The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06

norsorol oo,soorences in the line Of duty.
and of his steadfast determination 70 insist o'
such reforms a. shall lessen their burdens
and elevate the public service. The peop'o
are for him in spite Of the politicians anu
his admirers owe it to themselves and 10 'h'
country TO relax no proper effort to secure
bis denomination for an Office which be hin
self will use no unseemly means to secure
The following is portion OF Governor
HILLS tribute TO Mr.. Cleveland as reported IN
the World Of June %, 1883:
President Cleveland needs no Introduction
10 the American people, nor any eulogy u.
my hands -Four years ago 1t was saiu oi
him on a certain occasion, We love nm loi
the enemies he has made We can now
truthfully assert: We esteem him for the
friends be has made friends of honesty;
friends OF courage; friends Of economy; irlenus
Of lower taxation. friends of labor friends OF
constitutional liberty; in brief, friends OF
every true Democratic doctrine
lie has been the President Of the people,
not merely the President Of party. His al
mnistration Of public affairs has been wlse'
ago they said be was weak Now they say he
is too headstrong and arbitrary; in fact,
very Caesar. They said he would surely lose
the confidence Of his party. unanimous
nomination by reclamation was the answer oil
that party They said he was not enough OF
q statesman, but he has shown that he IS able
and honest, painstaking and faithful and
possesses the courage of his CONVICTIONS.
What higher or better qualities Of statesman
ship would they have than these: They as
serted that his election would endanger the
business interests OF the country. -Four years
Of comparative prosperity repel the charge.
No scandals have disgraced his admins
tration. no commercial panics have disturbed
busjness there has been no extravaganza IN
public expenditures the honor and credit of
the nation have been preserved both at home
and abroad. in practice as well az in theory
public Office has been regarded as a public
trust. and the highest and best interests OF
the people have been consulted.
Upon such record the Democracy may
confidently appeal to the intelligence OF the
country and well anticipate a favorable ver-
Dict"
Now what can Hill promise to do for the
country more than Cleveland has shown both
the will and the ability to do. and who will
accept Hills assurances. as he eagerly grasps
at the Presidency, as worthy to be compared
with the actual results of one of the ablest
AMI purest administrations that our country
has ever known;
THE report that the Hopkins Searles will
case. involving some so 900, 900, had been
settled by q private agreement will doubtless
turn out to be correct. The plaintia, limo
thy Hopkins had apparently no ground to
proceed upon, as there was no substantial
evidence that the husband of Mrs Searles had
exercised any undue influence 10 induce her
10 bequeath all her property to him. The
course of his counsel in court was marked,
however, by an unusual degree Of noise the
object of which was to frghten the defendant
into q compromise. In measure, this object
seems 70 have been accomplished. as it is re-
ported that tie settlement made is on
basis of S3OOO,OO0 for Timothy Hopkins.
a small portion Of Mr. Searles' fortune but
still several times larger than the amount
which Hopkins had received from his step
fathers estate As be began life as q child Of
poor parents the possession of four millions
in middle life ought to convince him that he
has not made bad bargain of existence.
IF the report be true that Mr. William N.
Sngeriy of the Philadelphia Record has
been bargaining with Hi 10 give him the
delegation from Pennsylvania in return for
making Governor Pattson Attorney General
in his Cabinet in case Of his election. there Is
certainly no indication Of it in the columns
of that paper In its issue yesterday the
Record. commenting on the way the deega-
ton from New York were elected. says:
The trouble with the excellent Democrats
selected as delegates from New York 10 the
Chicago convention IS in the nature Of their
instructions. not in themselves. They are di-
rected TO present the name of a candidate
who is unsatisfactory 10 the Democracy Of
the Union because IF his position on tine sill
yer and tariff questions. Why not cancel the
instructions and let the delegation stand"
TIE philanthropy Of Mr. George W. Childs
of the Philadelphia Ledger always takes a
practical and common sense turn. lie has
recently purchased a large tract Of land in
Pike county, Penn, which he proposes 10
convert into a public park. and transform
what is now "a wilderness into a thing Of
beauty which will be q JOY forever to the peo-
pie of the whole county This is true gene
rosity.
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4 Voice From the Ranks.
Why is it that the sentiment of the masses
of the people is so overwhelmingly in favor OF
Grover Cleveland
Can il be ascriued to any brilliant points IN
his character ~ magnetic or heroic attributes,
Unlike Boulanger the recent popular idol of
France, Cleveland has performed no brilliant
coup q etat 10 challenge the admiration
OF the public, and at the same time to advance
his own political fortunes. With no superb
cal flash OF glitter about his character he
gains adherents all over the land by the open
Inanliness of his conduct HIS sterling CHAR
scter and honest Anglo-Saxou nature have
become known OF men. and irresisti-
bly, command their admiration and sup
port il these days of designing dema-
gogues and political trcksters. Rather
than seek 10 gain Office by schemes for his
...I.. ION. !.