Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-27
The Political situation.
IT. ne EDITOR Of The Dispa.ch:


The Political situation.
To The Editor Of the Dispa'ch'
The views Of your many correspondents
IN regard to the coming National Demo
cratic Convention nominees are very IN
teresting TO the legion OF readers OF your
valuable aud widely circulated paper.
The political situation is growing more
interesting and absorbing more attention
than OF any time since 1850. Your noble
defenoe OF that never-tiring md hard
working Democrat, David Is. Hill, OF New
York. deserves the warmest thanks OF al
true and consistent Democrats. FOR inc
admirers of Grover Cleveland to heap
abuse on his head simply because nls
CHill's) chances are growing stronger
every day is not good policy; The ques.
tion of the hour is, Who is the stronger
man to nominate rs the Democratic stand
ard bearer ct the coming Chicago. conyen-
ton? Who can we select who VIII arouse
interest and enthusiasmY North, South.
East, and West, who. as the nominee,
would devote his whole time, energies:
and talents to the cause? The choice OF
the convention must be an untlring work;
or. an observer Of the old maxim. Eternal
vigilance is the price OF liberty ire
long Democrat. aud voter for every
John G. Breckenridge up to the second
nomination of Grover Cleveland.
FOR TIE NOMINEE.
Az in the past, shall always uphold the
national Democratic nominee. be he Cleve-
land. Hill, OF any other man. | have seven
sons Il wish the number was seventeen)
who. / am sure. will always be Democrats.
Grover Cleveland gave the country. pure
and clean administration, but his leaning
towards the Mugwumps aud to Wall-street
doctrines. and his retention OF Postmaster
Pearson, of New York city. lost him maRy
votes in the election of 1883. His appoint
ment of q negro to the Office of Register
Of Deeds in Washington, and his retention
IN office of many of the hottest kepublI-
cans, cost him thousands upon thousands
of votes throughout the State. There are
thousands Of able, good. and competent
Democrats who should have filed these
places. He thus catered 10 Mugwumpism
and alienated thousands OF his warmest
admirers. Compare his vote OF 1884 IN the
States with his vote III 1888. Some OF the
southern States were almost lost to the
Democrats, while in his own state OF New
York there rolled up against him MAORI
ty of 1900. IL was startling 10 see tue
revolution of sentiment, or rather the
apathy Of bis former supporters. 1t PLAIN
In 1884 was a red Cleveland Demo
Graf. Next to Samuel }. Tilden. Cleveland
was my choice for nominee. J. voted for
him again in 1883. though then feared that
by reason of his unwise remarks he would
be defeated, aud in my humble opinion
If he is again nominated he Will again oe
beaten. The admission Of the new States
into the Union by the late Republican
Congress has added without doubt more
Il IN
strength. This has to be overcome If the
Democrats are to win. aud so 1t behooved
the Chicago convention 20 nominate one
who can carry New York State, Indiana,
and Connecticut New jersey is Demo-
cratic TO the backbone). We should also
have q strong. popular and untlrlng nomi-
nee for Vice-President from the West
such a man, for example. as Ex-Governor
GRAY, of indiana, or Governor BoleS, OF
Iowa. each of whom no doubt could carry
his Slate into the Democratic ranks.
AHLL NAN.
Though am Hill man, If Cleveland 10
nominated | will vote for him. But we
need standard-bearer who Is popular
with the masses; who - full OF perse;
veIance. energy, and vigilance; who Will
carry our banner on to glorious. VIC
tory. ana such a standard bearer would be
David b. Hill, of the Empire State OF New
York, who. like that grand Christian SOL
der, Stonewall Jackson. never knew de-
feat. Under his able leadership with faith
full co-workers the Empire state has been
placed in the Democratic ranks, believe
there to stay, and the redlstrictlnc or the
State by the present Legislature will send
many more Democratic congressman 70
the lower house of Congress. His brill
liant administration of the governorship
of New York has won the admiration and
appreciation of both parties. During his
terms of Office as Governor he reduced the
State debt from $4,000. 900 to ~, 900 600. A
man of excellent habits and untirlng en-
ergy, always ready to promote the welfare
of the Democratic party. he is willing to
go anywhere his party calls hun: Ills visit
to Ohio in behalf of Warwick, In Nc
Kinley's district, was the main thing that
defeated the popular Repubilcan leader.
HILLS QUALIFICATIONS.
Ex-Governor Hill is man of splendid
constitution. He never knows what IA.
tigue 10 as long as he thinks he can benefit
the Democratic party. As our standard
bearer, he would arouse enthusiasm aud
infuse more interest in the coming cleo
ton than any other man in the party. He
would stump the country, North, South,
East, and West, and IN the doubtful states
like Illinois, Wisconsin. Iowa, Michigan,
and Nebraska) would reduce the Republi-
can maiorities TO small proportions; most
probably he would Gerry some of them
into the Democratic column. When such
prominent men. and men OF spotless repu-
tation, as Senator Colquitt. of Georgia,
and our honorable senators, Daniel and
Barbour, Vance of North Carolina. Pugh
of Alabama. and German of Maryland en-
dorse him, and say his private, as well as
his political. character is pure and spotless,
he indeed must have the kindliest feeling
towards the South and must deserve the
solid South's vote.
As for the late Mugwump conditional J"
Democratic meeting at Cooper Institute,
this boiling convention will come 10
naught, for il has little backing. Many of
the signers to the cal! had. previous TO
Cleveand's first nomination, been bitter
Republicans and South-haters, but David
Il. Hill viii down them.
HILL WILL GROW.
lam no prophet, but predict that ex-
Governor Hill will grow more and more
popular from now until the meeting of the
Chicago convention, that he will be the
nominee, and that he will poll larger
electoral vote than Cleveland did: that
before his four years rs President
expire the United States Senate will have
| fewer Republican members: that he Will
administer the government for the benefit
of the people, not for cliques or combina-
tons Of Wall-street millionpiares. and that
| by his wise and business-like administra-
| tion of affairs the Democrats will be at the
, head of the government through successive
administrations. The Republicans know
David b. Hill IS the strongest man in the
Democratic party, and tear him more than
any other man.
Be the nominee who he may, however,
our favofite or not, it is the duty of every
true and simon-pure Democrat to give
him enthusiastic support.
OLD COMMONWEALTH.
Richmond, Va, March 20. 1892.