Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-21
GROVER CLEVELAND.
STRUGGLE OVER THE PLATFORM.


principles he stands on. They want tariff to be
the all-absorbing issue of the fight and they
want the plank to be strong enough to
make the contest practically one between high
tariff and free trade. They do not propose the
abolition of custom houses. but they do not in
tend 10 have the least shadow of protection, in
cidental or otherwise. in their policy.
Mr. German Col Brice and their following
are anxious to make the tariff plank less radi-
cal and TO include among the issues promi-
nently the force" bill and all other issues of
importance which have figured in national
platforms of the past.
There will probably be little difficulty to
the silver plank. Some of the Cleveland men
would like TO have radical snti-free coinage
plank, but large majority appear to be in
favor of n straddle.
The Massachusetts, people propose that the
plank in the republican platform on this sub
iect be inserted word for word in the demo-
cratic platform. but there is a sentiment against
copying from the other party and 1t Is urged
that to do such thing a. this would give
the Farmers Alliance. the third party people.
n very substantial hook upon which to hang
their oft-repeated statement that both<the great
parties are controlled by the money power Of
Wall street
This consideration will prevent the carrying
ont Of the Massac husetts idea, but the plank
adopted will be substantially if not exactly the
same as thsss adopted by the Maryland state con-
vention. which is a simple straddle and not diff
ferent in meaning from that adopted by the re-
publicans at Minneapolis. There is general
feeling among the southern men here
that no matter what is said the
subject Of silver in the platform the nOmina-
ton of Cleveland makes the policy of the party
on that question very clear. and they believe
that the third party will get very strong vote
in the west and the south The expectation is,
however. that the republicans in the
west are the only ones who will
suffer materially from the strength
of the third party. There is considerable oppo-
sition to the nomination of Mr.. Gray for the
vice presidency. The sentiment is against him
and in favor of BoieS. But the combinations
have been mace to nominate GRAY with Cleve-
land. and il Is not at all probable that Mr..
Whitney will be overrIled in this
matter. The ticket conceded by nearly
every one TO be assured now Is Cleveland and
Gray. The Illinois people are talking Steven
Son and the Iowa folks say that the way 10
strengthen the ticket is to put Boies there. but
they will make no fight for that. The out
look now is that Mr.. Boies will get
the votes of the Iowa delegates
for the presidency and that Mr.. Hill will get
the vote Of the New FORK delegation for the
presidency. Roth may get some few votes be-
sides and all the rest will go at once TO Cleve-
land. giving him the nomination on the first
ballot.
A question which many of the older demo-
cratic leaders ind time to think about is that
OF the fate of Senator Hill
/ have heard no one express a doub. that the
result Of this convention will practically end
his political career. Unless information which
some Of the people here have Is incorrect Mr..
Hills resignation from the United States
Senate NAV be expected at an early
date. 1t is probable that he will
take journey which will keep him
out Of New York during the campaign and
that he will take part in it whatever.
Some of his friends say that there is
nothing Senator Hill can do which will
save the state Of New York for Mr.. Ceve-
land but We. Cleveland's defeat in
November, which they predict will be charged
to Hill, SO thai he will have the injustice done
10 him of being held responsible for the fate of
a candidate whom he con-lders defeated at the
start J. Z. u.