New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-08
HILL A DANGEROUS MAN..
EX-NAyOR UEWITTs OPINION OF THE DE
FEATED CANDIDATE.
THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD GIVE FULL POWER
TO MR.. STRONG OR MS HANDS WILL
BE rrEp-TnE RESULT \ BLESS
ING TO THE CRY

ING TO THE CRY.
"Overshadowing in importance the oNer,n""
Tammany is the defeat Of IiilL His crushme oe-
feat is the mos, important political event SINCE inc
close OF the Civil War.
The declaration fell from the lips OF ApfAih o
Hewitt, IN HE big library al hs house IN lexington
ove last night He said It without anger and EVIL
IDENTIFY weighed every word .
"Hill" said the ex-Mayor. lis dangerous "'A'' ~
American politics. His ability - eNUaoiu''a'S "
! his craving for power Is Unsuitable. ne "o'' "
want the mower for the money he coud make ou'
- ue wants # 10 crafty his selfish ambition
IL Rad reached 4 point where the West ana south
hoean to look upon him as unconqderapie Demo
Graf They began 70 believe he could not De p'i',"
The result on Tuesday ought to be sui'cich' 10 man"
him utterly unavailable AZ a Preslneh'lai '"
.tI,u was dangerous because he was an organizer
~ ,nobs II made no difference TO him what 'h'
character of the voters was behind MN ~ wa
enough that they were voters. was going through
my pape,s to-day, and ran across hc"SPaP''
clipping 1t reminded pe OF an inS,l'n .overnor
occurred while was Mayor ana nm ,, under the
We invited 70 speSH az ,'r,ocr,tic c-lub Of
auspices OF the Young Men ~ % IN and sent
brooklyn. February - 1871 Was Ill., "'''
IN the letter condemned the oppressiye sp ~
Of trade unionism illustrated by me n'.l'o 'sus-
~ Kri,hts of Labor who at that time "cIe '"IS
ing a tumult in the labor word. ne siJ tt Do.,rr
1T or vas against the exercise OF coefclET 20" =,
Nv the unions and remember that cai,e' NM =
tyranny against which the Democrauc par aysra u,
a ..t
OF the letter condemnlng democrats ih ms
high olfica! positions who coqGettrn ,"hda in
new and dangerous element In politics mao ~, ~
in mind He got wind OF the letter, ana re- -. y.
sneak # II was read at the meeting il,e 'c''''
Vas suppressed. but afterward puDIlsheu.
'SInce 1857. ] say without eeOuSiii' nn'r
,bst all that | said against the dangers Oh the 80
Give snirit of secret labor Organizations was Pr"
nhetic Ul has always appealed 10 the pr ss
and nassions Of voters. and lnvarlaDy WIN sHeV
co FAR as advancing his own interests are cohceied
| lie defeat is a blessing TO true Democracy. ,r,
| "coloncl Strong is good man Tor mayor; .'
frs. thing the Republican Legislature ousn t ~
90 ia 10 pass a bill giving him power 70 rein t
he heads of departments. He cannot Turn lncl.
omt too quick and his administration VIII nor
amount to much in the way OF reform uiiie le.,l
has that power given him. Before l was Giec't ~
Wsvor | made the Tammany people proIlls,Ts, 90
have that power given me by the i-esslaiure ~
nromised II faithfully. But after was elected tneS
broke their promise and refused to- ALLOW any su'
Hill 10 be passed. 1t could do nothing wlthout ~
''If Strong viii stand squarely on MS piatlorn
and keep partisan politics out OF ms adniiiS'la
ton the Anti-TamTnany people or inns city cdi
eiect their Nayor and city officers TIL the emo o.
time II remains to be seen whether ne WIZ 40 -,
or not The politicians will be after him, ana VII
try 10 run his Office for him. He VIII nave hdic
time of H. but II he Is given ful power 10 reHoNt
dishonest and incompetent officials under hini aho
then refuse to recognize politics In the cohduct OF
hIs office ne will be successful. and ms election
| will be a godsend to the city OF Newly oTK