The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-16
WHT THE MUeWuMp,s BACK I'd NOW
TURNED.
Explanations from Various Highly Authori-
tntive Sources.

| machine have surrendered They made no
| opposition to the bosses, but permitted them
to capture the state Convention, and to once
more lead In his own State tho party which
| nominated Grover Cleveland for President
| Even In tho city Of Buffalo. where Postmaster
General Bisscl lives. and OF which Mr.. Cleye-
land was once tho Mayor there was no ORGAN
lied opposition to the delegates whom Lieut..
| GOV. Sheehan selected. Tho bandits have
prevailed IN the open field. There has been
| no occasion for tho exercise OF cunning. for
| ambush. for the talents that work bost in the
dark. They have had no enemy to overcome
or to circumvent. The men who might havo
contonded with them. and seized from them
the organization OF great party, havo not
appeared except in few scattered towns and
counties, Whore they fought they generally
won. but in ono county, Tompkins. tho Glove
land men who composed the county convon-
tion deliberately elected Hill delegates to the
Saratoga Convention.
Ills a sad and humilintng story. n story OF
weakness. almost OF betrayal There is no
doubt OF tho strength OF tho Dem ocratic oppo-
siton to the State machine. 1t has been
demonstrated 1t was sufficient to beat the
carefully prepared and strongly fortified pur-
poses OF tho snap convention. 1t mustered
nearly a quarter OF a million voters. 1t was 80
formidable as to he ablo to convince the
doubters from other States that Mr.. Cleve-
land could carry New York in spite OF tho
prophecies and threats OF the machine. That
Its power Is not broken Is shown by the tri-
umphs its partisans have recently won In pri-
maries and conventions hore and there And
these triumphs were gained without patron
age. State or national. Thousands Of anti
snappers assert that they could not hope to
beat the machine because the President declined
TO recognize their organization in The distribution
of DufrDpdye This boa ell
nslly disproved in the northern part OF the
State. In Gonesee county. and in Tompkns
county. 1t has been shown in these places that
plumber Is not the only thing for which men
make sacrifices and struggles in politics.
The anxiety of the machine to placate the
men who had the courage to fight it is an ad-
mission by the leaders OF their own weakness.
BY their orders resolutions eulogistic OF Mr..
Cleveland have been passed In all their county
conventions. and they preferred to seduce the
Cleveland County Convention OF Tompkins to
refusing admission to the Cleveland delegates.
who would have been sent to the State Con-
vention but for the successful cal olery OF the
machine
The machine triumphs against the supine
and leaderless majority OF the Democrats OF
the State This degradation Of the party will
lead to Its defeat II the Repu blicans conduct a
wise campaign. All tho hopes and am billions.
all the expectations OF the better things to
come. that were brought into being by the
early triumphs OF the anti snappers must now
be postponed. There Is nothing left for patri-
otto Democrats but revolt at the polls. II the
good mon OF the party will not reform It, the
voters must smash it.
From The Precedence Journal OF o.. 49,
The appearance of the Hon. Richard Olney,
Attorney General OF the United States, at the |
annual meeting OF the stockholders OF the |
Boston and Maine Railroad on Wednesday. |
where he took an active part In the proceed
ings and was elected director. must be con-
sidered fatal to his reputation as q gentleman |
OF a high sense OF honor. and as a public off, |
cial with a due regard for the proprietes OF |
offlceholdng. 1t Is also fatal to all profess
sions which the present Administration has |
made Of a desire to keep itself free from the |
possibility Of scandal. and to satisfy the public
sense Of decency.
When Mr.. Olney was selected by President
Cleveland for the responsible position Of At
torney-General the only objection made to him
was that he had long been closely identified
with large corporate interests. railroad and
other. both as counsel and as stockholder. The
objection WAS not considered OF any weight
except among the demagogues and anti capt.
talistic classes because there was. of course,
no reason why an able and successful CORPORA
ton lawyer could not mako an equally sue
cessful public prosecuting attorney 1t was
as matter OF course. that on enter
ing his new office he would at once withdraw
from all private connections which. II retained.
might conflict with his public and official re-
sponsibilities.
Mr.. Olney's course in the matter Is no more
discreditable to him than to the Administra-
ton which has permitted him to take It, After
his experience with his former Attorney Gem
eral. President Cleveland should have insisted
that no man come into his Cabinet without
first severing all outside connections out OF
which scandal might grow. In not requiring
this OF Mr. Olney the President has shown him.
self Indifferent to the higher reputation of his
and no more anxious than any
common politician to protect the public SER
vice from suspicion on the point OF integrity
and from the possibility OF dlsgraceful scan
tals.
The Olney affair. added to the. Van Allen
matter. the letting OF the post offices and the
consular service and other things OF that sort. |
must make plain to the dullest observer
what some time ago became apparent to the
keener students OF politics, that Mr. Cleveland
has given up all pretence Of conforming to ex-
ceptonally high standards in public life or of
especially consulting the ideas OF the more
/ ecent and honorable people of the country.
In view OF these things it cannot be surprising
hat. as was pointed out in these columns yes |
erday. reputable and intelligent citizens are |
lay by day showing growing Indifference"
owarG President Cleveland and his party as
'ocates He might almost be said to have
already become totally Indifferent to them
From he Sp i9frM RsyuNian
II a Democratic President. pledged as Mr..
Cleveland was cannot be found equal to the
opportunity, the reformers must look again to
'ome other party to present the man who is.
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Senator Cock rcirs Mysterious Teacup.
from ne Washington Past.
Senator CocEres voice is not up an al. night se,-
ion Tho spirit may he wil,ing, but the Inrynx Is
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