New-York tribune., 1892-01-06
HILL IND HIS SCHEMES.

II seems that Governor HIPS programme for
his party, which was set forth with such flourish
OF trumpcts in his speech at banquet IN his
honor, does not altogether meet the approval Of
Democratic journals in other States. Here in
New-Yorls. where the power Of Governor Hill
over the state administration. past and present
is sufficiently known, most Democratic journals
arc Interestingly retlccnt on tho subject. but
"Tbo New-York World" thinks that his pro-
c,,mme "vould commit the party TO doctrines
and policies which the party has condemned anu
mon it's condemnation OF which the erc|O VIZ
tory OF 1890 was wOn.' In the ne!ghoorhoou
of Buffalo whore the kindly regard for Mr'
Cleveland may be supposed to have influence
the Democrats arc little moro explicit, so tha'
"The Buffalo Courier holds 1t amazing ina,
Governor Hi should sock % commit the par'!
70 4 policy that would "lil its hopes OF success
thj, wear as dead as a doornal' and dcc.;Ios
that policy "diStinctly reactlorary,' believing
tl,- II would confuse and emharrass the issue a'
put the Democratic party on the deterT'c'
The indianapolis Sentinel" recognized organ
Of the party in one Of the doubtful states gees
still further, and spcaks thus
II is a programme Of covarlice dishone'y ana
na-ti-n inbccny. u IS programme Of trckc'y ana
fal.o prcicncc. II c0ntemplates shameless V"aNon
- solemn pledges ard Deliberate abanh"nmcit o
eecrci princ,ples. . II represents 40 respect
,to hodv of puMc oplnfyn, and voices nothing bnt the
wishes Of little ootcrc Of political adVeniurrs ana
,,o~..,,r.ce "The sentinel declines 10
anc,ion tie proposed policy Of demogosism and po.
trOncy.
II goes on 10 warn the party that, if this pol
icv is adoDtcd, there arc not hkely 10 be any
electoral votes in Indiana for the Democratic
National ticket this year" Other expressions o.
o3inion from Democratic journals in different
parts Of tho country might be quoted to the
came purrose But it is worthy OF note that
be,e expressions come from journals which have
bcoo more or less distinctly identified with what
NAV be called the Cleveland policy, and win
Mr.. Cleyclaud's fortunes as a candidate, and do
not therefore necessarily represent the opinions
of those who carried a majority IN the Democratic
caucus Of the House and nominated Mr.. Crisp
for Speaker.
When IL comes to this that one Democratic
element publicly charges the other with coward
ice. dishonesty and poltroonery some months be-
fore 4 nomination is TO be made, it seems safe
20 say that there is a rather sharp division OF
opinion among Democrats in regard to the pol
lev they should adopt. Nor can TIE TRIBUNE
refrain from paying its respects TO the gentlemen
who inSis' upon the Democratic policy as 1t has
been distinctly set forth in repeated votes BY
Congress and by Democratic conventions hereto
fore. Undoubtedly it is true that Mr.. lllls
scheme would involve dishonesty and coward
ice, and place the Democratic party on the de-
nsive and make It's success in The Presidential
campaign exceedingly difficult, il not mpos-
Sible But then there remains the interesting
TACT that Governor Hill has a way Of fixing the
vote Of Ncw-YOlli 10 suit himself without any
regard whatever to the declared wishes Of tho
voters OF Ncw-York.
Thi, idea has taken deep root in the minds 0i
other Democratic leaders and journals, who pro-
Good to eulOgize Governor Hill in the strongest
| possible terms as a Democrat who knows what
the party wants and is not afraid 10 get It, and
does not care a button about public opinion.
| II seems to have impressed the minds Of these
| Democrats very strongly that Hill has dared 10
d, thing which no seIfrcspccting man would
dare to do, and has done it for the sake Of
party, and therefore he ought TO be sustained
| by the party.
| But behind all this there lies the ugly fact
that Hill is in a position To determine whether
| the Democratic machine in Ncw-Yorll shall count
tho electoral votes of the State for one candidate
or for the other. His faculty of counting the
votes as he plcasos has been demonstrated The
Democrats of other States may not like his plat
form: they may think him a dishonest and
! greedy man, who is in effect playing the Part
If bacllmacr in trying to force his party to
nominate him under penalty Of National defeat.
But, nevertheless, the votes of New-Yohi are
necessary to Democratic success. No Democrat