Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-25
The "Daily Heraldn

Lawrence streets.
ONCE of Publication, 12s-125 West Second
street ,os Angeles Telephone No. 1856
JANUARY 25. 1890.
Something About Democratic Cam
d1dates.
The esteemed Tribune is very much
exercised over the plight the California
Democracy and the HERALD will be in
should the Democrats nominate Mr.
Cleveland for President in 1892. As this
journal has always expressed the highest
esteem for the exceptional ability and
patriotism of the ex-President, we do
not see where our embarrassment would
come in. It is true that We think it
would be wiser to choose for our next
standard-bearer man who has shown
that he can carry the State of New York
against the Republican party and the
whole Mugwump tribe. As to the free
trade twaddle of the Tribune, Mr.. Cleve-
land has never uttered syllable that
would indicate that he is in favor OF free
trade, while his programme OF tariff re-
form meets the enthusiastic endorsement
Of the party, limited as he has limited 1t
and as it was limited in the Mills bill.
This last measure was moderation itself,
aiming at an average reduction of less
than six per cent. in the oppressive war
tariff. This journal would prefer to zee
Hill nominated on two grounds. The
first is that gentleman's exceptional
strength in the Empire State. The Sec
ond is because Mr.. Cleveland is
unfortunately not specially strong
with the Democratic masses in
his own State, and the Mugwumps
showed of precisely what assistance
they could be to him in 1888. To ex-
plain what we mean, we may instance
the fact that the last three Democratic
Mayors of New York, Grace, Cooper
and Hewitt, are personal and political
enemies of Mr.. Cleveland, and that
Tammany's present Mayor, Hugh J.
Grant, stands high in an organization
which is devoted to Governor Hill. Under
the circumstances, it behooves Demo
Gratis who desire to regain control of the
country, to aek whether the lessons of
experience should not be needed instead
of those of an undisciplined enthusiasm
1t is very hard to figure out Demo
cratic triumph in 1892 without the vote
of the State of New York. Admitting,
however, that this might be done, the
moral effect of knowing that the Empire
State was securely Democratic would be
largely instrumental in determining the
attitude of other States in direction
favorable to the party, just as a knowl-
edge that we we're going to be knocked
out in New York would have a disas-
trous effect on our morale. Mr.. Cleve-
land and Governor Hill have shown in
too pronounced manner just what each
can do in the Empire State to admit of
any further doubt. In the first
election in which they went before
the whole people of New York, both on
the Democratic ticket, Mr.. Hill led Mr..
Cleveland 5000 votes. This was in that
celebrated year in which Mr.. Cleveland
received 1872 900 majority for Governor.
The next time Mr.. Cleveland came be-
fore the people of the Empire State, in
1884, he received about 1,10O majority
over Blaine. Hill followed for Governor
in 1885, and increased the Democratic
majority to 11,000, or ten to one. OF
course, the friends of Mr.. Cleveland
might we'll say that that patriots spotless
administration had brought this result
about. But in 1883 there was an ad-
mirable opportunity of seeing just how
matters stood. Everybody knew that
every one of Mr.. Cleveland's Mugwump
friends would vote and work against
Hill, and that Hill and his friends would
stand like an iron wall around Cleveland.
There WAS no possibility of doubt about
the matter. for on the one side all the
Cleveland Mugwump papers were pour
ing hot shot into the Governor, and that
gentleman had said, with a noble chiv-
airy, worthy of the days of the Cid,
"Pay no attention to me. am already
elected. Concentrate all your efforts on
the National ticket, which is in danger. :"
The third trial of strength between
Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Hill in the State
of New York was certainly as decisive as
could be desired. The latter was re-
elected Governor by nearly twenty thou.
sand, while Mr.. Cleveland was defeated
by over thirteen thousand.
As both Gov. Hill and Mr.. Cleveland
are enthusiastic friends Of tariff reform
and ct all the other Democratic graces,
the party should carefully examine the
running capacities of each in the pivotal
State. If it is thought that
the result will be determined
by the vote of the State of
New York, and that the candidate
should be from that State, there would
be both good taste and good sense in
allowing the Empire State to name the
man. This is an immemorial party
usage, and Governor Hill is in the legiti-
mate line of party promotion. The fact
that he is not afraid to say that there are
enough good Democrats in the country to
fill the Offices in case of Democratic
triumph would not injure his running
qualities particle.
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