The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-29
The Mugwump May Convention.

have been held thrco months later
By the end Of May. the Hon. W. RowDE
DOW GRACE will find that Governor HILLS
seven ycars' service to New York and its
Immense results are still visible.
BY the end OF May. the Hon. W. RowDE
DOW G.. will learn that not three months
later. but rather four years earlier. was the
best umo to SEQ and announce Mr.. CLEvH
LAND politically dcfunct.
Earlier still. in the spring OF 1886. Gov
ernor TILpEN. who died in August Of that
year. foresnw That Mr.. CLEvELAND's re-
election would be impossible. and said 3d.
So long beforehand as tho fall OF 1887
Secretary MANNING. who died in December
OF TINT yoar, foresaw in Mr.. CLEvELAND's
thcn probable denomination the certainty
OF defeat. and said so.
These were experienced and obviously
disintercstcd forecasts OF men laying down
their own political trusts yet anxious Tor
their party's future. They had given him
their full strength. for Mr.. CLEVELAND had
Ind no moro TO do with his own nomination
aud election than the King OF Siam; and yet
tho Presidency had then come to be imag-
ined his personal possession. as a third time
nomination ia now imagined. BY then his
Democracy had become Mugwumped. O
fatal sign.
Tho Mugwump Convention at Syracuse
con put Governor HILL on his defence. not
as three months early. but four years late.
Il can charge him with too little heed for
T11DES's and MANN1NGs wise and dis
Interested forecasts. 1t can charge him
with too great hope in 1888 that his
own tremendous energies. put forth
for Mr.. CLEvELAND's election. would pull
him through despite the fatal burden OF his
Nugwump alliance 1t can charge Governor
HILL with saying: Let us give GROVER
another chance. pull all together. win his
election and then save him from his frlends"
It was excessive generosity. II the SYRIA
clse Convention shall attack HILL there. 1t
will touch the joint in his armor. He can
only answer: My atonement has been
that did my uttermost q second time for
Mr.. CLEVELAND. and that have since de-
llvered the Empire State from Republican
bondage" And SO much must be admitted.
He has cancelled the State debt. He has
given to New York city home rule He has
given to New York State self-government
by It's Democratic majority
But Hills generosity to CLEVELAND In
1883 was an error no less. He should have
needed the warning voices Of Governor
TILpKN and Secretary MANNING. He should
have listened to tho friendly protests Of
IRE SUN. What was the uso OF giving
CLEVELAND another chance" when his
Iugwump alliance in New York was deadly
peril to the Democracy and no strength?
Let us extract the sweet uses Of this
adversity. this CLBvELAND-Mugwump al
lance. to the New York Democracy. and
put 1t up in two bottles for the cure Of sick
WILLIAM RowDEDow GRACE and his Mug
wump and Mugwumped Syracuse brethren
For tho Mugwump influence hath had
diverse operation A. Injury to CLEvE-
LAND daily gloriaed. B. Benefit to HILL
daily viliticd. Let us consider:
lss4.-crxrxLAsD. the Mugwump candidate Imposed
Spon ,sc Democratic party In Now York and accepted
yalouyh their preference. drove on Democratic votes
20 tina. losing B25 more Now York and the Presidency
would have been lost. Q
1Sss.-Mr. CLEVELAND. tho MuRwump candidate. i'm
passed upon the Democratic party OF New York and
aepted the preference OF his Nugwump allies drove
81 Democrstio votes so that he behind Democratic
Stats tickets every WHERE both in Mugv u States and
Democratic States:
l. In New Englands poll OF 100000 votes he ran be-
hind them 1900 votes.
q In New York's poll os 1890 Oo votes losing tho
btsts and the Pre- !dency By laooo votes.
lsp2-Nr cLEvELASn the Mngwump candidate for
third n6minstion In the Democratic Convention OF
his own state l<1.Oo) square miles area, $500 900
opuistion asional districts one.third more
than the six States OF nil New England carries
Congressiouul district out OF all thrry.four
Il.
1885 -;overnor Hill tho Democratic candidate.
daily vianed BY the Musw uup press. and elected by
piuralii ? NJ ll.134 votes.
lsHl--Govsrnor Hit, tho Democratic candidate
daily viiGsd by the Nuywump press while It gortned
enc defeated Mr. CLEVELAND reelected By plurality Of
1911 vo:ea
IsHl-Govsrnor Hnl, daily vilinsd BY the Mug
vuplp preks. becomes the only Democrat In New York
NA!s to command eroTy Democratic vote In both
branches Of the Legislature and, therefore against his
known preference. elected United States Senator
1B0l-Governor NML. leading MS party in tho cleo
lions for che Assembly. Senate and Executive. and
while openly dressed by his party a. csnddate for
q . Presidency. also by the Mugwump press daily
Stuusd ~ such carries both Senate and Assembly tor
Gle rst time since. both having been Democratic both
we're lost by Governor CLEVELAND. and sweeps the
essre with m old riLprs plurality OF 5000: md,
laO2.-l,orernor ILL, Democratic nominee for
ohs Prssidsnal candidacy receives In tbs Democratic
Convention Of New York Its unanimous vote
It is obvious from the foregoing facts
chat the New York Democracy would have
been without excuse had they deferred for
one unnecessary hour to apprise their fell
Low Democrats In other States. as by their
respectful silence concerning Mr.. CLEvE-
land at their State Convention In February
thoy did. whom it would be hopeless for
them to attempt to elect as President next
November. In so far as their hopes might
hc based upon an expectation OF the vote
q NewYoris.
Tho Mugwump had killed. confined. buried
CLEyELAND. In their February Conven-
tlon the Now York Democracy. by respect
lul silence. officially announced him as
politically defunct
There tho matter should have ended. New
York had mado an authentic choice between
the living and tho dead Governor HILL.
by tho act OF tho New York Convention.
simply took place among 1.-THE favorite
sons" Of Democratic States. Any other
"iavoritc son" able to carry his own Demo-
cratic State. II nominated at Chicago. was