The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-02


against the distributor and administrator
of the spells.
David B. Hill IL g case ia point David
b. Hill was master of the late Democratic
convention at Saratoga. He snuffed out
the rising boom for Whitney: he dictated
Flowers resignation, and the New York
state convention fairly begged him to ac-
cept the nomination for governor. He re-
signs the Office of United States senator TO
run for governor.
Silas Wright when United States sena-
tor from New York resigned TO accept the
nomination for governor in 1874 and his
immense personal popularity carried the
state for James 4. Polk and defeated
Henry Clay for president: the vote Of New
York would have elected Clay.
DAVID B. Hill has initiated the action Of
silas Wright and has staked his political
fate on the issue of the present campaign
in New York state. Since Hill has been
in the senate he has not asked for a single
office: he has no state patronage to speak
Of, for the state administration, with the
exception of governor, is Republican, and
there were no Democratic Office holders in
Hills train at Saratoga.
Hill il more powerful with the New
Work Democracy than Cleveland, although
he has no patronage, Federal or state. at
his command. HnI's supreme mastery Of
his party in New York shows that per-
sonal influence counts for more than
political patronage; that strong man can
rule a great party without the cohesive
power of public plumber.
Hill is, if possible, more cordially hated
by the Mugwump and cuckoo contingent
OF the New York Democracy than be was
when he entered the United States senate
in 1891, for all his success at Washington
has been won at the Presidents expense.
Hili's assault upon the income tar, which
was first proposed by Cleveland in his
message. exalted Hill at the expense of the
president.
If Hill is elected governor this year he
would be tho Democratic candidate for
president two years hence. Nothing could
prevent his nomination. Win the Cleve-
land faction help TO bring about this
severe humiliation of the president9
Leading Republican journals In New
York hold that he will have to meet the
secret opposition Of those Democrats who
hate him worse than they do any Repub-
lican. This may be so. but We do not be-
lieve il. The Cleveland faction love free
| trade more than they do Cleveland, and
they know very well that defeat in New
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national campaign OF 1896; they know tina.
turning down Hill thi, year means not
/ only the turning down Of Cieveland's ad-
| ministration and the work Of the Demo.
cratic congress. but that IL means the loss
| OF the cause of free trade in 1896.
The Mugwump and cuckoo tree trade
| contingent will not pay this price in order
| 10 slake their thirst for revenge on David
| Il. Hin; they will take their medicine; !"
| they will swallow David H. Hlll rather
/ than invite defeat in fsssi. and David b.
| Hin knows it, and because he knows IL he
ventures 10 run Tor governor this year.
| lie knows that the disconnected Demo
Gratis cannot afford to defeat him: he
knows that the importers will spend their
| money like water 70 secure an Endorsement
| BIZ New York of the Wilson tariff: he
/ knows that rammany viii fight desper.
| ately 20 save its head. and cool. shrewd
| political gambler that he Is, Hin stakes his
fate on the issue Of the election in Novem.
| Der.
| lie probably reasons correctly that il any
| Democrat can be elected governor of New
| York this year Hia can; Il he wins he is
| sure Of the Democratic presidential nom
| Inaiion in iSa6; ii be does not win he IL no
worse OF than he would be IL New York
| should elect Morton over another Demo
/ Graf than HUI.
II the state is lost this year. whether
under Hil or another Democrat. IL Is los;
| for isssl and ii another Democrat than HUI
shoald happen to carry the state this year
Hill would have formidable competitor
for the Democratic nomination ia lssa
From this point Of view Hill is wise 60
stake his fate Ga the issue Of the November
election. lie proposes 10 win all or lose
all; knowing thas II another Democrat
should lcss the stste in November Hill
could not probably via in iSs6 aad IL
another Democrat should win 90 Novem-
Der he and not uill might secure the
Democratic nomination In iSah Hin be
lisvs. that bis name 10 tie only ons with
which the Democracy can SO into tas ca m
pAlgn w.ih the slightest hope OF eonins
out victor; the Republican journals Goa
eeae this and the Democratic Convention
confessed il when they rendered HUI the
/ nomination.
waltaey Is completely disereditsd ey
his connection with tie Novs Scotia eoal
trust; Secretary Lsgont would bs snowsd
anesr a. complssely as Secretary kelge:
vas in lSss, While JOAN Boyd Thatcher
had about ss maeA chance Of being elected
! governor Of Ns~ Ierk a. nr. William
/ Everett has of beng elected governor o!
/ Massachusetts
%. coarse Hin kaows Re sakes Gespsrate
/ chances. he kaows tasi be vii De held
rsspsEs4s.e .os lie nomination og The EAs-