Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-20
Our Presidential Nomination.
n he Editor of The Dispatch:

To ne E0ftOT OF ne DtSDutCN.
Now that the Legislature has adjourned
n brief space in your columns tor cor
respondence now and then for discussion
of our presidential nomination will be IN
order. | suppose. As mouthpiece of the
Democratic party the DISPATCH, / take 1t,
will be pleased to hear from the people In
this matter. Admitting it TO be true
that Senator Hill, of New York,
has been and IL working for the
nomination of himself, where Is the I'M
propriety? This thing of the office seeking
the man and not the man seeking the
Office, has SAVIOR of pecksniifian twaddle
about IT. Like all other men in these
times, in the old times. and in the times 70
come, Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Hill are both
human. aud being so, there Is no danger OF
MISREPRESENTATION III saying of either OF
them that he would be nightly pleased"
to receive the nomination at Chicago.
And If they want 1t why should they not
work for it. provided they work fairly,
along with their friends, TO secure 1T!
MIR. Cleveland is certainly strong, man
mentally; he is certainly patriots, he IS
certainly sincere, courageous, aDd out
spoken. Could he carry the state or New
York? Could he carry the country? No
body knows, but there are doubteTs even
among his warm admirers How 10 1t with
MIR. Hill? He is a pronounced Democrat,
man of exceptional ability, broad,
national statesman, brilliant and expert
enced strateelst, NapoleonIc leader.
Could he carry New York? Could he
carry the country? Nobody knows,
but his name is almost q synonym
of success. and under his leadership there
would be an inspiring enthusiasm IN the
Democratic party all over the Union.
But Cleveland and Hill are not the only
IN N h4mnprattp
of in connection with this nomination.
What we want IS "a Democratic President
with Democratic principles and Demo-
cratic sympathies with the great bulk and
body of this American people.
1t may be found advisable for some
western man to be chosen Us our candl-
date. In fact, the signs IN the skies Just
now are pointing that way somewhat.
I cordially commend the DBPArCH for
| its ingenious, consistent and truly Demo-
cratic course on the silver question. but
| / do not agree that the silver question
ought not to be made an issue in the na-
| tional campaign of the coming fall. In my
| Judgment, TO make 1t the paramount issue
would be the best guarantee OF victory.
| 1t would be more direct. more
clearly defined. more home striking
| issue than tarif-reform, which Is adj
| missible of too manv phases, which
| is too vague and abstract, and withal, too
stale and too tangled up with knotty local
| interests for the masses of the people to
| take hold Of II as heartily as they would
| take hold of the question of the freedom
| age of silver with its assurance OF more
! Dioaeu IN circulation. Besides the Democrat
| ic party was driven out of power four
| wears ago with the tariff as Its great
| issue III the canvass The western
and southern farmers have been studying
up" on this silver question within the
| last year or two and they are excited about
| it. To them more money in the country
means practical politics. and they are not
as sentimental politically as they have
| been. If at Chicago 1t shall be deemed
| wisest to take the Democratic candidate
| from the West. there is fine statesman OF
great prestige from Mr.. Harrison's own
State, whose superb position on the silver
| question. along with other high considera-
| tons. ought to draw attention ohim. He
| has long been a giant III the land,
always an unfaltering Democrat, always
| large in his views and generous in
! temper He is young enough for the
| ordeal of the duties of the great Office OF
| President, and old enough to be wise
enough to look more to his conntry's IN
terests than to his own succession il ne
were made President. i refer 10 Senator
Daniel w. Voorhees,. of Indiana He
strikes me as good man for good Demo-
orats to begin to think about In contem-
plation of any exigency that may come
| out of the unfortunate antagoniem be-
tween the Montagues and Capulets OF the
great State of New York at Chicago.
| VIE9ISIAN.