St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-30
GOV. HILLS vINDICArIoN.

GOV. HILLS VINDICATION.
Every good Democrat throughout the
Union will be glad for the news from
New York which the GLOBE publishes
this morning. The decisions of its court
OF appeals settle the disputed election
cases to all practical purposes. and in
sure a Democratic majority in both
branches of the legislature. There will
be further discussions, contentious and
struggles, but the great point at issue is
no longer open to doubt. The party is
III control of every department of the
states government by the solemn judy
ment Of the court of last resort, and for
the first time in quarter Of a century
the Democracy of the Empire State is
charged with the full responsibility and
armed with the complete power 10 which
1t has all this while been justly entitled
The Significance of this victory is very
obvious. A new appOrtionment will be
made at once for the purposes of con-
greSSional and legislative elections, and
two permanent additions to the party's
strength in the United States senate
will be secured. Only once since the
war has there been a Democrat from
New York i'll the upper house of con-
greSS, III spite of the many and over
whelming Democratic trIumphs there
and even when the Democracy has car
rled the state by majority reaching
into the hundreds of thousands, the
congressional delegation has often con-
tanned more Republicans than Demo-
Gratis. The reason of this has heen a
shameful diStricting of the state, made
originally by Republican Legislature,
and maintained for partisan ends year
after year, although admittedly in vio-
lation not only of every principle of JUS
tice, but also of positive enactments of
law. The new order of things will
terminate this outrage, and the voters
who have been SO long DISTINGUISHED
will be heard at the polls.
This, however, is only part of the
matter, and only one incentive to Dem
ocratic rejoicing. Every Democrat
throughout the Union who is worthy of
the name of Democrat is glad this morn
ing because the decisions from New
York carry with them yindicatiOn of
DAVID b. HILL, the DemOcracy's gal
liant leader. The party's policy now for
twenty years has been one of timidity.
We have meekly folded our hands under
insult and injury and submitted with
only feeble protest, while the enemy
has sacked and pillaged us. When we
elected president in 1876, we yielded
tameiy to an unconstitutional device by
which we were trIcked out of our heri-
tage. We have lost the control of the
legislative and executive departments
of dozen states in the last half-decade
because we have not had the courage to
eXact.Onr own. There has not been
close contest or a disputed count out of
which we have not come wOrSted. From
the day of ZACH CHANDLER to that of
MATT Quay. the Republicans have rid
den rOugh-ShOd over us like band of
Drigands whom we have not dared to
face.
The GLOBE has no sympathy with the
Democracy which is content to mouth
over abstract principles like boys in
village debating society, and leave the
substantial fruits of effort to be enjoyed
by its opponents. 1t has no stomach for
generals who are afraid to draw their
swords because the sight of blood sick
ems them. 1t has no patience with
counseIors who advise the use Of soft
words and nave not the courage of their
convictions, lest somebody will disagree
with them. No cause which unseXed
itself by alliances with pulling senti-
re al, Ill
opinions under veil of eXpediency,
which refused to double its fists when
threatened with an assault, and which
undertook With bOdklnS to fight foe
who carried broadSwOrds, has comma nd
ed the respect of men. or deserved or
secured success. The GLOBE does not
believe in the Democracy which is only
negation. Positive men are the heroes
of this hour, and positive measures the
only ones worth cOntending for
Gov. HILL has not seemed to care for
the abuse of the Republican press. He
has had no occasion to. Every time he
has offered himself as a candidate for
his constituents suffrages they have an
Swered in his favor He has been seven
years governor Of the most popuIous
and powerful commonwealth in the
land. No one appeared against him
when United States senator was to be
chosen. He has handed over to his sue.
cessOr united and victorious party or
ganiZation, the like of which has never
been known in the whole history of
American politics. When the returns
in November left the complexion of the
New York legislature in doubt, he did
not sit still as in dream while the EN-
envy planned and plotted. He did not
desert his friends and make for Wash
| ington and the ease and dignity of hi:
new office. He met craft with subtlel
craft, he met buster with louder bluS
| ter, he checkmated partisan judges with
| partisan exercise of his executive pow
CT. He knew what he wanted, and
what the Democracy wanted. and hi
and the Democracy got 1t. The com
bined volume of Mugwump and Repub
lican lungs, hurting biIlingsgate and
threats, have not scared him even lit.
tie bit. DAVID B. HILL is a stalwar
Democrat, great in thought and great il
achievement.
THE politicians of the national com
mittee still feel chilly over the recep
ton the president accorded them aftel