National Republican., 1878-10-09
BEN HILLS FIhSCO.

Now BEN HILL, OF Georgia, has come I 0 the
front and spills large quantity OF promis-
vUous rhetoric through the columns OF tie
Democratic organs here and elsewhere. He
comes, too, in his true cOlogs. lie has done with
his masquerading with the President for
petty political advantages in the way of
Official patronage. lie no longer visits the
Executive Mansion as conf lcncc man to
deceive and caiolc the President into n mu-
tual admiration that was for his own beue-
tit and that of his party instead of the pub
lie good. He no longer gives assurance to
President HAYES of his profound respect
and uudying friendship. He no longer tells
him Of the wisdom, justice, and bcnciccncc
Of his administration, and the unbounded
benefits which his Southern Policy Is con-
icrring upon the country and the people.
He no longer expresses his warm and ire
pressblc admirtion of civil-Gcryice re-
form. lie has ceaced to pat the
| President familiarity on the back
and tell him he is the wisest and best of
American statesmen, and the nation would
owe him debt Of gratitude that it could
| AN'Ni an NAlNoI Ils'NN Clihil.stNl,
aud Mr.. HILL is not apparently in Us happy
| a frame Of mind as when he was bespattcr-
ing the President with his iulsome adua-
tion in the hope of making him an easy
prey to all his political plans and purposes.
His love has turned to hate and his dis
scmbcd respect to stern contempt. lie has
concluded to make the President feel and
know
| How hate can burn
| In hearts once changed from soft 70 stern.
lie is now teaching the man lie has deceived
the human disposition to hate him who has
been dcluded aud injured and yet he seems
to forget in this strong demonstration OF
changed feeling that when our hatred be-
comes violent it sinks us below those we
hate.
The mind naturally seeks the cause of
this sudden change Of tone and temper on
the part of the Georgia statesman. The So
luton is very plain and easy. The causes
that have lighted the fires of this volcano
OF hot dspleasure have been known and
well understood for months, aud even be-
fore the adjournment Of Congress. 1t was
then discovered that Mr. lIILL was losing
his NiIcctionatc regard for the President
and it was only a.question Of time when n
storm would follow the season of sunshine
that he had enjoyed for months in and
around the White House. HILL, LAMAR
aud BUTIER, Of South Carolina, had fiat
tered themselves that they could capture
President HAYES and bear away into the
Democratic camp the patronage Of the Al.
ministration as SO much political plundcr
They secured some, but their avarice over,
lcaped the boundaries Of wise discretion
and they betrayed themselves before theii
hovcrsaclis had been charged TO the ful
measure of their ambition. They were re.
fused the right TO control the patronage o
! Republican Administration, Nnl hcnc,
this eruption of HILLS NcsUvius of wrath
The effort of Senator HILL is greatIN
weakened by his begging the question 0
: motive at the very outset in these terms
. 81 have never complained or INDUCED il
piquc because Mr.. HAYES did not appoin
"pcrsons to Office who were recommended b,
"me; have never recommended any" 10
In the next line he admits, with some shov
of con science, that he has indorsed some ap
plications as qualified. This is dstinc
ton without n difference. II Is too lat
now for Mr.. Hill. to plead not guilty to tn
charge of conspiracy to capture the Admin
istration politically. His visits to the Whit
! House and his oily palaver did not ceas
until he discovered that the President ha,
t become aware of his purposes and was re
/ sisting his advances
, The burden of Mr.. HILLS song now
| that the President has failed in his civil
service policy for the reason that he did no
: surrender the patronage of the Government
. over into the hands of the ex-rebels and thei
, Northern sympathizers, instead Of givin
|. them only part and Teserying the balanC
!, for those who had aided in electing him I
t Office, There is a refreshing coolness abou
= this proposition on cpart fOne who is nc
!, fully purged of his treason as General /
c the Confederate army. For him, who hi
Il not been in the quarantine of loyalty Ion
= enough to get the Infection of rebellion on
of his apparel, to set himself up as publ
lecturer of President HAYES, who never la
been a traitor Or Icbc! to his country, Us