San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-21
THE DIVIDED HOUSEHOLD.

af today in discOursing OF the political
situation believes what he says, or
says what he believes. 1t is only oc-
casionally that the real truth is per-
mitted to come II the front and then
as if afraid of the result an immediate
effort is made to cover the tracks
which lead to anti-democratic conclu-
sions, and still persuade the genera
public that all is serene in the polltl-
cal camp of the administration party.
In nothing is this fact more apparenS
than in the quibbling and hedging OF
the average democratic editor over the
situation in New York. The claims
of the democracy are made for that
state and for Indiana with the most
open effrOntery. 1t is asserted as
gospel fact, in the face of the most
overwhelming evidence to the con-
trary, that Harrison cannot carry his
own election precinct. and the most
unblushing cheek asserts falsehoods
with an equanimity that would de-
ceive the most guarded were it not
that these falsehoods have been so
often and so successfully disproved.
New York is universally accepted
as holding the key to the political
situation. AS goes New York this
year so goes the democracy. The loss
of the Empire state would be fatal.
They have no resources outside OF that
state from which f, make up the loss
of its thirty-five votes in the elect oral
college. This being underst BOD, they
have heretofore secuted as idle and
ridiculous all ideas of losing New
York. The tune is now changed and
feeling of such genuine alarm has
seized upon the party in New York
during the present week, that it has
been impossible to keep the vibrations
of that alarm from trembling its fears
in every democratic center and strong
hold of the nation. The written en-
dorsement given by President Cleve-
land to Fellows, the New York ring
candidate for district attorney last
year, called forth a grave remon-
STRANGE from the mugwump journals
who bank on Cleveland's reforms, and
by which journals alone can Cleveland
hope to live, move and have contin-
| ued political being. Now comes the
nomination of Governor Hill, and the
endorsement of Cleveland for his can
didacy must either follow or be with
held. If Cleveland endorses Hill,
then, on the authority of the New
York World and the Bro oklyn
Eagle, those great mugwump
journals that have hitherto sup
ported Cleveland, viz: the Times,
the Sun, Albany Times, Harper's
Weekly, Rochester Union, the Even
ing Post, the Commercial Advertiser,
will be forced into anta@Onism of his
policy in supporting Hill, for these
journals cannot support Hill and
maintain their consistency. Not
only is this true according to those
unquestioned democratic authorities,
but if, on the other hand, Cleveland
refuses his endorsement to Hills
candidacy, then will the friends of
Hill see to it that Cleveland is
not returned to the white house,
while Hill is slaughtered by Cleve-
lands mugwump supporters.
The remarks of the Brooklyn Eagle
on this matter are well worth repro
ducing, as showing the straits into
which the New York democracy are
forced by the nomination of Hill:
nomination apparently made with
perfect unanimity. The Eagle says:
For every mugwump paper which
is for Cleveland, but against Hill,
there is another kind of paper which
is for Hill and all. but nOminally
against Cleveland. Beyond question,
this condition of affairs will produce
friction and antagOnism between the
ywO classes of papers. The campaign
will not be old before the New York
Sun, the Albany Times, may be the
Rochester Union, and other journals
will be calling on President Cleve-
land Ito stop the attacks OF the New
York Times, the New York Evening
Post, Harper's Weekly, and the New
York Commercial ADVERTISER with
possibly other journals, ION Gov
ernor HILL" quite regardless of
the absolute want Of power of the
president to do anything of the kind.
If the exercise of ingenuity can bring