New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-14
THE DEyOCRATTC CONTENTION.

The Democracy Of New-York will nominate
It's State ticket this week. More properly speak
ing. David B. Hill, the party's boss Will dc
tate the slate which doubtless he has already
prepared. Possibly if his control OF the party
machinery remains unchallenged and unshaken
and tbe latest reports abound with 1ndica-
t;ons Of revolt-he may graciously allow
the convention to name one or two of the breth-
rem who are to go upon the ticket Due con
siderine the Governors selfshness, that IS hardly
likely. The chances are that he may ihsisU
upon naming all the candidates from Governor
to State Engineer 1t is not entirely clear al
this writing whom he will select to head tne
ticket. But it is more than likely that he VIII
give the foremost place to Bari, someuihes
known as Roswell p Flower. Hill loves MIN
for the ducats he has made and is too sagaclous
NOT 10 be aware that big corruption fund Is
the one argument upon which his party must
nut its trust in the ensuing canvass. obviously
it cannot hope to win on an appeal to It's recoru'
That Lieutenant Governor Jones is to be re-
morselessly set aside is generally conceueu'
Having served in his present office for two terns'
confessedIy to the satisfaction OF his party
friends, he had right to expect promouon'
But Hill, who does not care straw Tor sucn
things as civil service reform, common luSuce'
fair play, has marked General Jones for siaugh-
ter with as little compunction as, last January
he nut the knife into Smith Nj. weed ne
lau9hs at Jones he sneers at Jones; greedIy
hanging on to two great Offices, he insists that
his tried and true lieutenant notwithstanding
his great party services Ito say mourning @oVu'
his gallant war record), must have nothlng
more, must be ignominiously retired to pnVa0e
life. 1t is confidently asserted by pnose WHO
know the stuff of which the man IS made tha'
General Jones when trodden upon VIII tufn'
We shall see
"Harmony with club" and depression OF
shirts ought to characterize the proceedings OF
the convention. The preliminary struggles over
the election of delegates have shown that the
partisans of Mr. Cleveland still hate Hill ss
cordially as they did the memorable evening no1
50 very long ago when some OF them Vigorously
Kissed him as he rose to speak at great Demo-
cratic dinner here in the metropolis Inc
Cleyelandtes will be represented at Saratoga,
and if occasion offers-and an occasion generally
does offer in such bodies-may give the UoV-
ernor trouble. Then again, Tammany's bra2en
demand that only her own sons shall be allowed
70 sit as delegates at Saratoga for the Democracy
Of the metropolis, to the exclusion of all Anti
Tammany Democrats, is well calculated to dis
turb the peace and good order of the convention
But even if Governor Hill manages to oonclilate
or suppress all the conflicting elements ne need
not be surprised if the delegates transact their
business without enthusiasm. For as mtelli-
gent men they must come together convinced
of two things, first, that the Republicans nave
nominated a ticket which Democracy would
have found it difficult to beat in any event; sec
ond, that in view of the scandafous anti-re-
form course which Democracys representatives
at Albany have pursued ever since Hill has
occupiei the Executive Chair their party is GER
tain of defeat on the Sd of November if the
majority of the people of this State sincerely
desire ppre, economical and progressive govern
ment. Mr.. Fassett the Republican nominee
for Governor, is the embodiment OF the practlcal
reform sentiment of New-York. His career ever
since he entered public life atteSts that If ELECTED
he will inteligently and faithfully serve the
interests of the people. On the other hand, his
Democratic competitor, whoever he may be, will
he committed to Hillism-to the subordination
of the interests of the people as whole to the
interests of such foes Of the general welfare as
the rum ring and the canal ring.
Hill, we believe, has had his day. The people
have found him out. They know him now, if
they never did before, for INSCRIPTIONS
politician as has come to the top in Newly Ork
politics since the days of Tweed. That such
person should to-day rule the Democratic or
gsnization as with rod of iron is demonstra-
ton of the degradation of current Democracy in
this foremost Commonwealth. His Saratoga
convention accoi d1Lg 10 the present outlook, will
organize defeat. That is all that it is entitled
to organize if the public veal is to be conserved.