The Washington critic., 1888-02-13
WASHINGTON. FED. IS, lSss.
CLEVELAND AND hill.


CLEVELAND AND HILL,
II all the Democratic voters Of the
United States could he gathered to-
gcther in one grand primary meeting
for the purpose of ascertaining their
choice rs between Mr.. Cleveland and
Governor Hill for the Presidential
nomination the voice Of large
majority would doubtless be recorded
in favor of the present incumbent of
the Executive Office.
Yet it will not be questioned that
enough of reaction in popular senti-
ment in some sections of the country
has taken place since the assembling
Of Congress TO furnish encouragement
to the avowed opponents Of the
Administration, whether they be few
or many in numbers.
The President had succeeded re-
markably we'll, under the circum-
stances, up to the first Monday in
December last. BY skillful manipu-
lations Of patronage, without much
downright evasion of the civil Service
law, he had made considerable
progress in turning the rascals out"
Even if he had not fully convinced his
Bourbon friends that Civil Service
Reform was the sum Of all political
virtues, he had, at least reconciIed
them to its milder possibilities.
A Democrat with the audacity to
have announced himself on the day
> before Congress met as candidate
Presidency against Mr.. Cleve-
It'll Il sure show for the nomi-
tGight have been recommend
PI%sfodding as more suitable
Gnor st. Elizabeth's Asylum.
'Jersc5ansmission of President
intr,eset pnual message to Con-
street Fthere came change.
snlpe oP sasrvceaatlue reformers them
Hill. Comm was the definite
1eSSno down seroSdn ssroSt issue for which
Carolina avenu, some autb0rita-
- to Virginia aver Avenue was'a sense
tersection Of Maru1pprehensio
- maryland y :,ififss Sg himself to
. o,ng,o ,i--e5,.on in the apparent con
viction that the country was interest
ed in no other, he had possibly COM
mitted mistake that might reflect
upon the breadth of his statesmanship
and the depth of his political sagacity.
This feeling was not unreasonable
or unfounded. 1t subsequently APP
peared that the declarations of the
President upon this single question
were not altogether satisfactory to the
wishes and expectations of the party,
especially in some of the Southern
States, where the internal revenue
tax is looked upon as the evil to be
dealt with, rather than the customs
duties.
1t may be that revenue reform is q
question of transcendent Importance.
All the greater reason then that the
President should have more carefully
adapted the methods of its adjust
ment to the acceptation of his party,
and thus disarmed in II measure an
alert and ambitious element of his
own household, only too ready to
make capital ont of his smallest err
rors of Judgment.
1t is now apparent that there is not
entire unanimity of. opinion either
among the managing politicians of the
Democratic party or among the Demo-
cratic business men of the country, as
10 the wisdom of the Presidents $
course; and advantage is being taken
of an opportunity, which the Presi-
dent himself inadvertently created,
to undo the work Of Cancellation that
had already been accomplished, TO
reinforce thy, Esaffection that had
well nigh disappeared, and to furnish
the adherents of Governor Hill with
reason for their being and for press
ing his claims to the Presidential
nomination.
1t is probable that Mr.. Cleveland :
friends will succeed in renominatine
him, but il will not be nomination
without a contest; and, Us in the case
of Mr.. Blaine, whose cause was hope
less without the united support Of the
New York delegation, so will Mr.,
Cleveland need the same united sup.
port-much greater unanimity than
was recently developed at Albany
to make his calling sure.
PRonIEM for Library scholars. If
it cost $4,000 TO dig hole, how
much will it cost TO ill it up again?
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The CoREAN MOVEMENT for entire
independence of China explains the
desire of the king for reorganization
OF his army. The English Commits
sioners of the Maritime Customs De
partment of Corea, sent there by the
Chinese Government, are especially
odious, for the reason that they suc
gest a condition Of dependency. IT il
not impossible that the Offices Of the
United States will be ultimately en-
listed in the Corean struggle for self
government.
Mr.. SHERMAN, in his Boston speech
evidently said nothing about putting
a duty on beans.
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