New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-27
THE SKJRNISH LINE OF 1896.


The New-York Democracy, with the REFORM
elements elected from the convention by snap
methods. has nominated Senator Hill Tor 'he
Presidency We do not say for the "oNelho'
shin for that is not what the stampede lea d!
Mfr Cochran implies. What has the Governor
shin of itself to offer TO an ambitious leader I'll
National reputation who has held IL twice. II
is no longer goal il can only De stepping
stone 10 the Presidency. Inc same 'ons"'
which lampooned Grover Cleveland AZ popuiai
every day Of the year except Elecuoh Ia! mas
named David b. Hill as the only Democrat WHO
| can overcome the maj rity or loo,OU aSain''
| MAYNARD. II Senator Hill can accomplish STU
| nendous miracle like that. nothihg can prevent
| his nomination for the Presidency i'll lo"' Inv
| Sponners and machine Democrats VINO shou'eu
| themselves hoarse when he was n0lniha'eu u!
| occ,amation knew what he and they were head
| ING for The Anti-Snappers and Reform Demo-
crats Of NewYoIk and Brooklyn. who were
| bust,ed ont of the convention. had the same
understanding of what was happening As Sen
otor Hill himself had declared on the previous
dav they were ION the skrmish line OF the
great National battle Of 1896
II is not the logical candidate. but the possible
miracle worker and popular necromancer' VINO
has been nominated at Saratoga. Inc logiai
candidate for Governor after the Maynard mas
s,cre of last wear would have been a sincere,
downright reformer. capable OF enforcing heroic
measures against the maladminlsration OF dls-
,r,ctattorneyS' offices and the intoeraDe evils
az CITY mjsgovernmcnt If the Democracy had
nomed such n candidate for the GOvernorship by
exclamation. and had opened wide the doors
for the reform delegations from New-iofk anu
BROOKLYN there would have been logic ana coin-
mon sense in the performance. linen they ihis"'
reasonably have expected to regain i'll Son''
measure the confidence OF the people ana ~
overcome the majority of lOOooo against Ma!
nard But what have they done! lhs'eau "i
showing works meet for repentance 'he! nave
deliberately and wantonly affronled pubic con
science which was aroused last year. Tue!
have turned tn, refOrmers out OF the coh'eh'
ton and nominated for Governor the one man
in the State who was personally as wei ~
morally responsible for Maynard's crime ana all
It's consequences And they have. done THIS ne
cause they fancy that the people nave slept
off, this attack Of conscience and righteousness
and are now ready to be hypnozed by char-
latan like Senator Hill.
There never was a more stupid mistake IN
American politics The people of this State nave
not .slept off" last years rcvulsion OF conscience
against the political brigands who despoiled
them Of their liberties and then attempted 10
crown with honor a confessed thcf-the 1901
and creature Of Senator Hill. They dealt last
year with Maynard. This year they nave where
they want him the man who was behind May
nord: the man without whom there would nave
been no theft Of the Legislature and all Inc ac-
companying outrages: the man WI" orucrcu
Naynards nomination for the Court of Appeals
AS vindicaton Of crime in violation or inorah'F
and conscience There will be reckoning Win
Maynarl's master at the polls. They VIII d'al
with him. not as a miracle worker nor as Il ir'S-
idential candidate. but as the last Democrat III
the State who ought to have been nominated
after Maynard's rejection.
II cannot Of course. be denied that senator
Hill has played this boldcst stroke Of his po-
lItical career with amazing deXterity. In" id'i
Of taking this nomination as Il desperate eNlHEi-
cnt of snatching the Presidential nomination
from all rivals fascinated his imagination. bu'
he concealed it with admirable art lie ordered
Governor Flower out of the field; ne hau no
candidate unless il was Justice Gaynor, who
WAS dropped as soon the 'arguncntative
destinations" multiplied he was ready to take
Mr. Whitney when he knew how impossible was
the candidature; and he finally allowed the con
vention TO fall down and worship him, deinur-
ring only hong enough to have the roll called.
1t was well-payed game In politics; ana the
master-worker never lost his presence OF mind
when the other nominations were made lie
sought 70 strengthen his own canvass by hav-
Ing Mr. Lockwood the friend and sponsor of
President Cleveland. put on the ticket with him,
and then offered Justice Gaynor the questionable
honor Of nomination to the Court OF Appeals
an honor which he ought c0ntemptuously to
decline.
Senator Hill knows how to manage conven-
tons: he can be the absolute master Of his party
with the least possible affectation of dictator
ship; he can play his cards well. But he lacks
the ordinary instinct Of leadership If he sup
poses that he can make a successful canvass for
the Presidency this year. The people Of New
York never accepted the Senator'S opposition 10
the income tax and the German tariff as full
and sufficient satisfaction for the Maynard
crimes and whatever virtue there was in that
performance ii has ceased to influence public
Judgment since his recantation Of honest con
victiOns for the sake Of cxpedency on the plat
form Of the convention.