The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-30
GREAT GAME OF POLITICS
ITS REMARKABLE CONDITION IN
NEW YORK CITY AND STATE.


the Struggle for the Governorship,
the United States Senatorship and
the Presidency - Cleveland is Out
and Hill is Gone West to Gun for
Votes-Platt and Miller in q Strug-
gle for Evarts' Seat in the Senate.
NEW YORK, June ga most curious
condition of affairs exists in New York at
the present moment. The politicians of
both parties seem to be at sea without either
chart or compass. Never in the history of
state politics have the bosses been so thor
oughly knocked out of their reckonings.
The writer of this is neither democrat or
republican, but newspaper man, looking
at the matter without prejudice to either
side Only few weeks ago the wise men
shook their heads and said that Tammany
Hall was ruined. Indeed, at that mo-
ment 1t looked so, for the disclosures about
corruption in high places in the city gov
eminent seemed conclusive. But after the
smoke Of the first charge cleared away it
was seen that the old wigwam was not
hopelessly crippled. The leaders of the or
ganlzation have determined to go before
the people with Mayor Grant as their can
dldate for reelection. Unless there should
be some great overthrow, Grant will surely
win, for New York city is undeniably
democratic. A good many astute politi-
clans do not believe it is a wise move to
again run Grant after the disclosures
made before the Senate investigating COM
mittee. But the Tammany bosses are de-
terrnined, and the people must be content.
Grant has made a very good mayor, and it
is only fair to him to say that none Of the
serious charges made against him were
fully sustained.
Tammany's ultimatum has quickened
rival organizations into activity, and be.
hold in the rosy month of July, when men
sAse seeking shelter from the sun and forget
fulness in lemonade and surf bathing, we
have one citizens movement under way,
and at least dozen in process Of incuba-
tion.
One citizens movement in a campaign is
bad enough, for that usually fizzles out after
the first month of existence, but with half
dozen in the field the situation is greatly
complicated and is enough to drive political
prophets to suicide.
Not in many years has the political battle
opened in midsummer The contest now
going on will be far-reaching in its results,
for 1t may make or unmake presidents.
1t is not at all likely that the various
citizens movements will amount to any
thing. They never have. The fight for the
control of New York city, the governorship
of the state, seat in the United States
Senate and the presidency will be fought
out as heretofore, between the democrats
and republicans. 1t would be hard to say
at this writing just which side seems to
have the advantage. In New York city,
of course, Tammany Hall will elect its
mayor and portion of its county ticket
That is all that interests Tammany
LoI TAo1a
for state offices or the honors that come
from elevating men to positions of national
importance. The republicans, on the other
hand, have usually concentrated their
efforts to getting one or two offices of the
city, the control of the legislature, and
aiding their national ticket in presidential
years. The fight in New York city is going
to be very interesting and well worth
watching, but the battle royal that will
soon open for the richer stakes will be an
event to gladden. the hearts of both amateur
and professional politicians
The first question of Importance is, who
shall succeed our own Evarts in the United
States Senate.
There is no end of candidates on both
sides of the House. On the democratic
side, first and foremost is Gov. David Ben
nett Hill, who would find it much more
pleasant and agreeable to step from the
Senate to the white house than to take the
long journey from high private to the
nations capital. The men who imagine
that Hill knows nothing about politics are
wrong. Better get that idea out of
your head at once, brother, for il you don't
you will reckon without your host. Hill is
politician of the Tilden school. He is
politician every hour in the day. He thinks
of nothing else. Neither he nor his friends
has ever claimed that he was skilled in
statecraft, but he is cunning in pulling
wires, magnificent organizer and shrewd
and far-seeing politician who is
looking for personal advancement all
the time. He is extremely anxious that
the bosses in New York and Kings county
shall heal all differences, pull together for
once in their lives and elect democratic
legislature. This Is not an unreasonable
request on the governors part, and the job
is not big one. The change of fifteen
votes in tire assembly will make the legis-
lature democratic, and insure a DEM
ocratic successor to Mr.. Eyarts. If
this could be accomplished, Hill will
step from the governors chair into the
United States Senate. Ii by any mis-
chance he should not accomplish this he can
name the man who would, probably Ros-
well P. Flower. Flower is Hills candidate
to succeed himself as governor, but he would
not be averse to seeing him in the Senate If
Fate should decide that Hill was out of the
race On the republican side Tor the Send-
torship stand two men, rival leaders, the
one in possession of all the repub-
lican patronage of the state, and
the other. as President Harrison
couple of years ago put it, 'outside the
breast-works." Ever since that memorable
day when Thomas G. Platt followed the
instructions of Roscoe Conkling and re-
signed from his seat in tie Senate, he has
been anxious to return there. He is now
in possession of all the machinery of the
state, and if he can outwit the democrat
and hold the legislature as at present con-
stituted, he can be elected. While Platt is
a very powerful boss, like all aggressive
men, he has an army of enemies, and these
men would take pleasure in seeing the par
ticular ambition of his life thwarted. They
would move heaven and earth to keep him
from being elected. The other man who is
anxious to take seat in the upper house at
Washington is Warner Miller, but he is no
match for Platt in politics, and, instead of
getting his fences in good order for the con-
test, he seems to be waiting and hoping that
the senatorial lightning may strike him
without any effort on his own part. Platt
has everything in his favor as against
Miller. Say what you Will, the
administration has treated Miller IN
very shabby manner, and
am not surprised that the latter sulks in his
tent But it is not good politics to do SO,