New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-15

THE GOTERNOR md THE INIENIIG1 iIoN
Governor Flower obviously derived great
deal of personal satisfaction from the V''o HOS
sagcs which he signed and promulgated duiIhS
tb. thirty days following the adjournment OF
the legislature Az he read them over from 'nc
original manuscripts and aflcrwaTd III large ''"
l.ciblc print they rang in his ears WIFI ma
iestic and rcsolute tone, and the applause WI"
which ,hoy were greeted by those in whose III
tcrps, they were written gave him me m'S' "'-
uybtful sensations Of his life. 1t was not ON!
expressive OF appreciation, but prophetic "l IT,
ward. o
Probable there was not a single one OF these
documents which fell below the Governor con-
coptiou of what might fairly be deInand'd }" Il
State paper: but there was one when e''"'".H
satisfied his ideal and in his deliberate Ju'N
mont left nothing further 10 be attained OF cN'"
desired The masterpiece OF pch'Ta'loh' "r'
and felicity 10 which we refer WAS 'he i'''NH'-'
ACCOMMODATING the veto Of the OH approp'''""S
so5 600 70 dcfray the cost Of the police lhV'N''
CATION For the sake Of rcvivng the l'hpr'S>'o"
which that remarkable document produc'H III
tbc time. now perhaps in measure '""''" "'
the events Of a busy period. W" reproduce wv
Of its most striking sentences. "lhc blll' Sau
the Governor has every appearance OF Doing
a misuse If public money ana of I'SlNia'Ne
mower for the manufacture OF poluca '"p'""'
or the division Of political patronage. Ih'S'
are plain words with which 10 characterize IN
net Of the Legislature. They will not be rcliSh"l
bv those TO whom they apply. lh"y VIII p'
criticised bv those whose personal or pol'l'"'
nurposcs they Illustrate. But think The people
understand plain language best and when pam
facts are handled they require plain treatment.
Tho neople are not easily deceived by polite
nhrases or bv language which c0nccals rather
than expresses thought. They like irankncSs
best"
From this firm and lucid exOr1ium the Gov
ernor passed to a panegyric upon the govern
ment Of the city Of NcwYork. its dignity. Pri-
dcnce and sagacity. It's efficiency in general ana
in particular and especially its Police Depart
mon, "Exccpt for political objects" he de-
claroI with characteristic warmth OF i"iine'
there Is no good reason why that cry Sh"un
be singled out for legislative scrutiny. me
same men who do the investigating III pupnc
will admit In private, what every wolEihi'rln"l
| person knows IS true-that no city in IN" STATE
Is so well governed as NewYork. That TINS
was an entirely adequate tribui" 10 the organ
| za,ion which conducts our local administration
| q f,l, recompense for all that Tammany has
| done for Governor Flower In the past and
| generous bid for It's favor in the future, was
| admitted by the general public and SO far as
we know was not denied by those who put up
| the Democratic nomination for Governor at Il
party auction three years ago.
| Rut vet II the Governor had stopped there he
would not have quite satisfied public cXpccia-
| tiou II would have been felt that he had not
| completely utilized peculiarly fine opportunity
| 70 Willy the Republican Legislature, ana the
! omission would have been unintclligiblc 10 his
| fcIlow-citizens who had followed his course with
constantly increasing interest The Governor
IS not the man to let such chance escape him;
! he saw and seized IT, and I'm single sentence
| roachcd n mark which is not likely To be even
| onnroocho1 hereafter "Twcniv five thousand
dollars" he said. would not be nearly enough
| to satisfy the luxurious desires Of "A junkcting
| committee. or the avaricous appctitcs OF coun-
! sci. or TO accomplish the bribery Of Witnesses
These were plain words; the plaincSt, we
| think. ever uttered by Governor OF NcW-lork.
| There is no doubt that The people understood
| Them pretty clearly at the time. and understand
| them still better now; understand them perfect
Iv In fact In the light Of the evidence before
the Senate Committee and OF the acts TO which
| that evidence Is leading they shine with almost
| dazzling brilliancy If they make the Governors
owes ache. SO much the worse for him. 1t Is
| we'll that the people OF NewYOrk should gain
n thorough comprehension Of their Chief MaglS-
| trate nj last even by this painful revelation
Of the horrible facts which he was so anxious
| to hide.