Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-06
HILL OR GORMAN.


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HILL OR ooRMAN.
Representative Grain Thinks One Of Those
Two Should lie Nominated.
washington Start
Representative Grain, of Iexas, who was
manager OF Mr. Mills's canvas for the
speakership and has been regarded as q
Cleveland man, believes now that MIR. Hill
or Mr.. German will be the nominee:
when left Texas to como to Congress"
he said to Star reporter. II think the
general sentiment of the Democracy was
favorable TO the nomination OF Mr. Cleye-
land. Since the action OF the Democratic
convention of New York, however, that
considerable change, judging from news.
paper and other public expressions OF
opinion. The drift of sentiment seems to
be tending toward Senator HILL"
Whom do you prefer?" was asked.
"Mv preference would be either Gorman
or Hill, - no replied. The former has de-
monstrated on the floor OF the senate that
he IS q statesman OF the highest order. and
his great and successful management OF
the minority in the celebrated debate upon
the force bill has endcared him to the peo-
pie of the South and to the lovers OF con-
stitutional liberty everywhere. The only
possible objection, and do not consider
il tenable. which could be urged against
him is that of locality. He would be
splendid standard-bearer. would support
Senator Hill because OF his qualifications
and his availability. For years he has been
the Governor Of the greatest State in the
Union, and has been confronted by Re-
publican legislatures.
sHREwD POLITICAL MANAGEMENT.
His public acts and his executive pa
pers have demonstrated beyond question
his fitness and capacity for the high offics
of President. The man who has success
fully and creditably governed the State OF
New York is assuredly qualified TO be Pre-
sident Of tho United States. 1t Is urged
against him that he 10 . shrewd political
manager. SO he is. But 10 that valid OBJ
jectionp =,
"If so 1t applies with equal force to Mr..
German. What the Democratic party
needs IS shrewd political managers. 1t
was Senator Germans shrewd political
management that enabled Mr.. Cleveland
to make the White House his home for
four years, and it was Senator Hills shfewd
political management that for the nrst
time since the war brought New YORK into
the Democratic column and removed that
State frsm the doubtful list in the presi-
Dental contest. 1t was his shrewd -pollti-
cal management that gave Now York q
Democratic representative in the Senate
of the United States. 1t is not often that
we find man who possesses q comolne-
ton of the qualifications of political Lead
ership and of craftsmanship. Both Cor
man and Hill are men of this character.
Hills AVAILABILITY.
1.-THE availability Of Senator Hill must
be apparent to every fair-minded Demo-
crat who is familiar with his record and
the political condition OF the country. He
has never been defeated tor q State oftice
in New York, and there Is no reason to be-
lieve that he will be If nominated tor the
presidency. Can the same be said Of any
of tho other gentlemen whose names
are mentioned In connection with
the nomination? 1t has been charged
that he and Tammany knitted Cleve-
land in the last contest and that
Hill is under the control OF Tamma-
nv. The falsity of these propositions u
manifest from an inspection OF the record
OF the votes cast for Cleveland in 1884 and
in 1888 respectively. his vote fell on in
where he had been strong In 1884, and &C
tually increased by about $4,000 in New
York, where Hill and Tsmmany were sup
posed to be all-powerful. Cleveland's vote
Also diminished in Brooklyn. where the
Democratic organization is believed to
have been hostile to Tammany.
WHAT THE SOUTH WANTS.
"we of the South want q man nomi-
mated who can be elected. The South can
get along with or without free coinage.
with or without protection. for We have
natural advantages which enable Us to
stand great STRAIN, but We cannot pros-
per under force bill. believe that tho
vote of New York IS necessary for Demo-
cratic success. have my doubts about
our carrying any western State except,
election we hear Q great deal of talk about
| carrying this or that western State.
but have observed that the Democracy
has not carried Q western State except In
| diana occasionally since the war in presi-
| dental struggle. Texans know more about
Texan sentiment than New Workers and
New Workers are moro familiar with politi-
cal feeling in New York than outsiders.
The unanimous vote of q Democratic con-
vention legally organized in the State OF
New York has declared to the people of
| the country that Senator Hill is the choice
| of the Democracy of that State for the pre-
sideptial nomination, and 1 am willing to
accept the declaration IS true.
HILL AND rAxMAsY.
Hill is sound upon the tariff. He has
given the country to understand that he
would not veto frse-coinage bill II elect
ed. He has the prestige Of success. He
| has never been defeated. He turns the
| rascaIs OUT The only opposition to him
| in New York Ia not personal, but ID
avowedly against the convention which
nominated him. 1t was legally con-
vened and lawfully held and the
| kickers.' so-called. II they be good
Democrats, will bow 10 the Will Of
voice in Democratic convention. The
charge that Hill il under the control Of
| Tammany 10 devoid OF truth. He is not q
| man to be dominated by individuals OF
| organizations. But the hue and CRY against
| Tammany which has been raised by Z
number Of Democrats. particularly. in the
South. 10 largely attributable to lack Of
knowledge on their part of the compost
ton. scope. and object of that organixs.
ton.
TIE MACHINE HxcrssAsY.
after the wiz 1ammany was the only
organized Democratic organization oil
nucleus around which the Democrscy
could rally. Il was aud il essential q
Democratic success. IL 10 called the ma.
chine The machine simply means OF.
eanisstion. Disintsgzats Ismnsny and
L q extremely doubtful. to cay the least
whether New York would Be reliably
Democratic. Tsnpspy hes been charges
with corruption. 30 bass tbs Democratic
party; 70 has the Republican party,
g hAys al ppliticai parties besl
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