The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-03
Where is the Evidence7

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In various parts Of this state and one or
two other states the spectacle of men
tumblIng over each other, as it were, in
their haste 70 make it known that they favor
the nomination Of Senator Hill is presented.
As q general thing they are men who are
influenced in their course in politics more
by the desire Of being on the winning side
than by anything else. They think that
Senator Hill is going to get the nomination,
and. although month ago or less they may
have been among the most ardent admirers
of Mr.. Cleveland, they are now shouting
themselves hoarse for Senator Hill, and
they are disposed to condemn everybody
who doesn't do the same thing.
The only reason they have for thinking
Senator Hill will get the nomination is that
he has the New York delegation. In no
other state, however, is there an uprising Of
the democratic masses demanding that Sem
ator Hill shall be made the party's standard
bearer. 1t is true that In Atlanta the
friends of Senator Hill are trying to make
It appear that he is the choice of
the democrats of this state, but
they are meeting with only Indifferent
success. Notwithstanding the extraordinary
efforts that have been made in his behalf in
that city, il Is certain that IL a primary
were held there he would not poll third Of
its votes.
And il anybody thinks that the farmers
OF this state are going to pull of their coats
and do yeomen's service for Senator Hill
they are greatly mistaken. Those OF them
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not desire the nomination OF Mr.. Cleveland,
but they know that Senator Hill lie not
in favor of the free coinage of
silver, and the reason. therefore,
that leads them to oppose Mr.. Cleveland
would prevent them from supporting Sena-
tor Hill. It is true that some of Senator
Hills friends claim that he would declare
himself in favor OF the free coinage Of sill
YER if he dared, but they are not in a posi-
ton to know whether he would or not. He
has attempted three or four times recently
to define his position on the silver question
and has not succeeded.
If Senator Hill should be nominated the
Democratic party could not make
an aggressive campaign. One Of the
ablest of the tariff reform leaders
only recently raised the question whether
he was in harmony with his party on the
tariff question and, as already stated, he
does not seem to know what his position on
the silver question is. 1t is because bis
prominence as leader is based upon his
success as a political manager rather than
upon any ability he has shown in sustain-
ing the principles of his party that
there is so little enthusiasm for him among
the democratic masses outside OF New
York.
And it does not look as IL he were going
TO arouse any considerable amount of enthu-
siasm throughout the country. He has not
yet made any impression upon the west, and
the only enthusiasm shown for him in the
south is machine made. There is no sign of
any such regard for him as there was for
Mr.. Cleveland before he wrote his anti-tree
silver coinage letter. In neither the south
nor the west will Senator Hill get any sup
port except that secured for him by those
who think because he has New York he is
going to get the nomination. It would be
well, therefore. for those who really think
Senator Hill is not the candidate the Demo-
cratic party should nominate. not to be led
into assisting in securing bis nomination by
the noisy demonstrations Of his adherents.
He may be the nominee, but the evidence
that he will be is wanting