Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-19
Gotham Mugwumps and Dave am.

Democratic politics In New York seem
TO &c getting into queer muddle. Tn
Mug wumps are bitterly opposing the re-
election Of Governor Hill, while they are
supporting Cleveland. who is no better.
A Mugwump conscience Is strangely mad
up. and no intelligent calculation can b.
aade in advance of its ayowals. just wha
will do. Yet the fact stands no less
that the New York Mugwumps eondon'
all Of CleveIand's official offences ant
nultifareous personal delinqueneies.
while they are in rage after David Hill.
With tomahawk in one hand and
.calping-knife in the other. This bitter
conflict between the Cleveland supporter
n his own State cannot conduce to tie
success OF either the presidential or tie
subernatorial candidates. Possibly tie
fleet may be TO make good the old adage.
w hen rogues fall out honest men gei
heir dues The Evening Post, which i
me of the most incorporating organ;
# the Golden Club, as well as malia-
iant opponent of the Republican party, l.
Sery bitter in its assaults on Hill. Herr
= What that paper says:
Voters Who Can stomach IInl Can stom-
ach Anything at All.
Evening Post.
Nov the situation of affairs. so far as tb'
State 10 concerned, is rather worse than u
eas when Tweed was plnndering IN the cit'
md the Canal XII g was piunderiug at Albany
We say that il is rather worse, because th'
Governor of the State at that time was per
4onally an honest man. IL has been proFe'
"A a public investigation and Is not denied
hat this man Hill received $4,000 OF thu
money of the taxpayers of New YORK city TO
pay a note which he gave for campaign pur-
poses. If this is not wrong nothing is wrong
il this act can be condoned by the voters any
hing can be condoned. If the taxpayers OF
he rural districts think that because this
money was taken from the taxpayers OF the
city and not from them, therefore their
money is safe with Mr.. Hill in the Governor
chair. they are very green. If they think
that society and Law and government can be
carried on when such transactions are in
lorsed and ratified at the polls, they are
much mistaken. For our part, we will not,
FlitltI VI iHhiitNtif N'thN'
or passiyely. contribute TO the reelection OF
Mr.. Hill We shall advise all independents
and all good citizens of whatever political
faith to vote for Warner Miller.
We think that the State of New York will
give its electoral vote to Cleveland & Thur
man in spite of this bad nomination al
Buffalo; but whatever may be the conse-
quences, We will not, either by silence or
Otherwise join in undermining the founda'
lions of social order by putting Mr.. Hill
again in the Governors chair. But we shall
not knife" him. We shall oppose him
openly If there is any knitting to be done
let those who owe allegiance to the Demo
cratic party (as we do not see TO it,
Bad IA this statement of the Post makes
the official record of Hill and his ring in
the Empire State, it certainly is no worse
than that which Cleveland has made on
the broad field of the Nation. Consider
ing the very large number of criminals
AS well as unconyicted scoundrels whom
Cleveland has appointed TO office, as shown
by that long expose of the New York
Tribune. which has never been denied or
refuted, coupled with his shameless vio-
lations of pledges about the civil service
and election to the second tern-surely
there is nothing in the career of Dave
Hill and his gang worse than the aforesaid
mal-administration of the present occu-
pant of the White House. 1t is not
strange that the New York sun has no
patience with a Mugwump conscience
Whether the Post and the Times VIII
help or harm Hill by their opposition, it
remains to be seen.