The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-02-23
AFRAID OF HILL.
SENATOR COLQUxTT RETEALS TIE
SECRET OF TTACKS.
Men Of Great Force of Character are Those
Attacked-The New York Conven-
No Snap Convention.

II don't want to see the people of Geor-
| gla deluded by abuse of one of the worth
| lest men in the land, whose capacity for
strengthening the democratic party is i'm
measurable"
These were the last words of tho inter-
| view and 1 put them first.
| Senator Colquitt came homo from Wash
| ington Thursday and will remain till
! Tuesday. In the meantime he is resting
| at his suburban home, where he usually
| enjoys immunity from the professional visits
of newspaper men, but this time he did
| not escape. found him well and enthu-
| sastc on the prospect of eecling demo-
cratic president, but much averse to saying
| anything for publication. In a half hours
conversation he said so many things OF
| general interest on current topics that l
| insisted on printing all L could remember.
| Consent was finally obtained and the pub
| lie is given the benefit OF the CONVEX
| sation.
! The talk began on the senator's remark
| that certain prominent citizens OF Atlanta,
who are capable Of close observation of pub
| lie affairs, returned from New York very
| much impressed with Senator Hills strength
| as . presidential candidate.
| 81 would much prefer that yon would
| give their Vows" said he. "i,line are
! already known, and there is 10 need to reit-
crate them. The other gentleman could tell
| HIPS position. and all about the at
| tacks being made him. They could
| tell you also The reason for these attacks made
! by men inside and outside OF the democratic
! party"
What is your view of these attacks on
| Hip"
"The republicans attack Senator Hill be-
cause they afraid of him. They fear that
| if lie should he elected president lie would
| strengthen and establish the supremacy Of the
Jn,, 10 ri int 1,n 70
| has done in New York. They dread it more
| than they do an attack of the la grippe,
or the recent invasion of the typhus:
1t is natural that republicans should assail
hut it is amazing that democrats can
| End reason to join in the assault
| Men with great force OF character are always
| bitterly attacked. Andrew Jackson. who i'm
| pressed himself upon tic country as no other
| n.an has done, was fought as bitterly rs Hill.
! 1T was because lie stood by his friends and
| fought for them; that is the way Hill is doing,
| and it IS the manly course. If he should be-
| come president Of the United States he would
impress on the country democratic measures
and policy which will establish them in the
confidence and support of the people"
"Do vo,t think sufficient notice was given in
the case of the alleged snap convention"
There was four weeks notice-yes,
four years notice of the con-
test between Hin and Cleveland.
There vas not an opponent of Hill in New
Yorl. who was dcbarrod by reason of the time
Of the convention, lis right and opportunity
TO vote. No convention was ever more Gener-
aly advertised, and the supporters of other
candidates than Hill had ample time to get to-
acther and carry tho election if they had the
majority II they did not have the ma
iorty, there was no reason TO complain
iicX long did it take the people OF New York
to decide which they wanted? Is not one
month enough? The question is submitted to
primaries, and the vote has been the largest
for years. What room is there then to talk OF
snap convention or y mid-Winter COnVen-
ton? Tie difference is the difference be-
tween holding it Oh Tuesday or Thursday, and
Mr. HIPS opponents might as we'll say, we
want the convention on Thursday. Don't
hold it Oh Tuesday. If you do it is not fair.
Mr. Hill did not appoint one of the executive
committee that issued the cali
They were unanimous in tho date. 1t is said
that they carried out Mr.. Hill's wishes. They
were appointed by the New York state con-
ycntion, of several hundred delegates. repro
senting every county in the state. and if Mir
Hill has power to control men that way. to
impress himself on convention SO that his
viii is their will, then lie IS the nan We want
to lead cur forces to victory
Senator. what do you think of the charges
OF corruption made against MI llill?'
"Ile has been governor of New York for
seven wears, and vas before the people and
known to them before he was elected GOV
ernor, subj ected all that time to the fire Of q
lGCrC1iGSS CRITICISM narulN ever etua!eu ne
hodest of his enemies has never dared to make
a specific charge against his personal character
or his official conduct. With all this broad
side of accusation why don't they produce the
evidence or make some specific charge? The
renub,icans have had a majority of the
legislature while Mr.. Hill was governor; why
have they not raised q committee to investi-
gate his official conduct? The truth is that
there is not q place in his public private
life where they can lay their hands and call it
/ &c, tn :Fa hon ,arh.
against his official integrity no man has made
speCtc charge. They dare not attack him
il that way. They say his political combina-
lions are corrupt. The power of coordination
is the genius of success IN politics and it is
legitimate. That is the kind of nan to select
for candidate. Away with this hypocrisy
and all this protenSe Of virtue, and this at
fectcd abstinence from political agencies.
The man who has the manhood 10 fight for his
friends and his party. and the firmness to hold
fast, is the man for a leader"
"Senator, You were identified with the move
nent for tariff reform, and believe MIR.
Cleveland is more prominently associated with
that idea than any other man in this country.
What affect W;li this have on the selection OF
a candidate?"
"Nono whatever. Mr.. Hill is Just as out
spoken for tari f reform as Mr. Cleveland. An
effort was made to create the impression that
the election of Speaker Crisp over Mills was
reactionary movement on the tariff. There IS
no truth in it, If L had thought SO L would
have left Crisp instantly, though he is my per-
sona friend Crisp is as sound on the tariff as
either Mills or Cleveland. There will be no
retrograde movement against tariff reform.
An overwhelming majority of the house viii
vote for it,
"Whar do you think OF Mr.. Hills Emira
sneech? Was there any eGaivocation on the
silver question:
"No MIR. Hills position on silver has not
changed. He differs from other democrats rs
to the form in which the issues Of the cam
paign should be made up. lie thinks the issue
should be made against the Mckinley bill as a
tariff measure, and against the existing silver
law, which provides for the purchase of
bullion rather than its free coinage. 1t is not
that he is less for tariff reform or for free
coinage, but through doubt as to their practical
blity before an adverse senate and president.
l differ with him in that, as l think we will
lose nothing by taking the aggressive on both
measures.
1.-The democratic party has begun a policy of
monetary union with South and Central
America by which 120,00O,000 of people in