New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-09
TGC EOOTP4D CANDIDA TE

Hill. the political hlghWayman, lelI> inc DC
mocracv. stand and deliver. His snap con-
vention means Hill for President or no electoral
votes from New-Iolk. When this audaciou'
scheme of blackmail was first foleShadcWed by
THE TRIBUNE while the last state campaign
was in progress. thousands of respectable Demo
Gratis refused 10 believe that the charge had any
foundation. Now they are convinced and angry,
and are taking the only possible way to appeal
TO the Democratic conscience. namely, through
The fear of defeat If enough Of them serve
notice that they will not support Hill or any
man he may favor, the very hungry and very
thirsty patty may possibly muster the pluck TO
thrust him aside and refuse his indecent demands.
The times change. Ii is not beyond the
memory of men Of middle age that Presidential
candidate was fatally damaged in public opinion
when a scholar truthfIllIy described him Is sock
ing the place with uncommon a>sduity. Then
that was enough The limit Of decency for that
day and generation had been passed The man
who tried TO get the highest Of all trusts by IN
| dustrious begging and pipe laying was declared
unfit to hold it. whatever his merits otherwise.
| But things have moved 80 far that 4 candidate
who has no claim whatever except his shameless
skill in stealing places for himself and his party,
and who enjoys 20 little Of the respect OF the
country that he can get nomination only by
forcing his party to name him or face defeat, can
be thwarcd only by an organized and powerful
revolt. If the friends of Mr. Hill think he could
he elected. it can only be because they calculate
upon counting him in illegally. a. the Democratic
majority in the senate was ilIddulcnly secured.
Dispatches to THE NewYorll sun describe
with glowing enthusiasm the great >l1iS2'"
which Hill is making to nominate himself. 1t
is stated, bhntly and triumphantIy, that " the
delegate, will be OF his choice In other days
the candidate has been the choice Of The dele
gates. but we have changed all that. With IT.
resistibe glec the same dispatch says II Will
hardly be Necessary for him to have The unit rule
adopted to secure for himself the unanimous votes
of the seyenty-tWO delegates from New-l olk.
| HILL il will be observed. Is 10 have the rule
| adopted Hill is 10 secure for himself the votes
a perfectly truthful and also perfectly shameless
description Of the kind of work he is doing For
The diSpach goes on: Senator Hi IS IN town
locking after all tie details IN pcIsCn.' Truly,
man who can do what he pease> with The
Democratic party in the largest state in the
the Union. and can swing if As a club 10 destroy
any opposing fdll'IudIts HAS 81 p''''' WIN -
Democrats who respect themselves may well Ie-
gard with dread
/ 1t would be u dangerous power 10 he country
if there were no other patty. But there are
States in which the method, Cf The foopad are
not regarded with a. much liberation Is they have
been in New-lolk. If the Pc pie OF those
other States find a chance 10 expires 10y votes
for a Republican candidate their dctestation u
Hill and his conduct. the Democratic party viii
learn lesson that may do il good. 1t IS there
fore the Shrewde>t thing Democrats can do iOf
their patty as well aS the only right thing
they can do for their country. 10 suppress this
stealer Of votes and uSurper Of power as soon Is
possible. It is his impudcnt boast that he docs
| not want to divide the party by insisting upon
any Of lis convictions or principles. lie even
PROPOSES 10 re-enact The taliH and the silver law
which Republicans repealed in 1890. 20 com
p!ete is his want Of principle that the men IL
Congress who have fixed beliefs and convictions
of duty on any subject find themselves forced.
first of ALL 10 fight against and overthrow the
powerful do-nothng combination which Hill has
| formed for his own advancement.