The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-26
HILL THE MAN
TO NOMINATE AT THE CHICAGO CON.
VENTlON.
he is the Choice of New York. the Man of
Victory aud can Garry that State. which
Grover Cleveland Would Lose Again.

The Democratic candidate for President
is yet an uusO we'd problem and in many
respects reminds one of sixteen years ago
when Samuel j. Ttlden became the candi'
date.
TO Mr.. Tilden there was fierce and Bit
ter Democratic opposition, which gradual
Iy disappeared after his nomination. The
fact OF him being the man likely to carry
New York was the great consideration.
At this time there are two Richmonds
| in the field, Hill and Cleveland, contend.
ing, and both are citizens of the state OF
| New York, and the turning point is, which
| is the man 10 carry that state.
Fortunately this is no unsolved question,
| for both geutlemen were candidates four
! years ago, Mr.. Cleveland for re- election
as President and Mr.. Hill for reelection
as Governor. The result in that state is
| well known. Cleveland lost the state,a and
| with il the Presidency, and was retired
from the White House, where he fully ex-
pected to continue,
An army of his office holding friends
also had 10 retire, much to their disap-
| pointment, no doubt. Great expectations
fell in the stock marketl Alas for mug
| wumperyl
Mr.. Hill, on the other hand carried the
| state of New York at the same election
| that Cleveland lost IL, and was continued
| as Governor, to faithfully serve the people
three years more, and do glorious work.
| His magnificent work was so well and
| highly appreciated that he was elected to
| the United States Senate without opposi-
| ion to bis nomination before his term as
| Governor expired,
| Governor Hill had not disregardtd the
| Democratic sentiment, had not disappoiut.
| ed his party and friends, had not 80 stirred
| their Indignation as to be hung in eiligy
| in the public main street OF any incopor-
ated or uniDcorporated town OF that great
| state.
We may without hesitation place David
| 3. Hill as reliable, faithful and unfalter-
| ing, at all times true to duty. AS leader
| he mas proved himself a success, never
| having lost a battle,
The State Of New York being the key Of
the situation, and the contest as yet being
| between Hill and Cleveland, the one who
| is entirely acceptable to the Democracy of
that State should undoubtedly be chosen,
| allowing always that he would be quite
accept BILE TO the Democrats throughout
| the country, and so be elected.
! In this view Of the case unquestionably
Mr.. Hill is the man. He got the hearty
endorse ment for President Of the New
York State convention in February, show.
ing that his popularity continues, and
that he Is the man to carry New York.
Can there be any doubt OF this? Mr..
Hill az Governor brought about reforms,
ana went from triumph to triumph, and
the people of New York honor him accord
ingly.
The boiling movement got up by Grover
Cleveland's personal friends or keepers,
against the action OF the Democratic
State convention, is a futile effort TO dis.
organize the Democracy, and this OF itself
should settle Mr.. ClevelaLds case. He
lost four years ago, through his own
"personal unpopularity," and is not
available now. The mugwumps' man has
had his day. Had Mr.. Cleveland carried
out his promise made in his letter OF
acceptance in 1884 to be satisfied with one
term, we might have elected a Democratic
successor, Why does he permit himself
to be an obstacle now? Mr.. Clevelann's
denomination four years ago was mainly
distated by Federal Office holders and
others who were, more or less, under
personal obligations; and the same men
are his active leaders now, and as rule
they pay little attention to the wishes Of
the Democratic party and do none Of the
campaign work. The spirit of rule or
ruin seems to govern them. Four years
ago Mr.. Cleveland was a drag all the way
through the campaign, and this was the
experience of the National committee and
managers. The sentiment demanding
ClevelanG's denomination was a manu-
factured article, and as he bad been 1old
to the people they were not warm TO him,
and hence the result in New York where
he lost and Hill won. And so Cleveland
1t is one thing 70 get nomination, and
another to be elected, as ar. Cleveland
found in 1888, Indeed in 1884 he was
elected by an accident, a slip of Rev,
Burchard's tongue-'Rum, Romanism
and Rebellion Even then Mr.. Cleve-
lands majority in New York was but ,034.
And this year again the same rule-or-
ruin coterie have gathered around MIR.
Cleveland to force his nomination upon
the Democracy. His nomination in 1888
was mistake, and the question js-Shall
we repeat the blunder?
Had the New York State Convention last
February endorsed Cleveland instead of
Hill it would have been all right with these
boiling gentlemen. All would have been
regular then and lovely-with them. 1t
makes difference whose OK is gored.
No wonder the late Senator Barbour OF
Virginia, in the last letter he wrote, said
~ do not believe that Mr.. Cleveland eau
"be elected If nominated, and in this opin-
sion nine-tenths Of the members of Con-
"gress concuT.O
Mr.. Watierson of the Louisville Courier
Journal says:
"Mr. Cleveland represents nothing
which other and more available Demo
'crats than he do notrepresent as well as
"he. We gave him his denomination in
"lSSS, and with everything in his favor he
"lost his election. 1t is n demonstrable
"proposition that now, with everything
against him, he cannot win it. In New
york he will have to bridge an impass
sable gulf. In the West his silver views
"aud record give us no assurance that he
"can make the gains to compensate for
"hs losses In the East. Even in Indiana
"bis nGme is she keynote to n schism. He
"has played out his good luck, and he
fought not TO ask or expect his party
"blindly to back his bad luck"
In fact, there seems to be no satisfac-
tory or possible solution for the Chicago
convention, Sut to nominate David II! Hill.
1t might disappoint some gentlemen who
are trying to divide the Democracy of
New York, the same who fought Hill four
years ago, and who then, as now, favored
Cleveland. Their power was then seen,
for their man lost, and Hin won.
Their primaries in Brooklyn the other
day polled but 1,244 votss all told, and
that, after great tadvertisinaAnd drumming
and voting Republicans and everything
else. The Democratic vote in Brooklyn
last fall was over $1,000 The power of
This muRwump Cleveland movement may
thus be seen.
District Attorney James w. Ridgway,
one of the most popular Democrats IN
Brooklyn, and one of the most active
leaders in the regular organization, has
this to say about the alleged primaries Of
the anti -snappers;
II think these gentlemen had better
close up shop. The primaries were
fake. III all these latter Day Saints
were crowded into one ward they
could not elect constable. They
talk about the people being for Cleve-
land. don't think the result of these
so-called primaries shows it. The men
engaged in the movement are perennial
kickers, and never vote the Democratic
ticket"
When these men four years ago were
trying to defeat Hill, Mr.. Hill was on the
atuu,o daily sneakinP for Cleveland.
telling the people to vote for Cleveland