Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-26
THE HILL PROGRAM.
What IL Planned by the Friends OF the New
York senator.

York senator.
The friends OF Senator Hill in Congress are
so much elated over his success at Albany that
il is easy to gather from their utterances what
their hope is with regard to the democratic
conventions in the other states. They openly
declare at once for late conventions
elsewhere. They insist that full
time for the action Of New York
to be thoroughly digested in all Of its bearings
must be given to the democracy west and south.
That action. they assert is fraught with invai-
liable instruction TO the party throughout the
whole country. and that not until the
attitude Of New York toward Senator
Hill and Mr.. Cleveland is clearly understood
will the democracy Of the other states be pre-
pared to act consistently with the concession
that the vote of New York is necessary to
democratic success at the November election.
The case stated by the Hill men 10 some
thing like this: MIR. Cleveland's strength in the
territory safely democratic under all circun-
stances was established some time ago and un-
der conditions that no longer exist
Ii is composed largely OF admiration
for an honest man and of sympathy
for a defeated one. He went down
with the party's flag in his hand and that has
served TO keep him in warm remembrance.
Ali of this, the Hill men say is well enough, but
1t mus. not be permitted to blind the party to
the needs Of the present hour or to the leader.
of the hour. Senator Iiill as they point out
is in the largest measure, the product of the
three years which have elapsed since Mr.. Cleve-
land passed into retirement At the close OF
the last national campaign he was known only
as a capable man, who had successfully admin
istered the affairs Of his state. To-
day, they claim, he stands without a
rival as a party organizer, an sstute leader and
the master of the national situation. He fills
the public eve. He has wrested the leadership
OF the party completely from Mr.. Cleveland IN
the most important. section of the pivotal ter
ritory. and for the party outside of New York
to undertake to shut its eyes 10 this fact would
they argue. be criminal blindness.
The Hill people, therefore, are now the ad-
vocates OF a late expression of opinion on the
part OF the democracy of the other states.
lhey concede that the Cleveland sentiment
outside OF New York is strong. but they insist
that IT is founded upon a mistaken concep-
ton of the real situation. The proper study
Of Senator Hill, they believe. will change all
this and bring the party at a distance into COM
plete accord with the party in New York. There
is no demand for a surrender of any admiration
felt for Mr.. Cleveland, but only that the facts
be recognized that Senator Hill is now the
leader OF the party in New York, and with him
al one they claim the party can hope to win
there next November.
WORK FOR HILL TO DO.
A most interesting feature of this program
is the work cut out for Senator Hill himself to
do. If he follows the advice Of his Fl lends here
he will be absent good deal from his Senate
rial duties. They have it in mind to intro
duce him in person in a number of
states before June. As a starter he is to be
prevailed upon to accept the invitation of the
Mississippi legislature andaddress the members
Of that body. This invitation extended
several weeks ago, and has renamed unan-
swered because of the great pressure
on the Senator's time. Now that
he has breathing spell his
admirers expect him to 60 to jackson and give
| the democracy of that state. and through them
the democracy of the surrounding states, a
good, sound talk the issues Of the hour
They believe that such a visit would have an
excellent effect in creating Hill senti-
ment in the south and strengthening that
already in existence. There will be provided
opportunities for the Senator to visit other
sections and SO come in personal contact with
those local leaders Of the party to whom he is
now personally stranger.
The friends OF Senator Hill who propose this
sort of thing scout the suggestion that IL would
be unseemly in a man aspiring to the presi-
dency thus to neglect his duties as a Senator.
He will not be called upon again, they say, TO
absent himself from Washington Cor
SO long time as he has Just
spent at Albany. The trip to jackson
and the trips elsewhere can be arranged SO that
he will not miss any important vote in the
Senate fail to be on hand at any impor tan {
party conference. For the rest they declare
a course of earnest activity on Senator
Hills part. He is an avowed candidate for the
nomination to be made at Chicago and, hav-
ing serious opposition to overcome. he must
bestir himself to the utmost, they say, if he il
to hope to win.