The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-04-25
Eei.ber Cleveland Nor Hill

Tiss NJ. CleTelzad Il the eho5es d he
D,moers,ie party for Presidential DoDines
aert year. 10 one =iIi deny. bot neither can
4 l. lea.ed that the oppoziti5a 70 EiaS IA biz
own STATE IS eaasiHg many Democrats 70
eosesder 4betber biz nomination. under he
,s,e7,us,soee.. aosld BE- prudent and wise
re Demoeracy Of Seu Yors :. divided into
3jil aud Cleveland factions, and the div
.foo has s,pen psodseed By the indlscTesi
iriend. d both, The Cleveland organs
haze been bitter towards Hill and the Hill
erzass bitter ioEasd CIevel4nd, ard tie
eonseqsenee il the antagonisas has degeioped
into hatred. 10 vie~ Of thi. ii may BE- m
zise 10 nominate either Cleyeland Or Hill.
SeE York; electoral vote may Or may
.ts be aeee.sary 70 Demoe14tic slccezs.
sare !. t.. however, thai Hniess there be a
barring of difference. any aosBd Democrat
you'd stand better chance u carving View
Yors than either Cleveland or Hill.
# il 30 b. regretted that the SeS York
Demoeracy :. rent By faction, bot the fat
must be recognized and taken into cpnsidera-
ton IN selecting leader IN IN.
si,es 1876. and even further back, she De
uoeraey II Nev York hes been q disturbing
element Her pivotal position has given her
gfeai prominence, and her choice has usually
goyerned National Conventions IN their -
lection. Bot u 80 convention, has her
voice been unanimous, nor bas the Demo
cratic vote been solid At the polls. Tam,
many Hall ogpo.ed the nomination Of IIlden,
and did no. give him cordial support after.
The organization wa then weak aud liIden
carried the STATE. IN 1879 i id not support
Hancock. nor did IL support, un'iedIy.
Cleveland 10 lssl, while 50 lsss It openly
traded him gf for the local ticket. The
ORGANIZATION j. stronger and more powerful
nos, than ever. and Il would knife Cleveland
numerically IN lsJZ. Hell would fare a.
badly az Cleveland. He could not carry the
nugwump vote. nor would BE- be- able 20 poll
the fall Democratic y0te. This would sse'D
to dispo,e Of both CIeysiaHd and Hill a.
Presidential candidate. 1n.ess the Demo
,raiic convention. concluded thai NeE York +
electoral Yoie &. not essential u Democratic
sacee.s o. fhe Getional differences are
healed and a united support promised. It Is
unlikely that Hi will BE- considered po'si,
bility At al in IsgZ. and Cleveland j. only q
possibility ~ the contibgeneies noted.
IN 1884 Cleveland carried New York b.
lee than 100 plurality. and bat for Bur
chard alteration Of ''Rum. RomaHism and
Rebellion. be would have been badly De,
feaied. He failed 70 carry biz State IN 1885
aud the chances would b. against hin in
1892.
The battle Of next year will b. Tough,
mainly on tariff and civil service reform. bat
Mr.. Cleveland i neither the father Of she one
orthe author Of the other. Morrison, Heard
Wauerson and many others advocate tax re-
duction before Mr. Cleveland WIS known be
yond the limit Of Buffalo, but it must be al
mitted that until be boldly advocated a re-
form Of the tariff bis party was not united
upon the quesii0n Civil Service Reform
was Of Democratic origin and law was on
the statute books 10 enforce 1t some years be-
fore Mr.. Cleveland became prominent ~
politics. Yet. ~ IN the case NJ tariff reform,
be- was the first to emphasize the reform aud
enforce the law. IIis courage 10 do right,
regardless Of cxPe0iency. has gained hun thc
confidence Of his party and the respect Of hia
advcrsaries. and it il 10 be regretted that the
opposition To him 10 bis own State makes his
nomination perilou. aud may deprive the
party Of bis active leadership Sound wisdom
would indicate the selection u candidate
from come other State. Russell, Of Massa-
chusetts; Mcpherson, Of New Jersey: PATH
son, Of Pennsylvania; Campbell. Of Ohioi
Gray. Of Indiana, and Carlisle, Of Kentucky,
are all good Presidential timber