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Show CLEVELAND AND HILL MKT. Ex-President Cleveland and Governor Gov-ernor Hill have met on common ground, that is at a banquet, and conducted themselves as other well bred peoplo would and the political weather prophets proph-ets are greatly amazed thereat. Each made a short speech laudatory of the other and when the feast was over they shook hands and inquired afier each others health. Then they departed. We cannot see that this episodo has any political significance whatever. Neither do we believe that it is an evidence evi-dence of a deal between the two claimants claim-ants for tho democratic nomination for president. There is absolutely no reason why Hill should seek or entertain a compromise with his rival. Ha has been lieutenant-governor, governor and is now senator-elect of Xew York; what else can he want but the presidency? If Cleveland is unwilling to concede that to him then he can. concede nothing whatever. Hill might content himself, perhaps, with the state portfolio with an eye to a future nomination for the chief execu- tive oflice. were he not. satislied that Cleveland will never again have that otiice at his disposal. Tho governor is too old a politician to imagine for a moment that a man who failed of election elec-tion when he had all the power and prestige and influence of his immense j 1 patronage at his back would lie successful success-ful when all these elements of strength are taken away from him. Not he. Governor Hill is more than ever conviueed that tho only democrat dem-ocrat with any chance of success at all in 1K92 is Governor Hill. And the banquet ban-quet and eulogies and handshaking were a matter of form without meaning and signilieanee whatever. |