Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-05
TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO NcKERs.

TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO KlCKERS.
Il is a peculiar coincidence that both
parties in New York are suffering from
the apotheosis of discredited leader
A certain set Of politicians in the Re
publican party maintained that it was
impossible for Harrison to carry New
York without first having placated Mr.
Platt, while another set i'm the Demo
cratic party maintain that New York
belongs to Senator Hill.
The entire force energy and skill of
the campaign committee of the Republi-
can party have been exercised for the
purpose of bringing Jonah Platt back
into harmony Why this was done it is
difficult TO explain, for Mr.. Platt has lost
every campaign he has ever managed and
he has suffered more defeats than any
other leader or boss the party ever had.
He is everything and anything but a
mascot
The political efforts and energies of
Senator Hill have not been so poorly re-
warded, but they have been equally dis
credited, if not, indeed more discredit-
able, than those of Mr. Platt. In spite
of this however one of the newspapers
refers to Cleveland as having failed TO
seek ont and appease Senator Hill in
order TO win Senator Hills support for
the Democratic party and the Demo
cratic candidates. as if Mr.. Cleveland
had done Senator Hill some personal in
jury in having suited the times and the
people better as candidate for the high
Office which Senator Hill wanted for him
self. One Of the local statesmen of New
York, referring to Cleveland's bad CON
duct, says:
And honestly believe that he thinks
lac could be elected even If the committee
didn't do a thing. And in that he is
everlastingly mistaken. He has the
/ hardest kind Of q fight ON his hands
/ Only he doesn't know it. He started out
70 ignore Hin and he seems determined
to keep it up. Well, il may be all right
| for people to talk about Hill not being
/ the kind Of a man Go go back on his
party. AT the same time Hin is no more
| than human And I don't fancy any
man can be expected TO get out and
work for another who, he knows, looks
down on him.
Taking another view Of this matter it
seems little strange that Cleveland
must solicit the support of the Lama
Democrat statesman against the Nc
Kinley system Of unequal taxation, and
to prevent the enactment Of the danger
Gus and subversive Force bill
1t is strange that Senator Hill
is so intensely human that he
cannot assist the Democratic party when
he is not running for Office Il is strange
that Senator Hill has determined to
punish the Democratic party because il
did not accept his estimate of himself
and did not allow him TO pick out the
best and only apple in the basket. Il is
strange II Senator Hill must be treated
with, COOLED, entreated and paid as il he
had gone back on the Democratic party,
gone ont Of it, or determined to kick it
out Of existence If some great and in
conceivable courtesies or obeisances were
performed before him.
II these strange things have come Ia
pass it might be just as well 70 allow
Senator Hill to sulk and scowl tin he re
covers his sanguine equipoise of equit
able amiability, for he is likely to FIND
that he viii lose more than he win gain
and come home with his caudal appen
dage posteriorly dependent, just a
Mary's little lamb came home.
The sober truth is that kickers anS
selfish malcontents obtain entirely TOO
much attention from both parties. The,
have not the power they are said 4
! possess. They are prodigal sons VIII,
! should be allowed TO 60 of to far coun
try and fll their bellies with husks. The
will sneak back ragged and pentiten
long before they are needed Senate
Hin is a great man, but the Democrati
j party can struggle along without him 1
! he thinks it necessary.
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