Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-23

TORS, he threw himself into the breach, and
wherever there was danger Of the banner OF
democracy going down beneath the black
and surging waves CT the party Of iaDaticRl
hate and sectional strife, he sailiad to the
rescue and saved the day. To hin, more
than to any one rnan Is due tue Ceieat OF
Mckinley, he triumph of our entire ticset
in West Virginia and the elor!ot success il
Connecticut, while the credit of rescuiDg
the Enuire State of New York from the
grasp of republican rue-held with unyary-
Ing success over the State Legislature and
majority Of Congressional districtr for over
quarter CT Century. aud ranging 1t under
the proud banner OF democracy, carrying
twenty of the tn.tY-four members of Coz
press and electing democratic Legislature
by large majority on loint ballet,
thereby securing the return OF demo-
c:at to the Uaiied States Senate-is
| by common consent conceded to hiG-. His
canvass from its beginning to tbs close, wss
marked with CLEAN OF victory, radiant as
the pathway Of the god Of day in hls trium-
phal march through the heavens. From the
dave of j. ferson Rnd Jackson nc truer CT
moro 10Y al democrat has fought the battles
Of his party than this distinguished sen cf
the great Empire State.
|
Mr.. Seinway says make the following e1'
| tracts from the speech referred TO above.
And here let me sid that h1r. Sieuwey wss
| selected rs the memhsr Of the democratic
national committee fer the State CT My
York for the last Presidential contest sslthe
close friend OF Mr.. Cleveland and With HE
foil endorsement. Mr. SteiDwsy esi6:
"And now, gent. men, at this timo and place, an
opportunity presents itse for me to make state
| ment which | have not before had Tho lifting
chance to msle and that is, that OF my o Fn peg
sona knowledge and experience can brand as
| fsschood the generally supposed aud believed
views as to strife between Mr. Cleveland and
Mr.. Hill. tbi. k it my duty to state 10 you facts
within my own personal knowledge which prove
this coDcusively.
| CATER lad been placed on tie dcmccr. tic ms
tional committee. went to 4 bsny in February,
1888, On matters pertaining TO the national coz
| V, ntion. While in Albany called upon Gov.
| Hill and our conversation naturally turned upon
| tho convention. Gov. Hill then said to mo that
! the denomination OF Grover Cleveland WIS FORE
| gone conclusion thst ro!h hing Coad prevent that
| reorganization, snd that he, Gov. Hill, thought
| that Mr. Cleveland was entitled TO tho Ienomina'
tom and should have an opportunity TO carry out
| tho reforms which he had already iuangurated
Gov Hill then took my hard earnestly in both OF
his and added 'Mr. Steinway, you are rot poll
ticisn, and l can talk to you freely as l cannot
| talk to politicians tell !ou that We sre gong
to have hard fight in this State, ard II We win 1T
will be after desperate struggle. Mr.. Cleveland
| Will be renomi listed. AS soon IS tho time mes
TO, ME to apre.rn the campaign, shall tight llke
a beaver for MIR. Cleveland and the national de-
mocracy.
'And Gov. Hill moro than kept his wtri y IN
tinued The spes kerr after paue following an ou..
burst ofsppiause. HE went into the national
csmpagn ike thuno erboit. 70 MN coud work
baIder than he did for Mr.. Cle7eihnd's election
He spoke at the most effective points. lie went
i to Connecticut and did heroic work. know
this persona ly. have kilograms and my own
know edge sside from rewspat er reports, 10
prove this Gov. Hill delivered fur speeches a
day right along, one in the early afternoon, one
later in tee afteno snl two 5r even three in
rbe evening. he kept It up until saw him pale
and tuffering frou this trem ndous exortion. lap
plsusel II he had MT been in the prime CT life,
with splendid physique snd the possesaor OF *
emplary personal habits, he would have frt k'n
| down under tho Strain. l assure you, gentlemen
AS a personal friend OF Grover Cleveland, thsJ no
man could have worked harder for Mr. Cleveland !,
election in 1898 than did Gov. Hill.
| And now, to prove 10 you that MIR. Cleveland
himself aps re ciated this work and commended II,
| attended, in Washington, in January. 1872, the
last ate dinner believe it wss. Yet he accord
| ed to Gov. Hill full acknowledgment Of his csm-
| paign lsbors in c)nyersation with myself ana
others at that time. am glad OF this opportunity
to mas re this statement and to show the fasitT OF
| tho assertions IS TO Governor Hills ait tudc To-
| yard Mr.. Cleve'and in 1888 AID Mr.. Clevcian~'s
| opinion on that attitude"