New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-17
DEAD IND DON'T KNOW IT.

his * a rainier entertaining tItttdClt How WI
view before the American people. Two quite
conspicuous persons are engaged-n different
wavs-each in his own-in a desperate struggle
for a nomination ont of the reach of either
which, il it should fall to either, would be
hollow mcckery leading only to defeat. Neither
of them seems 10 be aware that his only claim
to be included in the census Of political posi-
bilities is the fact that he remains unburlcd Both
are politically dead. Compared with David Il.
Hill or Grover Cleveland the late William VI.
Tweed is on deck in his shirt-seevcs, and the
late Julius Caesar is in state Of bosterous
activity getting ready to make home-run IN
the Olympian games amid the enthusiastic
plaudts of the Roman populace. Still they keep
right on, running against each other just as
Though there was something at the end OF it and
it would be worth anything if they got it. 1t all
comes of their not being sufficiently alive to
what is going on around them to know that as
matter of fact they are dead as a doornail, both
of them counted out of the Presidential race
by al intelligent Observers Of current politics.
Mr.. Hill has been dead for at least three months,
and Grover Cleveland nearly four years. Big
head killed them both. One got fat and forgot
his friends the other got saucy and did too much
for them.
Mr. Hill goes prancing through the localities
in the South made historic by what he calls
disturbances" decaiming loose incoherencies
about the great Democratic party and State
rights, Force bills and the Day OF Deliverance
calling upon Democrats to unite and "organ-
ize" in the only section of the country where they
are already so thoroughly organized and solidly
n,nO.tiCn IL tiorm'tpd and he
evidently thinks he is making great progress
in scooping in delegates. In none Of his speeches
has he said anything worthy, we will not say Of
a statesman, but of fourth class political stump
orator Ills eloquenCe has consisted in stale
Icpetitions of tho most flatulent phrases of for
gotten Campaigns his vitupcraton Of political
opponents has been borrowed from the vCc1bu
larry Of the dead and gone iire-oaters and re-
haahed to inspire their descendants he has
touched no political question except to cvndc il,
offered nothing that had the faincst Semblance
Of Argument on any subject. and without dis
closing his own opinions on the issues in which
his hearers were most interested has simply
placed himself On exhibition as the man who
did for the Democratic party in tho state If
New-Ycrli what it could not d. for itself for
lack Of votes, And he thinks he has living
show for the Presidential nomination. Thinks,
very likely, tha, he has improved his chances
by exhibiting himself and expanding dead wind
in "historic" places.
BY what "The Evening Po,'' describes a.
"a happy coincidence" simultaneously with this
irrrl ton of Hill into historic places with his
mouth open Grover Cleveland appears on the
scene. Not abruptly or ntrusively, but coyy
and with apparent difidcncc, rs IL he had re-
sponded with reluctance TO the call Of duty, re-
inforced by the tumultuous summons Of an OPP
pressed people who would not be denied ~
matter Of piosaic fact, the call came from his
old friend, General Bragg, who loves him f,r
The enemies he has made" and was not at all
tumultuous. Bragg, being an old chum 81
Clcyelands and apparently ~ unconscious that
he had been politically dead for nearly four
years as Cleveland was himself. wrote him an
urgent letter asking him - save the country from
going 10 the everlasting bOw-woWs through the
operation Ct the iniquitous Mckinley bill. Clcyc-
land responded with uncommon plomptncss th1t
It was an awful responsibility, and something
that even if he wanted it he should not push a
,clf-scelling canvass for, but On the whole. As
Bragg seemed so much in earnes, about it, he
Which. freely translated, means that he thinks
he is very much alive and may get there The
reading between the lines in the allrSion - self
seeking is that Hill is doing that sort Of thing
and Y that token exhibiting himself as bloom
ing dot lie tells Bragg in closing that :" this
is a time for Democratic thoughfulncss and de-
liberation" Well, he can bet il is. And he
can make up his mind to another thing, that
Democrats have already thought and debcraed
enough to reach the conclusion that neither
ne nor Hill has the ghost Of show f)r the nom
nation They have killed each other.
By-and-by Mr.. German Of Maryland, will step
up to these deluded shades and say: Now,
gentlemen, your part of the show being over,
will yon kindly take away your remains and let
us proceed to business? p"