The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-25
1nts paper Is democratic Tn principles
and u Independent In It's rielos on al
local questions
Cleveland and Hin.

The Republican papers note today
with intense sadness, the cessation OF
the contest for supremacy between
Grover Cleveland and David b. Hill.
1t is probable that this struggle in its
worst aspects existed only in the minds
OF the Republican editors themselves
and in that of the hardened old cur
mudgecn who edits the Sun; but
whatever there was of it a day OF two
ago, nothing remains today but har-
mony and united purpose.
That Governor Hill is ambitious is
clear enough; but that he would be
either so unpatriotic or SO unwise as
to undertake to dictate the retirement
Of Grover Cleveland from active poll
tics Is more than doubtful. With
Mr.. Cleveland in the Presidential
field. New York occupies the leading
place In the contest for the Demo
cratic nomination. Take him away,
and the race is any mans race, and
any State which can produce a good
man stands as good a chance as New
York for the nomination.
Cleveland once out of the way, for
instance, Pennsylvania would loom
up as a formidable rival to New York.
Robert Z. Pattison has carried that
dyed-in-the-w wool Republican COM
monwealth twice as candidate for
Governor, and there is no good reason
why he might not do so again for
President. He is, at any rate, the
only Democrat living whose name
could be mentioned in connection
with such a possibility. Leon Albeit
would make a very strong candidate.
Illinois would come in with General
Palmer and a big claim for the big
West, and other men would very
quickly loom up in proportions not SO
very inferior to Governor Hills.
Doubtless Mr.. Hill knows this as
we'll as anybody. He must feel that
his own prominence in National poll
tics is largely a matter of reflected
light. The commanding position of
New York is the result not only of her
great big vote in the electoral college,
but also of the space which Grover
Cleveland fills in the history of the
day. He has contributed more in the
way of formulated purpose to the pol
itics OF the period than any other per-
u. xxsn oon fbSxk Af and his x@nrcnna
unselfishness and unhesitating sacri-
fee OF expediency to principle have
raised him out of the ordinary plane
of politicians to one, we might say, OF
patriotism and craftsmanship.
That Governor Hill will do honor
to New York and serve the Democracy
ably as United States Senator cannot
be doubted. Probably his service in
that capacity will greatly improve his
Presidential prospects in the future.
He is still a young man as politicians
go, and, il he does not let his ambi-
tion run away with him, he may be
considered as only beginning his real
career. The harmony which will low
result from the settlement of differ
ences between his followers and MIR.
Cleveland's friends will leave the
Democratic party unembarrassed in
the pursuit Of its campaign against
the public enemy-the party OF
monopolies and centralized oppres-
sion. Since the announcement Of the
complete restoration OF peace within
the party, its chances Of success in
1892 has become ten times as good as
it was the day after its great victory
in the recent election.