New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-27

Governor Hill has growing faith in plurality
Of ofice-holding. He is not content with being
Senator and Governor at once. lie Is also in
sisting upon being county clerk, canyassing board
and Judge on the bench. 1t Is not strange
that with his ingenious talent for absorbing all
civil and judicial functions at will he has been
reluctant to resign the Governorship
The lowest depth of political, infamy has been
reached by the Democracy Of this State when
ghouls conspre to rob the grave.
Mayor Chaplin has at last come out with q
positive declaration that from December TO
January he will, after the manner OF DAVID
Bifurcated HILL hold two offices at the same time.
In his behalf it is said that the duration OF his
double office-holding will not be long enough
to justify serious objection But, Of course, IL
is question Of principle, not Of time, that is
involved There is nothing in the laws Oh the
United States or Of the State to prevent MIN from
doing this, of course, but II man may rlght-
fully fill two offices for twenty-four days he may
do so for twenty-four years, provided the peo-
ple elect him to them. The people will not do
IT, however. Il Is contrary to the spirit OF our
institutions and to the common practice one
fling at a time" as Mr. Fassett well said, Ii
enough. II Mr.. Chaplin in advance OF eiecuoh
had said that for December he would be Doth
Mayor and Representative in Congress, MS piu-
rality would have been good Zeal less IMAM
the beggarly 1882 which he received In dls-
trict that ordinarily gives Democratic candidates
over 5000 majority
Whoever is elected Speaker Of the next House
;s likely to wish that he had helped to elect
somebody else before he is through with his joo.
General Jones has an honorable and worthy
ambition to be Governor Of New-iork, even II
onIv for a few weeks grave injustice has
been done him. however in the circulation Vi
reports from Albany to the ehecs thac nc h"'
made PROPOSITIONS to Democratic oilclals al AipahS
stating certain conditions as to what ne wouiu
do in case Governor Hill should step down ana
allow the Lieutenant.G Governor to step up next
month"; General Jones makes an indignant denia'
of these reports. Those acquainted with MS
uncompromising character will readily DeheVe
that he has said nothing on the suDJecs tna'
could be construed into trucking. His lnde-
pendence was convincingly shown In the recent
campaign General Jones is entitled TO the
Governorship, but Of course David b. Hlll VIII
never permit him to enjoy that honor. Hill Is
not that kind of man.
The days go by without word from MI.
Flower to condemn or thwart the Democratic plot
to steal the Legislature. That little desk, just
big enough to sign check on" seems to be too
small to write remonstrance on.
The newly increased duty on imported bicycles
l. a.
has a vast bearing on the industry OF bicycle
manufacturing in this country. Importers are
now obliged to pay 45 per cent duty, and TO this
amount must be added 10 per cent for carriage
charges This they cannot afford to do and still
sell their machines at reasonable figure. The
consequence is that foreign wheel manufacturers
see that they cannot hope to compete with America
and many Of them have decided to build factories
in this country, and through them supply their
American trade. While this will not materially
affect the business Of American manufacturers, it
means that many thousands of skilled workmen
will be given employment, and thus again is home
industry upheld and the laboring man benefited
by what our Democratic friends pleased to call
McKinIey's exploded IDEAS Well, they may
be exploded, but the workingman can easily stand
such explosions" and he would be very thankful
IL the Democracy would be responsible for few
such dynamical ideas.
Governor Hill served an apprenticeship In
Tweeds school and has shown himself master
workman in the art of filching away the liberties
of electors.
In pursuance Of their scheme to convert the
Union League Club into sort of Manhattan cock
tail, with calf-gaIl to make the bitter, the nine
ats hat
election day have made their ticket for the new
nominating committee look as much like Repub-
Iican ticket as possible Tho tail of the straight
Republican ticket is taken to make an ornamental
head for the crooked; for the Free rade-Demo-
cratic Mugwump-C Cleveland Republican combina-
ton. Ingenious isn't it? little like
David Bulldozer Hill. So ingenious that
number of true-blue Republicans have actually
signed the fraud by mistake. Members who want
the Union League converted into an annex Of the
Manhattan can assist in accomplishing that object
by voting for the ticket headed by George l..
Whitman and ending with William H. Leferts.
There are two Republicans on 1.-two out OF
seven. Those who wish to go on belonging to
n Republican club will vote the straight ticket
composed of w. L. Strong and six other Republic
cans.
Please mention some other department Of the
higher education which is generally popular
MS football You cannotf Why then let MS all
stand up and sing that the muscle. rather tlln the
mind, is the measure Of the Liam.
David b. Hill is generally recognized as standing
for all that is most disreputable and reactionary
in American politics. Ever since he became
Governor his official acts and his influence have
tended to degrade the public service. lie has
steadily played into the hands of the worst
clements Of his party-the rum ring, the canal
ring and the ring of ballot thieves. 1t Is not
strange therefore, that he should mark his exodus
from Albany by placing himself at the head OF
the rascals who are plotting to steal the Legs-