Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-03
Kuywumps Confident He Will Be
Done to Death.
WHAT THE SENATOR'S FRIENDS SAY
Not the Hill but the Cleveland
Democracy on Trial.
HILL TO WIN EITHER WAY

wumps are confident that this time he will
be done to death Beaten for governor of
New York, as they are boastips. that he
will be, and by majority that they estl-
mate will run away up into the thousands
he will return here in December. they are
promising themselves, shcrn Of the last
vestige of his consequence and power. They
see him already. in their minds eye sitting
alone in the Senate. under party ban for
his vote against the tariff bill, and COM
pletely discredited because of his defeat
at home. Neither voice nor vote Of his
will. in their judgments. count for any
thing more. here or elsewhere. The Sena-
tors initials will remain the same, but his
front name will be changed to Dennis, and
all will be over with him
HfIrs Friends Smile.
Mr.. Hills friends smile at all this They
are not themselves boasting. Nobody con-
cedes the gravity of the situation-.he many
difficulties In the way of democratic sue
cess In New York in November-the neces-
stty of harmony in democratic circles
proper-more readily or unreservedly than
does the old regular who for ten years
past. has been training in the empire state
unde- the banner of the aggressive man
from Elmira- He sees all of the pitfalls
dug. and now digging, for his chief. and
he carries an anxious heart in his bosom.
But he believes implicitly in Mr.. Hill. and
he is absolutely certain of one thing. and
that Is that his chief will carry himself
In the struggle, and afterward, IN way
to command democratic respect, and to
retain his hold on the party organization
at hcme. no matter what the results may
be-
A New York democrat of this type, in
conversation with a representative Of The
Star today on this subject, said:
The Cleveland Democracy ON Trial.
''The mugwumps. with characteristic IA
tuity. misconceive the situation. 1t is not
the Hill democracy, but the Cleveland de-
mocracy. that is on trial in this contest. Mr..
Hill is the nominee. by the regular action
of the party in convention assembled. No
democrats, properly so called, can refuse to
support him without incurring the reproach
of being a bolter and paying the penalty of
such detection The support of the mug
wumps was never in the calculation-is not
in the calculation now. New York Is
democratic state, and a united democratic
vote can put Mr.. Hill back into the govern
deserts this year will draw the bar sinister
across his own fortunes forever"
The Maynard Episode.
Would the Maynard episode excuse any
Cleveland man for voting against Mr.. Hill?'
was asked.
How could it?'' was the reply THE act
for which the republicans denounce Judge
Maynard was not in the interests of Mr..
Hill, but in the interests Of fair play and
the democratic party. The party got the
beneht OF Ii and accepted II, the Cleveland
men with the rest. Why, even the mug
wumps themselves shared in the usufruct
of that transaction when they worked with
the democratic party, which had been
strengthened by 1t, in the national cam
Paisn Of 1892 Then, besides, Col. Lamont
Mr.. Cleveland's nearest and dearest friend
helped to make the ticket upon which
Judge Maynard ran, and travelled from
Washington to New York to vote for 1t.
With all of these things past dispute, where
is the authority or the reason for making
the MAYNARD matter an issue among dem
CcritS?'
III Cleveland Men Cut the Ticket.
But suppose, with one argument and
another, and one means and another,
enough Cleveland men are induced to cut
the ticket to insure Mr.. Hills defeat?' was
asked.
why, even in that event, such Cleveland
men and their mugwump allies and per-
suaders would miss their ultimate aim.
Their real desire is to get possession of the
organization in New York They have
worked hard for that and in many devious
and questionable ways. They may try to
PERSUADE themselves that by knocking out
MIR. Hill they would come into that long
desired and much-deSired kingdom But
they would not. Mr.. Hill would still be
master of the situation at home, still in Dos
session of the party machinery, and more
than ever endeared to the rank and file. He
Is strong now as the hero of many battles
He would be stronger then for having suf-
fered In his individual fortunes for his
party's sake.
Hill Stands to Win.
''As I regard it, Mr.. Hill stands to win
In any event. If elected he will inevitably
be the standard bearer of the party in
1896. That will follow as the night follows
day. If defeated. he will still be the leader
of the New York democracy, with his
friends and Heutenants in possession of
every local post OF Importance in the party
organization, and eager to serve him in
any and every way. Let us suppose the
next democratic presidential nomination
going to a western man, and his election
as the result Of democratic defeat in New
York next month, with whom would he
consult and treat about New York mat
ters? With the men who had outlawed
themselves, and were absolutely without
party standing. or with the man and his
lieutenants standing for straight democ-
racy and it's authorized representatives at
home? The question Is so simple 1t answers
itself. The present situation is grave, but
Mr.. Hill Is secure in this: His gain must
be the party's gain; his loss the party's
loss. No Cleveland democrat can strike
MIR. Hill without infiicting a blow on the
party.
The Plan to Knife Hill.
The intimation, which comes from reliable
quarters. that the plan of the anti-Hill
den ocrats and mugwumps is to knife Hill
and elect Lockwood and Gaynor, if possible.
eNcites a great deal of interest. There is no
question about 1t. that the division of opin-
ion in the anti-Hin ranks is as to whether
this policy or that of putting up an indie
pendent ticket Is to be followed, and the
evidences are very strong that majority
of them are in favor of simply knitting Hill
OF the quiet. The idea of humiliatng their
enemy by making him conspicuous as the
only one defeated is very tempting, and the
only thing that could overthrow this plan
Is the danger that il may fail.
Democrats who are friendly to Hill sug-
gest that IL will be an extremely dangerous
thing to the Fairchild-Grace people to at
tcnpt the secret knitting of Hill If this is
attempted, they say, it will be found to be
q game that two can play at. and the
chances are IL any one on the ticket is elect
ed, IL will be Hill, and that Gaynor will be
defeated and possibly Lockwood. The only
chance of success for the whole ticket lies.
they intimate, in Hills receiving as loyal
support as is given the other candidates.
II an example Is made Of Hill, they intend