Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-11-15
RECENT ELECTIONS.
Their Effect Upon Senator Hill
Of New York.
Parallel Between the New York Man
and Senator German.
osidssss Asaisst Tiaili1-rhs Prsspeets Tor
os. Mills Futurs.

WASHINGTON, Nov. H. Especial J.
| In the opinion of the politicianso of the cap
itai the recent elections ha~e disposed of
| Senator Hill as presidential factor These
| Washington gossips have a way IT arriv
| ing at CONCLUSIONS which sometimes makes
| them good prophets and at others oaiy
| serves to demonstrate how little even a
smart man knows when he attempts toreai
| the future. The politicians, therefore, may
| be all wrong, but this is w hat they are say
| ing. They aver that Maynari's nornina-
| tion for judge of the cOS;-t Of appeals was
| due wholly 20 Senator Hiil, and that the
| defeat Of Maynar,i-the overw helming,
| crushing defeat Is TO be taken as repu-
| diafion Of Hill and his methods. IL is the
| gossip of the capital that Maynard = de
| ieat and the ront of the party in New York
| state under Senator Hill s leadership il To
| be the signal for rebellion against the
| sefiator's control. In other words, Croker,
| Flower, Mclaughlin and Whitney are
| making ready to run things to suit them
| selves without consulting David Il. Hill
6oing still further, they say New York
Democracy will never again present Hills
name a. their candidate for president The
people who thus summarily dispose of Mr..
Hill as leader of his party in New York
should bear in mind that David B. Hill is
good deal of politician himself. He
is not to be so easily thrust aside.
senator Hin Learns Something.
Ample evidence OF IIill's skill as a poll
tician was seen during the struggle over
the repeal bill in the senate. When that
fight began, Mr.. Hill was generally ciassed
AS half hearted advocate of repeal No
one would have been surprised had he at
any time turned against the president
The most any one expected was that he
would slide along without taking any de
cided stand on one side or the other. On
the silver question Senator Hill had never
declared himself positively. No one had
ever been able to classify him. But it APP
pears the senator had been taking an ac-
count of stock, - as it were. He had been
analyzing himself and the conditions with
which he was surrounded. IL looked AS il
Mr.. Hin had thought long and carefully
and had finally said to himself: 1.-The
American people likea positive man. They
like a man who Is for something heart
and soul. They have no use for man
whose opinions are mysteries IL "a man
wants to please the people, he must come
out into the open and fight under some
flag" Then Mr.. Hill came out. He proved
10 he one of the best fighters for repeal in
the senate. Even while damning Presi-
dent Cleveland as politician he praised
and supported him as the leader of repeal.
BY advocating change Of rules in the
senate at the critical moment he pleased
the people and vastly strengthened him
self as public man. He made more rep
utation out Of the silver fight than any
other Democrat.
Moro Opportunities For Hill.
II he had not made the mistake Of insist
Ing upon Maynard's nomination, or If
MAYNARD had been elected or even stood
well up with his ticket, Senator Hill might
now bo one of the most promising of all
the Democratic aspirants for the presi
dency Before sending him to the rear as
u back number people should remember
that Mr. Hill Is man of great resources He
IL now on the right track. He has learned
his lesson that positiveness and fight
ing in an open field with an unmistakable
flag flying are what the people want. IL
is predicted that Senator Hill will he heard
from in the near future. There are to lee
many more battles in the senate bafore
the next presidency IL settled. Senator
Hill will have many opportunities 10 dis
tingush himself, and he has the courage,
the energy and the ability To do so.
senator Gorman's TimidIty.
Another Democratic aspirant for presi-
dential honors IL now playing in hard
nck This ~ Senator German. Mr.. Cor
man is one OF the ruOst skillful politicians
in America He is horn leader of men.
a eonsumnate tactician. a phenomenal
strategist But he needs to learn the les
son which his rival. Mr.. Hill, has recently
protited so much by. Senator Gorman's
great weakness is an unwilliDgness 10 a
sume positive attitudes. On the tariff
question he has been "a protection Demo
crat, but also. at least nominally. rev
enue reforuier" II you don t know what
this mems. or what Mr. Germans real
views on this question are. you may take
consolation in the fact that you know just
as much at his intimate friends and daily
associates. Mr. German has several times
voted for the free coinage of silver, and he
was one of the repeal force in the recent
struggle, finally coming out as the cham
pion of compromise measure. When this
was knocked in the head by Secretary
Gresham. Mr. German went back to his
support OF UNCONDITIONAL rtfbtut-
German Must Learn to Fight.
1t il an open secret that Senator Cor
man was much chagriDed by the failure
Of his compromise scheme. He felt he had
not been treated right by the administra
ton and that he had been forced unjustly
and cruelty into delicate and finally hui
initiating position. Yet he had not the
courage to come out and make a fight for
bis compromise or for his personal pres
tige. 4 bolder man would not have per
mitted himself to he thus kicked and cuffed
about. Having once shown his hand as
friend of compromise Mr.. German should
have put compromise through or gone
down in defeat while trying to do 80
Looking back over that memorable cpl
.adp, Senator German is able to see that
where Gresham. Carlisle, Hill and other
presidential possibilities of his party won
more or less in the way of prestige he only
lost He is able TO see, moreover, that If
he had not waited 40 long before making
his move he could have won. just as he
lid with the presidential nomination OF
lS91. Mr. German 8 timiditF kept him I'M
der cover till the golden moment had pass
ed Before Mr.. German can hope to be
the commanding party leader which his
skill and talents promise him. he must
learn that the man who fights always from
ambush does not become hero in the
eyes Of the people. The only open fight MIR
tiorfnan ever made was on the force bill,
and then his party was unanimous and
enthusiastic. That battle gave him most
of his reputation throughout the country.
He may have To wait a long time before
meeting another such opportunity. While
German lost gruuad in the failare Of his
compromise. as Hill lost in the defeat Of
Maynard. he is likely to coIBe to the front
on some other issue. IL he will learn his
lesson as Mr.. Hill learned his, the future
may have great things In store for him.
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