Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-17


you know that it has been won, not by
trickery and corruption, but by honest
management, in which the chief reliance
has been upon the patriotism and intelli-
'gence Of the American people.
Mr.. lIarrity is enjoying his we'll
earned houors with characteristic
modesty. All day he has been show
cred with congratulations Mr.. Cleve-
land, Mr.. Stevenson, Mr.. Whitney, Sen.
ator German, Mr. Croker, Hugh
Mclaughlin 1.-THE great Brooklyn leader,
Lieutcnant-governo Shcehan and I'D
ward Murphy, Jr,, (the chairman of the
Democratic state commitlee) have com
pllmented him on his successful man.
agement OF the campaign, and hundf!'is
OF other distinguished Democrats have
sent messages full of kind and eulogistc
things. Of course, he is gratified at
these expressions, but what has gratitied
him most is the friendly feeling of his
nelghbors and acquaintance in Phila-
delpha and the rest of Pennsylvania.
Many of them have known him since he
was boy, and have watched his prog
ress, step by step, with interest and
affection. They have stood by him and
he has stood by them,
RITY.
To-day they have shown what they
think OF him, and the revelation, made
under such circumstances, has touched
his heart. More than 200 letters and
kilograms from Pennsylvania have been
received By Mr.. llarrlty during the day,
full Of the warmest congratulations and
wishes for still greater distinction in the
future. These messages have not come
from Democrats only; many OF them
have come from Republicans who have
met MIR. Harrity in business and social
life, and have learned by exp rencc to
like and trust him. 1t is no fattery to
MIR. Harrity to say that he deserves all
the credit which the most partial friend
may desire to award to him. He came
to New York unknown to New Workers
generally, and with certain preiudices
against him on the part Of the friends
OF Senator Hill, OH account of the
stauchncss with which he had labored
for the nomination of Mr. Cleveland.
Many strong influences had been brought
to bear 10 get him to advise the Pennsyl-
wanna delegates to Chicago to vote Tor
Senator Hill, or at lcas. not to vote for
Mr.. Cleveland. He would listen to
nothing of the kind.
From first to last he worked for Mr..
Clcvcland's nomination and his intu-
ence did much to bring it about. This
was not forgotten by Senator Hill, and
when Mr.. Harrity was first suggested
for the Craftsmanship of the Democratic
National Committee the Elmira Gazette
Senator llllls home organ-and the
New York SHH-his Presidential organ
a ~ tn1 IL,
ton.
Nevertheless, the members of the
Democratic National Committee did
select him, and it was presently per-
ceived that the choice was good one.
He made friends from the start, allayed
old animosities aud created 10 new
ones. Probably never in the history of
American politics did the managers of
the New York state Democratic com.
mittec begin u campaign with greater
prejudices against the chairman of the
Democratic National Committee than
We're felt by Mr.. Murphy and Lieuten
ant-governor Sheehan toward Mr.. lIar-
rity. They do not feel them now, nor
have they felt them for months.
e.. lie KNEW NO FACTIONS.
They discovered that Mr. lIarrity
himself had no preiudices, that he was
Democrat who desired first of all the
success of the Democratic party, and
had no factional animosities Of any
kind.
Licutenant-governor Shcehan soon
formed a firm friendship with Mr..
llarrity and so did Mr.. Croker and MIR.
Mclaughlin when they came to know
him Intimately. So did William H.
Grace, Charles s. Fairchild and f.
Ellery Anderson, the leaders Of the May
convention movement, as the campaign
went on.
10 stranger nothing is harder TO I'M
ravel than the tangled skein of New
York politics. Nothing is harder t.
solve than the difficulties which are mel
on every hand during u stirring cam.
paign. Mr.. llarrity came here in 1
most critical time, when animosities raj
higher than ever before. BY his sagacitS
and his diplomatic skill, and, above ali
by his absolute fairness anG frankness
he succeeded in bringing everybody
together. lie had an especially hare
time in this city, where Iammany anl
anti-Tammany men had fought TO
many years.
AS A PEACEMARER.
BY the exercise of political tinesse HI
induced the anti-Tammany candidate
for the mayoralty and other city anC
county offices to withdraw, SO that thu
Democracy of the metropolis should bt
distracted by no local issues, but coult
concentrate all their energies agains
their Republican opponents. No one
else could have done it, The anti
Tammany Democrats say Themselves
that they would have listened to no one
but him. The result has emphaticall,
indicated the wisdom of his policy il
this respect, for Mr.. Cleveland recelyet
yesterday the largest plurality which
any Democratic candidate ever received
in this city in contested election.
In the general management of tn,
campaign, Mr.. Harrity has pursued
broad policy. lie has not tried sensa
tons or appeals to social or sectiona
preiudices. Believing, as he said sooI
after assuming the Craftsmanship of tn
National Committee, that the peopl
would support the principles Of tn
Democratic party if they should b
made to thoroughly understand wha
they were he undertook to enlightei
them thereon by orations and pamphlets
lie also devoted himself assiduously l.
organization.
Like Mr.. Tilden Mr.. Harrity believe
in personal consultations more than i
written communications with the leader
of the party. With the Democrat
leaders in all tine so.called doubtful
States, he soon established the mos
pleasant personal relations. They cam
to see him frequently during the cam
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