Omaha daily bee., 1892-06-01
THE SYRACUSE CONTENTION

The anti-Hill convention at Syracuse
yesterday fully came up to the expecta-
tions of its projectors and justified all
the uneasiness that has been felt in dem
ocratic circles concerning the effects Of
the split in the Empire state. The
grievances of the Cleveland men in New
York were made known to the world in
the plainest terms and their dete rmina-
tion to redress the wrongs which they
have suffered ut the hands of Tammany
breathes in every line of the resolutions
adopted in condemnation of the tactics
of the Hill machine. In it's mischievous
and demoralizing influence upon the
prospects of tho democratic party it
stands alone among the protesting and
contesting conventions OF recent years,
and if it does not prove utterly de-
structive of the integrity of the dem
ocracy of New York this year the best
judges of the political situation in that
state are not to be depended upon.
OF the platform adopted little need be
said. 1t is essentially democratic plat
form and does not betray the influence Of
the mugwump element which formed a
part of the protesting body. 1t con-
demns the billion dollar congress, the
Mckinley tariff law, the reduction of
the surplus in the treasury and nearly
everything else that democratic conven
tions usually condemn on the general
principle that opposition to the repub
lican party must be based upon disap-
prevail of what it has done. The plat
form is, in short, rehash OF the stale
and exploded Indictment which every
democratic convention is expected to
existence OF party that does not appear
to have q mission on earth.
The interest of the convention of
course conferred in its action upon the
insolent and arbitrary methods by
which David B. Hill secured the New
York delegation to Chicago last Febru-
ary. The convention was called for the
sole purpose of circumventing Hill and
asserting the rights of the Cleveland
men, which the senator found 1T conven
| lent to ignore last winter. The resolu-
tions adopted were sufficiently ugly to
| justify the fears of those disinterested
democrats who have looked forward TO
the Syracuse meeting with grave appre-
tensions. They refer to Hills support t.
ers as 'schemers' and to Hill himself
as the candidate OF an ''oligarchy," and
assert that sit becomes the duty of the
original elements of the party to take
action that will restore to it just rela-
| tions between members and their
| agents" Just what is meant by ''orig-
| inal elements of the party" is not ex.
| planned. If there are any elements
more originally democratic than that
which constitutes the Hill faction in
New York they ought to be pointed out
| The Cleveland faction, with its motley
contingent of mugwump recruits, cuts a
pretty figure when it poses as IA more
original-element of democracy than the
war-painted warriors of Tammany hail.
Tammany is more than originate is
aboriginal.
The hope of the democrats in other
states that this convention would prove
to be mere protest has not been full
filled. 1t took the form OF regular con
vention, representing the democracy O
the state of New York. and as such i
elected delegates to the national conven.
tion ut Chicago. This means a grea
deal. 1t means war. There is now NJ
escape from the dilemma that has beer
steadily developing ever since the Cleve
land mass meeting at Cooper Union las
April. The peacemakers at Chicago
will have their hands full