The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-29
IAN uN1NsrRucTEp DELEGATION FOR
HILL"

4 HILL.
| tn. Uil, men who still keep up their farce
! Of calling themselves 'anti-C Cleveland Demo-
! crats have taken another shy at public meet
| inc this time in tho courtroom OF the nus
| tines court. at which Aldermnn-eiect H. M'
| TAYLOR isl reported by the press to have IN
| formed the anti-Cleveland' citizens there
| present that Mr.. Cleveland when President
appointed Henry q. Pierson. sinking ne
gro Republican. as postmaster IN New YORK
at salary Of $4,000 a year" which Will oe
heard of by the public, not only as very
startling and interesting piece of news, but
one of which Mr.. Taylor has heretofore had
an entire monopoly.
Therefore the Hill men present-callcd now
anti Cleveland" duly inspired by this
atrocious act of Mr. Cleveland, Just that
moment discovered, in longitude 30 degrees
81 minutes north by 81 degrees 81 minutes
east of Mr.. Taylors brain. proceeded to q sur
vey Of the situation and 20 a consideration OF
whatever suggestion that might be made that
would probably tend to saving the Democratic
party from the calamity OF having Dir. Cleve-
land for its nominee in good old English to
promote the nomination Of Mr.. Hill.
Periodically doing what he could to save
the party from the calamity that threatened
to overwhelm it chat is with an eye single to
the nomination of Mr.. Hill. Captain Curtis
declared himself in favor of plan of primary
elections TO select delegates that will give Mr..
Hill one delegate for each 100 votes that any
candidate may poll. and this was at once very
mueh Endorsed as the prevailing sentiment of
the anti Cleveland" citizens there gathered
together. each one of whom was for Hill.
Now. to drop metaphor and treat the mat
ter seriously The TINES wants to say that
plan which gives to every candidate repre-
sentation in deiberatve body proportional
TO his actual strength with the people IS. in
the abstract the fairest plan possible, and IS
of the very essence of true Democracy, and
if the primary in Richmond was the primary
for the Congressional district The TINES
would have nothing whatever to say against
the suggestion. But Richmond is not the
whole district 1t consists of Richmond and
severa. counties. and the representation to the
National Convention will represent the entire
chosen their representatives to the State Con-
vention, and the plan now proposed for Rich
mond was not acted upon in any Of the coun-
ties. Not only so. it was expressly repudlated
in Henrico, whereby Mr.. Hill secured the en-
tire delegation from the county when num-
Der of them, possibly a majority, would have
been for Cleveland if the plan now suggested
friends have acted upon the major
ity must rule plan in all tine
counties, they come with very poor grace to
the city asking for plan that will give here
the minority representation. They come with
the Indian proposition of III take turkey
and you may have buzzard, or you may have
buzzard and I'll take turkey" 1t ID q case in
which what is in itself fair is proposed to be
used in way that would work injustice.
II is a case in which Mr. Hills friends adding
the few delegates they will get in Richmond
to those they get in the counties. under the
majority plan, may control the District Con
vention and thus select Hill delegate for
congressional district which is largely for
Cleveland.
If this plan was to be adopted it should
have been put in force in every part of the
district, whereupon all would have had an
equal show Bat it is not fair that the poll
ticians should be allowed to capture the en-
tire Henrico delegation by the majority plan,
absolutely refusing to entertain the minority
representation plan, aud then come to the
city, where they know they have no show. and
beg into the minority representation plan.
What's sauce for the goose should be sauce
for the gander" If the majority plan was
the best one in Henrico, according to the
views of Mr. Hills friends it should be good
enough for them in Richmond also. We say.
with great deliberation, that if the city com
mittee yields to this demand it will subject
itself to a strong suspicion of being reader to
promote the interests of the Hill side of this
controversy than to secure a perfectly fair
opportunity for every interest.