Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-09
HOW MUCH WILL CLEVELAND YIELD?
Much Interest Manifested-The Result of
His New York Trip.


Correspondence Of The Evening s.a-
NEW YORK, Sept. 8. 1892.
All eyes are on the Victoria Hotel and the
corners and goers there. Grover Cleveland, who
Is CHARTERED there, is the center Of attention.
What will be accomplished by his visit?'' is
something that is being asked hourly 1t is
more easily asked than answered, however.
here Is feeling among many democrats that
the people VINO are attempting TO bring about
harmony between Hill and Cleveland are not
going at it in very judicious way. There is
a general feeling among democrats that the Sc
lection Of Dickinson ~ the individual who was
to bring MIR. Cleveland 10 New York in the
interests OF harmony an injudicious one.
Those who were at the Chicago convention re-
member particularly well how offensive Ir. Dick
lnson's course was to the New York delegation.
The entry Of the Michigan delegation and its
parade around the convention hail with the
Cleveland banner annoyed the New York dele
cation not a little. but they could have endured
that But when Dickinsons standard bearer
planted the Cleveland banner in the quarters OF
the New FORK delegation it was too much, and
New Workers have never forgiven Dickinson for
his arbitrary course. They have no use for him
today. and they resent his attempted interior
e.ce in the New York democratic politics. about
which they think they have a right TO say some
thing themselves.
WHAT WILL HILL DO?
Whether MIR. Cleveland and those who speak
for him viii be willing to concede sufficient to
bring Hill and Tammany to his support Is con-
sidered doubtful. 1t is understood that they
viii demand practically the earth. They want
the ''snap convention and organization recOg-
nized as the New York democratic organlza-
ton. They want the anti-snap organization
e L rr1a mel
cast-iron terms that it cannot be overridden
that Senator Hill shall control the patronage Of
New York state absolutely in case of Cleve-
lands election.
OF course il is not probable that Mr.. Cleye-
land will agree to it. That is not his way OF
doing He would be 10th to turn the federal
patronage Of New York state over to any one
individual or to any one faction of the party,
and when that individual and that faction are
openly and unqualifedly opposed TO him and
doing every thing they can TO humiliate him
such course on his part Is even less probable.
Yet it Is possible that some compromise ar
raugcment NAV be fixed up. Senator Hill, of
course must see that he would be in very
awkward position if he should decline TO take
any part in the campaign. If Cleveland should
be defeated the blame would be put upon his
(IIin'sJ shoulders. On the other hand if Cieve-
land should be elected after refusal by Hill
and his followers to take hold of the fight it
rude toward the party and its President. So
there is the greatest uncertainty as to what will
come out of it,
1t is probable that something having the ap-
pearauce of harmony at least will be announced
As the result.
PRESIDENT LIvISGsToN's LETTER.
The most significant thing that has come to
the surface since the Peck report is letter
issued by President John Livingston of the
Farmers Alliance. 1t is a lengthy one. and de-
votes itself to denunciatiOn in most vigorous
terms of the feature OF the democratic plat
form which proposes TO open a way to the re-
of state banks by repeal Of the
10 per cent tax on state bank circulation. He
saws: "Oiaer men must look with dread upon
this midnight movement TO repeal the state
bank tax If they will recall the condition of the
prior to the war. when the losses by
broken banks and discounts were
appalling, and when many of the state banks
we've started with the preconceiyed purpose of
swindling the community. The bank issues
we're by secret arrangement with exchange
offices usually paid out TO laborers and opera
lives. in whose hands they frequently became
useless. The whole country was deluged with
such so-called money. the most indiscreet that
ever existed and which had none of the ele-
ments of safety. convenience. economy or good
business management. As sequence 1t soon
brought the country to the verge of ruin. To
return to il would be worse than idiotic. 1t
would be crime against the public"
Commenting further upon the possibility of
a return TO the state banking system President
Livingston saws: The farmers and planters
products. good gold. should at all times be
paid for with an honest dollar, worth a hun
ired cents. The national bank currency.
always and everywhere safe and reliable. sup
plies every requirement. Averse to having
the government bonds extended the farmer
would like to see them paid off and the first
class railroad bonds. equally good security. be
substituted for the government bond now held
as security for the national bank circulation"
NOTES.
Mr.. Linden Kent of Washington remains
here.
Senators Gibson and White Of Louisiana are
also here spending some little time.
Commissioner of Navigation OBrien is again
in the city. giving part ofshis attention to quar-
intine matters and looking in occasionally ON
the republican headquarters.
THEY NOMINATED A STRONG TICKET.