The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29

Fetch from false aowbray their nrs head and sprins
Its malisn influence was traced everywhere.
| from tho failure OF the peach crop In New Jer.
scy to ghost dance among the Sioux Indians.
On the other hand. IL was maintained TINT
every gain in the lapse OF generation had its
origin in the protective system. The rapid in
crease OF the country in wealth aud popula-
ton. the advance In industrial arts. tho prog
ross in science. the multiplication " the COM
forts and tho luxuries Of life. were I'LL nttrib-
utcd 20 its benign power. Tho sunlight that
| sllone Oh the whcatlelds OF Minnesota was IT.
| gentle agent; the breeze that rustled among
| the corn on the praires OF Illinois was its
| rapid messenger and the raindrops that gilt
| tered On the Crane leaves OF California were
sprinllcd from tho hysop OF its benedicton.
| Inn now. and have been for years. In an hum
| Die way. an advocate oftarin reform. and laugh.
! edasa boy at the prctcns on that protection was
| to renew the golden age: an was something
| OF n surprise to me when tho free tr0dors took
up in 1883 tho prophetic strain Of their OPP
| poncntS In 1850. The most that eau 10 said
for the system oF ihjSsct tnre Is that II gives n
| scope to natural influences: but not n few OF
my PARTY friends magniilnd II on sudden into
II mysterious and hcnencent policy that IVES TO
change the face OF society. II not that OF ma
turc. Tho familiar old Democratic doctrine
was transiol med into a sort OF political deity.
No We're asked to hail the new Polio and sing
how the jats would come home with distcnd.
ed uddcss II their own accord to be milkcd:
how tn" serpent would perish and tho
POI on so It's venom: how the blush
ing grape shoald hnng from the wild
thorI aud the Assylinn nmomum multi
ilr: how the rams would choose their
rastutaee to nourish ileeces OF purple. and
the lambs crop herbs TO dye their wool sat-
from yellow. a. toto su'oet gems a'ura ,tt!,,to,
Eat conspicuous beyond any mere Democratic |
%uG was III" enthusiasm OF the recent Rrpub- !
leans They had belonged to the party ot |
protection FOR nearly thirty years: they had |
left il in devotion to civil service reform whi.h |
thry made haste Ia abandon when free trade
was declared unto them: and "a the tariff re-
form policy was brought Mp with shouting aud
with the sound of the trumpet. they went leap.
ing ana dnncinG with ell their might. like
Dnvil before the ark And after tho manner
OF the Hebrew poet and the Scottish witches
they paid little attention 10 decorum:
They r.eleh, they set.they crossed they clselit
Til! llka rar.in swat and reckit.
And roost her h,iLirs TO the wark.
And HIKE: at IL in her sark
THE DISASTER.
But. alas. even then bacchnntic fury or rious
fcrvur. call II which you will. was OF no avail,
and tho Dcmocra Tie party was beaten. The
plurality of Mr.. Cleveland in Connecticut
!ropred from l.21U in 1884 to 3;i1 in 1888: tho
plurality Of G.5.7 in his favor in Indiana in
1884 was changed to 4 plurality Of 2.:;4S
against hin in 1883: tho plurality Of l.O47 in
lis favor in New York in SS4 WAS converted
nto plurality OF 1902 against him In 1883;
no plurality Of GIL in his favor in Virginia
II 1874 dwindled to l.5,}9 in 1893 and that Of .
.22l in his favor in West Virginia in 1884 al
most disappeared in the plurality Of 5OO in ,
SHS. There was loss also in Delaware. Ken ,
ucky. Missouri. North Carolina. and Maryland. |
he only close States in which he gained
zero California and New Jersey. The election
eturns show u decline in his popularity nearly II
vcrywhero except In those Southern States
there there is virtually no Republican party;
ut the election returns arc but poor criterion !.
THAT decline The number Of Democrats who l'
oted for him out OF Nero partisan feeling, \
lsapDroving him and despisin. them selves II
Or supporting him, was simply enormous. 1 II
The cunvasS in New York has been the sub \
set OF much controversy and not a little mis- IL
presentation: SO that u few words in regard G.
} it will not DO out Of place: and can say ~
icm without any bias in favor OF Mr.. Hill as o L
residential candidate. 1t has been charged II
lroushout tho country that the defeat Of Mr. n
leveland was due to the treachery OF Mr.. Hill. p
no was running for Governor in 1888. and was G.
ected by plurality Of 1911. 1t is not IN
nown whether Mr.. Cleveland himself has \
AIDE the accusation. but many OF the men "
ho are regarded as his special champions &C
ave made it-among them Mr.. Endicott. Sec to
tary Of War in his Cabinet. No proof has In
Ter been produced to show the disoyalty OF Ia
r. Hill and his friends; but the dis!oyalty Of
r. Cleveland and his friends has never been la
,nied. They hated 1Ir. Hill before 1888: they til
,tcd him then. they hate him now: and NJ
az huNEn lat eli
lowing their hatred. Their scheme was to Ii,
'fcat him in 1888 and elect Mr.. Cleveland. NJ
Id they made no concealment Of it. Men like nc
r. Godkin OF the Eceniny Post. Mr. Jones OF fu
o Times. and Mr.. Grace advocated the cleo q
IN of the Democratic candidate for President IN
III the defeat OF tho Democratic candidate in
+ Governor and they sent agents through III
o state to organize their followers for that ca
lrposc. Throughout the canvass. while the se
eachcry Of the men closest 10 the President m
Is known. that gentleman refused to say a tic
ngle word in behalf OF the Governor. 1t was tc
god that under the circumstances decent ii,
pearnnce Of party loyalty required him to de
X his supporters to stand by tho Democratic CO
Ert nc Whole. but he maintained silence | M
lich could only mean hostility. What con- or
ist tho conduct of Mr.. Hi! presented! There sw
're Democrats Determined to v.t, for him do
d against Mr.. Cleveland. either because they ri
s!iked his character or because they disap. on
owed OF his policy: but Mr.. Hill neither en-. re,
'iraged them in that course nor ac1uiesced CO.
it. He made many speeches during tho mr.,
nvnss. and he always took pains to advocate to
. interests OF the pnrty not his own inter ms
Is. Ne declared more than once 'sat lIe cit
nsci the national ticket elected whatever Il
came % the State ticket: and he urged thos. SUI
10 deiiEnd him not to hesitate on that nc. co,
lat about casting ballot for Mr. Cleveland VIII
lis is matter OF record. and my memory Of sid
8 clear. moreover. IA criticised Mr.. HIPS tin
lrse ut the time as altogether too generous on
ward man who aimed at tho ruin Of his no. .Y
cal career and never felt the slightest sense dru
loyal obligation to an associatc OIL the party NOT
ket. But Alr. Hill could afford to be gen ono
rus. as no was altogether stronger in the fus
to for general and FOR special reasons than fro,
Cleveland; and had the latter been whit ins
'he uupo ol ms own concet. or whit OFF,
re susceptible to the sentiment OF comrade. sac
p. no might have identified himsel, with dan