New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-14
CLEVELAND AND CRISP.

CLEVELAND AND CNIoI'
r. is the chief offence of the NewYork ma
chine bosses. Hill, Murphy, Croker, McLaush-
lin and Sheehan-or at least, the chief offence
urged against them by the Cleveland faction
of Anti-Snappers-that they have usurped the
functions of Mayors, Boards OF Aldermen
municipal officers generally, of the Legislature
and even of the courts, and that their VIII ana
their interest are the sole considerations when
determine the action of Democratic officials at
Albany, in New-York City, Brooklyn, Troy
Buffalo and generally throughout the state
II is charged that they control the party ma
cbncry by means of which caucuscs and con-
ventions are assembled, that opposition to them
is practically futile serving chiefly to BRING
about the swift destruction of those VINO AT
tempt it. 1t is charged that they are the men,
and not the members of the Legislature VINO
really pass bills appoint committees eiecV
Sneakers, clerks and United states senators )
and it is urged that all this is unrepuohcan'
oligarchical irresponsible and full of mischief
And so&t is. The charges are all true ana
the shame and WRONG they reveal ought 10
arouse every decent man to the point OF DONG
ANYTHING and everything, short OF 'aklhe
human life which is necessary to put down
tho bosses and to demolish their diSreputablc
system. We have been glad to observe that
Mr. Cleveland and his friends are conscious OF
the harm these men arc infiictng, not Only Oh
The Democratic party, but on public sentiment
and public honor, and that they have not Deeh
afraid to speak Oft and to declare their nos
t;litv In the bosses and the machine. but Is
il 70 the bosses only that their opposition Is
directed? Can it be that they are assallin9
U;u and Murphy simply because Hill and MUIR
INV .re onnosed to them, and not because OF
the methods Hill and Murphy stand for' IL
is certainly curious that IN almost 'no s'i'0
breath with which the Cleveland people de-
clare their detestation of the proceediiieS ~
Albany they announce their intention 10 90
similar things on larger scale al Wa>hii's
TON The Cleveland organs openly declare 'hd'
Sneaker Crisp shall not be continued III HIS
present place. Notwithstanding his recent pros
trations before Mr.. Cleveland, unless he Will
consent to give formal pledges as 10 no" inc
committees are to be made up IN the next
Corg,oss What is the difference, pray be-
tween their demands on Crisp and the demands
&c Hill Croker and Mclaughlin Oh speaker
Sulzer?
The Anti nappers are putting forward mover
doctrines of the rights and powers OF rresi-
dent of the United States. They say ne Is
" entitled to a majority in Congress WHICH
shall carry out his views This was the theory
~, which the Tudors and the Stuaits summoned
parliaments. but we had supposed 1t 10 DC
without a place in the American system OF gov
ernment. We did not understand that Fiesi-
dents were elected here to make laws but only
nj
sritution goes their right to affect, not to say
effect. legislation is ended when they nave IN
formed Congress of the state OF inc couHis
and returned such bills as do not meet WIN
their approval, stating the reasons that cause
them so to act. Mr.. ClevelandS interference
either to aid or to injure Mr.. Crisp or any
other candidate for Speaker, or his presumine
to demand assurances as to how the com
m;ttocs will be composed is quite as intolerable
ouita as arbitrary and undemOcratic, as the
tv,annies of the bosses at Albany. 10 say
that its motive is good or that II Is done III
the public interest is to beg the question Inc
Congress does not represent Mr.. CleVciahd
# represents the people and Is Responsible as
he is also TO them, and to them only. IL should
elect as Speaker whom it plcaSes TO elect ana
Mr. Cleveland should be as far from attempt
mo 10 influence its choice as the Queen OF
rnoland The Speaker chosen should appoint
tbo committees as seems good to his judg-
mani and the House, if it does not concur IN
b;s acts has the power and will be under the
obligation of annulling them and of proceeding
in its own way. This is the law Oh inc Noil
stitution and we are surprised to see proposals
TO violate it coming from those who profess
so much Indignation at the same sort OF MIS-
government by the Ncw-York machine,