The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-20
David b Hill Turned Down.

David B Hill Turned Down.
The certainty that David B. Hill is
as dead as a coffin nail-as Dickens
would have it's a matter of pride
and pleasure to every good Democrat.
1t is not that David is as bad as his
enemies make him out, but it is be-
cause his position as a Presidential
aspirant is one which every honest
man should condemn. So long as he
employed his devious ingenuity in de-
feating the common enemy, it was all
right enough; but it was going a
little too far to address it to the defeat
OF the will Of his w party.
The only pretext On which Mr.. Hill
could pretend to claim the Presidential
nomination was on the one that he
was the choice of a majority of Dem
ocrats. If he believed in that claim.
he would not have organized that
''snap" convention which gave him
the delegates of the State of New
York. His resort to this wicked act
of political treachery was the confess
sion direct from himself that as a Pres
idential a%spirant he was O mere lm-
poster, usurper and a sham.
The methods to which he resorted
were exactly the same adopted by
President Harrison. An administra-
ton machine was worked to get the
grip on the delegates. Ii Hills power
were as wide as Harrison's, he might
have owned the Convention, just as
Harrison did. But it is either the
good fortune or the virtue of the
De1nocracy-or both-that puts it to-
day in the position of condemning and
repelling this abuse of power, in the
position Of triumphantly asserting
the supremacy of the popular will.
Nothing but a miracle can nomi-
nate David b. Hill. The people rule.
The Democracy is, as ever in the past,
the party of the people.
Cleveland and Another Tidal Wave.
The probabilities are about a hun
dred to one that Grover Cleveland
will be the Democratic nominee. 1t
will take almost q miracle to prevent
his nominate on on the first ballot.
His election is a certainty. That he
will have the solid support OF Tam
many is a foregone conclusion. One
or two sulky individuals, like the
great Mr.. Murphy of Troy, may stay
out Of the fight, or may even give Mr..
Harrison some help. But no con-
siderable organization of democrats
will follow them. Croker and his
braves certainly will not, and their in
huence will be absolutely nil. Sena-
tor Hill himself, if he ever proposes
to lift his head in politics again, must
see to it that the Democratic vote
reaches its usual proportions in all
parts of the State where he is a con-
trolling power.
Viewing the field dispassionately,
we fully agree with the opinion ex-
pressed by Allan L. McDermott and
quoted in yesterdays Herald, that
Cleveland will carry New York by
100, 900 votes. We believe it is quite
on the cards for him to do that or
moro. We believe he will get over
1875, 900 majority this side of Harlem
Bridge, and it is quite possible that
Mr.. Harrison may come down to that
point with no majority at all. The
people will take this fight in their
own hands if Cleveland is nomi-
mated.
If some other good man is chosen
by the Chicago convention he will be
elected just as surely as Grover
Cleveland; but nobody else will make
as brilliant a score. Albeit can carry
New York by $4,000 to $4,000, and
Campbell or Pattison can come
within 10, 900 of Abbett's figure. Boies
or Gray we hardly think would excite
as much enthusiasm. Either might
carry the State by $4,000 on a light
vote. But nobody can give as much
help as Cleveland to the party at
large. In this State he will help us
elect our Governor. Everywhere he
will carry along the Congressman on
the tidal wave of his popularity. He
will make the enemy hustle if they
mean to keep their own strongholds
in Pennsylvania. Massachusetts,, Ohio
and half a dozen other States.
Cleveland is the man for the hour.
Let us pray that wisdom may abide
with the representatives of the party
when they gather in Convention.
The aldermanic resolution ordering the pub
ucerion la the Journal of all applications for
LIQUOR licenses under the new law has not yet
been presented TO the mayor, but he Will sign
it as soon as City Clerk Scott forwards the reso-
luton.
Why, Of course. That's in the
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