Dodge City times., 1890-12-19
;. Hill has affiliated with Tam

| verse. Hill has animated Win Iam'
many ard Tammany co1taminates.
whether rightly or wrongly. Cleveland
on the other hand. has the support OF
the better element of the party. aud
the independents as well. Hill has,
barring his presidential boom, q state
instead of national reputation. Mr..
Cleveland is today the most conspicu-
Gus figure in the democratic party.
The issue in the next presidential
campaign will be the tariff, and the
most foalbardy DO rot claim that it will
be anything else. Cleveland made
that the issue for the party in 1883.
The issue in the campaign this fall was
the tariff aud it was grand vind!cation
of Cleveland s foresight. As he made
the issue, he mast te given the credit
of the result. Hill, while tariff re-
former. is follower instead of lead
er If Hills chances were not dwarf
ed by the result of the election, Cieve-
land We're at any rate raised. As
Cleveland must be given the credit OF
making tim issue, thousands OF demo-
Gratis will hold that he should be the
leader. As to the chances of the two
men as they now stand, Cleveland is so
! far in the lead that Hi can hardly be
called in the race Take Fer instance,
tae latest cx preston, that of the CHI
caso Times, which printed TIE prefer
enccs OF editors to the amount OF q
columns. The preferences were, by
an overwhelming majority in favor Of
Cleveland, Hill being mot in 1t.
Scarcely political meeting is held
in the country, but that reference to
Grover Cleveland is cheered to the
echo. In every state, county and ham
let his name awakens enthusiasm, and
the preference is SO wide spread that.
if by chance, paper or an individual
turns to the support OF Hill, it is a
matter of comment, SO rarely does it
occur, and the Hill organs publish
columns about it. Hill following, in
50 far as newspapers are concerned, is
confined to the New York Sun, Albany
Times, Atlanta Constitution, and the
Topeka Democrat, with, of course sew
eral weeklies. The Sun is Of no force
so far as politics are concerned, for
Dana is known traitor He has stab
bed the democracy in the back whenev-
er it failed to defer to his judgment.
He is an avowed protectionist, and just
what part of democracy he believes in
or advocates is matter Of conjecture.
The Albany Times is the governors
personal organ, and its preferences are
not the result of reason and judgment,
but of prejudice and personal interest.
The Constitution, like the Sun: is a
protection organ, though it is probably
the most influential journal in the
south. The Topeka Democrat cuts an
insignificant figure in the matter. 1t is
not recognized as the organ of the
Kansas democracy, and consequently
it is of small moment With a few
scattering exceptions the rest of the
democratic and Independent dailies are
for Cleveland
There is a remarkable difference in
the arguments made in favor of the
two men. Cleveland followers set |
forth his high sense of duty, inacxible
resistance to the spoils element, his
courageous defense of what he regards
as right, his fearless advocacy of tariff
reform, and the elements Of statesman
ship he possesses. Hills followers
set forth that the governor can carry
New York. In this it must be con-
ceded that Cleveland's followers have
the best of the argument.
The above are some of the reasons
why we we believe Cleveland, at pres
ent, has an advantage over Hill in Sc
curing nomination.
The Times has no particular prefer
ence, and We merely give what We be-
lieve to be truthful statements. If the
fight between the two men should
reach stage where there was an even
chance, we believe that neither should
be nominated.
The Democrat las taken large con-
tract to boom the governor in this seo-
tion, and should Hills political star
ascend, Brother Peter could, if so dis
posed, ask, and no doubt receive, sub
S.ont;al rar-ord For his SarvicaS