The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-07
POLITICAL POIN rs.
GOV. uILl, or NEw YoRE, rALKs
On the outlook-He Says Tarla WIN Not
he an Issue -Mugwu@ps Thumpoa
Over tho Head-G -Gorman's Scheme
on the PaeIilo Coast,

NEw YoRK, October G,-The World this
morning prints a long interview with Gov
ernor Hill, Daring the interview Cover
nor Hill discussed generally the national
administration without entering into per-
s,nallties, lie felt that no ons man was
necessary to the success Of any party.
The party itself was the best guarantee
for the carrying out OF its principles. The
great masses Of the party after the election
did not desire Office, All they had sought
to secure was q change OF administration
In the interests OF good government, The
Governor was asked what he thought
would he the principal issue in the coming
presidential campaign,
He replied; " think that the ques-
ton Of good government will bs the issue.
II will be simply tho questlon Of whether
the Democratic party having redeemed
its pledges for good government shall be
mantslned in power"
"Ihen you do not think the tariff will
be the issueP" E
mo, don't, The tariff question Ia q
complicated one, lam more in sympathy
with the expression Of the Ohio state
platform OF 1888 upon this subject than
am with the plank in the Chicago plat
form OF 1854"
In speaking Of the opposition Of the
mugwumps to him he said: "Perhaps
some Of this antagouism to me grew out
OF the situation following the Inauguration
OF President Cleveland. The most OF the
party as l said before did not desire Office,
but | do not think that the veterans OF the
party rellshed the new recruits coming to
tho front and loudly proClRining their
service In the anxiety to act as a self con.
stituted advisory board to the President.
1t would be unnatural To expect veteran
Democrats whether they wanted Office or
not 10 witness the independents constant.
ly shouting In the ear oil the administra.
tive power, you must not advise with or
favor this or that Democrat, and the 70.
ault was a certain amount OF irritation,
Tho Governor said In speaking Of the
changes which were taking place in the
federal offices Of the country, that he be.
lieved that blythe time the Preaident's
term had come to close the DemoCrata
would be found In majority OF the OF.
tices. 1t was well to be conservative at
the start. Tho Democratic party came
into power new TO public administration
and it was without doubt wise way to 20
more deliberately at tlrst.
He spoke pleasantly OF the President
and his associates. While he confined
his diRcussion on national affairs tU gen.
eral matters rather than to personalities,
yet there was nothing In bis manner or
tone OF conversation to indicate any but
tho pleasantest feelings towards the Presl.
dent.
II Governor Hill haa anything to say
upon the subject it will be, doubtless, ex.
pressed in 1855, aud not at the present
time. The Governor possibly may make
one or two speeches this year in the cam.
paiGu. He has been invited to go to Penn.
sylvania to aid in Governor Blacks can.
yass, and may mako a speech at
Philadelphia few days preceding the
election. lie has also been invited to
take part in the Ohio campaign. He will
not be able to accept the latter.