The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-23
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A Problem NOWtes osating me Great
Americasde Republic.

Amerleasde Republic.
IL should not he forgotten that David
Is. Hill is the ''young hickory of the
democracy How he s.Iaid il on" ia
the New York republicans they will
not he likely To forget very soon.-
Fl0rida TImeS-lnion-Denl.
AWe see it stated every lay, that al
Hills trend, and G@lig.,ers have de
serted him. If this is the case, what
are the Cleveland people worrying
about? They evidently put NJ conf,
dence in their own informatlon.-At-
lanta Constitution-dcm.
The great swell of democratic scnti,
ment for the denomination of Clcve,
land has now become so plain rs tC
convince the most Skeptlcal. Hardly
anybody now processes to doubt that
he will have the nomination if he will
take it.-Brattleboro Vt.) lteformcr-
Ind.
How many of the democratic states
have had an opportunity to express
their choice for II presidential candi-
dateP Not one. We are willing to
wait to hear from the democratic
states before deciding for or against
any one of the condidates.-Charies-
ton (W. Va.) Gazette-Dcm.
If Mr.. Cleveland is not nominated
at Chicago he will leave u political
estate that will very naturally attract
quite n number of would-be heirs. In
short, if Mr.. Cleveland does not sue
ceed he and his friends will have con
siderable TO say rs to who shall he the
democrat nominee. Governor Patti
son recognizes this fact and HI has
already filed u very urgent plea for
what he expects Mr.. Cleveland to
leave.-Washington Post-Ind.
Ex-Secretary Whitney has gone to
Europe and will not return until the
middle of May. He predicts that Cleve-
land will be nominated and elected;
but he says that he has not been Il
party to the anti-Hill convention ami
has not been consulted about it or
participated in it," All of this we Gull
from a long interview published in the
INV tOIh hoIity anu IL viii SCI lilstIIN
men to thinking that possibly Whitney
may make II good compromise candi-
date.-Richmond DiSpatch-Dem.
Let Democrats study the situation in
all its aspects and probabilities and
then put up their strongest man re-
gardless' of personal feeling. That is
the way to win. The democracy of
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, has
taken this view of the case. Although
expressing Il strong and decided prefer
ence for Mr.. Cleveland, they recognize
that the national convention is to be Il
deliberative body and have selected
their delegations without in~structing
DEMONSTRATING CIV. Va.) Register
Dem.
There is much talk now about a
western candidate. The west has given
the democracy some fine material.
The leading men named IN this con
nection are Campbell, of Ohio; Gray,
of Indiana; Boies, of Iowa, and Pal
mer, of Illinois. These are all good
men. So are Cleveland, of New York
Russell, OF Massachusetts; PattisOn, of
Pennsylvania; Flower, of New York
Whitney, of New York; German, of
Maryland, and others. The democra-
cy has good material. What is want
ed is the man upon whom the largest
number of people will unite.-Rich-
mond State-Dem.
Senator Hill, by his integrity of pur-
pose, by his idomItable will and I'M
waverlng perseverance has harmoniaed
and rendered paramount the political
influence of the democratic party in
the most important state in the Union.
He Is the champion of a wise and
judieious tariff reform that will secure
for Americans the cheapest markets to
purchase in and the fairest fields for
the export of N manufactures. He
has won the confidence and following
of the working leaven of democracy,
and in his nomination and election will
be found the greatest safeguards for
the future success of the party.-Hart-
ford Telegram-Dem.
In view of the situation In New York
the Ohio democracy should heed the
advice of the New York World and
send an uninstructed delegation to
the national convention. Personal
prejudices and opinions should be sub
verified to party interests, and Ohio go
into the convention in condition to
exercise a controlling influence in the
selection of = western man. Politicians
with axes to grind, men who think
they see the winner and decide to tie
to him by favoring instructions, should
be relegated to the rear. What the
Ohio democracy want Is n good strong
delegation of representative men whose
prejudices will not prevent them from
getting together.-Columbia CO.. Post.
We cannot but recall 10 mind con
stantly the fact that the democrats can
not afford to lose one single southern
state nor one of the democratic north
ern states without being outrun in the
presidential race. Let us impress the
figures upon the minds of all good
democrats. The whole number of votes
in all the electoral colleges is444. Nee
essary to % choice, 1913. OF these the
solid south must give 1j9. The dem
ocrats cannot lose even the little state
of Florida without being defeated.
Then they must get New York, New
Jersey and lndiana-the only states
the democrats can hope to win from
the northern republicans. The total
will then be 220, or three less than the
number necessary to a choice. These
three may get in Connecticut or
Michigan. What a Iisk we shall take
if we shall nominate n man who cannot
carry New York Dispatch
dem. ,
STONES POSITION.