The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-10

The New York World is trying 20 fnd
/ out whether the drift Of democratic senti-
ment is toward Cleveland or Hill by making
| inquiries Of democratic officials at state
/ capitals. From the reports its publishes it
/ is difficult to determine whether Cleveland
or Hill is in the greater favorits. Ia some
Of the states Clevelands friends are in the
majority. while in others Hill appears 70
have tie greater number OF supporters. The
fact is generally recognized that Hill is
earnestly seeking the presidential nominal
tion and that Cleveland is making no effort
whatever to get il.
In the towns, as q rule, Cleveland IS the
more popular. while in the country districts
Hill seems to have the greater number of
supporters. The reason Of this is apparent
Alliancemen have not regarded Cleveland
with favor since be wrote his letter against
the free coinage Of silver. Before that letter
was written he was very popular with them.
1t is easy to understand why that letter
made a change In their sentiments with re-
spect 70 him. but not why they should pre-
fer Hill to him. Hill ia not in favor of the
free coinage Of silver. He doesn't dare to
say that he is. In speech that he made st
Elmira not long ago be endeavored 10 create
the impression that he was in harmony
with those who are trying TO bring about
the free coinage Of silver, but in a subse-
quent speech at Albany he made it
quite clear that he does not think 1t sdvisa-
bic to attempt free coinage legislation at this
time. and be also raised a doubt in the
minds Of other democratic leaders as to
whether be is an earnest believer in the
cause of tariff reform. In a speech In New
York last Friday night Congressman Mills
hintsd that Hill wanted to take step back
ward rather than forward so far as the
tariff is concerned.
When democratic alliancemen UNDER
stand fully that Hill is not an advocate of
free silver coinage, and chat he is nowhere
near as sound on the question of tariff
reform as Cleveland is. much Of their en-
thusiasm for him will disappear. The most
of those alliancemen who are for Hill now
are SO under misapprehension.
When they clearly comprehend the
truth they will insist upon the nomination
Of either Mr.. Cleveland or some man whose
name has not yet been brought prominently
before the public.
There are great many democrats in the
south who favor Hill on the ground of
availability. They think he can carry New
York and that Cleveland cannot The pres
ent revolt in the democratic ranks against
Hill in New York justifes doubt as TO
whether Hill can poll anywhere near as
large a vote in New YORK state as Cleve-
land. The opposition to Hill is strong and
steadily growing in strength. There
is practically no opposition TO
Mr.. Cleveland. There may be some
Tammany men who would not vote for
him, hut they are his personal enemies.
They do not dissent from his views upon
public questions. nor do they find fault with
his public record. The opposition TO Hill
comes from the best element in the Demo-
cratic party in New York. 1t contains
Thousands Of voters who would not vote for
Hill under any circumstances. This being
the case, it looks as IL Hill were not as
available a candidate as Cleveland.
In this state delegates to the convention
that will select delegation to the national
convention at Chicago will not be elected
before May. Before that time the Hill
sentiment among allIancemen will be much
less than it is at present, however great the
effort may be to strengthen it.