New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-11
cOI UATTEESON ~ DOTBLE-LEADo

And now Colonel Watterson, OF 1.-The LOUIS
villa Courier- Journal" known the country over
~ the author of all the Free-Trade planks III
tho Democratic platforms of recent years, and the
world over As a most entertaining person, mas
t,,I.on ont in a column and half Of double
iaoIodross ON what he entities "The Midwnter
ontlook" The first impression CT the rcauer
when he takes up a newspaper ana stfiheS II
column and a half Of doubie-leadcd matter Is
that Something has happened. Our sparkling
oortomnorary 1.-THE WOrld' has made It's read
o,s 50 familiar with it, however, that they 90
| NOT oct Immediately excited over 1t. 1hey nave
ro,cbod = condition Of mind in which double
Ioododnoss signifies to them at first sight only
that "'rhe World" has increased its circulation
hv a million or two or that one Of its reporters
has caught somebody in the act. So its fnSkineSS
and icrl,iner;, and double-lcadednesS during the
last week or two over the alarming circumstance
that Senator Hill has had his convention called
in February. though they have had the effect rs
! has been pointed out heretofore OF creating con
| Siderable tumult around the approaches to the
| BROOKLYN Bridge, 50 that wayfalerS IN that neigh-
borhood are frequently in danger OF beng run
over still have not excited what, strictly speak
ing might be called n revolution. without
yenturng upon any criticism OF our contempo-
rarys methods or style, we may say that IL mas
occurred to us in trying to account Tor the stohd
manner in which most people and especially
| David b. Hill, have received these appeals, that
poSsibly our contemporary had made them TOO
common TO be- effective. Like the soul stirring
yell of Extras uptown during the evening
hours. they cease after while to arrest attention.
, Colonel Wattclson docs not often indulge III
doublo-lcads When he does the reader OF line
Courier-Journal" is sure something has happened.
Not only that but the Associated Press usually
takes il ND and "wirosp it all abroad rs an I'M
porant circumstance. 50 when the doupic-
leadcdnes, now under consideration burst upon
the view we said at once: Something must nave
haupcncd either TO Grover Cleveland, or inc
Star-Eycd Goddess, or some kentucky states
man heretofore obscure. We were quite pre-
narcd for something dreadful, something in the
nature Of "A calamity. But it is not nearly so
bad as we supposed. 1.-The Midwinter Outlook
is very careful doubIc-lcadcd statement that, on
tho whole. the Democratic party must 90 West
| for a candidate for President. This because the
| marty in Newly ork is divided between I'LL and
Cleveland and to nominate either would lose the
state saws the Colonel That Mr. Cleveland
| * outside of the State Of New York. the choice
of an overwhelming majority of the Democrats
of the United states, il an indisputablc fact.
Il is Cleveland first the rest nowhere. But to
all appoarances it seems tina, with the Democrats
of New-Yorlx it is Hill first and Cleveland no
whore The old, old story; two women, and
one house two dogs, and one bone; two states
mon, and ono state Succinct and graphic.
And 50 he says the conclusion IS irresistible that
the party must 90 West for a candidate
The Colonel takes leave Of both the New
| York candidates with regret. Oh Cleveland ne
saws: 1.-The Courer-Journa' has always recog-
| nized him rs its chief, but " TO nominate MI
Cleveland in the face of the organized opposi-
ton of tho regularly organized Democracy OF
| New York would be to invite defeat 1t would
be clearly sucldal.n The real question, he
says, il this
With Mr. Cleveland ont Of the way, and by the force
Of circumstances familiar to us all Circumstances both
In and out Of Congress. a great idea dssipated and
gr.at Impulse ost-with nobody left to hoist the banner
q, the true belief even Moses lifted up the serpent
I'm the wilderness IA to prevent the nomination
Of MIR IIil. and his subsequent defeat through dViohS
and apathy In our ranks and stfaghtout Revenue
Reform Ticket which Will surely take the hed against
him. carrying oil thousands and tens OF thousands OIL
ardent Tariff Reiormers In New-Englanu In Ne"'loiA'
and In ali OF the doubtful States
Having thus disposed of Mr.. Hill is an I'M
posSibc candidate he proceeds to say that Hi
! !, an uncommonly deserving person. " We take
ma stock in tho abuse which has been so coplolsly
hcaped upon Alr. Hill. He is as good Demo
Graf a, Mr.. Cleveland, and better politician.
He served his party as faithfully in 1883 as any
man could serve it. All that is said to the con-
t.lry is pure invention and calumny. Con
/ "a ITO lpt ia
! Hill urging that statesman 10 withdraw III favor
Of Cleveland and that Hill said IT was piece
Of impertncnce; moreover, that he never re-
ceiyed it, and seriously doubted whether 1t mad
over been scnt-considcring all this, the tribute
10 Hill is rather handsome thing. lie ADDS
that Mr. Hill is Il young man, and has the
world before him. lie is an able man, and with
ar without the Presidency is sure 70 make
,arecr and a great one In all of which the
Cocncl's good nature is apparent
still we are inclined to think that notwlth-
standing Clcyclands lifting up the serpent in
the wilderness, and Hills being so good Dem
! oclat and 50 much better politician than the
.clpcnt-liftcr the Colonel views the situation
which comUels the retirement Of both with not
uuassuarcablc grief Come West for n can
ddato." he says in conclusion, and the idea is
ro, a bad ono And when the party goes West
and gets to paving round in that wide region
for a candidate who so available after all as
Henry Wa,terson? There have been many
worse candidates, and We are not absolutely GER
tain but that there have been worse Presidents
than he would make.
We nominate Henry Wateison az the DEM
ocratic candidate for 1892.