New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-24

n stands David b. Hill in hard to take precious
good care of himself these days For he Is not o'y
Governor and Goyernor-ccct of this great O"
il appcars that he is a second Jackson Il cuIIoh'
Old Hickory We all knew that he was ana was 10
be Governor, but we aDprehond that colnPdI"''oI'
few of his fellow citizens suspected that inc haHto
of tbc hero Of tne battle of Ncw-Orlcans was now
ros4i,o on His shoulders For this brand-ncw and
decidedly interesting fact concerning Mt mn tue
public is indebted to The Rochester JH'on ahC 10 IL
exclusively. No other paper has the news, not even
the Governors home organ mt Elnira' WHICH 'nu'U
be notifying to the home organ.
The conservative element IN our populatioh'
especiay that portion of it which takes an interest
IN politics may shake their heads, raise their eye
brows and attempt to discrodt The Unions stare
ment. But it is doubtful if they mako any head
wov The Tpiop being paper of character anu
intelliqence would not name David b. Hill second
Jackson except upOn tine highest authority. NOT Is
there loom for the presumption that the ch'rac
tcrizati0n was of those typogaphical errors t"
which even Rochester papers are liable 10 iall ING
context shows that when The Union called I'M
second jackson it meant it. Our contemporary was
writing of tho celebration of the battle OF New
Orleans and hence had occasion to refer TO the Ist
Jackson, Andrew Jackson, in fact. After briefly
enlogizing him it calls attention to the DelmohIco
dinner which metropolitan Democrats are 10 eat
together ON the Sth of January, with MI Hl as tue
guest of horJr. And it is while bringing out '"'S
mint that The Union dsco+es its surprising piece OF
news by stating that the sand Hill andnot any oher
Hill stands foremost in the Empire state as a DIS
ciple of Jackson and expounIer OF Jachsohiah
Democracy
Now that the news mas been published genera
sense of relief will be experienced People nave
been wondering who really was the second JACK
sons all others cjun tcrfelt." Every Schoolooy
knows that Ti!dcn IS DemocTacy's second JEFFERSON
but the debating societies have been unable 10 lur
nsh the post-ohicc of the second Jackson. quite
number of Democratic statesmen have lntlmatou 10
their friends in strict confidence, not necessarily
for publication. that each OF them was the eccohu
Jackson All such prctcnders Will now see the pro-
priety Of withdrawing their absurd claims Inc
second jackson carries the name OF j. b. lllI on Ills
shirts Tie Union has SAID so. ana me mo" Is Il
conceded authority on Democratic biography
That eighth of January dinner IS sure to be
rouser. How can it help be otherwise. since the first
Jackson will presumably be present in spirit and
tho second Jackson has sgniicd his intention OF
being present IN person. May good dlgeouoh ana
not too large q mead wait on appetite
PS-A stern sense Of the impartial dnty when
we owe TO the Democratic party compcls rs to re
mind IN, Union that a good many of It's party friends
bnye insisted that Grover Cleveland was good
deal of a second Jackson himself Cleveland may
attend this pclmonico Democratic love FEAST IN
January In case he does and the second Jack
son is called upon 10 respond TO a toast how
drcadfnlly awkward it would be, If both h" and
mn should rise al the summons. We don't want to
see the sanguiuary history of The Society Upon
The Stanslaus' repeated in this peace-loving
metropolis aud therefore speak thus frankly TO Inc
Union 60 the end that IL may take measure, 10 pre-
vent n conflict between the two second Jacksons IN
case it should appear Investigation that there's
a puir of them.