New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-07

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close pcrsonal relations with the Senator'S
and Congressman whom no had at first treated with
something akin to suspicion, and became inc rcai
leader of the party Pclceivng, OF course, since no
had abandoned the issue upon which he was eiectcd,
that he must another for this campaign so eo
sequential as draw attention from his deseroh OF
reform with great astueness he sealed the union he
had made with his party leaders by becoming tho mead
of the free trade movement This was mastery poll
tics In an instant Il gave him absolute control OF
the party machine II made him the cehtrai inquire
I'm the one enterprise which his party really desired 10
accomplish II made possible the success OF that en-
terprse so far his party could succeed In IT, Tor
II gave Mr.. Carlisle and Mr.. Mills the one weapon
they had I,cked wherewh to coccc the Randall faction
the weapon of Presidential recognition And II ala ono
thing more 1t forestalled the possibility OF Mug
wump opposition based upon his deserton OF civil
Service REFORM for Mugwump organ was DC
voted to the free trade To every ono OF the'
The Boston Herald Hsrper's Weekly" ;" Tho
Springfield Republican, The New-York Iimes,' iho
Evening POST every one the trade movement
was hundred fold more important than the reform
which in 1884 they had unanimously claimed 10 90
the only vital issue before the country Mr. Cieve-
land did a great stroke of business when he Kicked
over Civil Service reform and wrote his noted Free
Trade Message.
But Mr. IIilps aspiring soul not yet reduced
to a humble condition. He had been quietly az work
upon lines of his own I'm an attempt to capture inc
Democratic State Committee In the Democratic party
this central committee Is far more important Dody
than is the committee corresponding to 1t In the Re
publican party That Is to say, by the Republican
method the State Convention is made UP OF persons
elected directly from among the party voters ana IL
is above and Independent of, the state COMMITTEE
Tho Democratic committee however, almost absolutely
controls the Democratic conventions. 1t Is close
machine and by It's very constitution, as well as by
tbo NJ which has established, It's
grip upon the convention IS vIceke as Is the grip
Of the local bosses this city upon the so-called
conventions which they call register their pre-
viously arranged states. The question was allim-
portant therefore, TO who controlled the Democratic
State Committee Hill perfectly understood that If
he could obtain a majority there, he would be master
of the situation I'm this State He might not be able
to secure the National delegation for himself but he
could at least divide it, and thus by showing Cleve-
lands weakness in his State, whatever latent OPP
position might be elsewhere would Of course, be en-
I. couraged to come out.
The Governor made bold fight to secure majority
in the committee and for tme indeed, 1t seemed as
II he were going TO be successful He tied the COM
mttec but in doing that his utmost strength had boon
exerted The President had resources of patronage
and when they wero thrown into the scale, Hill was
routed horse and foot Nothing succeeds Ike success
you know and when Cleveland had once obtained the
majority, many Of the committee who had been
friendly Hill post haste over 10 tho "hins
side.
The committee was organized In the Presidents IN
terest and he at once assumed full control OF It, He
determined to stamp out every vesge of opposition
and to make plain that he the master He turned
his guns on HILL lie sent for W. II. Grace, Hilfs
long avowcd enemy, who went to washington, To
ceIyed high honor from the President and came back
proclalming his candidacy for the Governorshlp
This completed Mr. HIPS discontinue, and when the
L., lie
man. The President was not content with the mere
trumph Of an undivided delegation. He would not
permit Hin TO 90 to St. Louis at all, and completed
his rivals humiliation by refusing to allow an ndorse
ment of HIS administration TO be made In the state
Convention platform
These are facts, ndisputable facts, every one OF
them They show that the President had Hill by the
throat and they go to the very bottom OF the question
Of his responsibility for Hlrs subsequent renomina-
ton
When the ST. Louis Convention had done Its work
and Mr. Cleveland was safely renominated, his In
terest I'm HIPS destruction at once ended The Gov
ernor was In an embarrassed situation, and ~ that
time a single word from the President would have
compelled his retirement Another man who was
listening anxously to catch that word was W. r.
Grace who fresh from his visit to Washington, had
announced himself candidate against HILL But the
worl was not spoken. HIPS halfheartod friends on
the State Committee, falling to catch the SOUND OF
f. felt themselves at liberty to return to their al
leciance since n no longer cOnnIced with their In
tcrcsts His newspaper organs DANGEROUSLY demanded
his vindIcation and whooped loudly for harmony"
The Governors courage returned The liquor league
was formed The llQuordealcrs of NewYork have
long been organized into protective association IL
took only few days to call this body together and
70 perfect plans for the election Of delegates to inc
Buffalo Democratic Convention. The Buffalo Courier
and The Albany Argus" Mr.. Clcvelands personal
organs which until had been holding off, began
TO echo the harmony cry. and soon openly declared
in HIPS favor The liquor men did their work ef
fectively Why mott There 10000 saloons In
this State Thirty thousand think Of II. And every
one Of them with personal Interest In iills success
The convention met, and not voice was heard In
cppositlon TO HIPS denomination. The state COM
mtee which presided It practically the same
one that three months before had denied Hill the poor
boon OF a favorable notice in their party platform
d. Cadv Herrick Mr. Clevcland's personal manager,
who has hitherto been HIS open foe, made speech
seconding his nomination, and to-day every sign OF
friction IS removed. and the Of Cleveland is
common with the cause Of HILL
There Is but one conclusion to be drawn from these
facts none OF which be disputed. 1t is that Mr.
Cleveland secure I'm his party supremacy, wants votes,
harmony votes and the 10000 saloon keepers votes,
more than he wants the removal from State poll
tics Of the odious and dangerous figure OF David b.
Hill.