New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-11
MP dana md THE SEN1TORSHIP.
Continent.

Continent.
Mr. dana and THE SEN1TORSHIP.
Ina,much as the Democrats. OWING u CIR
cumstances not under the cOntlo, OF RepuD-
licans. will have the naming OF the next ,hi'eu
States senator from New-lork, Charles y.
Dana is prominently mentioned as the successor
Of Mr.. EyartS. This is only logical. For man!
years MIR. Dana has been enc OF the most power
ful persistent and efficient members Oh Els
marty. His great ability. his varleG accom-
nlishments, his thorough knowledge oi p"phc
affairs. his irrepresSiblc and passionate deVo-
t;on to the interests of the Democracy, unite
to commend him TO his brethren OF the III
coming Legislature whose majority on the j"ln'
IN lot will elect Senator. How the suggestion
Of hi, name will strike "Thc Ncw-lorK sun
is not rs vet known: neither is it known no"
if striies-whethcr il warns or conGcalS-lhe
cookies of the heart of Grover Cleveland b"'
the ey-prcSident and 1.-The sun Will doubt
less be heard from in due season on POM 20
well calculated to interest both OF them rs
for the average Democrat. ii is safe to say 'ha'
he would witness the elevation OF MI Dana 10
the Senate with a satisfaction born OF the con
seriousness that he would prove equal To inc
highest demands of that illustrOuS forum
The canvass for the Scnatorship is young aS
vot hut the situation today would seem To
favor Mr. Dana. Ii is evident from the Al
bany dispatch which we printed yesterday that
smith NJ. Weed. although undoubtedly the first
choice of himself for the g'lttcnnG prHe' can
not count upon the support OF DAVID j. ll'l'' 10
say nothing about the votes Of Democratic sen
ator, and Democratic As>cmbymen. very
likely tine Governor Oncc-nOt 10 say nor" IMAM
oncc-Solcinny promised Weed that il the
session eyer came when the Democrats were III
control M Albany he should be sent 10 the son
ate. But who ever knew an ambitious pom
,cian of the Hill type whose horizon - bonded
by self to hesitate to veto promise il he found
it inconvenient 10 keep il? II is not to-day
| that Hill loves Smith Weed less, but that he
| loves himself more. and 80 proposes that iill
and not Weed shall have the Ncnator-hip. iui
| if Hill is strong and popular. Weed is popular
and strong TOO. If the Governor IL sklful and
| rc,ourccfuI first class wiIe-pulcr. born poll
tician it is TO be added that he has his match
| in Weed Hence it is likely 10 happen That II
Hill undertakes to defeat Weeds aspirations
Weed Will cordially recpr0cate by undertaking
| to defeat HIPS aspirations. In that oontin-
| gcncy, it will be necessary for the party IL
| bring forward a compromise candidate. and
then may come Mr.. Dana'S opportunity. Tam
| many ought t. be a most potent political IN
| llucnce at Albany this winter; and since the
| journal which Mr. Dana controls did more Tor
| the recollection Of Mayor Grant and the rest Of
| the Tammany ticket than any other single
| agency. it may be- taken for granted that Tam
many will back his candidacy with the utmost
| enthusiasm This is a consideration of great
| significance. and coupled with the Governor
| wcll-known high regard for Mr. Dana warrants
| the conjecture that unless present signs ial
| the foremost Democratic editor Of the country
| will be tbc iuniOr Senator from New DIRK after
| the 4th OF next March.
| The interest which the Republicans take in
| his canvass Is not OF an entirely agreeable
nature Of course, they bow to the will OF the
majority as expressed this day last week but
all the same they are convinced that the Lceis-
| Iaturc Of 1891 could do much better than to
send either Mr. Dana. the Governor, Mr. Weed
or any other Democrat TO the United States
| senate In other words, they maintain that
| The most genuine and the greatest public prog
ross is best conserved when the greatest mum
| Der Of good Republicans occupy the leading
| posts of the civil service. But = careful i'll
| spection Of recent election returns indicates
| that a number Of ON cOuntiymcn hold other
wise. and we assume that our Democratic law
makers, declining to waive partisan con'idera-
tons. will picl, on. a typical Dem1clal for
| United states Senator. II they do, we Rcpnb-
| licans must make the best Of their decision.
II will Scn>ibly help us to do so if they make
the best use Of their opportunities. In their
| choice Of congressman. State Senators and U.s.
| semblymen. Democrats. especially these AT this
| end Of the Commonwealth, TOO often apply the
rule of the survival of tho unlittest. The So
lection Of some such forcorul man as Mr. Dana
would be great gain for the general public
and could hardly prove a bad thing for the
| Democracy.