New-York tribune., 1891-09-10
JONES Versus CLEVELAND.

Northumberland Jones Is d toiii"i0 ~
SON. His open letter to ex-President Cleyeiahu'
which some newspapers style solemn warning
is either that or a funnier joke than Mark IVAN
over perpetrated; and which it is good many
Democrats would like to know. For the pres
ont attitude of the aforesaid Jones has become
somewhat perplexing. If he means to make
mischief. and uses to the utmost what oppor-
tInity he has to compel his party to nominate
him for Governor, the results may De fa'her
less funny for Democrats than fer anybody elSe'
If the party yields to such threats ana nornlhaleS
him, there will be very powerful influences
within its ranks exerted to insure his deleaV
bv phenomenal majority. But If the party
refuses, and Jones then takes the revenge he 50
freely threatens by running as the canuiudCo
of " "independent" farmers and laborerS ana mai
contents generally, the result Tor the Den'o-
cratic State ticket may be not much better Vhan
if Jones himself were nominated
1t is the opinion of Mr.. Jones that eX-HTeSi-
dent Cleveland is blamewOrthy, because ne
suffers his friends to advise the nomination 1or
Governor of the genial and wealthy wall Street
hrol,cr Mr.. Flower 1Ir. Jones does not say
that Roswell p. Flower is bad man, Du1 ne
strongly hints that the aforesaid Flower repre-
scnts {" the aggressive power of wealth, now ac-
comnlishinc its purpose by its free use in de-
launching the political morals or the people
This is a little cheeky for one who pays inc
freight and gets his name permanently d,so-
ciated with that sort of political liberallty' but
.Iones would not be Jones if he had not
e(fronterv. and he knows that Wall Street bank
crs. brokers and stock operators are not Just
now in the highest possible favor with those
whom he calls " the masses, the wage-earnerS'
the toilers the producers" or with the move
ment along the line manifeStng Itself III All
ances. leagues, various combinations and or
ganizations, as well as the free expression OF
the people in daily talk"
How far Mr.. Cleveland has in fact committed
| himself in countenanCng the nomination OF
Mr.. Flower is an open question. lie is not the
sort of man to do very much for anybody eX-
cent for Grover Cleveland When he learns
from MIR. Joness letter that the support OF Mr..
Flower will be apt to harm his own political
chances. the ex-President is exceedingly likely
to fight shy Of any interference In the state
| Convention. But his friends cannot aiiord TO
do nothing or to say nothing They are forced
by the necessities of their position to put up
| somebody as Il Cdluludlc VIM PlN"'N' eiiNi' 49,
around whom their friends in various parts OF
the State can be rallied 1t is necessary 1or
them to have at the head of the party in this
State man in sympathy with their wishes and
not antagonistic to Mr.. Cleveland. Particular
". the candidate must have "a barrel" and
while Mr.. Jones is able to "pay the freight
he is not credited with unlimited resources
available for campaign purposes. Mr.. Flower
| is. and hence these tears.
The letter of Mr.. Jones has its serious slde'
because it shows that among the Democrats
there is certain to be no small opposition to the
class of men represented by MIR. Flower and by
Mr.. Cleveland himself. For it is notorious
fact that the influence of Mr.. Cleveland has also
been largely due to his close relations with
certain rich stock operators, railroad men,
monopoiists and miiOnaireS. lie is their Ia
vorite candidate For years he has been then
potical instrument. They want him nominated
again. and they want man like Mr.. Flower
70 head the ticket in this State in order that
the same influences shall be represented. MIR
Jones kicks on his own private account. But
other Democrats will kick for reasons that are
| not nrVatp