New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-25
4 DESPERATE CREW.

The ship is in a bad way when the captain
cuts away the masts. Hope is gone, for ship
and cargo. when the crew takes TO open boats
i'm mdocean Hills latest scheme is in effect
that the Democratic crew should abandon the
ship and trust to an open boat. 1.-THE Wash
ngton Star says that AT the special session of
the New-York Legislature, to be held this
week. Presidential Electors for this State
will be appointed by the Legislature, adding
that the adoption of this method OF choosing
electors would settle the question of the pO-
litical complexion of the State in the next Pres
dential election, and New York would be 10
LONGER a doubtful factor in this contest. 1t
might. therefore not be to Mr.. Hills interest
TO have the matter settled before the Demo-
cratic Convention. Ii is said that after the
convention there is little doubt that the Legs
laturc will pass the bill, as they almost Ger
tanly will, it is minated, if Mr. Hill should
chance to be the nominee"
There has never been clearer disclosure
of character than in this shameless plan. Hi
and his friends believe that the Democrats Will
nominate any man, however unworthy and
offensive to decent voters, III order 10 make
sure of electoral votes that are i'll doubt. lie
and they believe that the party would consent
to ana share the benefits of any robbery OF the
people, however indecent if its chance OF sue
cess can thereby be increased. They ought to
know the managers of the Democratic party.
The election Of Speaker Crisp proved that they
did not know very accurately the majority Ill
the House SO the stealing of Legislature
and the reward of Maynard for an illegal act
4, lnnItlpIup of the moral
mrpitudc of Democratic members Of the LegiS-
lature. Hill knew the depths of infamy TO
which they would descend in shielding crime
for the sake of party With reason 1t may be
held that Hill and those who conspire with nm
know equally we'll how far Democratic leaders
in the Nation will 90 toward robbery OF the
people in order 10 snatch Presidential victory.
This faction knows the morals OF Democratic
leaders But it does not know the people.
Its fatal weakness is that it expects no man to
be honest Ready to take power by fraud IT
expects the people to be ready TO glori! ana
uphold any fraud by which Democrats can be
put into Office 50 the scamp the world over
reckons that other people are scamps IL is
the one fatal blundcr of Democratic leadership
for thirty years The people mean to be hon
est, even the great majority OF Democratic
voters They want fair play fair vote a
straight count. Hills frauds i'll this state
drove from his party the thousands OF voters
who turned the town elections against him.
A theft of the electors from this state by the
action of stolen Legislature, would make 1t
certain that not another electoral vote in the
North could be carried, bought or stolen for the
Democratic candidate. There can he no Surcr
road to defeat in the coming Presidential cleo
zion than to begin by such a crime against self
governments.
But the plan is not only disclosure OF moral
bascncss. 1t is also proof OF desperation. In
the flush of his triumph over the theft Of the
Senate, Hill himself said that his friends would
resort to no choice Of electors by the Legs
lature. boasting that they could sweep Tho
state on the popular vote. The town elections
have changed his mind Rhode Island has
brought light Hill begins t. see that the ShiI
will 20 down, and tells his party il will have
10 take to the lifebOatS. II is "a curious conci
dencc that. on the very morning this evidence
Of Hills desperation appeared, there was print
cd in the same papers the letter Of Mr.. Cleve
land. in which he said: Il have frequent mis-
givings as to the wisdom of again putting M
in nomination." If the two Democratic can
didates who at different times have carried
this state admit, one that the vote Of New
York will have TO be stolen, and the other tina
he has frequent misgivings, what are the pros
poets of the party?
1t was said only yesterday that when Dem
ocrats become dospcrat" they are sure to d.
the most foolish and fatal thing. Because III
very hungry and very thirsty oiicehntcrs 0
that party see no other hope, they are just tn
men to steal New-York if they can, and truS
that the moral sense of the people is as low a
their own.