The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-02
Sow york.s cle,elana Monse.

II there is anything more than an
other in politics at the present time
that deserves the general contempt of
the public, 1t is the anti.lliil conven-
ton held in Syracuse, New York, on
Tuesday last. In it all, the fable of
the mountain and the mouse looms
up most prominently. The talk,
threats and furry OF the 100000 pro.
testing Democrats against David b.
Hill and his snap February convention
made the public believe that there was
the biggest kind OF mountain in the
case. The great big thing roared and
groancd and gave evidence OF the most
exeruciating misery, enough to excite
pity and sympathy in the most unre-
lenting Republican breast From all
that was said no other conclusion
could be arrived at than that there
was going to be war to the knife and
the knife to the hilt at Chicago A
protesting delegation to go to Chicago,
no, 1t must be contesting delegation
Hill must be taught lesson.
The idea OF him setting himself up
on the pedestal that their Moses"
Cleveland, should occupy was prepos.
ferrous, he must be brought down.
Thus the mountain roarel and belch-
ed forth smoke md fury. Curses red
with wrath filled the air. their god
Cleveland had to 20 up. Hill had to
go down. A contesting delegation
was appointed but there the wrath of
the nomination subsidized Tho plat
form vi the so.called contestants be-
= came as gentle as cooling dove. The
mountain labored and brought forth
a mouse. The platform is stronger
for free trade than the Hill platform.
Hill Isn't such bad follow after all,
but Cleveland is doliled god. I'VE
pledge ourselves to support tho candi-
dates nominated at Chicago says the
platform. Why did they hold a con-
vention?
Then the convention instructed It's
delegation, Ito act as unit accord.
ing to the determination Of majority
OF the Members" This was the cap,
stone of cowardice. The delegates
are instructed to say to the Chicago
Convention, well, you can do as you
please, II you nominate Hill, we will
give him a hearty support, but we
would rather have Cleveland" It vii
DO somewhat amusing to ser this con
testing(O delegation demanding seats
at the convention. After having
promised to support Ell ther Hill Of
Cleveland, they will cut pretty dash
at the Convention, Will theE not;
They will say, give US Cleveland gen
( tlemen If you can, but Ii you cannot
y give US Hill and we will fall into line
This may DO war, but it is a very gentle
kind of war.
What the convention did not say
after all made it more contonpli6l,
than what.it did say. Here was
body OF eeven hundred men pretend
ing to re5r esent the clement Of tn,
DeSsssssty IF New York the clemeu
which stands FOR what Is honest and
truly progressive i'll public life. Somt
OF the leading lawyers composing tA9
convention had appeared b'forA a
committee of the Legislature and lac
denounced the stealing Of tho Iagis
lature by the Democratic canvas sing
board. which to do was to denbunet
Hillihimself, Maynard, who was al
forwards promoted TO DO Supremt
Judge for the pnrt he took in the theft
and Frank Rico the Secretary Of state
And yet not a word was uttered is
man In this convention, not lin,
was put into the platform condemn
ing the wholesale theft The conven
ton did declare against the Force
bill as blow at the supremacy 81 tt
ballot, but coward like mlae no allu
sion to tho startling fact That thtel
men got seats ii the lato Senate o
New York who had been elected
The convention mountain brOugh
forth the punlest Kind 81 little nous
and set forth the LrlgLtnst=kild Of d
example OF how to strain Mt a enu
and swallow camel. But tho ppopl
of New York will regulate this mqGtc
to suit themselves. IE2 sprlng Gle
tions plainly showed that 1hcy ar
far above either Hill or Cieyelaud con
ventions, and when they meet At thcI
conventions at the polls, they wi
have their say.