The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-07-19
WHY 1T DESERTS CLEVELAND.
The Buffalo News Courteously Answers {
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. II
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 a neatness and
dispatch that gIatitied all his friends
and put TO shame his carping enemies
Thus encouraged and emboldened, The
News carefully groomed him and trotted
him out for the gubernatorial race in
New York State. Again he was success
full and again he acquitted himself
fairly as governor, being closely watch
ed and constantly coached by Daniel
Manning through his crafty and able
lieutenant, Dan Lamont, who, at Mr..
Manning's 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 a winner by a
nose length. The News waited in conf
dence to see the grandest and most per
feet administration on record. Great
was its disappointment. AS the years
went by The News grew colder and
colder, and the opening of the campaign
finds it strongly arrayed against him
which, by the way, is one of the many
very yellow straws to be found Cleve
lands 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 amiss, per
haps, to tell the Union, aud others who
may he 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
make himself an honored name, He
has developed what the boys call 1.-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 tina pre-
tense 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, dangerous scheme
of tariff REFORM
Because he has allowed New York
State politics to be run by clique OF
Albany politician and national offices by
an offensive Southern combination-one
of whose members (Garland) is in dis
grace, but retained in office, and another
(Bayardl distrusted as a thoroughly un.
practical man and dishonored by sue.
cession of the worst appointments evel
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 encampment when he should have
gone and went when it was apparent il
was to patch up sore.
Because he took ''ghoulish glee' in
vetoing widows pensiops-often or
strained objections or none worth con-
sidering.
Because the government has beer
forcibly feebls throughout under his ad
ministration-full of cheap buncombe
of toadying to Southern sentiment and
of NEEDLE mudde experiments in tariff
matters.
Because he has proved a weak man
where he was thought strong man @
vain man in his lodging of criticism
where he WAS thought to be too earnest
and too well poised to care for opposl-
ton of any sort, stubborn man where
he was thought firm one-ss in the
Garland case. and while claiming to be
a representative of Democratic ideas has
kept the great leaders of Democracy a.
bay and divided it in Congress for nc
motive that can be guessed, unless q
fear of rivalry or a selfish determination
TO advance his own fortunes at any
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