The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-17

uehoCTdcI Oh our state would not
be for Mr.. Cleveland if Mr.. Hill
were not a candidate. They don't under
stand that the opposition to Mr.. Cleveland
is based upon an idea, sentiment, which
has become as fixed and absolute as a prin-
ciple. The idea is dislike of mugwumps; 10
matters not whether he be q republican
mugwump, like some OF the editors in New
| York. or a democrat mugwump, like ex-
! Secretary Fairchild or ex-Mayor trace.
| Democrats dislike them all, and all their
| followers, aiders and abettors, with bitter
ness far exceeding any possible Ill will which
they entertain toward their republican op-
| ponents. for the reason that the latter
are manly antagonists, while the mugwump,
pretending to be friend, slips his stilleto
in your back while you are opposing the
common enemy"
| REASONS FOR THE DISLIKE.
"Why do they dislike a IaugwumpFn
| "In 1855 the New York Times and the
New York Evening Post and their follow
| ers bolted Gov. Hill Ever since that they
have assaulted him at every step, misrep-
resented reasons for every action taken.
More, they have since that time opposed
him again and again for the office of gov
ernor. After unanimous nomination In
they 1885. openly and boldly opposing him,
at the same time charging that Mr.. Cleve-
| land, who was also candidate for office,
did not want him elected, nor could promin-
| ent members of the national committee
| induce Mr.. Cleveland to 50 much as say
that no one had authority to say that he
| was opposed to the election of Mr.. Hill.
| Every one knows what they did in 1890 In
the contest against Tammany Hall, the reg
| ular democratic organization OF the city of
| New York, in which ex-Secretary Fairchild
and ex-Mayor Grace were prominent In an
| open and undisguised combination with the
republican organization OF New York city,
Iaf tha - snA
| Thomas G. Platt, and had
the combination been successful the whole
election machinery Of that great democratic
| stronghold would have been turned over to
the Republican party, and not only would
that election machinery, now controlled by
the democratic regular organization, be in
control Of the Republican party, but that
same party would absolutely control it in
this presidential election.
| ACTS OF TREACHERY.
"As the people know and understand, vas
rious other acts of treachery occurring in
the several years from 1884 down to the pres
| eut time, | will pass them and come to the
| convention of 1891, when the democratic
| party smartipg under the indignities and
insults which have been heaped upon 1t by
these mugwumps, determined to drive them
| out Of the party, to force them out
| of all connection with the Or
ganization of the state 80 that their
only home should be with their allies. the
common enemy, on the principle that our
| party could more easily fight its enemies
when they could put them all in front Of it.
| So they elected the County Democracy, the
| official representatives of the mug wumps,
from the convention. tumbling ex Mayor
| Grace and the rest of them in heap to-
| gether. What was the RESULT Lieut..
| Gov. Sheehan, whom they hated most and
against whom they strove hardest, received
! over $1,000 majority. When that result
| was reached the Democracy OF the state of
| New York thought that they were not
| troubled longer with the hypocrisy and
treachery of the mugwumps, and they took
steps accordingly which resulted IN the
| holding of the February convention and its
action.
WOULD DISRUPT THE ORGANIZATION
| "What would the nomination of Mr..
| Cleveland meang 1t would mean the de-
struction of the regular organizations in
the great democratic cities OF the state and
In the state itself, under which organiza-
| tlons the party has successfully won vic
tories by increasing majorities for the past
seven years. 1t would not be possible for
| Gov. Hill, and every member Of the national
| delegation talking from now until the day
! Of election with the aid of the state and local
| organizations to convince the rank and file
of the democracy that the nomination and
| 6leChkUu VI n4Es GloF6lhuu WOulu uOb Db W
| put In power the mugwumps, or the CON
| ditional democrat" as he is called, over those
who have contributed so much to the sue
| cess of the Democratic party of the state,
| and our people look upon the contemplated
| action OF the democracy in some of other
states as intending the reward OF the would
be democratic mugwump as as
growing very bitter In New York
state toward Mr.. Cleveland and we sin
! cerely trust that the democracy of the other
! states will not humiliate the democracy of
the state Of New York by nominating a
resident of the state whom the organiza-
| tions are positive could not be elected.
! What would the other states say If New
York tried to force them TO take candi-
| date from their state whom their united
| delegation opposed and whose nomination
| would mean certain defeotl
THE PARTY ABOVE ALL.
1.-The democracy of the state of New York
| are inspired by something besides loyalty
and friendship for Gov. Hill. They are
| fighting for the life OF the party and they
would be opposing the nomination Of ex-
| President Cleveland as strongly to-day as
they are now doing whether Gov. Hill was
a candidate or not. In addition to this, Is
| the fact that the rank and file OF the DEM
| ocracY Of New York state believe in organ
| ization because they have become convinced
| that the present organization OF the Demo-
cratic party means success. Mr.. Cleveland,
| by acquiescence, at least. in the action of
the mugwump convention, proves that he
is willing to go before the country as the
representative Of body of bolrers, and no
work that the party leaders in the state
might do would, IN my opinion, convince
the rank aud file that they should supports
candidate who was the representative Of
such BODY
The above interview was carefully res
vised aud fully considered by the anti
| Cleveland leaders now in this city, and it
represents their careful and deliberate opin-
ion in the matter. 1t can be taken as rep
resenting the views Of Mr. Croker, the head
| of the Tammony Hall organization, asE he
was consulted, as also were Lieut.. Gov.
| Sheehan of New York and Corporation
| Counsel Clark OF the city of New York.
| FAIRCHILD TALKS.
Mr.. Fairchild, Secretary of the Treasury
| under President Cleveland, and the head of
| the May convention delegates from New
| YORK state, also arrived in the city during
the day, and in response to numerous re-
| quests from newspaper men, the following
| was prepared: Mr.. Fairchild, who came
from his summer home at Cazenovia, j,
N Y, and not direct from
New York city, said that he
could not speak understandingly of the
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