:
Because he is not the man he was
four years ago. Then he was an
honest, simple minded man, with no
apparent purpose but to serve the
people and himself an honored name.
He has developed what the boys call
"the big head" since then, and makes
the same mistake Louis XIV is said
to have made when he sat for pic
ture of the Creator of the world.
Because he has pretended to re-
form the civil service and has made
that pretense mask for carrying out
grudges and vexing friends.
Because he has persistently snubbed
the city that gave him his wonderful
start in public life.
Because he has launched at the last
of his administration, when it can do
harm and can do no good, a danger
GUS scheme of tariff REFORM"
Because he has allowed New York
state politics to be seen by clique of
Albany politicians, and national offices
by an offensive southern combination
-one of whose members (Garland) is
in disgrace, but retained in Office, and
another (Bayard) distrusted as tho
roughly impractical man and dis
honOred by a succession of the worst
appoin tments ever made under any
administration.
Because he signed the rebel war
flag order as silly bit of clap trap
and recanted on false grounds.
Because he stayed away from the
st. Louis encampment when he
should have gone and went when it
was apparent it was to patch up a
sore.
Because he took "goulish glee" in
vetoing widow pensions-often on
strained objections or none worth con-
sidering.
Because the government has been
forcibly feeble throughout under his
administration-full of cheap bum
combe, Of toadying to southern senti-
ments and of NEEDLE middle expert
ments in tariff matters.
Because he has proved weak man
where he was thought a strong man,
a vain man in his lodging of criticism
where he was thought to be too earn
est and too well poised to care for OPP
position of any sort, a stubborn man
where he was thought firm one-as
in the Garland case, and while claim
ing to be q representative of democra-
tic ideas has Kept the great leaders of
democracy at bay and divided it in
congress for no motive that can be
guessed unless fear of rivalry or a
selfish determination to advance his
own fortunes at any cost.
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Base Ball.
The San Antonio Blues and the
Dor son True Blues played game
of bali yesterday, playing 10 innings.
BY score Is to 10 in favor of the San
Antonio Blues.
Il b. Ill L.,