Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-07
PRESS TALK ON THE RESULT
Hill and Hewitt Did II.

The New York Herald says: The figures show
the election Of David B. Hill as governor,
and Hugh J. Grant as mayor. Mr.. Hill
has made q strong canvass. The nomina-
ton Of Mr.. Hewitt had the effect which his
supporters principally intended namely, the
defeat Of Mr.. Cleveland by the division Of the
democratic forces in New York. The political
lesson of the election is that the national su-
premacy of the democratic party has been sac
rifced to the ambition Of David B. Hill and
Abram 8. Hewitt and the fact which demo-
Gratis throughout the country should lay to
heart that in this game of politics their possess
sion Of the imperial patronage Of New York
city is OF far more importance than the govern
ment Of the Union.
can Educational Canvass"
The New York Sun says: When Q party
deliberately buries out Of sight the princi-
Piles on which it was founded and Of which
it has been for q century the custodian
and trustee; when it sends some Of its best
men to the rear and surrenders the man
agement OF its affairs to a syndicate Of cracked
intellects and Observation-Disclosures with Just
enough shrewdness TO half disguise their ulti-
mate purpose; when it abandOns politics, in
the sane sense, and makes itself an engine for
the propagation of a theory-in short, when it
goes in for an educational canvass somebody is
bound to be educated. That is what happened
yesterday. The great mass Of the democracy,
sound to the core, loyal as ever to the essential
and eternal truths Of its creed, hopeful even in
defeat and courageous and mistaken this dis
NAL November morning, il the victim Of the
educational campaign. 1t has been educated
with vengeance and at a tremendous cost. It
has learned ITS lesson and is not likely to forget
the same. For ourselves, we have done what
we could to check the folly Of the past twelve
months. We have seen very clearly the event
to which 1t tended. In good faith and with a
single view to the party's interests, we have
incurred some OF the peculiar gratitude that is
the reward of the friend who speaks the truth,
of the counsellor who had rather be misunder-
stood than mislead. That is all right. That
was to be expected, and it was expected. But
it seems to us that we have earned the privi-
lege OF speaking plain words this morning.
But there is no need that the plain words
should be bitter; nor is it time Just yet to write
the list Of the architects Of disaster. The dem
ocratic party's face is toward the future and
its watchwords are Courage and Hope!
The present generation of democrats win
never see another educational campaign.
Once is often enough.
Hereafter the management Of democratic in
terests will be put in the hands Of men who are
democrats first, and who will work first for dem
ocratic victory.
GA Victory for Protection and Loyalty"
The Tribune says: There will be great re-
joicing throughout the Union if this magnifi-
cent struggle in behalf of protection and loyal
ty has terminated in a victory 30 complete and
decisive that no dispute about it can arise. Nor
are there wanting, at this hour, reasons for the
hope that republican President may be sus-
tanned. during the next two years, by repub-
ican House Of Representatives.
''NOt an Honest Canvass"
The New York Times says: If it shall turn
out that the returns, when complete, give the
presidency to Mr.. Harrison, he may be happy;
he can hardly be proud. Mr.. Cleveland may,
on the contrary, regard that result with no loss
Of self-respect. He has, with courage and
honesty, presented to his countrymen an issue
OF supreme importance. His party has Loyalty
supported him. Had the country given its
judgment against him ON an honest canvass it
would be no cause for humiliation. But the
canvass of the republicans has not been an
honest one. 1t has been disgraceful. Appeals
to prejudice of the most ignoble sort, in
timidation of workingmen by their employers,
Misrepresentation descending to forgery, and
above all the lavish and INSCRIPTIONS use of
money in sums never before used in American
politics-these, and not reason or argument, are
what the prOtectionists have relied upOn