Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-01
Senator Hin and the Presidency.

To the Editor ofRe Dispatch:
In all the transports of personal and
party triumphs David b. Hill has behaved
with the modesty that indicates greatness.
The country has not been afflicted with
the pompous egotlsm OF inflated vanity,
but has beheld with conscious pride the
most conspicuous leader OF the Demo
cratic party silent in power.
Ii would be superiiuous TO suggest 10
Senator Hill any mode of political proce-
dure. as he is too wise to need advice, but
the unanimlty with which the prominent
Democrats have virtually eliminated Mr..
Cleveland in the Democratic States as
presidential candidate clears the way for
Senator Hills duty and ambition.
It is no doubt courageous To express dis
tinctly- formed opinions and to state with
emphasis the result of CELEBRATE judgment
and careful study of political and eco
monte questions, but would II oe prudent
or sagacious to nominate man who en-
bodies declarations that at the start array
powerful agencies for political destruction
10 our party. as in the case of Cleveland
namely. the Farmers Alliance in the South
and his acknowledged weakness IL his own
State!
The powers that oppose the nomination
of Hill are so infatuated with their own
mistakes, and having failed to arrest the
tide that swept clear as crystal and mighty
"a the deep in the Empire State, they turn
from the pivotal State 10 the outlying
boundaries Of the Union tor comfort and
support.
the work of regeneration OF the party and
crystalization of political forces, that task
was allotted Hill when be undertook to
slay the Python OF Republicanlsm and free
for all time 10 come the Democracy from the
corroding use of gold-the venal admins
tration of bad government in the State of
New FORK.
The chart he laid out for his party is SC
clear that the political mariner from the
Golden Horn to tho fair bay that washes
the base of Liberty enlightening the
world " may behold the pole star, brilliant
and unchanging. that has guided the des-
TIMES OF the Democratic party safely into
port.
those patriots VINO have chung with love
and devotion to Democratic success when
reyerses came multiplied in each four
wears, has not the dAnger-signal flashed
ont on the sklrmish-line of 1892
Governor Hill has fashioned the party
Arguments and entrenched the party IN
such invincibIe array III his State. that
success awaits US II We Will nominate
wisely. -,
GONeIuOI ulii II pnthiot vAth ~ uOoic
purpose, statesman with faultless
Judgment, a Democrat OF deep convic-
tons, and his character is as brilliant in
its personality as it is unique in It's force.
The sentiment in Democratic States Is
changing. as the waves hurry after each
other TO pile their fosmy breath upon the
shore.
Virginia-frst in war, first in peace, and
greatest as the Mother Of Presidents-can
consecrate her powers to no nobler pur
pose or dedicate her political strength to
no better ends than to send her delegation
to the national convention fayoring Sena-
tor Hill.
II will be as much for our State 70 regain
national supremacy as for any OF our
southern sisters, and the Democracy, once
fixed in power for q long period Of time,
the dove OF peace, long time wounded and
without nest, will rest on the palace and
the hut.
A State to 60 to q convention with their
delegation divided helps NO one candidate
and dissipates it, power, but Il 1t goes like
chosen band Of veteran soldicry 1t vail