Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-14
MIR. mrs War Dance.
Kassas CIR 7oMrsl9.

As Will be seen IN an interview publish
ed in another column, Mr.. Hill, In less
than one week after his election as gov
ernOr Of New York, has announced a POI.
icy OF his own, and has read Mr.. Cleveland
a lecture on how to be Democratic presi-
dent.
The campaign is over and Mr.. Hill can
afford to be q little bit honest, and he
says what he believes when, he expresses
contempt for the mugwumps an the
policy OF Mi. Cleveland. We did not
think Nh. Hill would talk quite 50 plain.
We thought he would take more quiet
way to snub the president. But he is
elated over his victory, and talks right
out. and we must say he talks like Dem
ocrat.
We will give the mugwumps the credit
for telling the truth in regard to Hill.
They insisted that his election would
mean rebuke to Mr.. Cleveland, and they
were sound. The people in New York
wanted to put awet blanket on Mr.. Cleve-
land, and nothing is truer than the state
ment of the World that Mr.. Cleveland as
a candidate would have been dlsastrOusly
defeated. ~
But the reasons for rebuking Mr.
Cleveland were quite different. The
Democrats of the Hill-Tammany kind
we're down ON his civil service policy.
The Republicans we're dissatisfied with
his administration.
We believe that 80 per cent. of the
Democrats in New York are in thorough
sympathy with Mr.. Hill and his policy,
and opposed to the Cleveland idea Of
things, or what they suspect is the Cleve-
land idea. Mr.. Hills position was well
known to every Democrat in the state,
and his little talk about supporting the
administration was well understood as
Joke at the expense of Cleveland.
y We believe that the majority OF honest
Democrats in New York would now adj
NIT that had an out and out Cleveland
man been nominated by the Democrats he
would have been defeated. Mr.. Hills
nomination satisfied all the Democrats,
and he was infinitely a stronger man with
his party than Mr.. Cleveland.
On the other hand. the Republicans
we're put in an entirely unsatisfactory sit
uation. Ordinarily, their candidate for
governor would have been all right. No
one doubted his loyalty to the party, or
his fitness for the position. But thous.
ands of Republicans were unable to feel
that his election meant anything more
than passive approval of Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration. The mugwumps
claimed that was the issue. and also
claimed the power to elect him. Mig
wump activity actually made it doubtful
in the minds OF many, which meant the
most opposition to Cleveland, Davenport
or Hill, and they gave Hill the benefit OF
the doubt and voted for him, or remained
away from the polls.
We are sorry for the situation in New
York, but are compelled to admit that
the situation was not reassuring to old
time Republicans.
Had the Rp1i leans been allowed to
make square issue against the admins
tration, without the mugwump contingent,
they would have succeeded even with
Hill in the field, and had thew betn OPP
posed by Cleveland nominee they would
have had prodigious majority.
If Mr.. Cleveland considers Democratic
success in New York of any value he
ought to be thankful that Hill was n mn
mated, and that his mngwump n1s
supported Davenport, for. strange as it
may seem, these two influences saved his
administration from defeat by the Repub-
icans.
We know this is poor kiad of consola-
ton, but it is really better than not any.
Mr.. Hill already SHOWS his 'pre;iation
of the situation, and gives the president
to understand that he stands as critic
rather than supporter of the administra-
ton.
No man ever voted against himself so
effectually as did Mr.. Cleveland when he
voted for d. B. Hill, and he went all the
way from Washington for the purpose.
The Democrats in New York have con-
cluded to settle scores with Mr., Cleveland
without going ontside of the party. 10
this thew ara sensible and some Repnbli-