The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-01-04
Cleveland and Hill.

Everyone knows that there have long
been two factions in the New York
democracy-one led by Grover Cleve-
land and the other by David B. Hill.
Behind the president-elect are the
waving plumes and shining spear
heads of the mugwumps aud the best
element of the party; behind David are
the multi. colored feathers and the toma-
hawks of The warriors of Tammauy
hall. Each tribe has long since been
camping on the others trail, but it 10
looks as though the trumpet would
soon be sounded for the charge, and
that the two armies would hurl them
selves against each other and fl 5ht till
the last armed foe expires. The signal
for the impending battle was given last
week, when Mr.. Cleveland, in an inter-
view with a New York Times reporter,
declared his opposition to the election
of Edward Murphy, Jr., the wealthy
Troy bre wer, to the United States sen.
ate to succeed Frank Hiscock. Said
Mr.. Cleveland:
The interests of the state and of the party
demand, it seems TO me, the selection of a
senator who can not only defend the princi-
Piles Of our party, but who can originate
and promote policies that may be presented
for consideration in the senate. In order to
insure this, the senator from New York
should be a mar not only experienced in
public affairs, but who has a clear concep.
ton of the vital issues with which he must
deal during the nex few years. Speaking
frankly, as l have already done to those en-
titled to know my views, it does not seem
TO me hat the selection of Mr.. Murphy
shows a desire or intention of placing in
the senate a man of such a type. This first
use of our power would, l fear, cause much
disappointment, not only in New York, but
in the country.
Behind Murphy is the machine, ma
nipulated by Hill, Croker and Murphy.
1t was intended that Hill should be
president and Murphy senator. The
machine was utterly routed at the
Chicago convention, and the subse.
quent election showed that Cleveland
did not need the vote of New York
state. 1t is apparent that Mr.. Cleve.
land wants in the senate a personal
representative from New York-a man
experienced and in a position to act as
a leader. The New York Sun is playing
an interesting part ~ the controversy.
1t tells Mr.. Cleveland that in express.
ing his ideas on the senatorial question,
he has been ill-advised. 1t speaks
gently to the pr~esident.elect, but be-
tween the lines are many covert digs.
alt would be difficult TO assign any salts.
factory reason why the president of the
United States should prescribe the
type of senator to be elected from New
York, any more than the type of sena-
tors to be elected from Louisiana, Cali.
fornia or Oregon" Mr.. Murphy, says
the Sun, is a man of education, expe.
r%ience, ability and character.
The democratic Brooklyn Eagle has
the right idea of the situation when it
says: "Mr. Cleveland's friends made
the mistake of not keeping Murphy
down, when the national convention
downed him. All the trouble with
Murphy and Hill is due to want of
thoroughness in finishing them when
they were beaten"
The belief grows daily that Murphy
will be elected senator. The Brooklyn
members of the legislature have re-
fused to bolt the caucus, Bourke Cock
ran will not move against the Troy
brewer, and Speaker Grip and German
have refused to join hands with the
president-elect. War to the knifcl
Let the tocsin sound and the tom.toms
beatl