Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-30
,yRoN A STAFF CORRESPONDENT,

WASHINGTON, Lee Gas TWO OaES
have passed since the publication OF Mr..
Cleveland's analysis of the conspicuous un-
fitness of Edward Murphy, Jr., to repre-
sent New York in the United States Senate
md no denial of the authentic
lty of the interview has yet appeared,
Democrats here who were doubters
yesterday are believers to-day that the
President-elect said in substance what was
reported.
If MI. Cleveland expected to make him
self popular with his party by his utter
snce he certainly missed his mark wofully.
Now that there Sc ems to be no doubt that
the interview is correct Democrats are in
clined to speak very freely, though they
will not be quoted. They quite logically
assume that if Cleveland assumes the right
to dictate the personality of the New York
Senator there is no telling what he might
assume with regard to other men and other
States, and no Democratic Congressman
desires to provoke antagonism toward rec
concentrations of applicants for Office at
the outset.
more BeDel1On 1ndu OOnInOLOns
To say that Cleveland has raised great
commotion by his declared attitude is stat
ing the conditions much too mildly. It is
more like q rebellion. Not Democrat can
be found, but will denounce the interfer-
ence of the President-elect, if he feels that
he can do so and not be caught at it. He is
glad to relieve himself of abuse of Cleye-
land, but doesn't want Cleveland to know
it
One of these irate gentleman, member
of the House of Representatives, vino was
an ardent supporter of Cleveland before
and after the Chicago Convention, declared
to-day, in profane terms, to the correspond
ent of THE DISPATCH that the dictatorial
interference of Cleveland in the Senatorial
election in New York is an act whose i'm
pudence is unparalleled in the history of
the country.
'It is simply insuferable,' said this
much-ofended Democratic leader, "and
Democrats who have been in the harness
shaping the policy of the country since
long before Cleveland was ever heard of,
should unite and formally tell him so.
How Cleveland Was Called Down.
n AC" oSChs oSOg nAOA ~ noo CN4NCuk
that he was itching to dictate the Speaker
of the next House, wrote personally to |
him and told him plainly that the Demo
Gratis of the House would almost to a man |
resent any show of interference from him, |
and that he would lose friends and support |
by such a course 1 have an answer from |
him, the character of which 1 cannot d. |
vulge, but can say that he has been mum |
on the subject of the Speakership since
that time.
'It may be said that we have no right to |
censure him in regard to the Senatorship |
because it is New York affair, and he is a
citizen of New York. As citizen he, of |
course, has a right to express and work
for his preference; but the language at
tributed TO him clearly indicates that he as
sumes dictatorial authority on account of
his position of fPresident-elect. 1t is not only
insufersbly impudeDt, but it is evidence of
feeling of petty revenge against Senator
Hill which 1 would not have suspected
Cleveland of harboring. Because Hill took
snap judgment, won the New York delega-
tion, did all he could to defeat Cleveland
and sulked when defeated himself, does not
excuse Cleveland for attempting to punish
Hill in return. The mere fact that he is
elected should make him too big for that.
He should have resented every attempt to
make him commit himself on the Senatorial
question as a personal afront"
Really Savage in Their Outbursts.
This and much more to the same effect is
heard at every turn, from the real friends
of Cleveland. As for those who hate him
for his supposed mugw ump tendencies, the
Iammany people, for instance, they say
this and something more. They are per-
fectly savage in their outbursts 'T told
you SO" is their common phrase, fercely
hurled at the heads of other Democrats who
advocated Cleveland's nomination, and |
meaning that if nominated and elected he
would proceed at once to insult and turn
down the real democrats of the party.
There is really no word in the vocabulary
of epithets that will exactly express the
ceilings of the Tammany men who are fight
ng at this end of the line. Yet amid all .
his wreck of good gray matter of torn-up
Democratic intellects there is ray of COM
Tort for the mschine Democrats 1t is un-
ierstood that Cleveland wolld be willing :
70 accept Senator from the ranks of the ,
action opposed to him, even from Tam {
many, if he be q man of substantial parts 8
.boYe reproach as to his political methods,
commanding orator, etc Therefore the
Sew York Democrats in Washington hope :
hat Bourke Cochran, who represents the /
Eleventh, Sixteenth and Eighteenth As
emily districts of the city of Nsw York in
be House of Representatives. may be &C.
epted as a compromise candidate
Hill VIII Stand by Murphy.
Many doubt, however, if Senator Hill
ill accept a compromise. 1t is agreed
nat if Murphy insist upon his election
ILL will stand by him to the last; and it is
lid that if Hill stands by Murphy, Cock =
IN will not permit the use of his name.
Cochran was outspoken against the NOM
lation of Cleveland at Chicago, as Is well =
but his fellow members say \
E is above petty and fsctionsl wrangling,
nd that if elected to the Senate he would