Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-02-02
New York Mail and Express. Jan. q.
"a House Divided Against Itself.

Ii Was al all-day, desperate. drawn bat
tie that was fought yesterday in our Dem
. cratic State Committee, betw cen the Of
fetal minions and political lieutenants Of
the two great rival chieftains Of the New
York Democracy. Grover Cleveland and
David Is. Hill. Should the vacancy in the
Committee b. filed by Dir. Cleveland 5
Old-tIme rival for the GoveFnorship. Sir,
Roswell p. Flower. or by Mr.. Henry }.
Mowrey. a Cleveland man: That vas the
great issue which divided the represents.
tives of the Democratic party and over
which they fought and intrigued and fncss-
ed all day long, and with no result.
Or rather. it was a drawn battle for
power between Mr.. Cleveland and Mr..
Hill. which presents many interesting as
poets, particularly for the Mugwumps, who
still profess to adore the President. as n
fecklcss rcformer and 1.-THE greatest repre-
sentative American since Lincoln" but
who sincerely support him because lie is
SO English" in his views of free trade.
Mr.. Clereiands most servile organ, the
Times. presents wildly the history of this
significant battle and admits that it was
"a close shave for the National Admins
tration," which was nearly caught nap
ping, by our foxy Governor. Yet CON
siderins this fact, Mr.. Cleveland put in
mis- forces with an energy and with n bru-
tai contempt for reform that show his Gag
erness for reelection. and his conscious
ness that he can safely depend on keeping
the Mugwumps by fidelity to free trade
m. -
Lockwood from Buffalo and made ColIec-
tor Aagone put the Custom House into tho
fight by sending a prominent deputy to
the fray, TO say nothing Of the lcss promI-
nent Federal officials. all equal offenders
the ambitions of the Official head of the
New York Democracy.
Even that faithful organ of the Presi-
dent, the Times, in its account of the
shameless squabbles and intrigues for the
Presidency of Albany, yesterday, admits
the real nature and significance of that
ugly fray. In its zeal TO account for the
battle being drawn. by describing the mar
yelous energy, reckless tactics and shrewd
strategy of the Governor, it Indirectly re-
veals how both of the rival Democratic
candidates despise the restrictions of re-
form and use patronage and power with
utter lack of scruple or shame. and the
Times account admits that the needless
loss of Boss" Mclaughlin, by the Cover
mol, was aloneenoughto prevent the success
of the latter against the President. with ali
the Federal patronage ready to be put into
the Sight
So the President has come down to the
partisan level which the Governor has
frankly and consistents taken, and has
not won. The Democratic party in this
State is divided, from the Battery 10 Buifa-
10 but it is all and everywhere anti-reform !;
not only divided as to Presidential candi-
dates. but on the great issue on which the
next Presidential campaign will be fought
out to the end. Already half Of the New
York City Depoqsts have shown that
they are Protectioifsts and are "Hiii mem
or Randall men"
What series of Burchard incidents or Of
Republican ekni6Rgs" can save the New
York Democracy from defeat BY the united
Republicans, who are enthused and
strengthened by harmony in behalf Of
American ideas, policies and political econ
e0y?