The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10
The nm r. lid in a Nutshell.

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THE RECORDER believes that
the day of truth is dawning, and
before next January its full
light will be beaming over the
country and compelling Its
enemies to withdraw into con-
genial darkness.
We want to have a man at
the head of this nation of sim
cere convictions, a man who
believes the mission of the
Democratic party as the one
appointed to carry the nation to
its high destiny-such a man is
found in the person of Grover
Cleveland.
In speaking of the Hill raid
now going ON in New York, the
Philadelphia Times says:
sit is possible, but not GER
tam, that the raid now made on
the Democracy by Senator Hill
for q Presidential nomination.
may defeat the selection of Mr..
Cleveland as the Democratic
candidate; but there is no pos.
sible contingency in which Hill
could effect his own nomination.
The Democrats of the nation are
not prepared to enter one of the
most important contests of our
political history with candi
date who would symbolic the
purpose to nationalize saloon
politics, with political theft a.
one of the Jewels of the new
political constellation.
ave say that tits possible that
the "snap judgment" conyen-
ton called by Senator Hill in
New York to assure a solid de-
legation for himself for Presi-
dent, may defeat the nomina-
ton Of Mr.. Cleveland, but it is
not at all certain that it will dc
90. An overwhelming majority
of the Democrats and Tariff Re-
formers of the country desire
the nomination of Cleveland as
against all others; and it is en-
tirely safe to say that four-fifth:
of them, taking in the entir.
country including New York
very positively prefer Cleveland
to Hill, while a very large per
centage, and quite enough II
control every debatable State
would vote for any reasonable
candidate of any other party tc
defeat the election Of Hill. Thi:
is not sentiment; it is the plain
truth, and it should be. present
ed in cold types for the study Of
the men who are active in the
present Hill raid upon the Dem
ecracy.
"While the defeat of Cleve
land is possible by this Presi
dental raid of Senator Hill, il ii
not only possible, but it is ever
probable, that the Democrat,
people of the United States vii
nominate Mr.. Cleveland with o
without the vote Of New Yorl
State, and if so nominated h
would be elected not only with
out the Electoral vote Of NeS
Yerk, but the certainty of hi
election would compel eve
Senator Hill TO fall in with Oh
party and give his State t
Cleveland.
New York Democrats of Oh
Hill school have twice defeate
Democratic candidates for tn
Presidency by deliberate pert
dy. Hancock was sacrificed
1850, and in 1883, Cleyelan
was deliberately betraye
20 make Hill Governo
There is natural distrust, ther,
fore, Of the Hill leaders, and I'll
emily certain way Of electing
Democratic President this yea
would'be TO nominate the strons
est man, regardless Of the h
roes of political theft, and con
pei their support by teachin
them that they are not
20 Democratic success. The
had the power te defeat til
Democracy in 1880 and again
1888. They have not the powe
20 defeat Cleveland in 1892,
thepeople shall emphasize the
devotion TO honest governmsr
by nominating him as the
candidate. Such is the attitud
Of the Hill Presidential raj
given in q nutshell"