St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-26
CAN'T BEAT FLOWER.
The Task Of Mr.. Fassett and
His Friends Is a Hope
less One.
There Is a Slight Detection
Among Democrats Of
Kings County
And Some Feeling Against
Sheehan in Places in the
City of Buffalo,
But These Will Not Affect the
Democratic Victory in
November.

November.
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Mr. Flower is
| growing as a candidate for governor.
| Unlike Mr.. Fassett. his nomination was
| not let off like skyrocket, nor was 1t,
when concluded, hailed with shrieks
and acclamations and glorified amid the
blare of bandl and car platform oratory
The result is that Flower as a candidate
is growing in strength and popularity,
while FasSett, the brilliant young fly
by-night, has alreany been called into
camp for rest. The Republican enthu-
siasm, which never had more sub
stantial basis than admiration for
magnetic youth, has already be-
gun to subside under the infu-
ence of sober reflection and the
merciless assaults of a powerful and
OutSpoken press. Fassett is peculiarly
unfortunate in not having a more nu-
merous and influential newspaper back
ing. especially in New York City. The
big papers which are vigorously oppos-
ing Plattism are the papers which the
great masses read.
The Powerful Organs
of public opinion to-day in New York
are the Sun, the Herald, the World, the
Times, the Evening Post, the CONNER
cial Advertiser and the great German
paper, the Stats Zeitung. ALI of these
have large calculations, and each and
every one is an earnest and ardent sup
porter of Mr.. Flower. The city
papers which are supporting Mr..
Fassett are the Tribune, which
is subservient party organ
with influence only in its own time
hOnOred sphere: the Mail and Express,
the mouthpiece of the fantastic Col.
Shepard, whose antics only serve to
amuse; the Recorder, which is not yet
old enough to have any influence at all,
and the Press, which, as Census Bob
Porter'S paper and mere tin-plate
tooter, could not be expected to WELD
much of power in city which hates
its editor and proprietor for just cause.
The great influential press of New
York, in both city and countrys is for
the greater part advocating the Demo-
cratic ticket and fighting Plattlsm with
as much it not more vigor than 1t
fought the Folger ticket in 1882.
Evidences of Flowers Strength.
But, aside from the press. there are
other reasons why Flower is growing in
strength. He has comported himself
since the nomination with modesty and
dignity. He has not rushed to the
stump to asSail his opponent, nor has he
spoken boastfully of his political
chances. He does not predict victory
for himself. as does his more enthusiast
tic competitor, but simply expresses the
hope that his party may meet with sue
cess. He goes about his business as
usual, Snatching time only TO reply to
such of the bushels of congratulations
he receives as seem necessary. Republi-
can organs laugh at Flower because
as they say, he .'cannot make speech"
That is true in one sense. He is no ora
tor. He was not built that way. But
he can write spetch or an article or
all essay on public affairs that great
many born orators would like to deIiy-
er as their own. The fat banker has
never studied the graces of elocution;
he cannot memoriZe; he cannot com
pose on his feet''-hence he is apt to fail
in creating an impression from the plat
form; but, even then, he does not fail
half SO badly as did both chairmen of
the Rochester convention, for on that
occasion both showed that they
Could Not Make Speeches
off-hand. They could not write them
and could not deliver them with effect
when written. A more dismal oratori-
cal effort than that made by Billy
Goodrich, of Brooklyn, at the Roches-
ter convention need not be looked for
from Mr.. Flowers lips. Oratory is not
the gift of all, and because man can
not talk inspiringly is no reason why he
should not be good governor. What
disturDS the Platt people greatly is that
for the first time in years the opposition
in New York county is not only
united, but enthusiastic. Tammany
is heart and soul for Flower,
There are no sores or ulcers or I'M
pleasant and unsightly marks to cover
with the badge of silence or sufferance.
Every body in Tammany is coming out
and will do his level best to elect
Flower. He is their man. He is a
member of the society. While his nom-
all elegant establishment there, he is
yet an actual resident of New York for
most of the year, as is shown by the
fact that he has represented congress
sional district in the city for two or
three terms. Tammany took him up as
New York city man and the country
took him up as WATERFOWL man, and
between the two he is before the PEG
pie as candidate OF the Democracy of
the whole state, which has not been
said in recent years of any candidate.
The One Speck
in the clear sky is the ''sullen and
surly' feeling in Kings, the home of
Boss Mclaughlin. Kings county has
before this been accused of treachery,
and everybody remembers her fatal de-
lection in 1888, when Cleveland was so
mercilesSly slaughtered there. There
1axy hnn str oil. hot
one of which will ever be confirmed as
truth; but that Kings county did not do
her duty on that occasion has passed
into history. Whether it was Hill and
Mclaughlin, or Mclaughlin alone, or
| Boss Quay buying Italian votes from
| under the noses of both Hill and Nc
| Laughlin, nobody but the principals
can tell. But it is a fact that the Kings
county Democracy has never been
| trusted since. 1t knifes Tammany now,
| it is supposed, because through Tam
many influence the Brooklyn end of the
| big bridge was lost to the Brooklyn
! political machine. The placing OF the
bridge wholly under New York contro
| was mighty blow at Boss McLaugh
| Inns midriff, and he has been sulking
! ever since. II Flower had not been so
| out and out candidate of Tammanv.
| the Chaplin boom might never have got
| into the Saratoga convention, but Kings
county could not afford, it thought, TO
| even have the appearance of acting
| with Tammany in state convention;
hence the bitter speeches, the bad
blood,
| Blare OF Bands;
and the big and costly parade of Brook
| lynites. which ante-dated the roll-caIl.
| Every Brooklyn man knew that Flower
| was to be nominated. Every Kings
county man knew that De Wits speech,
| which was Missed. and Gen. Catlin's UNI
seemly harangue, which was gently
] jeered, did notreffect his Individual SEN
| timents, but they were all there to wreak