Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-02-13
IN A VERY BAD way
New York Democr ats Have ~
Candidates, But Wish They
Had None.
Their Party in the Predicarar.
Taking Either Cleveland ~
Hill or Defeat.

There Is one weighty difference hs,r.
parties this year. The democrats bayo :,
many candidates for the presidencv m N
republicans have not too many. Tbs az
ocrats would very much like to get nd +
several. The republicans are preparaf
cast their full vote for either OF the ssrs.
candidates who may be considered al H.
ing chance OF nomination.
The democrats have two candi5.,
from New York. They would partiens.
ly like Just now to have none. Mr. A..
land has the confidence of his partc
a high degree, because he does renra,s-,
Its main purpose and its strongest ~,
vennons, except on the silver 0uest;o.
Mr.. Hill has the liking of all the rase9,
and swlndlels IL the party, ana Of an n,
men who would rather steal a victory M,
be beaten, he represents no belief ar am
viction what ever, and even Oh the silva
question is recognized as a trickster IN
not as a statesman. 1t Is tolerably Vs
understood that neither of these csn5i.
dates can obtain.the full democratic yoie1
this State. Probably some other dan.
crat, who has had nothing to do with h,
fights in New York, could get more vstl
here than Mr.. Hill OF Mr. Cleveland. m,
immediate followers of both would be n.
pleased and disnemtened if neither vas
nominated, but there would probably n
no systematic assassination Of the c31d.
date He might only get the regugI
democratic vote, but that would not I'M.
probably be as large as the vote thatwoBs
be cast for Cleveland, with Hill and h,
friends sour and wrathy, or the vote tbg
would be cast for Hill, with Cleveland and
his admirers disguised,
There has been much talk among shrsv
democrats on this point. There trouble !,
that outside New York they have no suit.
able candidate They might take N,
Morrison, of Illinois, out for his uncerss
health, or Governor Palmer of the ssnsI
state, but for his age, or Governor Camp
bell, of Ohio, but for the certainty that ts
would be badly beaten in his own state
Senator German would please democrats
well enough, but it might be a question
whether he would run well. Such men AL
Governor Boies, of Iowa, and Governed
Gray, of Indiana, would have no place nj
the fight; 1t is forty years since the demo-
Gratis were able to elect little Frank Piers
to the presidency and the country haI
grown some since that time. When thB
get down to business the democrats ar
likely to be forced to choose a New Yon
candidate OF defeat, with a smart chaBQ
that a New York candidate will meH
defeat.
The republicans have different pJa
ton. There is no state which would Y0s
for President Harrison or for Secretar
Blaine that would not be likely to vote ior
either If the president were re elected
and Mr. Blaine were to remain at the head
of foreign affairs, the country would el-
pect a continuance Of an administrators
which it has found safe and worthy. n
Mr.. Blaine were elected, and should ash
Mr. Harrison TO take charge Of the STATE
department, there is no reason Why the re
quest should lot be met with as ready &C
ceptance and lopu'ar approval. II bot
should step aside and Governor Mcklney
or Senator Sherman, or either of half
dozen strong men, should be nominated
the republican party would not find itssr
crippled in any state which it has reasI
to expect to carry. The fact is that its
voters are moved by its principles. Acl
antagonism of ideas, no personal rivalns
or wrangles, deprive the republican part!
of freedom TO cfOose as may seem be-,
when the time for nomination comes.