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Show II 1 1. 1, or NKW YORK. Governor Hill of New York Is a sly one, and the democratic brethren who try to consign him to a back seat in 1892 will find him hard to repress. W hen last autumn the empire st ate emerged from the election with a democratic majority of two in the legislature, which was to choose a successor to Senator Kvarts, it was at once proposed that Governor Hill be the man. But he said them uay. Lately a movement was set on foot, apparently favored by tho doughty governor himself, since his own paper, the Sun, rapturously indorsed it, to run him for a third term as chief executive of . the empire state, but it seems be has suddenly discovered an African In the woodpile, and be takes advantage in his message to serve notice upon the faithful that he cannot be their candidate again. Nothing short of the presidential nomination will do Brother Hill, and be for one does not propose running any risk of being knifed in the meantime. In this determination deter-mination the wily politician will be sustained by "the boys" who idolize him, as they well might, for he is ono of them, Dave is. But oh, for the heartburning heart-burning that this resolution will cau.se in William street, the habitation of Dana's stuffed prophet. By the way, what business has the governor of New York to approve or denounce, or in any other way notice officially, the Election bill still pending before congress? As a private citizen he has the right of his opinion but in what respect does a federal measure, not yet made a law, come tinder the censure of tho governor of any state in his annual message to the legislature? Mr. Hill is not president of tho United States, and for that matter he never will be. and until then ha might as well defer his messages on national subjects. sub-jects. If Governor Hill needs must bo indignant in-dignant over an election bill he might cast his weather eye on Tammany hall and compose himself. |