New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-14
FLOWER AS A HOME-RULER.
WIDE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE GOV.
ERNOR'S THEORY AND PRACTICE.
IL DEFIANCE

IL DEFIANCE OF THE SENTIMENTS EXPRESSED
IN HIS MESSAGE. HE SIGNS suEruAH's
ELL CURT.ILING ImE POWERS OF
THE MAYOR or BUFFALO
IRON TIE ErcrIAR coRRrsroyDEST or the :RIsuSE.
Albany. April I3.-iIcutcnant.Gov Governor sb"ehan
packed his carpe:-bag and started for Washington
his afternoon 10 keep his appointment made with
President Cleveland last week 10 return and talk over
the New YORK state appointments. Mr.. shechan's
carpet bag. 1t is understood Is ned With apple atons
FOR Office Endorsed by Roswell +. Flower. David b.
Hi. Edward Murphy. jr. and himself
Mr.. Slcchan. nevertheless cannot look forward TO
cordial welcome Tomorrow from Mr. Cleveland. for
Just before his departure he officially d"capltated
Cleveland Democrats who are holding Gfhcc as Police
Commissioners Of Bg-alo. More than this. Roswell p.
lloNer ionel in tho attack upon n" Cleveland ID mo-
crat, OF Buffalo. How Mr.. c,earid knows some
thing about Erralo. lie Mayor OF that city
once. ard his PosimaserG"ncral. ". :. Bi's"i' mas
iu,. 20 Washington from Buffalo. Wien,
therefore. Mr shechan slyly jumps through the
legislature. as he did yesterday Bill d"prlving
Mayor Bishop. 0: Buffalo Cleveland Democrat OF
III, power 70 appoint Police Commissioners Tor mat
city and confors ~ upon city officers WHO are no.
torously sh""han's political hcnohmen. he may be
that Postmaster General Bissc will soon be In
formed Of the occurrence and that President Cleveland
Will quickly learn Of the attack upon Of his chic"
friends. Tie information also will com" to President
Cleveland that Governor Flower signed this bill de-
prving Mayor Bishop OF one OF his greatest powers
within three hours after It passed the Legislature
No warning was given to tho peopl" or The au-
thorics Of Buffalo OF this attac, upon them. bill
permitting the city TO Issue school bonds was sud
denly amended and passed In twenty minutes.
There thus conspiracy by Lieutenant Governor
Sheehan. Speaker Suzcr and Governor Flower to rob
the Mayor Of Buiilo OF OF hi, chief powers.
Governor Flowers completely In the theft Is obvious
for otherwise he would have held the bill for several
days before acting upon H. and In Tia" mean time
would have informed Mayor Bishop OF the existence
of the bill and allowed him an opportunity 20 be
heard uron It.
Nevertheless. Mr. Flowers action does not srrpri-e
any one for his hostility to President Cleveland and
his Administration hos been obvious throughout III"
present session. The appointments to Offices having
political power have been exclusively given TO anti
Cleveland Democrats. Mr.. Flower was clear sighted
lie saw hat there eventually be death grappe
between lie Cleveland and the antl.C,evs!and Demo
of ,Ac state and he has decided 70 use oil his
great influence a. Executive upon the side OF The
opponents Of The President. He appointed Frederick
{. >chraub, leading aail.t lcveand Democrat, OF
Lowvilc. Dairy Commissioner. and now Las had
the Democratic Legislature pass BIZ which I'm
mcn,cy Increases Mr. Scbraub's powers putting him
at TIE head Of the Agricultural Department.
The Assistant Dairy Commissioners and th'ic are
about dozen OF thcm-roNe over the on'ire stht''
They political agents. In fact. aud not ofh'iiis
OF the state. IN NT. schrauDs hands are put III INV
various bureaus which have been created to aid IA"
farming interests. Mr. y hrauh was delegate 10 u"
Demo ratio National Convention AID signed IN" paper
declaring tlat Grover Cleveland could not possibly
carry the STATE ~ New York.
The icapv !nfmcnl ~ Charles VI Preston aS super
ln'cndcn, Of the Banking ID parmcnt WAS aLo'hcr
act Of The same nature by Governor Flower N.Y.
Preston also was 4 delegate TO the Democratic
National Convention and he also declared thit "ro'e
Cleveland could not carry this state.
As trlstcc Of the public buildings also, Governor
Flower has disclosed hi, hostility to Mr. Clevcands
friends: a score % Cleveland Democrats who held
place, in ,he state Capitol having been dismissed
Mr. Flowers scheme 10 have financial AFFAIR Of ,is
state Hospitals audited ~ A,oa .nc,na % rxpcnse
of supporting the hospitals. had fpr Us mum ooJ.,
u said gain control Of tho hospitai patronage
for il. ann rvcland Democrats.
IT Is further aid that governor Flower and senator
MURPHY have bought m Interest III tne " noctN
IA order Ia aSsal President Cleveland 10 ", to,rs.
Mr. Flower. + alto hlniel has purchase ,acs
IA other Democratic newspapers Win th' sH,"' 'n,'
Of defending the antlCcvclsnd Democrats ana asSa'
Ing the Cleveland men , ..,....no. t,ov,er.s ,,o
fc,,ions OF admiration of "hom" rule prin,ipies rs
expressed In his first apnuri message 10 'mc hrs9
Buffalo Of one Of his most important prsrosn,Nrs
rushed through ;hc L"sisaiwc ana ,lghH "i'",u'
giving the Mayor OF BiHulD any ~ w -
eyi,trncr Moreover the IVicc COmmi ,SonrIs TO Dc
aupont.d are 10 ,rIvr iOg four, hvc ara SIX years
Jfb I.Hsla,urr and Governor thus Impose upon the
c'y Of Buffalo officials who mr." 10 govern Us IVHoc
Department Tor AZ ieaSt four years TO cone inene
r,,,.lv ha, been IN III" history VI the Sat" more
autocrn,c assumption u power bv a Governor ana
lieutenant Governor. I'll" city OF Iuhaio ana n"e
ask for this legislation II vas craln'ncd a1"" vs.
t,roat ly n Democratic Governor ana Leg
isl.tIrc SIR Flowers homo RUE I'M.
nrcs.Inns do not seem 10 guide him rs
,;oyernor liz has respect for Oh" iighs OF WISHES
~ c.t,., TIE mann-r I'm which he ana MI >he'hah
and In. Democratic Legislature tav" eHac'"d I'M.
law IN disregard 10 the will Of Buffalo shows that
hev are dangerous 70 the commonwealth OF New ora