The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-11

Especial to THE HERALD-EXaminer Dispatch
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 1O.-Henry Watterson,
in an editorial on the mid winter outlook In
the COluier-Jounndl, says: 'The letter of
Mr. Blaine removes all elements of doubt
that may have existed touching the Repub-
lcan nominee for President. 1t leaves the
field where discerning observers have long
known it to be, in the
ABSOLUTE POSSESSION OF THE PRESIDENT.
There may be attempted diversions, but
they will come to nothing. Mr.. Harrison
will be his own successor upon the national
Republican ticket, and if there are those
who think that ne will prove weak nomi-
nee or candidate easy to be defeated, they
will find themselves mistaken.
This matter being settled, what do the
times tell US with respect to the Democratic
horn of the dilemma! That Mr.. Cleveland
is, outside of New York, the choice of an
overwhelming majority Of the Democrats
OF the United States
Is AN INDIsPUTABLE FACT
MIR. Cleveland first, the rest nowhere.
But to all appearances it seems that with
the Democrats of New ork it is Hill and
Cleveland nowhere. The old story--two
women and one house; two dogs and one
bone; two statesmen and one state Are
we again to fall between the two stools of
| this old never ending faction fight, renew
ing itself every four years among the
Democratic politicians of New York? II
seems so.
Suppose that Mr.. Cleveland is elm.
mated from the list of possibilities, how
! far will that mend the situation and
| brighten the outlook? 1t Will undoubtedly
leave Mr.. Hill for the moment
MASTER OF THE SCENE.
| Thus far will he have advanced into the
| bowels of the Democratic party. But car
he, with Cleveland out of the way, transfer
the Cleveland mantle OF leadership to hi:
own shoulders? And even if, by the aid Of
his matchless powers Of organization, he
does this, can he assure his party al
open way to victory! AS a candidate
for President, it is quite sure that MIR. Hi
would encounter an opposition he la:
never encountered as a candidate for gov
ernor in the state of New York, while out
side of the state of New York his nomina
ton, no matter how effected, would surely
tnd
A PARTY UNPREPARED TO MEET IT WITT
ENTHUSIASM,
if not wholly resentful and sullen. Tn
simple truth is, that the conscience tn
mind and che heart of the Democrat
masses OF the people are not yet ready I
cast off Mr.. Cleveland as their leader AM
take Mr.. Hill in his place. 1t may be tina
they have an ideal Cleveland, and tina
there is in reality no such person. Blu
facts are facts, and right or wrong, 10
good or evil MIR. Cleveland stands with tn,
vast multitudes. of Democrats the type an
embodiment OF tariff reform and Mr.. Hi
as the type and embodiment not only G
machine politics, but as laggard, if not
AN oBsTRUCTIoN TO TARIFF REFORM.
, "With MIR. Cleveland out of the way an
great impulse lost, with nobody left I
hoist the banner of the true belief, what
, to prevent the nomination of MIR. Hill an
J his subsequent defeat, through dlssension
, and apathy in our own ranks and a stralgh
out revenue reform ticket which will surel
take the field against him, carrying O
thousands and tens of thousands OF arder
tariff retormers in New England, in Ne
York and in all of the doubtful statesa
'Mr Hill is young man and has til
5 world before him, and with or without til
7 presidency is sure to make
= A CAREER AND A GREAT ONE.
/ But we cannot think him the most avail
able nominee at this time, and, const
quently, we must reiterate what we hay
= SAID SO often, that in our opinion when W
: leave Mr. Cleveland we are bound to leay
r New Y ork and come west for a candidate