New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-15
VATTERSON DISC USES HILL.
| WHY TIE GOVERNOR IS UNAVAILABLE AS A
| PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE,
From The Louisville Courier Journal.


He Qienry WattersOn) does not regard the Governor
QIill a, probable, perhaps not even possible
Democratic nominee for President in 1892, and for the
following reasons First, there Is a feeling among
Democrats far and wide that AIR. Cleveland lost New
York in the last election on account OF some deal OF
although this does the Governor Injustice, leaves IN
the mind and heart Of the Democrats entertaining It
reelection and cheated out of 1t, he ought
again to be nrusted with the leadership
This amounts to deep and widespread conviction.
i may be met and Ssed %, 6y M Ihe asvHSS S
that event, 1t would turn regretfuly to some other
nouince but scarcely TO Governor Hill.
In fle person of the Governor it would see an I'm
placable enemy of its wishes indeed, the one man who
had thwarted and disappointed those wishes, and L
could not be brought TO consent 6at man d OF AL
it both selfish and unpatriodc. -
But it did not rally to John Kelly. The cases now
and then are of course, no parallel, and yet there is
likeness enough to make the one serve to point the
1t is known that Governor Hill has not been in SYM
patty with the great Democratic movement for tax re-
form Where he stands, now that the issue has been
universally accepted by Democrats, and made eX-
pllcit and clear, is still matter Of conjecture, but
during the long nights OF travail. when the party was
struggling to get Itself together and when internal
forces were at work 10 divert 1t from the true course
and 10 divide it, Governor Hill was understood to be
the enemy of progress and the friend Of obstruction.
, No man can lead Us next year who Is not sound to
upon that great paramount issue in American politics.
Third-GOyernor Hin Is certainly factor In affairs
dominating H Convention But # viii be primarily on
the side Of destruction not Of original creation ~ n,
be to defeat Cleveland and perhaps so to shape the
course of events 10 make the attitude Of New
under his hand and breath decisive In the final result
such a position cannot, In the nature Of the case,
be very long hOnOring attractive and must nevita
bly, leave the Governor in the unpleaslng role OF
managing politician cold unfeeling, vengefu and
row. unequal 10 the requirements Of the hour or the
inspirations of his party and the people merely self
ish shortsighted man, incapable Of sacrifice gen.
erous impulse or large conception of any sort
For these reasons and others that might be given
we do not regard Governor Hill a likelihood. lie
lost HIS surcst and richest stake In the future when he
preferred the part OF q WapOle to that OF Warwick.
Scheming politicians. however successful, are favor
ties nowhere least Of all in America The people like
to see how it is done They banker after Hight They
take 10 that which is open and above board. For his
own fame Governor Hill has been zoo secretve; for
his popularity, too successful.
We would do him no wrong but TO gain In public
opniOn what his gain in power has denied him he must
show himself better man than the country thus far
believes him 10 he.