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Show NEW YORK POLITICS. The gubernatorial campaign id New York this fall is an interesting one; not alone from a political standpoint, but from a social one as well. It is essentially essen-tially a contest between the decent elements ele-ments of society and the political machine ma-chine as managed .and controlled by the Tammany hall machine. The issue is being fought with zeal and determination determina-tion on both sides, and the interesting struggle is being closely watched by the entire country. Which side will triumph is a question. For the sake of the people of the Empire state, and in furtherance of reputable politics everywhere, every-where, it is ardently hoped that the name of the next governor of Xew York is J. Sloat Fassett, the republican nominee. Mr. Fassett is a young man to aspire to such a high position po-sition as the governorship of the wealthiest wealth-iest state in the Union, but in the pub- He positions ho has already held, he has ( shown that he has a competent mind to i grasp great public questions, lie is an J aggressive and wide-awake man, and , one who never asks if a measure is expedient, ex-pedient, but is it right. His nomina- : tion wis compassed by no corrupt practices; prac-tices; he was the choice of the majority of his parly, which desired to honor him for his splendid public services in the legislature of his state. His opponent, Hoswell P. Flower, stands in vivid contrast to him in this regard. While a man of pre-eminent poli Ileal capacity, lie was nominated because; Tammany hall believed he could be used as its subservient tool, lie is in all respects a machine and a gang politician. This fact has had a tendency to estrange him from the best element of democracy, an element which insists that the rights of the people are paramount in their importance to the desires of a political coterie, whose only hope, desire or ambition, and the primary purpose for which it was instituted insti-tuted and its organization maintained, is the spoils of office. Democrats who belong to that political polit-ical faith from principle are fighting Mr. Flowf.r. Several leading Tam-MANYiiES Tam-MANYiiES refuse to indorse the methods of his nomination. The Count y democracy democ-racy is opposed to him almost unitedly. Even the mugwumps have for the moment mo-ment forgotten their free trade proclivities procliv-ities and championing the candidacy j of Mr. Fassett. |