The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-07

100000. and whose doors now swing inward.
are also near 1t hand. inviting an alliance.
The 0erman-American CLEVELAND Cih-
zens' Reform Democracy would. Of course.
follow its chosen leader. But would any
other faction1 It lie doubtful II the state
Aid or Cuckoo Democracy would. Its lead
ers are ex-Mayors: their followers are ex-
officeholders. why should they put them
selves under the inexperienced guidance OF
q gentleman who never held an Office, and
whose chief and veritable title to public
distinction IL that he has succeeded Herr
OTTENDoRFRR in the control Of the journal
which IL the oracle Of. no one knows how
many. German-speaking Mugwumps. Hstt
RIDDEn, we fear. is not the man for the
task. He does not ill the bill. lie there no
one to take his place Yes. yesl
There IL In this town an illustrious and
genial gentleman, whose matchless diplo-
macy lie the prototype Of politicians dreams
and hopes everywhere. Agentieman fluent
in speech. quick and energetic in letter
writing, prompt in repartee, a linguist. q
man OF able memory. OF long experience In
politics, with some antaRonisms. and Wig
orous snti-Tammany proclivities. We re-
fer to the Hon. ADRIAN STEVENS HEWITT.
Why will not he undertake the task OF
bringing the warning anti-Tammany fac
lions together1 He fulhls all the require
ments. He lie an ox-Mayor. and therefore
the State Aid or Cuckoo Democracy Of ex-
Mayors could follow him cheerfully. He
ran against JAMES O'BRIEN. leader OF the
st. Cloud Democracy. for Congress In 1874.
and beat him out Of his boots; and Mr..
O'BBIEN therefore has occasion to know
him, and could not plead surprise because
OF his selection ss general harmonizer and
pacifcator. The objection Of the Latin
American or Tomal Democrats to Herr
RIDDER would not apply to Mr.. HEWITT.
He is Just as much opposed to German In
Huence In American politics as they are. or
az he is to Spanish. italian. French. Scan
dipavian, Greek, Polish, or Portuguese in
Huence. Unlike Herr RIDDEB. he is not q
professional supporter Of the present ma
tional Administration. and that fact would
undeniably make his task easier this
year. But would the German-American
Citizens CLEVELAND Reform organization,
hearing of this through Herr RIDDER's pa
per. the Staats-Zeitnn1. accept Mr.. HEWITT
as their guide2 That is the weak point
about Mr.. HEWITT as general municipal
statesman. The German-AmertcanC Citizens
CLEVELAND Reform organization might
seek to exact. or seek to extort. assurances
from Mr.. HEWITT that he would defend the
policy of the CLEVELAND Administration
by circulars, by letters. and on the stump.
Would he agree to do 1t? Perhaps not.
Our advice to the anti-Tammany factions
in New York is to put a German-American
dictionary In hat. and have some Impair
tial person-the Hon. W. NJ. WINS, for In
stance-securely blindfolded. draw 1t out.
opening 1t at the same time. II the page
first revealed is German into English.
let Herr RIDDEB lead; II the page Is Eng
lish into German. let Mr.. HEWITT. In
either case. keep the Republicans out OF the
matter entirely. and keep sharp lookout
on the Independent County men 30 that
they won't be able to seize the hat before
the drawing begins.