Excerpt from Public Papers of David B. Hill, Governor, 1890Within the hour which has just passed each member of your honorable body, in entering upon the duties of his office, has made a solemn vow that he will support the Constitution of the State of New York. It is my pleasure to assume that in this instance, at least, the oath has not been taken without a full appreciation of its significance and responsibility. Yet in five successive Legislatures that the vow has apparently with deliberation and for mere partisan advantage - been ignored by a majority of the members.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.