The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-02-06

NEW YORK'S NEW SENATOR
Cleveland = Chances Tor the Den,<
i cratic Presidential N0minatfo
In 1892.
\ A New York City correspondent 4
tho Chicago Globe has this 70 say OF th
political situation and outlook Unles
the silver question IL settled BY th
present Congress. Il will be . bigge
question 10 the next canvass than lh
tsrid, Or any other now that the fore
bill is killed:
"The general feeling here IL that Nj
Tlilrs acceptance OF the senatorial plum
effectively retirss him from tho presi
Dental field. On general principles
perhaps they are correct. The people o
the United States who regard Office q
merely the sp0ils Of the p0liticians. viii
naturally conclude that Mr.. Hill has re.
|ceIved the scnatorship OF the state o,
New York as bis share OF the spoils and
that he II satisfied with 1t. They will
mot be inclined to force upon him any
further or greater reward.
II need scarcely be said that the DO.
liticaI friends of Mr.. Cleveland arc over
j0yed at the present situation. II IL what
they have been laboring and hoping for
for months. While many 0f them be.
lieved from the beginning that Gov.
4ill wonld accept the senstorship and
" glad to get II, tbere wore = consider
able number who betrayed some anxiety
In the matter. The Cleveland mon.
without exception, 20 about the streets
OF New York now wearing smiling
faces. They think they soc In this de-
cided turn OF the cards. q clear track
ahead for them and their favorite can :
didate. II any body Il inclined to express
. doubt. IL IL Immediately inquired
where is the man who can be named in
the same breath with Grover Cleveland
80 democratic possibility. And in fact
II will really puzzle any one 10 answer
that question sstifsctorily. The fight
within ths ranks Of tho democratic party
has been 80 sharp and inccssant as be-
tween Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Hill that
all other possibilities seem 10 have
slipped from the public mind. II was
accepted as . foregone conclusion that
either Hill or Cleveland would receive
. majority Of the votes Of the next ma
tional convention. On this presumption
q pretty close canvass OF every state in
the union has been made. From time 10
time the New York papers have been
filed with evidence OF the popularity or
ono or the other OF these candidates and
the unpopularity Of bic opponent. The
New York sun bee been the princiDal
champion Of David b. Hill hon -
start, and the venerable editor % thos
paper has al II once been LEFT without .
political leg 70 Stand on. L wa, indeed.
3 cruel blow TO Charles A. Dana when
David p. Hill accepted the sens natorship
o. the United States. It fairly took the
editorial breath away. Those who are
not IN sympathy with the Dana move
ment are laughing from one end OF the
town 70 the other at the result. Il may
DO said, without injustice to the vener-
able editor Of the Sun, that the presI-
Dental candidacy OF Hill was advocated
@ much for the purpose OF downing ex-
President Cleveland a. from the fact that
he was an able leader OF his party. Who
now will be found whose name can be
put mp who will concentrate the opposi-
tion 70 the ex-president2 That is the
live question Of the hour. II is Z Qucs.
ti0n which the Sun has 20 far been uu-
able r. snswer to its own satislacti0n.
Nor has II been suggested in any quarter
except 10 the expression OF . lingering
hope that Hill in the senate OF the Uni.
ted Ststes was not necessary ineligible
- . presidential candidate.
Il would be funny, In view OF all that
has happened within the last two month
II political matters should % shape them
selves that the name Of Grover Cleveland
would not be heard OF when the conven-
tion meets. From all the indica tlops st
Washington there is : single possibility
that this will be the fact. The pendency
Of the silver question in the next con-
gress will leave IN issue to 10 fought
over on which Mr.. Clevelands record IL
such that he can scarcely hope to receive
The nomination at the hands OF his party
The friends OF Mr.. Cleveland might as
well take this into consideration now.
II they do they will not be suddenly
as are now the hackers or
David b. nill. Tho mugwump organs
~ New York that most warmly support
Nr. Cleveland are daily INDUCING IN the|
most bitter denunciations OF what they
4tyIo t00 eblv0E CTuZ0s l00 llmoo. t0el
Post and sii the other Cleveland
organs are unanimous In their opposition
% silver legislation. The Sun has rel
'ently been quite liberal ia regard to the|
question. naturally taking : view op-
2osiic to the view aud record Of Cleye-
and. To give proper weight to these
tatements as 10 the effect or the silver
question upon Cleveland's chances Il need
,nly be stated that more interest is now
Ell here In this particular issue than was
'vcr felt In tho tariff question, or for
hat matter than 10 now excited In thcI
orcc bill. All other issncs seem 10 hsvcl
'etired Tor the time being in favor OF thcI
question Of free coinage. judging from
no action Of the commercial authoritiesl
u Boston and other eastern citiss Il NAV
70 inferred that this feeling is on the in
'rease throughout the entire east. There
Ire no good evidences that 20 ant. ilver|
sentiment prevails 10 any extent west oil
he Allegheny mountains. AIT 70 upon
no great west and northwest that the
'dherents Of Mr.. Cleveland depend for
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