Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-05
SENATOR DATIDB. HILL.
'ha Older Members of the Senate
Think Him Too 0raCular.
HE WILL TAKE HIS SEAT TODAY.
Is Addresses at Elmira and Albany Have Set
People % Thinking About Him as a Prssi-
dental PcSsibilty-His Silver Views
and T5merity DiSploaSe Some.
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WASHINGTON, January At is likely
hat Senator Hill, OF New York, will
.taSe his seat in the United States SEN
atc tomorrow. There is much more
lEan ordinary interest attaching TO the
|appcarance in the National arena of the
+ 'new senator FROM New York The rea-
"a for this need not be stated here. It
is well known 20 everyone. Senator
|lIu'S friends regard him as a strong
Presidential possibility. Senator HU
80 regards himself In New York at
least he is the leader of those Demo
Gratis who are opposed to the renomin-
aJjOn of Mr.. Cleveland and the whole
Cleveland idea in politics. Up to q
short time ago there was no unmiStak-
able public announcement of this
fact. Neither was there any pub
lie demonstration OF the fact that
Hill looked on himself as a national
leader. But within toe last month on
two occasions Mr.. Hill has in public
speeches addressed himself To national
issues 10 manner that left no doubt Of
the fact that be regarded himself as a
national leader. Mr.. Hill had perfect
right TO do this. II he felt he had light
70 shed on the great questions of the day,
aud il was proper and patriotic TO shed
IL, be should proceed TO shed il. II he
felt himself capable of and deserving of
national leadership in his party there
was no reason why he should not dis
play al honorable ambition in that
direction.
The two occasions on which Mr.. Hill
proclaimed his advent on the stage of
national politics were at Elmira, when
he made his first speech outlining his
ideas Of what the policy of the Demo
cratic party should be; and at Albany
on last Thursday night, when he made
a second speech celebrating and explain
ing, and i'm some important particulars
modifying the ideas contained in his f.
mira effort.
These speeches, il is hardly necessary
20 say, were read with attention in
Washington. The first aroused a
moderate interest. When the second
was delivered it was read with much
greater interest and has excited gen
eral discussion. And this discussion, II
must be said, has not been altogether
favorable 20 the new Senator. The Al
bany speech has produced bad impress
sion. IL is plain Mr.. HilPs first
appearance ia the Senate would
have been watched by his
Democratic colleagues with much more
friendly eyes II that speech had never
been delivered. While Mr.. Hill con
fined himself TO the practical work Of
political management in New York,
even those who do not Ike the Hill
stamp Of public man, admitted his SNlll
and ability and accorded him a certain
measure Of administration. But MT
HIPS Albany speech has put even those
who heretofore have been claSsed as MS
friends in critical attitude.
The unDardOnable sin IN new Sena-
tor or member Of Congress, in the eyes
OF Old members, is lack Of modeSty,
.oisposition TO push himself to the front
from the start. Even before be has
been sworn In as Senator from New
York, Mr.. Hill has been guilty o. the
.offenss Of making pretentiouS ana
.aracuIar speeches on National topics OF
The weightjest import. Worse sui, he
has presumed 10 layout 'otf-nand' pol
.icy FOR his party on questions over
which older party leaders have for years
been racklnc their brains. The old
leaders do not like this. Ihey resent 10
Sharply.
They are asking themselves, In the
first place, why MIR. Hill felt called on
no touch national topics in mis- Albany
sneech at all: aud, secondly, it he
Thought best u 90 beyond State issues
w6at possible excuse there was for him
to outline u 'policy" for the party.
Passing FROM the matter Of the Albany
speech TO the manner Of it, some severe
.rriticlsm is heard IL is characterized
as lacking in clearness, directness aud
power. ,.,.
To sum mp. Mr.. Hill hes hurt himself
bv his Elmira and Albany speeches
When he appears to take his seat IN the
senate. many an eye that, If he had not
made them, would have been turned ON
him with kindly interest, VIII regard
'lim with critical cOidnesS-