New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-13
"SECOND UINDn and "SECUND SIGHT"

There's an Anti Snapper up the State de-
scribed as g. one of the most ardent and active
of them, who according 70 his own account. has
got his second wind And with second wind"
he saws. "has come second sight" The Albany
correspondent of "The NewYork SUM- found
him Gin laxative mood III the corridor of
the Delavan'' on Thursday and noted down
what he said. 1t was very complimentary TO
"Senator Hills straightforward and ncompro-
missing attitude and rot quite compli
mentary to his fellJwAnti-S nappers, who. not
having got their second wind or second sight,
"swooped down on Washington soon after the
Inauguration and "began to tell the President
and his advisers that the only way to secure
the control OF New-YOlk State was to ignore
the State organization and give control OF the
States share of the Federal patronage to them
The active and ..rdent and laxative Anti snap
per said he knew personally " several thousand
Cleveland men who believed this to be the true
solution of all pol, ical difficulties in this State
and that they had plainly told the President
that the distribution of postmasterships should
be turned over to the men who organized the
Anti Snap Convention" without regard to the
county committees. lie frankly confessed too,
now" he says, q with the rest am beginning
to have my eyes opened Eyes and mouth.
Second wind with second sight. And what he
saws with his second wind that he sees with
his second sight is quite interesting.
There has been a very great Revision Of
feeling. he says. We believe there usually is
after election. 1t does not require second sight
10 see it or second wind to tell of it, Ii goes
It is expected. A great many people would be
disappointed il it did not occur No doubt MIR.
Croker and Senator Murphy and Lieutenant
Governor Sheehan explained to all their friends
who were at all confused, or, as they would
say, "balled up by the professions and prom
Uses of the Chicago platform, or the attitude
Of Mr.. Cleveland before election that they need
not be alarmed that the party would get its
second wind Immediately after election, and
with second wind would come second sight,
and there would be revision of feeling and
everything would 60 right along in the old
way If there was anything in the world that
those gentlemen counted on with absolute GER
tanty it was second wind, second sight and
reyusion OF feeling after election. II was be-
ieved BY many that the upshot Of the famous
Victoria Hotel dinner was an assurance from
Mr.. Cleveland that he himself would get his
second wind after election and that with it
would come second sight and revulson of feel
ing. 1t is not unlikely that the sudden awaken
ing of enthusiasm in Tammany Hall after the
Victoria Hotel dinner was inspired by Mr..
| Cookers assurance that the old man will be
all right when he gets his second wind" The
difference between the Mugwump Contingent
and Tammany was that the former bet on
| Clevelands first wind, first sight and present
feeling, while the latter put up their money on
| second wind, second sight and revusion. 1t is
only fair TO say that the Tammany people are
not yet claiming the stakes. On the contrary
some OF them who have lately returned from
| Washington are anxiously inquiring when he
may be expected to get his second wind. and