Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-09
Hill for President

Il ia difficult for human nature to d,vesi
itself of prejudice end to approach TIE dig
ccssio5 Of snbjso With the calm and d!s.
passionate reasoning necessary to wise con
olusions. Individual Impressions. set opin
ions. ard the leaning of persoaal views often
decide where thsy should only weigh men
and measures In tie nice scale OF criticism
ManifastIy the object to be obtsined BY
the democratic party is to eesect for lie
champion one, WOO By aCord and deed has
proved himse In sympG.ay with the inter
est and in touch with the people, who haf
been ideDtified vi its lofliest aspirations
and deareet welfare.
Oae Hho in the highest and sserreat aense
represents liz history, ito ambition, Its des.
tiny; one who hiss been foremost to antic!.
pate aid first to advance the cause that Is
Identical With his countEy's good enc who
leads asd does not foiow public opinion,
whose views tave been Justified by events
and whose acs Gle spp!euded by current
opinion.
q great natirist said that "Mr. Cleveland
was tee ceD.enrisi President fer cEe OF hiE
kind was enough IL century"
Such q refinement Eay be too keen. bat
true Il is that no matter how greet may BE
the sdmira:ion OF The democratic party for
the Buffalo statesman, those Tho look &C.
yond the hour and day, view the renomina'
lion CT the ex President with apprehension.
Il nos the psren5 cf civil service reform
he is is adopted father and on al occasions
manifasts bis solctude for liz we'll being
and Advancement If not the rspfessnta-
tive OF Wall street, be is cousin cnce re-
moved frop i!s candidate, and as throbs the
pulae OF that golden lane 50 BEATS bis own.
But above sill he Is the transcript OF the
mugwump, the political Posrisee, who from
huslipg5 and the forum proolsmS his purity
sud superiority over oil men enc thanks God
he does not Usn5 effice. These three ele
ments are more opposed to the ideas OF the
democratic party han all else besides, and
without any ether ressore should cause 8
halt Ia he heste that come would speed In
the ex.Pfesident's selection for the nj nina.
ton.
Senator Hill he's no handicap. Hls form
lie good, his pace is rere, his staying powers
excellent for tbree-miIe heats as has been
shown 10 guhernatorial races. He does not
deem himself greater or better than hie party,
butts proud of hls individual ra3k In the line.
Cieveland's star of destiny was for long
time Ia apogee, but has gone in eclipse,
Swallowed by light that streams from g
lumnsry fixed ard commanding, giving
promise CT the full meridian of the Gun at
MONDAY. Availability, not sentiment con.
fropts us, q fact, not 8 problem. staree "a In
the face and the eooner re discard the 70"
nance of politics and the kid.gIove ideas OF
the mugWumps the sooner will Wa be In
fighting trim for 1872 Senator Hill steps
from TIE executive chair 10 the legislative
hall aud sixty millions Of people watch hts
exchange OF power With curious wondering.
Tho drama la which this sovereign statee-
man Ia acting Ia OF an unusual intensity,
and as each sot Is performed with suoh ad-
dress and wisdom the great masses hall the
political magician who has wrought such
supendous changes in the aspect of poiti-
cal affairs In hls State and In the nation
with that feeling that foreordains his NOM
nation. His eulogy over the lamented
Grady proved him an eloquent orator, bis
position In regard to the pTeEent Senate OF
his Stete confirmed him as wise lawyer,
and his course in carrying his Stato ten
times out of eleven lift him into tho range
of rare craftsmanship. he has sprung into
every breach, be has carried every point,
end planted the standard on every height.
He is removed from the Executive chair of
New York, but rot from the love of her
people, and having fought TO the front rank
will keep the command nntil the Novem-
Der sun writes his name with the jsTsl OF
victory on The granite forever.
CoURTLAND d. sMITH.