Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-10
A Pen Picture of Hill,

Detroit Tribune: David B. Hill has
been United States senator from New
York exactly 339 days, and has
drawn about $1,000 therefor, but he
has spent nine days in the discharge
of his duties. He is now at No. 123
State street, Albany, working day
and night to devise, create and direct
a personal political campaign, the
sole object OF which is to gain for him
the Democratic nomination for presi-
dent of the United States. His efforts
are watched with keen interest in
every state OF the union today. His
will is as supreme in his party in New
York state as the czar's in Russia.
The Democratic machine of the state
has no opinion OF its own, no will, no
purpose, but simply receives and
obeys his orders. Those who protest
are outside the party and their influ-
ence is unfelt.
If Senator Hills present plan sue
ceeds it will be the first time in fifty
years that any man has succeeded in
debating his own nomination to the
presidency. The honor has often
been sought but has seldom been won
| by any man who demanded instead of
asked it. Senator Hill demands the
presidency. Will he succeed in getting
even the nomination?
The self-nominationo of David b. Hill
for the presidency of the United States
is at once startling and unique.
Ambitions our public men have had
in plenty, but we search in VAN Tor
| one so intensely persistent. so merci-
lessly regardless OF other men, so Mt
terly subordinate of all things to the
realization of a dream, which has
dominated his life and made of the
world and men about him mere incl
dents and accessories.
He has made that ambition his life.
He has no friends, as friends are gen.
orally undersuood-no man who, If he
We're fallen, would stop to shed a tear
upon his fortune or i'm loving memory
OF other days would wait to help build
anew shattered greatness. He was
young man without n single trait OF
that generosity of heart or fire OF
youth which makes that age so capti-
waiting. He had no passions, no fond
ness for pleasure or for music, no lik
ing for the rod or gun, no desires for
the sport or for recreations which
have been for centuries the delight OF
most OF mankind. He has no taste
for any kind OF spirituous drink and
dislikes even coffee. He never looks
upon q woman. His friends say that
he is almost a woman hater.
He lives in himself and tor himself.
In power alone is his heart pent up.
To increase it he sacrifices everything.
He was eminentiy practical, and
therein lay one secret OF his success.
When he became governor he kept up
his acquaintance with the ward man
ayers. He carefully looks after them
and uses them. They have his pro-
lection and in return do his bidding.
They look on politics as he does. 1t
is q game for money and power
Voters are the cards, and Hill has al
ways chosen skillful and unscrupu-
lous dealers. The worst elements are
always on his side.
1t is difficult to realize that this is
the man who is now striving for the
highest honor which a nation can con-
fer upon it's citizen. His announce
ment of himself is characteristic. No
body called on him. No community
sought him. His name was identified
with no public question. He simply
named himself and made no secret OF
it. His ,managers in every county re-
ceived word that lie wished it, and so
as he dictated it came news in from
every center that the people sim
dorsed" him. Not a single ward III
the thousand in his state advocated
Hill. They simply endorsed" him.