New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-16
THE United STATES SENATORSHIP.

THE INVITED STATES SEN1TORSHIP.
The Democratic caucus for the purpose Of
nominating a candidate for the United states
Senate will be held late Monday afternoon
next the election taking place the next day at
moan Nevertheless. to-day the legislators who
arc 70 decide thi, momentOuS question 90 not
know whether Governor Hill is or Is not can
didate. And since not man OF them dareS 10
sneoze until the Governor takes snuff the Sug-
restiye spectacle is presented Of majority
unable 10 state what they are going to do SIMPLY
bacause their remorseless boss delays his orders.
There's independence for you. Think OF
the thirteen Democratic Senators and sixty
eight Democratic Asscmbymcn constituting inc
majority of the Legislature going about WIN
ont q candidate for the great Office which they
presently will he called upon to fill Tor the
simnlo reason that the wink has not yet been
timed them from the Executive Chamber
Have these thirteen Senators and sixty eight
Assembymcn no convictions OF their OWL, ITO
scnSo Of duty of their own? Are they abSo-
lutclv unable to take the initiative IN TINS mat
torp Ii certainly looks 50. The constitution
provides that n United states senator snail he
elected by the Legislature They practically
proceed on the theory that he is to be elected
Inv the Chief Executive. Mr.. Hill himself also
n,ocecds on that unconstitutional theory. How
did II happen that the Legislature adopted the
unusual course OF adiOurning from W edneSday
until Monday? The committees had all been
appointed, and there was plenty Of business
awaiting the attention OF both houses, so That
the adjournment obviously was net IN the IN
torcst of the people. 1t was however, In the
interest Of politics pure and simple, ana II was
brought about. As everybody understands, by
the Governor himself. 1t evidently occurred %
him that he could settle the question OF The
ScnatOrShip with more advantage to his own
nrivate ambition if he was freed from the
nresence of Democratic Senators ard Assembly
men. some of whom, if they had remained in
Albany until next week, might have vcntufef
mon the impeltincnce OF boldlng mat Their
souls were their own, and that being their own
they had the right to vote rs they chose. Ac-
cordingly. the Governor directed the Legislature
10 adjourn until Monday, and of course the Hill
ridden legislators dispersed aS obcdicntly as
does some irreSoute mob to whom Sheriff has
read the Riot Act.
The mandary in which the Governor finds
himself is an interesting onc-Fintully inter
cStng he perhaps. would call II. II he de-
cidcs 10 take thc ScnatorShip. what then? In
Jury to his own Presidential boom and aid and
comfort to the Licutenant-ioNcrnor> Guhcr-
material boom will fOllOw-So a least he be-
liovcS. Let Hill leave Ncw-Nor, and Surrcn-
der the patronage of his present Office and he
will lose his grip upon the machine. and with
out that grip his Presidential! boom will look
LAT Ifri'e y Tor
Jones. well. the Democratic bosses never took
10 him. They make light-ycN light, indeed
of bis genius for craftsmanship, and more
particularly for practical politics, and he VIII
not get the next Dcmocratc nomination for
Governor if they can help il. But il Hill re-
signs TO 90 10 the Senate and Jones becomes
Governor. may he not so strengthen himself IS
10 render his nomination next fall highly prob
able or, at all events, more probable than II
would be if Hi declined the Scna'orShp
Such there is every reason q believe are the
main cOnsidcrat ions which incline Hill To re-
fuse the prize which is offered him. sun he
besitates. Why? Because he has discovered
that while his party will allow him to take the
SonatorShip there is 10y no means The same
readiness among Democrats 10 allow MN -
name the candidate in case he concludes not 70
have il. II would suit the Governor - Segd a
man 70 the Senate who could be counted upon
to look out for his interests iiISt last and all
The time But if he becomes convinced that
the Democrats OF the Legislature Will vote -
rhcv choose in case ne is not the nominee. and
that they will not choose TO To- him 20 20
Washington by proxy then he j. certain 10
decide 10 accept the preferred election.
II is instructive TO note aS showing the lamen-
table condition Of current Democracy that the
-cnatorship is - be decided with an eye single
10 partisan politics. Clearly neither llill
Murphy. nor any of the other leaders has ap-
preached the subject from the point Of view Of
the common welfare. They think ONLY OF The
machine and how best 10 promote its we'll
being If their aim was 20 place in the ~cna'"
man who. by reason Of his lofty character.
his exalted reputation. his patriotic and I'M
selfish purpose as we'll as his great Abilities
would WORLDLY represent this great Common
wealth, they would Indignantly resent The idea
Of nominating Hill or any other man Of his
INSCRIPTIONS school
NOW TIE TARJOCS STATES COTED.