The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-05-23

Mr.. Hill has been, must say, q very
m,,ch uaisrepresented man and TODAY
he is very much misunderstood. But
the trouble with him is that he is never
ah1a IN rise above common, ordinary
ward politics and he has not the charm
Of personal contact which enables him
70 warm men up and attach them to his
capse. Knowing Mr.. Hill as do. can
saw that he Is far more socia,ble man
than be is generally understood to be.
HIS exterior Is absolutely cold, and his
manner always repellant until he has
come to know you and to trust YOU.
When YOU first meet Mr.. Hill YOU can
realize that he has the feeling
that perhaps you have an inten-
ton to do him grievous wrong.
His suspicious would indicate a man,
who had often misplaced confidence.
and had made up bis mind not to be
betrayed again. After he has tested
YOU and found that you can preserve
condolences and that your friendship is
sincere there is no more open-hearted or
confdine man in this Commonwealth. A
few wears ago met here the editor and
proprietor of q western democratic
newspaper of considerable standing
and influence, who had been hammer
ing away at Hill in his newspaper for
some time. found out BY a little deft
questioning that much of this hostility
had been engendered by Mr.. Hilrs fail
ure to favorably impress correspond
emit of this western newspaper who had
visited him in Albany with the best IN
tentions. He had reported at his news
paper headquarters that Mr.. Hill had
even been ungracious when approached,
and the armour propre Of the news
paper had been disturbed thereby. Real
izing that the governor had probably
suspected that the correspondent came
to impose upon him in some way, I
could understand the bad impression
which the young man had carried away
from Albany explained the situation.
as understood it to the editor and pro-
prietor, and suggested to him that he
cali upon the governor himself some
day. even went SO far as to pave the
way for pleasant meeting. The first
effect of this diplomacy was to cause q
cessation of the attacks upon Mr.. Hill
in the western newspaper. Some months
after I met the editorial proprietor
again, and he informed me that he had
not long before visited Albany and paid
his respects to the governor. He had
departed from the capital with a feeling
that the governor was q cold, unrespon-
sive, unapproaohable, suspicious man.
Now here was a case in which the gov
ernor certainly had good cause to be
affable, and have no doubt that he
tried to his utmost to make a pleasant
impression upon his visitor. He simply
could not do it. 1t was not in him.
Mr.. Hill has all the appurtenances
which belong to a man, but, as Shakes
peare says of the elephant, who has
knees: ''They are not made for fex-
ture or low bending" One thing, how
ever. may be said of Mr.. Hill, am sure,
and that is that notwithstanding his
devious political methods, his machine
associations and all that, he is.a man Of
absolute personal integrity. Despite the
bitter warfare which has been made
upon him in this state for the past six
years, not a single charge OF corruption
has been made to stand against him.
Partisanism may blind him and friend
ship may warp him, but he will never
be found committing venal act for
personal gain.
THE PROSPECT OF CHEAP FUEL.
New York is city certainly of great
schemes and enterprises. Just as we
had all made up our minds to lie passive
and groveling at the feet of the great
Reading coal combustion there comes
TO us the apostle of hope in the person
of w. 8. Andrews-an Ohio man, too
who cries in the wilderness that he has
solved the problem Of cheap fuel for the
metropolis. His scheme Is to pump coal
from the Pennsylvania coal fields
to New York through pipes, as the
Standard Oil Company pumps It's oil.
This sounds odd, doesn'tit; but the ex-
pertinent has been made successfully,
and Andrew Carnegie, the capitalist, is
in the scheme up to his ears. The proc
ess is to reduce the coal by
grinding to the smallest nut,
mix it with water and pump It
tnCii1y HiouS. A0 luis emu the ma.
terial is passed into great settling ba-
sins, the water drained of, and-there
you are. Mr.. Andrews says that by this
process all sulphur and slate are re-
moved from the coal, and the residuun
ls the finest fuel ever sent to market.
Two hundred acres Of flats have been
secured over in New Jersey for settling
basins for this great enterprise, and the
pipe laying will begin soon. Mr.. An
drews is aman of energy and enterprise.
He introduced here the system of deliv-
ering steam for heating and power pur-
poses in underground pipes, which is
still in vogue and very profitable in the
lower end of the city.
POLITICS AND THE erAaE.
The appearance in accordion skirts
at Tony Pastors Of the daughter of Ex-
else Commissioner Andrews afew nights
ago reminds me that this young lady is
the third politicians daughter to 20 on
the stage here within recent period.
Jane Stuart is The stage name OF Deputy
Public Works Commissioner Holohau's
daughter, who has already won an as
sured position on the professional boards