Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-08

WHY IT DESERTS CLEVELAND.
The Buffalo News Courteously Answers {
Courteous Inquiry.

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Courteous Inquiry.
The Buffalo News, more than any other
paper or any other influence, is response
bic to the country for Grover Cleveland
It FIRST dragged him from the obscurity
to which he belongs. It doomed him for
sheriff and for mayor, to both of which
Offices he was elected. In both of these
Offices he did well, and it is said that his
hanging Of fellow citizen was done with
neatness and dispatch that grati6ed all
his friends and put to shame his carping
enemies Thus encouraged and embold-
ened. The News carefully groomed him
and trotted him ont for the gubernatoril
race in New York state. Again he was
successful and again he acquitted himself
fairly as governor, being closely watched
and constantly coached by Daniel Man
ming through his crafty and able heuten-
ant, Dan Lamont, who, at Mr.. Mannings
request, 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 confidence to see the grandest
and most perfect administration on rec
ord. Great was its disappointment As
the years went by The News grew colder
and colder, and the opening of the cam
paign finds it strongly arrayed against
hin-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 paper answers as follows:
Having been asked why in friendly
and courteous way, it is not aniss, per-
haps, to tell The Union, and others who
may be interested, why The News does
not make a good fight" for Cleveland
this year:
Because he is not the man he was four
years ago. Then he was an honest, SIM
pie minded man, with no apparent pur-
pose but to serve the people and make
himself an honored name. He has devel-
oped 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 a picture Of the Creator of the
world.
Because he has pretended to reform the
civil service and has made that pretense
a mask for carrying out grudges and ve1-
ing 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, 6 dangerous scheme
of tariff reform"
Because ne has allowed New York state
politics to be run by clique Of Albany
politicians and national Offices by an Of
fensive southern mbination - one OF
whose members (Garland) is in disgrace,
but retained in Office and another bay.
ard distrusted as a thoroughly unpracti-
cal man and dishonored by succession
Of the worst appointments ever made
under any administration.
Because he signed the rebel war flag
order as silly bit of clap trap and re-
canted on false grounds.
Because he stayed away from the st.
Louis encanpment when he should have
gone and went when it was apparent it
was to patch up q sore.
Because he took ''ghoulish glee' in
vetoine widows pensions-often on
strained objections or none worth con-
sidering.
! Because the government has been
forcibiy feeble throughout under his ad,
ninistration-fuIl Of cheap buncombe, OF
! toatying to southern sentiment and OF
middle muddle experiments in tariff mat
tiers.
eecause he has proved weak man
where he was thought 8 strong man, a
vain man in his lodging Of criticism,
where he was thought to be too earnest
and too well poised to care for opposition
of any sort, stubborn man where he
was thought firm one-as in the Gar
land case, and while claiming to be a rep
resentative of Democratic ideas has kept
the great leaders Of Democracy at bay
and divided it in congress for 10 motive
that can be guessed unless fear OF
rivalry or a selfish determination to ad'
vance his own fortunes at any cost.