, 1890-11-06

NOBLE AND HILL.

ccives a hot one from SecrelaTy
Noble. He deserves 1t. The fact
that man of HIPS calibre can pose
before a nation of 65,O00,00o people
as an aspirant for the high office oc-
cupled by Washington, Jackson,
Lincoln and Grant is in itself mel
ancholJ reminder of the poverty OF
the democratic party in the matter
of statesmnnship. Mr.. Hills
tallow dip OF intellectually
has glimmered farther than the
bright lights Of men infinitely ADLER
than he. Right here in the state of
Washington, half a dozen democrats
could be selected with ability and
capacity superior to that of this no
torious bidder for votes. Every pub
lie movement, every stump speech
that he makes, stamps him u par
tisan and not a statesman, a poll
tician of the cheapest school, n man
whose every stand is dictated by
hopes of popularity rather than USE
fulness.
The old time democratic contention
for state supremacy crops out in his
insolent and unwarranted letter to
the interior department. The airy
assumption with which the gov
ernor of state takes to task one Of
the highest officers of the United
States government Is half amusing
and half annoying. One would
naturally suppose that Governor
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stitutions should be confined to
that Of the state of New York, and
that the officials of the United
States government were quite able
and sufficiently patriotic to con-
strue the laws and meet their lofty
duties to the nation. Governor
Hills interference Is nothing less
than O reassertion of the ideas that
led to nullification and secession,
a modern declaration that the gov
ernors of the states know more
about the constitution of the United
States than is known by the presi-
dent and his cabinet.
Figuratively speaking, Mr.. Hill
has poked his nose into somebody
else's business, and that organ has
received such a rap that he Will
probably not repeat the experiment
very soon, at least not In that quar-
ter.
The charge Of partisanship is just
what one might naturally expect
from partisan like Hill. Com
plants against the census are much
more numerous from republican
states and cities than from demo-
cratic. The public knows this. 1T
is not necessary to partlcularize.
But Governor Hill has made him.
self Extensively conspicuous in an-
other direction within the last week.
Messrs. Dillon, O'Brien and Others
have arrived in this country upon a
political mission. They explicitly
disavow an intention of soliciting
relief for the starving tenantry.
They ask for funds for their political
party, and are particular, as con-
scientious and honorable gentle
men, to call attention to the pur-
pose Of their visit. Yet Governor
Hill, in his hot scent for votes, dis
played the shocking TASTE of calling
upon them and welcoming them to
America in his official capacity.
Suppose that Governor Hill
should become president of the
United States, and the republican
party, In its search for assistance,
should send party Of prominent
members to a friendly power to col
lect funds to fight the adminlstra-
tion. What would Mr.. Hill think
If these politicians were welcomed
by high official of that country?
Yet that is exactly what he has
done. If Dillon and O'Brien had
come here to solicit aid for the
famishing peasantry there would
have been no improperly In Hill's
course. But they are here as poll
ticians, and begin their canvass by
advising the American people not
to organize measures of relief but to
compel Balfour to feed the hungry
people and devise means of assist
ance.
Between Grover Cleveland and
David B. Hill there is a wide gulf of
intellectually and sincerity of pur-
pose. Cleveland is not destitute of
logy sort of imitation patriotism.
Hill Is Il cheaD demauOplle