The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-25
The Game of Politics In New York.


All Of the New York newspapers. both
democratic and republican, are having a
good deal to say about Gov. Hill, of that
state, just at present The most of them
are rather unfriendly in their remarks, ana
those which are friendly are so only in a
half-hearted sort of way. 1t seems that
the governor has taken the public printing
away from the Albany IN. " Argus, and
given it to tho Times of that city. The
Argus has been the recognized organ of the
Democratic party at the state capital for
many years. 1t was the late Daniel Man
ning's paper, and it is now owned and con
trolled by James H. Manning, a son of
| Daniel Manning.
! Besides being public printer for the state,
Mr.. Manning was a member of the state
civil service commission. The first Office
paid him about $4,000 year, and the sec
ond $1,000. Both offices are in the gift of
the governor.
According to the story that is current.
Gov. Hill, who wants to be the next candi-
date of the Democratic party for President,
sought to control the editorial utterances of
the Argus. He sent articles to the argus
Office written by himself, in which there
were covert attacks upon Mr.. Cleveland.
The Argus has always been firm friend of
Mr.. Cleveland, and Mr.. Manning refused
to publish them. The governor, who de-
sired to have party organ
that would promote his presi-
dental aspirations, took the public
printing away from the Argus and gave it
to the Times, journal that has not always
supported the nominees OF the Democratic
party. Mr.. Manning, recognizing that he
was no longer in the confidence of the gov
ernor, thought it would not be proper 10
hold any office received from him, and he,
therefore, resigned his place on the civil
service commission.
This story may or may not be true in all
respects 1t is true in so far as it relates to
the giving of the public printing to the
Times, and to the resignation of Mr.. Man
ming as civil service commissioner, but it
may not be true that Gov Hill tried to
control the editorial utterances of the
Argus. The impression is growing stronger,
however, that Gov. Hill Is working ener-
getically for the democratic presidential
nomination in 1892, and that he regards
Mr.. Cleveland as the chief obstacle in the
way Of his success. If this impression is a
correct one,it is not at all surprising that he
should try to create sentiment aginst Mr.
Cleveland
There is no doubt that Mr. Cleveland has
a very strong hold upon the people, and,
strange as it may seem, his popularity APP
pears to be steadily increasing. Even re-
publicans Of prominence have good word
to say for him. At the dinner of the Mer-
chants Association of Boston, couple of
weeks ago, he was applauded by republicans
as enthusiastically as by democrats. The
republican organs, of course try to belittle
him, because they are afraid that he will be
nominated by the democrats in 1892
IL has not been generally believed that
Gov. Hill is unfriendly to Mr. Cleveland,
and is secretly plotting against him, though
the charge that he is has been frequently
made. If it be a fact that the public print
ing was taken from the Argus and given to
the Times because the former refused to
use its columns to weaken Mr.. Cleve-
land with the people, it will not be
long before Gov. Hill Is convinced
that he has made very serious mistake
Mr.. Cleveland may or may not be seeking
the next presidential nomination of his
party, but it is certain that the great mass
of the Democratic party will not regard
with favor any one who seeks to rise to a
greater place by pulling Mr.. Cleveland
down. If Gov. Hill is anxious to be his
party's standard-bearer in the next national
campaign, he will be much more likely TO
succeed by standing upon his merits than
by trying to undermine any of those whom
the Democratic party honors.