New-York tribune., 1892-01-02
EVEE.DREP ~ CALUMNY. .

II was a touching and withal somewhat he
v1ldc,ing spectacle. David Il. Hi knce-d"'p
in calumny. II was at dinner that he gave
70 himself. Gave it at Albany on the last night
~ tho diving wear. Gave II, as he has got IN
tho hab:. Of doing things for himself lately IN
the name Of ether people. IhiS time II Ule
na,ne or the State officers who have been 50
useful - him. state officers with tho cXccp'i'n
of Jones Jones, it may bo remembered, was
/ Lieutenant Governor under Governor lliI. II
may h, remembered too, that Jones Nould nave
been Governor for n Week or two had DaVd
y. UJl really attended - he duties which ;ho
St2e, Legislature called him ID when 1t elected
him n be United Sratcs Senator. But David
t. Hill had Il notion that the state OF NcW-l or"
was 80 short OF statesmen when II came TO the
election Of United States Senator that he was
the only man who could fill the
bill. and at the Slmc timc he was
the only nan who could be trusted 10 discharge
,,n functions OF the Executive. Al least until
he had had IN opportunity to pick ont his sue
cc,sor and wait for him 70 be inaugurattd. 80
he held on 50 Jones was never Governor
And never will BE-. There was only one states
man competent 10 be Governor after DAVID H.
IIill. and David T. Hill selected him. And It
heinz Of extreme importance that there should
Lo no interrcgnum even for an hour in this great
Office. bat that one statesman Of commanding
jnicllcc1 should lap over Immediately upon an
other Of similar consequence, David i. l!ll held
on to the last syllable Of his dying term, and at
tho moment OF its deccaSc was on his feet be-
fore an admring audience telling what " heloi-
aieler' he WAS.
And Jones was not in It,
| Hut it was a touching and beautiful scene.
| Hero was the dinner, or had been; charming
Ecture at the beginning with loutonniert>, Hhd
! evstcrS on the half shell and flowers Of thc most
iayishing aroma, including Ro,Well-a dai-y Of
| Hills own Iaising-and various glassware, and
lively looking fluids, and statesmen sitting round
with Just a suggestion of the ordinary cmhar-
rassmcnt that prccede5 the flying Of the first
| cork. bat a prevailing and pcrvading conscious
moss that there was "A whole lot OF good things
in sight. on the tabe-and beyond. This, the
augpicious beginning. And nov. toward mid
night, the small early embarrassment having
worn off and the statesmen having melted to-
gethcr. as it were, in the heat Of a common love
Of country, and Jones having been entirely for
gotten, if. indeed, he was ever remembered
| David b. Hill was on his feet. Was he received
with applause? Well, Is the man who pays fol
the dinner, and who, moro than that haS the po-
tentiality of procuring other dinners, ever re-
ceived otherwise? This was ga Democrat
These were "Demoults." He was n success
They hoped to be. Applause There vaS till tho
very glasses chinlcd Il gramlatory chorus in
front of the man who had--done what? Why
"got there" of course. And all these were men
who were hoping 10 ''cet there
And then David. These are the times thai
try mems souls" Quotation; though without
marks. Said once by Thomas Paine when il
meant great deal meant the trial Of grea
single hearted souls for the establishment 1t OF a
principle, Said now to signify the trial '. sou