Evening journal., 1891-07-22
wAT1eRsoN AND HILL.
The Editor Who Knows the South and
the West Speaks Plainly.

Inc memphis JommerciAi says:
Henry Wstterson, in an editorial.
whish we make room for In the first
page, Is very severe on Governor Hill,
but not any more so than that function
ary deserves He .reyives the statement
/ so often repeated in these columns. on
/ the strength Of the charge made to that
effect by the New York Tribune, that bv
a deal IN ide by Hill with the Republi-
cans the State OF New York was. lost to
| Cleveland in 1888. But, Mr. Watterson.
we are sorry to see, admits that Hill may
be able to defeat Cleveland again, it Is to
be presumed, by controlling the delegs
tion from New York in the National
Democratic Convention TO be held next
year. This is to confess that one man, a
mere managing politician without
| knowledge of or experience in national
affairs, ought, because he can control
that delegation, to be permitted to de-
feat Cleveland, ought to be allowed
to have his way and thus defeat the
will of mora than two-thirds of the
Democrats Of the United States To
confess this is, to say the least, very dis
couraging, but to yield to it would damn
the party and ought TO damn it in the
estimation of all right thinking men
Let Governor Hill oppose Cleveland, let
him manage, II he can, the politics of
New York-that is his and the business
of the Democrats Of that state; but
| when be steps into the arena Of national
politics as an ohstructionist, then we say
the time has come for Democrats in all
the other states TO speak out not merely
In protest, for that is an evidence Of
weakness to boss like Hill, but in
such terms as will convince him that the
party prefers defeat without New York
TO defeat wi6h II )"
In the foregoing, our esteemed Mem
phis contemporary gives a graphic H.
lustration Of common newspaper in
trinity, Of making the wish father to the
thought, instead of subordinating all
things to truth, and the accurate state
| ment thereof.
The Courier Journal has always ac-
| quilted Governor Hill of any deal, or
dicker, or double play, by which New
York was carried for the Democratic
state ticket and lost TO the Democratic
National ticket in 1888 We are entirely
sure that the governor did nothiog Of the
kind but was as loyal as he was active
throughout that illstsrred ampaiga
What we did say was that most un-
| justly to Governor Hill, there are
Thousands of Democrats all over the
Union who believe it, and who in the
face of the governors subsequent course.
cannot be made to believe otherwise. al
belt the New York Tribune is a mighty
poor source for Democrats to seek or
| quote as authority in such matters.
II Governor Hill could have brought
himself six months ago to see that he,
of all men, is impossible as a Democratic
nominee for President in 1892, and that
light on this point was real friendship,
and not impertinence he would occupy a
commanding place in the country to- day.
AS 1t is, he has no place outside of New
York. But greater men than the gov
ernor have been as blind. On page 3i9
of Colton's Correspondence of Henry
Clay, may be found the following
interesting and curious letter from
Timothy Pickering 20 MIR. Clay.
BOSTON, Oct. 20, 1S3l-Dear Sir
Will you permit an ardent political
/ friend to address you upon a subject of
the highest importanceY
You are already aware that the Hon
| William Writ has been nominated by a
| very respectable convention at Baltimore
| for the high Office OF President Of the
| United States,
You are aware that at the election OF
J. O. Adams you we're accused of bargain
and corruption. You may be aware also
that no respectable mau of good infor-
nation does now believe It,
"You recollect that you stated you
conviction Of General Jaskson's inability
and notorious incompetency TO fill tina
high station, and put your character anC
motives upon the issue.
"You are aware that the present or
ganiza'ion renders your election i'm
possible
J You are aware that the sentiments o
Mr. Writ upon the great and important
points of our domestic policy are II
unison with yeur own
Now, sir, since your own election Il
impossible, would il not be the creates
blessing you could possibly confer ol
your country, to retire from the contes
and let al your forces be brought over {
Mr. Wirt's side, and thus, bY securing
his election, you would be the means Q
delivering the country from the domias
tion of the present weak and imbecil
administration.
please to accept these remarks fror
a constant political friend
"T. PICKERING.
"The Honorable Henry Clay"
Some people might call this coinc
! dence; for although it does not appes
that Mr.. Clay stigmatzed 1t as 'insul
ing" aud offensive" there Is no evidenc
! that he answered IT, Certainly, an
! worse for himself, he did not heed {
act upon, the wise counsel IL gave hin
+ When man gets the Presidential hee
his bonnet, he is not apt to listen to an
I other voice than that of fattery. Bat I
! come back to our friend Of Memphis,
he not yielding again to his wishes, al
). not to his Judgment, when he says that v
q must rush blindly to the denomination {
a Mr.. Cleveland, New York, or no Ne
4 York, Hill. or no Hill2 Is he not putin
a it little stronger than need be when
o assumes that It must be Cleveland, or d
Il feat2 May we not have an option2 w
a agree with our friend that, when W
, leave Cleveland. we leave New York bl
}, does he suppose that Mr. Cleveland wou
II permit his name to 60 before the N
" tionsl Convention with the New Hol
" delegation against him2 And in tn
Is event whatl shall we nominate hiI
anyhow, or shall we seek to find son
Polk or Pierce, on whom all class
OF Democrats may unite in good fai
" and toward a triumphant result2
81 These are calm mid summer days, VIII
S, we have plenty Of time ahead Of us, an
D. in the spirit of the season. we may sps
sr ulate upon such things without hurt
t, any interest Louisville Courier Journ
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