New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-10
HILL FIERCELY ATTACKED.
POLITICIANS GENERALLY BELIEVE THE
MORNING TELEGRAPH" ARTICLE TO
BE INSPIRED BY Mr. CROKER


Tho sole topic Of conversation at the Democratic
Club last night the attack made in The
Morning Telegraph" which is generally considered
to be the personal organ. IL not the personal prop
erty. OF Richard Croker, on ex-senator David B.
Hill, In yesterdays issue. The article In question
filed a column Of the newspaper. and carried
under this head "Ex- Senator inllsBy His Own Acts
Is Out Of the Party-He Cannot Expect to Have
Any Influence With Democrats Now" By COM
mon consent. both in Democratic and Republican
political circles the article was considered As In
spired by Mr. Croker. though last evening he denied
any knowledge OF any friction in the Democratic
party and likewise Of any quarrel between himself
and ex-senator Hill.
The significant part OF the attack on Mr..
Hill was couched in these ineegant but expressive
words:
"Ex-LJnited States Senator David Blowhard Hin.
now sitting in Wolferts Roost. bad better go and
help them II he wants to cut any ice this season.
for he certainly will do so with the Democratic
party He crawled into a hole in the last Presi-
Dental campaign, when the Democratic forces
were divided and. although every effort known TO
the human mind employed TO smoke him out,
he remained there until January last. when he
tried to come out and ally himself with the grand
old Democratic party again
"He did not have the courage In the Bryan cam
paign to declare himself. and for all anybody
knows ne may have voted for the Republican can
didate and the trusts Not once during the last
memorable campaign in New-York City, when the
Democrats had such hard fight, was his wore
heard In support Of the party OF its principles and
now he is trying to sneak back ny covert means
and methods. He has burned his bridges behind
him however, and at the next Democratic con-
vention will be repudiated by the party which sup
ported and stood by him In the lace OF pltteF OPP
position In the past.
..The Democratic party has no for leaders Of
the Hill stripe. Sneak politics or politicians are
despised by all straight and loyal Democrats. ana
they cannot stand persons processing democracy
remaining under cover when the very HE OF the
party is at stake. and coming out and shouting
after the fight has been The course OF ex-
Senator Hill since the opening Of the State Legs-
lature has been most contemptlDle. he was Ione
ago discarded by the political writer's OF the coun-
trv who tried their level best get him even TO
reiterate the phrase with which he won the honoi
o the party nsh he Il ySs
In connection with his name lovai Den'o'i'"
Hin LETT the city ys 4b m0rn9E f article
e oany n s1 be- bS asceTaed Mr. croker the Dem
ocratic Club last night. SAID , l., -. ro,,o
I'VE have no time TO haye SGn TaTrsis II r 1ne
When asked II The Telegraph t art'c M Groker
his sentiments toward Ex-senator % say ABOUT , Mr. H
don't know that we have quarreed. ,,o, ., Mr.
Hill "1 Nigh, make Interesting reading Nj GrGk1f
smiled gmy and SAID onr TO d1 GIVE my opinion Of
Eot Danforth chairman Of the pem M auss
ton in particular and the state OF me cnaT
~, Nj Tween Mr. Croker and Mr.. Hill was What
he CLEANED from the newspapers Inerf WI 1 nv nv
10 sGiionS ,mperil the success Of the Democratic
party Mr. Croker and Mr I'M are D9tn to oS
and both have materially aided the au-
yancemenf Of Democratic principles and the spG s
20 Ha,nocrafic candidates In the campaign OF ls'9
OF - "a ereat deal OF Mr.. Hill and advised with MN
Concerning matters relative TO me campalEh assred
M 30 would support the candidacy or MI Bryan,
and found his suggestions and ldvcs OF gr sa
anu "a, LAST fall Mr. Hill was earnest IN MS sup
pen, ~ the State ticket, and no man took deeper
Interest in the canvass Wnlch resultea !" S"''P
~. Damocratic victory"