Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-27
Grover the Great with Gusto
Greets Douglass the Black.
FOR MUGWUMP NEGRO
But Bids His Sweet Wife Remain at Home
for Fear She viii Meet
The winsomest Flower of All the South.
Fair Winnie Dzyis-And Hill All
this Time Battling Against
a Force Bill
anl OF German.


Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, March 26.-Knowing that
Wiley Mangum lnboden, Senator Chiltonis
private secretary for some months at Wash
lngton, knew something about the feeling
In the East with reference to the standing
In the Democratic party of Senators Hill
and German, I asked him to tell what
ne knew about both gentlemen. In reply
he said:
That We will win the next presidential
election, l have put little doubt. The
Democratic leaders in Washington feel
quite hopeful, and nothing can possibly de-.
1eat US but mismanagemsnt on our part n
the selection of candidates and the
making OF platform. Senator Cor
man IS more popular with the Democrats
IN congress than any other person whose
name mas been mentioned IN connection
with the presidential nomination, and in
deed ne is regarded with great favor by the
leading Democrats of the nation SO lar as l
nave been able to gather from those L met
during my several months stay in Wash
lngtop, and goodly number of prominent
Democrats, too. German is q profound
statesman and thoroughly trained leader,
wise in counsel, bold in leadership and sa-
sacious IN management, Senator German
commands the universal reSpect\ OF those
who come in contact with him. We people
OF the South owe him debt of gratitude we
can scarce repay. His splendid fight against
the force bill was without parallel in the
ilnnals of debilerative bodies and every pa
triotic citizen in this country who cares
10 be Tree from the domination OF the negro 4
at the ballot-box in the exercise of con-
stitutional suffrage is indebted to Senator
German for the defeat of that fearful
monstrosity, and the presidency is not too
big an award, n my opinion, for this val
liant and brilliant and patriotic service
rendered Us. Think of It! A few
minutes inattention on the part of
this brave man at divers and
sundry times pending the long and bitter
struggle over the force bill, and it would
have been saddled on US. You can scarcely
find man about the nations capital who
doubts that Senator German can be elected |
if he should be nominated. His election to
the presidency would, in the opinion of |
many leading men with whom have con- |
versed, obliterate every vestige of sectional |
prejudice, and certainly this result is to be |
devoutly wished for German is put down |
as a free-silver senator. Next to Senator |
German in popularity with the Democrats |
at Washington is, ] have no hesitancy in |
saying, Senator David Bennett Hill, whose |
wise leadership has wrought political Won
ders in New York state. When he sue
ceeded Grover Cleveland to the govenship |
of that state he found a large state debt |
and small cash balance. During his serY-
ice as governor the several millions of dol
lars OF Indebtedness was paid off and he
left huge cash surplus and lower tax rate
than that state has had in over thirty years.
His private life IS unassailable and his
name has never been associated with a cor
ruption fund nor the misrepresentation of
a dollar of private or public funds He is
devoted soul and body to the principles and
policies of the Democratic party. I met Sen
ater Hill Q half dozen times and l
found him at all times as approachable as
any gentleman l ever came in contact with
n ar l.. l.
He at once strikes his companion in CONVEX
Sation as giant-not in size, but in great
ness. I cannot doubt his honesty or his
ability. He is both an honest man and a
very great statesman. His invincibiIty in
the state Of New York is not questioned by
men who have taken the pains to post
themselves as to the political conditions in
that state. l know a Southern Democratic
who previous to visiting New
York recently was a rampant Cleveland
man on the score ofavailability. But after
his return from New York l never heard
him advance or support the claim Of Cleve-
lands availability. l questioned him as TO
the whyness of his wherefore, and he told |
me number of mighty interesting things
New York politics. He told me-
for instance, that all the people in New
York belonging TO the laboring classes with
whom he had an opportunity to talk were
for Hill enthusiastically and uncompromiz-
ingly irrespective Of their former political
affiliations. This class of voters do net
get into the newspapers, and it is only by
accident that the public becomes acquainted
with the real strength enjoyed by Governor
Hill in New York. Hill is q Democrat on
the principle that Democracy is right and
that the man without coat and with the
sleeves of his shirt rolled up and with anvil
IN hand can be as good i Democrat and as
sound patriot as the leading citizen of the
district.
n public life in all this country. He doesn't
hesitate 70 discuss any question of public
interest you can mention ID his presence.
He has done more for the Democratic party /
han any living man. Under the light and
bower Of his genial but widespread in /