The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-07

rection of prohibition, as illustrated hv Mr..
Millers advocacy of high license. The
Governor himself expects TO secure great
many votes among this class, aud hear OF
such gains for him in Buffalo. On the
| other hand, hundreds of German names
are already found among the signatures to
the pledge TO vote against Hill, so that,
! perhaps, he is COMMUNICATIONS his host. "
Unless he does make large gains from this
| element, 1t seems doubtful whether the
| Republican liquor interest can help him
out OF the hole which the independent
Republicans, independent Democrats, and
dlsgusled Labor men are digging.
There remains the important question
OF trading votes. As to this, two things
are to be said. One is that "Tom" Flat
and the Republican managers generally
in this State are bent upon getting control
OF the State government, which is ui moro
importance TO them than their share in a
federal administration; so that thcv are
not inclined to sell out the Republican
State ticket On the other hand, ill and
his friends are restrained from selling out
Cleveland by this consideration, to quote
the words Of one OF Hills most intimate
friends: 1--WE people expect that Hill is
going higher in politics than lac Is now
some day. We are not fools. We know
that il llill should be elected Governor #
New York this fall, and Cleveland shuu.d
lose the state for President the same day,
the Democrats OF the country would hold
Hin responsible for the loss OF the national
administration, and that they would never
have anything more to do with him. In
other words, the surcst way Tor llill to
commit political suicide would be- for him
TO carry this state and have Cleveland lose
1t. so you may be sure that us
lar rs Hill and his friends are
concerned, they will play fair Ii must
be admitted, however, that some Demo
Gratis who support Hill will be so iniig-
nant at the opposition to him that they
will seek revenge by supporting Harrison.
Whether this element will be- large or
small cannot rs vet he well estimated. Mr..
Dana Is doing all he can in the Sun 10 stir
up trouble Of this sort, but The suns in
| iluencc-likc its circulation is not what
it used TO be. Mr.. Dma's power Of mis-
chief is largely gone. Speaking Of the
Suns editor, by the way, | may say that
this bitterness against Cleveland Is now
more yiruient, ii possible, than ever be.
fore; that lac PROCESSES to entertain no
doubt OF the Presidents defeat, saying
that Harrison has q walk over" and that
his only interest in Hill is because he
hopes TO use the Governor 10 make the
expected humiliation OF the President
more complete, through the election Of
Hill on the same day that Cleveland is
defeated.
But there Is one element which NAV On.
ter into the fight in this state, and play
havoc with all calculations, which have
not yet mentioned. There are already
signs that both Protestant and Catholic
clcrgymcn regard the contest between
Miller and Hill rs involving moral issue
that Of the home against the saloon. II
this feeling comes to be general; II the
strong and strengthening temperance SEN
timent in the State is convinced that a
powerful blow can be struck nj the cause
OF intcmpcuncc by defeating the saloon
candidate, then there may bc q political
revolution, which will bury Hill out OF
sight One good sign in this connection is
the fact that a good many men who have
been voting the prohibition ticket in this
State Of late years already announce their
purpose TO support Miller this fall. There
Is no doubt Whatever that the pronounced
stand which the Republican candidate for
Governor has taken on the liquor question
will bring back many OF the Republicans
who have straycd into the prohibition
fold, and keep from It many more who
were pointed that way. Miller Is a Meth
odist, and the Mcthodis,s you know, are
great for politics" II they got thor
oughly walked up In favor Of Miller, Il will
be bad for Hill.
One thing may be regarded rs settled,
unless the President changes his mind
and he Is not n man given 10 that sort Of
thing-Mr. Cleveland will take no part ia
the State canvass. The administration did
absolutely nothing 10 affect the contest for
the gubcrnatorinl nomination. II can be
authOntatiyoly stated that II IL It's present
purpose 10 refrain with equal fidelity from
attempts 10 influence the election. Mr..
Cloycland's letter In favor Of Fellows for
district attorney in this city Last fall is the
worst blot upon his record in the opinion
Of many Of hs best friends. There is ON
objectionable sin, said an independent
supporter Of Mr.. Cleveland in 1854. the
other day, drawing from his pocket book
n copy OF this document One important
fact about that dcliycrancc Is not known.
After Il had been sent TO New York the
President realized that he had made a
bad blundcr, aud tclcgraphcd the
custodian Of the letter 10 Withhold IL
from publication, but the dispatch
unhappily came just after Il had gone be-.
yond that custodian's control. Mr.. Glove
land learned n lesson FROM the incident,
and he does not intend 10 commit such
another piece Of folly. lie knows very
well tina, a letter from him indoring llill
would not persuade any independent op.
poncuis OF Hill TO support the Governor
but might provoke some Of them 10 vote
against the President Ills only safety is
10 stand entirely alooi from the contest,
and that be means 10 do. The fact that
the writing Of letter nov, after the suns
demands for Il, would look like a suucn-
der Of Cleveland 20 Dana, Is one feature Of
the case which will not escape attention.