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Show Thoro is a general feeling of satisfaction, satis-faction, in- tho mfuds of most of our oitixeus with tho nomination of John C. Cuttlor for governor by tho ropub-licun ropub-licun stato convention All parties BceaiiUgjrood iu saying that Mr, Wells has: matte. a good record us good nnd may be-r better than Mr. Cutlor wUl niako but Mr. Wolls biur held. the position for nine yonrs, and tho pooplo poo-plo fool thnt it is contrary to tho gon-ius gon-ius of our Amoricnn institutions to mako torms of oillco much longor than tluit. Furthormoro, if ono oiti-zou oiti-zou has too much of tho public patronage pat-ronage it keeps othors from getting thoir shuro. Secrotury Hammond has mado a good oiilcor is u capablo gonfjloman, nnd doubtless would havo boon u good governor, but ho bus had u good, long pull nt tho public sorvico, sor-vico, and it is but fair thut somoouo else should huvo a chance. It Is often of-ten urgod by mou who hnvo an onssy way of making money thut tho higher oiiioinls nro not paid sufllolont for thoir Borvices in our stnto, but horo aro two of thorn who, notwithstanding notwithstand-ing thoso drawbacks, and tho fact that thoy aro probably ns good material for tho business as tho stato affords, woro quite willing to succeed thom-solvos thom-solvos at tho old prlco. |