The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-03
The Skirmish Line of 1896.

| From the New York Tribune.
The New York Democracy. with tho
reform elements elected from the conven-
ton by snap methods, has nominated
Senator Hill for the Presidency. We dc
not say for the Governorship, for that is
not what the stampede led 10y Mr.. Cock
ran implies. What has the Governorship
of itself TO offer 20 an ambitious leader of
National reputation who has held ii
twice. Ii is no longer goal; il can only
be a stepping-stone TO the Presidency.
| The same tongue which lamp ,oned Gro
YER Cleveland as popular ever day of the
year except election day has named David
/ Il. Hill n the only Democrat who can
overcome the majority of 100000 against
Maynard. If Senator Hill can accom-
plish : stupendous miracle like that,
nothing can prevent his nomination for
the Presidency i'm IS9i. The Snappers
and machine Democrats who shouted
! themselves hoarse when he was nominat-
ed by acclamation knew what he and
they were heading for. The anti-Snap-
pers and Reform Democrats of Eew York
and Brooklyn, who were hustled out of
the convention, had the same understand
ing Of what was happening. As Senator
Hin himself had declared ON the previ-
Gus day, they were ION the skirmish line
Of the great National battle of 1857
1t * not the logical candidate, bat the
possible miraele-wOrker and popular ne
cromancer. who has been nominated at
Saratoga. The logical candidate for Goy-
ernor after the Maynard massacre of last
year would have been sincere. down
right reforuer, capable of enforcing hero
ic measures against the maladministra-
tion of district-attorneys offices and the
iniolerable evils of city disagreement
Ii the Democracy had named such a can
didate for the Governorship 10y acclama-
tion. and had opened wide the doors for
the reform delegations from New York
and Brooklyn, there would have been
logic and common sense in the perform
ance. Then they might reasonably have
expected 10 regain in some measure the
confidence of the people and to overcome
the majority OF 10000 against Maynard.
Afok -AAA it%ft OOhC- VI
showing works meet for repentance, they
have deliberately and HaFtoply affronted
public conscience, which was aroused last
year. They have turned the reforpers
out of the convention and nominated for
Governor the one man ip the State who
was personally as well as morally Fespon-
sible for Maynard's crime and ali its con-
sequences. And they have done this be-
cause they fancy the people have ''slept
Off, this attack of conscience and right
eousness and are now ready to be hypno-
tized by charlatan like Senator Hill.
There never was a more stupid mistake
i'm American politics. The people of this
State have not ''slept off, last years re-
yulsion of conscience against the political
;figands who despoiled them Of their
liberties and then attempted 10 crown
with honor confessed thief-the tool and
creature of Senator Hill. They dealt last
year with Maynard. This year they have
where they want him the nsp who was
behind Maynard; the man without whom
there would have been no then of the
Legislature and all the accompanying
outrages; tbe man who ordered Mayn-
ards nomination for the CouT1 of Appeals
Us vindication of crime in Violation of
morality and conscience. There viii be
: reckoning with Maynard's master at
the polls. They will deal with him, not
as a mira&s-goyker nor as a Presidential
candidate, bat a. Il ie iast Democrat in the
State who ought to bave been Pom mated
after Maynard's rejection
1t cannot, of course, be denied that Sea-
ator Hill has played the boldest stroke of
his political career with amazing dexteri-
ty. The idea Of taking this nomination
as desperate expedient of snatching the
Presidential nomination from all rivals
fascinated his imagination, but he cop-
cealed il with admirable art. He ordered
Governor Flower out of the field; he had
no candidate unless il WAS Justice Cay
nor, who was dropped as soon ss the "ar-