The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-11-12
ClrIoN OF 'cH~ocRATIc

1t is a rare thing that man is
elected governor with such an array
Of influential papers against him as
the New York Herald, Times, Evening
Post, Stats Leitung AMI Harper's
Weekly. Here were five papers, re-
presenting every shade of opinion in
a truly co: mopolitan state, New York,
and yet Hill was elected by hand
some majority. Besides these he had
the peculiar advocates of civil service,
and the independents, commonly called
mugwumps, against him. Not only
this, it was industriously and widely
circulated by these newspapers that
the administration was against
him, or supporting him with
with a negative kind of support, and
yet he was elected.
What does il mean?
1t simply means that Hill was cleo
ted governor of New York by strict
democratic party vote.
This fact has signiicancy that it
requires very little prophetic ken to
understan
=, 1t means that New York is solidly,
substantially and impregnably, a dem
ocratic state, and that her electoral
vote will be cast in 1888 for the nomi-
nee of the democratic convention for
president of the United States.
Hills election, with the kind of
opposition we have mentioned,
demonstrates the fact that it will be
useless hereafter for the democratic
party to confine its selection of a can
didate for the presidency to the state
ofNew York. It can now be consid-
cred certain state for the democratic
nominee and it means that just as
long as New York is solidly demo-
cratic state. will the presidency of the
United States be permanently held by
that party.
The election of Hill by strict
party vote gives assurance to the pro-
phecy, and will influence rapidly and
powerfully change in the legislative
department of the state, that will by
that time assure that democratic
president, the support Of democrats of
| that state in the senate of the United
| States:
The assumption that New York
will control the presidential election
as long as it remains democratic
state, is based upon the other very GER
tain fact, demonstrated in the same
election in Virginia, that the republi-
can party can never make an impress
ion on a southern state. 1t is then
quite evident that the electoral vote OF
a solid south, combined With the cleo
toral vote of New York, will ensure
| the condition of affairs Indicated.
If John Wise, with his splendid
qualities on the hastings, for to- day
he perhaps is the most popular stump
speaker in the state, backed as nth Is
by the crafty management hrr;.sSs
hone, supplied as he was v
limited campaign funds, John
Wise could not carry Virginia fol
the republicans, then whois that Can
carry any southern state for that
party?
4 Eht.ssa will be seer. THAT the gameil
f5locked to the repuDiicans for many
Ryears to come, and they cannot hope
Ito win for a half a century, unles!
| some great unforeseen evSSt produce!
great political revolution in tat
country, and before that time thu
bloody shirt banner and all othe
shibboleths of the party will be hauled
down, and the party itself disintegrat
ed to give way to some new party
that, like all other parties of the past
will butt itself to pieces against thu
solid rock of democracy. 1t is the
only party that could stand defea
and bear itself with moderation unde
success. It has achieved all that i:
great and glorious for this country
and stands now, triumphant and inn
pregnable, the hope of the country,
the guiding hand that will control
the ship of state on her gloriou!
course OF constitutional liberty, bear
ing its splendid cargo of the rights o.
men to the oppressed of the whole
world.