The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
HILL AND CLEVELAND.
New Workers Gathering at the National
Capital.
.Sypci0I 10 the CrOnic{e.


WASHINGTON, February ll.-The
appointment to-day, by the Presi-
dent, of Alexander McCue, solicitor of
the treasury, to be assistant United
States treasurer IN New York city,
has given impetus to Presidential
political talk, which has been very
active since the Tilden anniversary
banquet at Brooklyn two nights ago.
Yesterday and to-day politicians
have swarmed to Washington. By far,
the largest number of Democrats
VINO have come favor Gov. Hill for
President. With pride they recite
that at the banquet referred to, the
names of prominent Democrats were
received with applause, but that on
the announcement Of Gov. Hill for q
speech the audience cheered vocifer
ously, end rose and continued cheer
ing until it became even boisterous.
The editor of the Buffalo Courier
is mere. Ir an interview. he asserts
that he has been through New York
State, and that from close observa-
tion and constant inquiry, he does
not think President Cleveland can
carry New York over Governor Hill.
Much is made of the fact that OF the
fourteen congressman Of the districts
running up to Yonkers two members
are Republicans, while Of the twelve
Democrats only two, Sunset Cox and
Perry Belmont, are outspoken friends
of the President, and the other ten
are avowed Hill men.
1t is in every ones mouth the last
few days that Secretary Whitneys
friends regard him as possible can
didate for the Presidency, and that
the secretary would prefer Governor
Hill to President Cleveland. OF
course this seems improbable, Int it
has become such general talk that
Secretary Whitney ought TO deny the
rumor or resign. Certainly his father
in.law, Senator Payne, the standard
oil boss, is not for President Cleve-
land, and Senator Payne's friend
Mclean, Of tue Cincinnati Enquirer,
is not tearing his hair for President
Cleveland's denomination. Senator
Payne expresses fully his objection,
among his friends, to the President.
THE SOUTH DICTATED TO.
Every one watching New York
causes the idea that the South is
again to have the President dictated
by New York, and, therefore, New
Yorker. If the State prefers Cover
nor Hill, the South's l53 electoral
votes will not count against that
preference; the South must and will
leave the settlement of the question
to New York State. There is moth
ing worse for the South, which now
wants her rivers and harbors i'm
proved, than to have q President
from New York. 1t is to the interest
of that State not to have the rivers
Of other States made navigable to
ports because, in a greater or less
degree. it affects the commerce of the
metropolis. History proves that no
New York Pesident ever favored the
liberal improvement of rivers and
harbors. The last two vetoes Of the
River aud Harbor bill have been by
New York Presidents, Arthur and
Cleveland. Nevertheless the South,
year after year, submits the dictation
of the successful Democratic faction
of State. or rather of the city Of
New York, and cast her 1873 votes
accordingly in spite Of the fate of her
neglected rivers and harbors, a fact
that none can successfully deny.