Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-09-15

cult one for the democratic party. The
popular vote Of tie Two great parties is
very evenly divided In the state, and
without its electoral vote the demo-
crats cam u elect the President. But
with the aid OF the independent vote,
II they are wise, they will probably
carry The state. That, indeed, would
not elect him without the vote either
Of Indiana or that of Connecticut and
New Jersey together. But the vote of
those three states combined would be
insufficient II thstof New York should
be lost. The difficulty of the .ituation
arises from the proposed nomination
OF Governor Hill for second term.
The governors course has not COM
mended him TO the respect and conf
dence OF the state. His "peanut poll
tics" and his general lack of the quail
ties which befit the great Office that
he now holds justify the strong opposi-
ton which was offered to his election
In 1855. The important measures in
troduced In the legislature during his
term he has generally opposed. The
high license and ballot reform bills he
has vetoed. He is the candidate fa-
vored by the liquor interest. and by
various demagogic tricks be has sought
to win the labor vote.n He engaged
in the scandalous Aqueduct Commits
sion deal, " and the revelations of the
Fasset committee leave him in q posi.
tion shamefully unworthy of COVER
nor of New York. His hold upon a
certain faction OF his party consists In
his constant asseveration that be IL q
democrat, by which is apparently
meant an INSCRIPTIONS and intriguing
politician.
The governors importance In the
present situation is due TO the fact
that he il the representative of the
democratic opposition in the state 10
President Cleveland. II am demo-
crat" signifies that the president Is not
democrat, aud The discomfort which
for many reasons, usually of merce-
nary kind, always exists in the party
Of administration rallies about Cover.
nor Hill. The state convention of his
party il about to meet, and the COVER
nor and his friends desire his nomina-
ton. The only reason that the propo-
stion is treated seriously is the well.
founded apprehension that il be should
not be dominated his friends would
revenge themselves by "knifipgn Mr..
Cleveland at the polls. The sugges-
tion that il he should lose the nomina-
ton he IL really 80 unimportant per-
son that nobody would care TO avenge
him is not sound. The party feeling
against Mr.. Cleveland requires only
such an excuse for mischief as the
governors defest In the convention
would supply. Yet If he should be
nominated, be could not command the
whole vote Of his party, and he would
certainly not get the independent
vote. Moreover, the adoption of the
governor a. q candidate by the demo-
cratic party would go SO far TO Justify
the conviction that Hill rather than
Cleveland is the real REPRESENT
alive OF the party that the sup
port of Cleveland would be seri-
ously weakened. II the republican
party is TO be Judged by its enthusiast
tic adoption ofSdr. Blaine as its repre-
sentative, the democratic party in New
York adopting Governor Hill, 10 the
full face of all the facts, would be
judged by its deliberate choice.
His nomination, therefore, cannol
be held TO be good politics, unless
disgust in his own party, and the
alienation OF independent voters, aid
the weakening Mr.. Cleveland's SUP
port, are good politics. To this the
reply is made that there will be also 3
party breach If he should be reject, i
ss the candidate, nor even II he should
be nominated is there any confidence
in the good faith of his faction toward
the President. This II the dilemma
for progressive democrats. IL is a diff
ficult one, because in state politics The
governor hes apparently representa-
his party. AZ we pointed out during
the session Of last winter, the measures
which the inte ligence OF the state sp.
proved were gene rally opposed hv the
democrs tic members Of the Legislature.
They strengthened the governors po'
sitioD, aud II be is now a marplOt they
may thank themselves.
The fact ia, New York, never secure
to the democrats, is now by the nomi-
nation Of Hill, rendered utterly hope
less. Genl harrison's admirable let
ter of acceptance will OF itself do mucl
to bring back to the republican ranks
the voters that carried New York TO
Cleveland In 1884, and the nomination
Of Dave Hill finishes the job.
Base Hall Friday