St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-14
JOE BROWNS ADVICE.
The Shrewd Old Georgian Is
Sorry for the Cleveland
Hill Division.
Delay Favored Until Senti-
ment Crystallizes on the
Best Man to Choose.
No Man Ever Contested the
Office Three Consecutive
Times,
And With Grover Out Mr.. Hill
Looms Up Ahead Of All
Others.

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 13.-EX-Senator
Joseph E. Brown favors Senator Hill,
of New York, for the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination. He has addressed
a letter to the editor of the Constitution
regretting the unfortunate division
between eX-President Cleveland and
Senator Hill as rival candidates
Tor the nomination. He says:
The Democratic party has victory with
in its grasp at the election if it makes no
objectionable mistakes. But to make
victory certain, it is necessary that we
have united Democracy. 1t will be
necessary to nominate candidate who
can carry all the Southern Democratic
states, and who can carry New York.
Connecticut, New Jersey and Indiana.
President Cleveland carried them in
1854 and was elected. He lost them in
1883 and was defeated.
We should take the earliest steps pos
sible to ascertain what is the sentiment
of the states just mentioned. If there
is more certainty that Mr.Cleveland can
carry them than that Senator Hill can
carry them, he should receive the NOM
ination. If. on the other hand. develop
ments have shown or may show that
Senator Hill will
Certainly Carry Those States,
then the party should not hesitate to
make him the standard bearer. Enter
tanning this view. | do not deem it Is
sential that the party make selection
of candidate for president at present,
but L would wait until we hear from
New York and other states necessary to
success. AS both the candidates above
named for the nomination are men of
great ability either can safely be trusted
with the power if he be the most
available; and when we find who is
likely to be the most available, then is
the time for the Democracy to make
the selection. You or some of your
readers may remember case that does
not occur to me at present, but |
do not remember one where the
same person has been nominated by
either of the great political parties
to run three successive times for the
Office of president, whether successful
or unsuccessful in the second election.
If this has been the Democratic usage.
then the usage is unfavorable to the
claims of President Cleveland. He has
been elected president and served one
term. He has been nominated by the
Democratic party
For a Second Term,
and with all the machinery, patronage
and power of the administration in his
hands has been defeated for second
term. Ii Democratic usage amounts to
anything, or Democratic precedent is to
be considered, this inevitably disposes
of Mr.. Cleveland for another term,
and it would be more in
conformity with the usage of
the party to nominate Senator Hill or
some other good man as the Democratic
candidate; and let it be remembered
that the government of the United
States in now 100 years old. and that this
usage of both political parties not to
nominate the same man three success
i've times for the presidency, whether
elect the second time or lot has been
uniform and without exception.
When we take into consideration the
long and valuable services of Senator
Hill as governor of New York to the
Democrats. and the recent fact that by
master stroke of policy he secured a
Democratic majority in the legislature
of New York and redeemed the state
from the rule of the Republican party
and has placed 1t in the control of the
Democratic party for mary years to
come, it would seem that no other Dem
Ocrat has done more for his party Or has
more richly merited its honors and
emolumentS.
Where David Looms.
Grover Cleveland being out of the
way as candidate for the nomination
by the unbroken usage of the Demo-
cratic party, Senator Hill, by his wis
dom in council and his ability in execu-
ton, looms up head and shoulders
above any other aspirant. His NOM
inatlon by the Democratic conven-
ton will be followed by sue
cess at the ballot box which
will cause all the branches of federal
government to pass again under the
control of the Democrats. [ cannot
think that the patriotic citizens of the
Southern section of the Union can afford
to tolerate division in the face of the
disaster which would necessarily re-
suit.
If we stand back as heretofore and
present solid South, and the Demo-
cratic party in convention dominates a
candidate who can carry what have
been usually known as the
doubtful states, already mentioned,
we have a glorious triumph
in reserve for us. Let US
hope that no unwise step will be taken,
no unfortunate division tolerated, but
that every Democrat will be ready to
make any and all sacrifices which are
necessary for the success of his party
and to defend the great public interest
involved