Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-31
Highest of Iesveng PoveU. s. Repor, ~ 1852
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

him. Now, did you ever see politics
without machine, or politician
ignorant OF its use? II is just this
There are machines that work honestly,
and machines that work dishonesty.
It all depends on who turns the crank.
And / can tell you that Hill never used
q machine that was not square,
and he never used one in crooked way.
This Texas gentleman had an idea that
Hill betrayed Cleveland. There is not
the shadow Of fact to show that. /
know the politics Of my state. have
studied the returns of the election in
1888. / tell you that the most minute
scrutiny of all the details of that cam
paign will fail utterly to discover the
least semblance OF fact to prove such a
statement. Hill was true to Cleveland
as ever man was to man. Hill carried
the state where Cleveland failed, be-
cause Harrison ran ahead Of his ticket
in New York, whereas Warner, the
Republican candidate for governor, ran
behind his ticket. 1t was simply this
Hill got votes Cleveland could not get,
and he will always be in that position
OF superiority as a. candidate.
There Is an element of the population in
New York, as elsewhere, that was Re-
publican and wants to be Democratic.
The German and other foreign vote is
nearly all coming to us. A great many
people who think it bad thing to d rag
religion, Sunday, the liquor ques ton,
and similar issues into politics, are COM
ing to US. These people take no stock
in Cleveland. but think we'll of Hill.
He is almost total abstainer himself,
and is a church goer; bu0 he thinks
these are things to be left to each mans g
private conscience, to regulate for him
self. These liberal, progressive people
will vote for Hill, where they will not
vote for Cleveland. Mark. am in no
way opposed to Mr.. Cleveland, person
ally. He is a most companionable,
genial, affable man, and made a good
president. My preference for Hill, is
because he can get the votes Of the
state, and Cleveland cannot.
Eyes, in view of these facts certainly
think Hill will he the party standard
bearer in 1892. He will go into the con-
vention with the whole strength Of his
state. Mr.. Cleveland will have no fol-
lowing in New York. It is, as you say,
possible that the southwest may force
the nomination OF some one else. But
they will not, if they are wise, force the
nomination OF Cleveland. He would be
beaten. You could not elect without
New York. The southwest has defeated
itself before now. Twas in the conven-
ton that nominated Hancock. Governor
Stephenson, the chairman, called me to
the stand and ] heard them read the
platform, or rather the tariff plank. It
declared for tariff for revenue only.
urged that there be added to It Jeffer-
sons phapse. with incidental protection
tosAmericaniP niPdustries.' a distinguished
southern editor was there and
then wrote his famous letter about
issue sas and ss he Dss Dsans beaten M csys
LANDS me message heat him. That si Gsuvs 3 one
OF Mr.. Cleveland's failings. He thinks
too we'll Of himself, and too little Of the
party. He should not have made the
done III the platform, and Is the result
OF conference between the leaders of the
party from all sections and of all views.
Yes, 1t may be some other man than
Cleveland or Hill. We may be forced to
60 west. The country may say to New
York, in view of this wrange between
OuL Mcuy u PAakuc uoIu your nOuSe5,1
and they may take up dark horse.
There is Boies, Of Iowa, a clean man, a
man Of ability, farmer. He would
draw great vote in the west. And a
really strong candidate will carry New
York. Tom Platt, with his bossism, his
pig headed obstinacy has alienated
good many Republicans from the party.
His elevated railway policy and the loss
Of the worlds fair to New York has
done q great deal Of harm to the party.
"Oh, we have plenty Of timber for the
presidential fight. Russell OF Massachu-
setts, Pattison of Pennsylvania, Camp
bell of Ohio and Boies of Iowa would any
OF them run well. Any one of them as
second on the ticket would add great
deal Of strength to it. Then there is
Gray Of Indiana. Idonot know Gray very
we'll; but am inclined to think Hill
and Gray is the strongest combination
that can be made. It is all very we'll
for Republicans to cry them down as
politiciahs. Do they not nearly always
run q mere politician, and Hill, want
you to know, is more than that. Martin
Van Buren, wasa politician, but he was
a very able man in all matters of state. i"