The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-16
Ben. min at the white sulphur. :

HE SPEAKS HIS MIND-HIS OPINION OF BLAINE
,r-.--...: AND GAIL. HAMILTON. u .-.3t;
9Th. NJ, writing from the White to the
Wheeling Registers says: Mr.. Hill was in
troduced to Mr.. dob: r.. Stevenson, ex-con-
gresham from Cincinnati. AS they sat
down up der the large porch in front Of the
main hotel Mr. Stevenson opened the con-
yersation by saying that he had retired from
Congress about the time Mr.. Hill entered it,
butiif lie had known that the Forty-fourth
Congress was to have been so important
he believed that he would have made
an effort to go back sc Yes" replied
Mr. Hill, ssit did play an important
part in the history Of the country, and I
knew It would, and that is. just why !
sought an, election: to it. 1t WAS the first
time that I had been candidate since the
war;" MIR. Stevenson then referred to the
memorable contest between Blaine and
Hill, and remarked that he had known Mr.!
Blaine FOR along time; thatihe had gone to
school to- him when Blaine was a school!
teacher. down in Kentucky. 81 xs Yes, L know
Blaine very well, too,'' said Mr.. Hill; tehe
went to school to me in Congress, and I
think he learned, some discretion" and the
laughing, hazel eye fairly danced in his
head as. his mind went back to the famous
| debate which defeated Blaine for the presi-
dency and made Hill a senator.
In reply to a question as to his estimate OF
Blaine as a public man, Mr.. Hill said 81
regard him as bright man. He has quick,
brilliant mind, and can show to great adj
vantage what he knows, but then he E,lOloS
! so. littIe.;;" and the sombre expression again
faded, while the brilliant reflection of the
laughing eve gave point to the. closing part
of the sentence. eyes, sir" continued
Mr.. Hill, "I'think that Mr.. Blaine Knows
less Of the Constitution of his country than
| any man that I ever knew to be in public
life" He then went on to say that he regard
ed Blaine as a shrewd, :adroit politician, but
he possessed none of the elements of q
statesman. At this point some one sug-
gested that the Senate would not afford as
fine a display for Mr.. Blaine's peculiar talent
4 as the House. had done.p. Mr.a Hill seemed
to think that the place and circumstance
/ would be no check to Blaine's ambition,
am: in addition to that he would still have
Gail Hamilton to dohiswriting and prompt
him toihis work.! .t3s.i@t. Z" <-t.'i.i-f =
4 "What do you think OF Gail Hamilton as
la public writerss was the next question.
)" Well, sir, I regard her as . wonderful
I,writer-wonderful in the multiplicity OF
Itwords she uses, land equally as wonderful
lin the absence of thought / think that fe-
male postical'writers IRE great hunnbug."
Tile Continued .sThere is another woman-.
Grace Greenwood --who has been Singing
words at me. She thinks that Lamar, Cor
idon, and myself are most dangerous men,
Land particularly myself. She describes me
as9sreluctant.s Indon''t know Of any lre-
luctants policy that ,1othave.a@I am always
frank and readyto shy what I think. MY
friends! think that1 am too free to talk and
| express my opinion; that ometimes it isnot
I polite to do so. Yet I think that a man
ought not to entertain an idea that he is
afraid to talk abolt.,'n. ti.b7Es, ~: % tt4tE