The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-10
NEW YORK POLITICS.
VIM. r. Grace's Earnest Hatred
of Hill and Tammany.
HE IS AHEAD SO FAR.
A Practieal Joke by Secretary Foster
Grants Friend Tom murphy
Long Branch Hotclkecper.

anti-Hi wing of the Democratic party oi
this state and the tireless foe OF the sena-
tor. But for Grace the protest against the
early "snap convention" of the Hlliites IN
February last would not have amounted
to so much as a blast upon fish-horn. 1t
was he who organized the Cooper Union
mass-meeting and started the enroiiment
of Cleveland's adherents throughout the
state, which has illuminated In the syria
cuse convention. Mr.. Grace is man OF
remarkable business talent and great
capacity for organizing. Together with
his brother Michael he has been interested
for years in South American enterprises,
and it is understood that he is worth ut
least S., 900, 900. His only dissipation seems
to be politics. Having been twice elected
mayor of the city of New York, he still
harbors political ambition although no man
can look so soft and innocent as he when
denying this impeachment. Still on the
safe side of 60, with eyes as gentle as
gaelic and manner that is never ag-
gressive, save when aroused. Mr.. Grace
has the faculty of making and holding
friends to an eminent degree. He knows
how to hide his resentments and to bide
his time But woe betide the man upon
whose trail he once encamps. strong
d
rather singular that he never has been
drawn into the meshes of the Tammany
hall organization. On the contrary, he
has for years been a relentless enemy of
the organization and the chief supporter
of the County Democracy organization
which, at one time, bid fair to perma-
nently supplant Tammany in the control
ofour municipal affairs, but which went
to pieces through the greedy corruption of
its ignorant and understandable managers.
Mr.. Grace is trying to revive similar
banditti, and it is barely possible that
he will try to lift himself into the
mayors Office this year, as he did in 1854,
under the cover of the presidential cam
paign, which is an excellent season for
bringing out votes and making political
deals in this city. I do not know the
origin of the quarrel between Governor
Hill and Mr.. Grace. but l presume it be-
gan about the time that the governor
manifested his liking for the pirates of
Tammany rather than the freebooters of
the County Democracy. 1t is said that
the governor once told story about Mr..
Grace which got into circulation and an
noyed him considerably. 1t was to the
effect that while mapor Mr.. Grace went to
Albany to consult with the governor about
certain measures which he deemed of in
terest to the city of New York. He made
certain statements to the governor which
were somewhat astonishing, and the COVER
nor said to him.
"Mayor Grace, why don't you 60 before
the people OF New York and make to them
the same statement that you have made to
me, as a means of arousing and awakening
public sentiment?". Mr.. Grace is said to
have replied: "Why, if 1 should make
such a statement to the public as have
made to you, nobody in New York would
believe me-" This, according to the gov
ernor. aroused his distrust of Grace, for it
occurred to him that a mayor of the city
of New York who would admit that his
veracity was 80 far below par that nobody
would believe him when discussing inn
portant municipal measures was not man
for him to train with. Whether this story
be true or not, there was certainly de-
cided falling out between Mr.. Grace and Mr..
HILL and the willy senator has been made
more than once TO feel the keen edge
of the Grace snickersnee. The hos
tility shown Hill by the ill-ad-
vised Syracuse convention, composed
as it was entirely of Mr.. Cleveland's
friends will cut an important figure in the
November elections. 1t has widened a
breach between the two factions in this
state, and I know of nothing that can
heal it now. Should Mr.. Cleveland be
nominated in Chicago, as now seems
almost certain. all hope of defeating Tam
many locally would seem to vanish. 1t
will require very great persuasive powers
and organization to keep Tammany's
voters up to the support of the Demo-
cratic national ticket, and if Mr.. Grace
succeeds in forming a coalition with the
Republicans to beat Tammany's candidate
for mayor the Tammany knife will be
used with great effectiveness on the verte-
bral column of Mr.. Cleveland At all
events, there will be fun in politics in
New York this year. 1t should be borne
in mind that all of Mr.. Grace's skillful
political work has but one objective-the
erection of Grace Hail.
FOSTER AND SMITH ABROAD.
The fact that the Democrats are SCOOP
ing the money out of the treasury, $47, OOO,-
600 at clip, does not spoil Secretary Fos-
ter's digestion nor interfere with his ap-
probation of joke. While the secretary
was abroad recently he had with him as a
guest Mr.. l.. II. Smith. one of the rich oil
producers, formerly of Pennsylvania. Mr..
Smith is himself very much given to prac-
teal jokes, and notwithstanding the warm
weather and his two hundred and thirty
odd pounds, he will go far out of his way
to see something 20 laugh at, and partic-
ulary If it is joke at another mans ex-
pense. While Foster and Smith were in
London one OF the lackeys in the hotel ac-
cepted from some one from the United
States a counterfeit Americon haif-dollar
as tip" When the lackey ascertalned
that the half dollar was counterfeit. he
was IN deep distress. Smith kindly sug-
gested to him that his friend Mr.. Foster
across the hall was high officer of the
American government and he should an
ply to him tor relief. The lackey called on
the secretary and stated his case. Mr..
Foster heard his story and took particular
note OF the fact that ne was indebted TO
Mr.. Smith for the confidence which the
lackey reposed in him. Ascertaining. too.
that he did not know from whom he had
received the coin, Mr.. Foster informed
him, confidentially, that the queer had
been showed upon him by no other than
the man Smith himself, and ADVISED him
to mag" the big American by day and nv
night until he produced another coin in
place OF the counterfeit. This advice was
religlously followed and Mr.. Smith never
got out OF the hotel nor came into il with
out a reminder that he was expected 70
make good" The lackey. acting under
the advice OF the secretary of the United
states treasury, even followed Mr. Smith
upOu the