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Show stood by oven the senatorial combine, j who are alarmed and despondent nt i the outcome of their work, and fear I that "impending disaster can only be I averted by the smashing of the New I York machine." The Am isviiot yet willing to admit that defeat is inevitable, inevit-able, anil it adds: "Whatever may yet be recovered of its recent losses, the democratic party, thanks to these I schemers, cannot go out into the fall campaign Jwith the hope, confidence ; and momentum it might have carried I into that campaign. But they arc too quick to prophecy defeat because their I own plans have miscarried. With leaders lead-ers in whom the people have confidence j aud a cause for which the people are j willing to light even at odds, victory honorable and stable victory may yet be snatched from threatened disaster, and this gloomy chapter in the history of a great party become a healthful discipline for its future si niggles." MR, HILL AMD THE DEMOCRACY. There is no lack of criticism of Senator Sen-ator Hill's methods on the part of both the regular aud independent press, aud admonitions flow toward him from all quarters. There is great admiration for him as the boss of bosses, tho very jiersonilication of machine politics, but tho wonder and surprise created by the celerity and boldness of his movements are confined to the leaders and their immediate followers. Tho musses of the parly, ami especially those who do not blintlly accept the nominees forced tiputt them through chicanery, liavo m ither love nor esteem for HlIX, They are disgusted with him, and .should he lie nominated they will not hesitate to express their disgust iu the most emphatic em-phatic manner. The Ballimoro Suit reviews the national na-tional democratic sit tuition at considerable consider-able length, and especially with reference refer-ence to what Mr. Hill has accomplished accom-plished in his own behalf. Ho has seventy-two 'delegates, but he needs seven times as many more to secure tho nomination. Thi"e he will aim tn get first in tho so-called so-called doubtful states of tbe north, in the belief that with tbe delegates from these states he can compel his Domination, Domina-tion, lie lost the little state of Rhode Island while he stopped to take breath, hut his lieutenants are now hard at wcrk in Connecticut and New Jersev. Next he will opcrato from the speaker's room of tho house, anil it is intimated that the nomination for tho vice presidency presi-dency will be bartered for one state delegation, antl each of the eight cabinet cabi-net positions for as many more, to say nothing of foreign missions and other high positions. This it justly characterized as "masterly "mas-terly scheming," the "perfection of political po-litical management," and the question is asked, "What can stand in the way of such potent and wall compacted combinations!:" com-binations!:" Our contemporary answers: Only one thing. The democratic voters do not want Mr, HlU,, and the democratic people do not like Mr. Hill's methods of seeking tho presidency." presi-dency." This is begiiniBg to bo under-, .. , |