The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-03
Tho Straight Ticket.

Tho authenticity of the interview mar
rated by the Buffalo Times between Mr..
CLEVELAND and Mr.. LYONS. resident Of
that town. on the subject Of the New York
campaign this year seems to be corrob-
Grated by the fact that the Republican
Mugwumps and Mugwump Republicans do
not allude to Mr.. LYONS as PAT or
"PATsY." Whenever an individual Is
deemed by such austere authorities to be
unworthy Of credence. they invariably cast
dlscredit upon him and upon his testimony
by abbreviating. in jocose fashion. his first
or Christian name. PATRICK LYONS. to the
formula of Mugwump is a citizen to be
hearkened to: PAT LYONS would be a
citizen to be jeered at. disbelieved. and per-
haps denounced.
Mr.. CLEvELAND's share Of the interview.
rs reproduced by the Buffalo Times. was
simple and straightforward. go home"
he said to Mr.. LYONS. and vote the straight
Democratic ticket" Then the President
added: Il hope the Democratic State ticket,
from MAYNARD down. will be elected"
These two phrases. one Of admoniton. the
other Of hope. are somewhat complement
ary; but Mr.. LYONS. in describing what
was said to him. does not seek to establish
an inference that his return to Buffalo
would materially promote the realization
OF Mr.. CLEvELANDs hopes for the success
OF Judge MAYNARD and the other candi-
dates upon the straight Democratic ticket.
Is there not something in this to cinch the
truth of the alleged interview between
Mr.. CLEVELAND and Mr.. LYoNs2 We think
80. Mendacious and untrustworthy per-
Sons describing conversations held with
high public officers, invariably represent the
latter as speaking to them on terms of great
familiarity. There Is nothing Of this kind
In the case of Mr.. LYONS. Mr.. CLEVELAND did
not pat LYONS on the back or put his hand
upon LYoNs's shoulder or asseverate that
but for LYONS the whole future OF Democ-
racy would be clouded. He did not swear
him to secrecy. He simply advised him to
go home. good place for a Democrat on
election day. and to vote the straight ticket.
Mr.. CLEVELAND. it will be observed. did
most OF the talking LYONS listened. That
circumstance gives the whole interview an
aspect OF genuineness.
Intrinsically there Is nothing improbable
or unreasonable in the willingness OF Mr.
CLEVELAND to support the straight Demo-
cratic ticket. There Is. II possible. still less
In his willingness to have Judge MAYNARD
elected. seeing that to Mr.. CLEVELAND more
than to any one else. Judge MAYNARD owes
his activity and prominence in the politics
OF this State. 1t must be remembered that
while Mr.. CLEVELAND headed the Demo-
cratic State ticket in 1882. Mr.. MAYNARD.
through Mr.. CLEvELAND's influence, en-
joyed like honor the year following. One
OF tho early acts OF Mr., CLEVELAND during
his first Administration. was the appoint
ment of Judge MAYNARD to an important
post in the Treasury Department, and there
does not appear to have been any severance
since OF the cordial relations existing be-
tween these two Democrats. What more nat
ural. therefore. than that Mr.. CLEVELAND.
addressing Mr.. LYONS. should admonish
him to go home to Buffalo and vote the
straight Democratic ticket. which he could