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Show To Be Read Between the Liars. New York Sun. No man iu the United States deserves moro or better from the democracy than David Bennett Hill. .His services to the party and his capacity for leadership lead-ership entitle him to tho highest place; and we think he ought to be nominated and elected to the presidency. Entertaining Enter-taining this view, with the most cordial friendship for him and the sincerest desire de-sire that he may achieve the summit of I his ambition, we have deprecated the acceptance of the senalorship on his part because of the apprehension that it would certainly prevent him from becoming be-coming president. This apprehension is an intellectual conviction opposed to what we wish to believe; and if it shall prove to he unfounded, we shall indeed ! rejoice. But we- have not deemed it ! the part of a friend to withoid the frank expression of our opinion as to the inexpediency in-expediency of his accepting the senat-orship, senat-orship, so long as the question was open. , m But now that Governor X XI 11 has boen elected senator we shall not withhold any exertion to make him tho democratic demo-cratic candidaee for president. The new difficulty in his path, especially the circumstance that he can't remain as governor after the 4tb of March, oniy render necessary more vigorous efforts to overcome them. |