Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-10-05
THE NEW YORK CAMPAIGN


THE NEW YORK CAMPAIGN
The candidacy of Senator Hill in
New York has II national significanc,
If he Gun succeed, by mea,.s OF lis
personal popularity and lis wonder
ful power of organization, in holding
the Democratic party together and i'll
bringing out the full vote, it will be
al omen OF victory i'll 1896. That is
the signal tho people arc looking for,
and if MIR. Hill who has concluded to
lead what other Democratic leaders
have re-. arded as forlorn hope, cnn
bring order out of chaos, and show
that the Democracy of New York is
solid and enthusiastic, the party
throughout the country will be fired
with new hope and new strength.
For. whatever else may be said,
New, York remains the decisive and
deciding State in every national con
test when the party lines are closely
drawn. 1t is idle to look for any
permanent, Democratic gains in the
Republican east. The contest lies Ill
the middle west, with the tremend
Gus voting power of New York State
as tho deciding fnctor
Those;w sre familiar with our
political history know that New York
Is not IL Democratic State. 1t has
been Democratic under the leader
ship of 'Filden aud Hill. but, ordina-
rily,, it is doubtful State with the
fighting chance in favor of the Demo
Gratis.
It'is we'll known that Senator Hill
did not seek tho nomination. 1t wenl
to him by common consent of the
party, which recognized in the lead
ership of MIR. Hill the only hope of
Democratic success. Hence his unan.
inous nomination was inevitable
from the first, not only by reason of
his skill as an organizer and his re.
cord az Democrat, but by reason of
those qualities of courage, independ-
ence'nnI enthusiasm which mark the
real leader.
Mr.. Hill does not belong to the Or
der OF Democratic goldbugs. In his
speech before the convention, he al
luded to silver as constitutional
money metal" and the phrase en-
ployed at this time before political
contention i'll New York State has
unusual significance. 1t means that
Senator Hill has not moved from the
sound and conservative position he
took on the money question in the
campaign of 1892.
Mr.. Hill will address himself to
the difficult task of restoring unity
and harmony in the party in New
York State. If any man can succeed
in this he is that man; but according
as be, shall fail or succeed, we shall
know whether to look for victory in
tho campaign of 1896. BY his career
in the Senate, Mr.. Hill has demons.
frated that he is something more
than q mere politician. Even his bit
terest enemies copcede to him q
breadth of craftsmanship and grasp
of public questions that they had not
suspected. He stands before the
country in a new attitude. He has
won the respect of his critics and has
wrung praise from his personal enc
mics
He has now, in our opinion, reach
ed the crisis of his career, he is about
to subject to crucial test his powe,
and ability as a great Democratic
leader. We have hardly doubt
that ho will come out of it victorious
He will reorganize the party and
make such show of its strength ant
potency in the pivotal State as t.
give new hope and fresh enthusiasm
To the national ortrnnizntinn