Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-08
THEY'RE REGULAR CHUMS NOW.
CLEVELAND WAS PLEASED AND
HILL WAS HAPPY.
The Following. of the Two New
Workers WIN Pail Together After
This and Hill VIII lie the Great
Leader OF the Party.

the cabinet was great event. All
sorts OF theories have been put in circu-
latlon to account for this surprising
display Of social and personal amenities
between the president and the senator
from New York. One that has found
much favor gives Secretary Lamont
credit for negotiating terms OF peace
or at least an armstlcc, but the facts
appear to be as follows: There is ira
dltion that 1t is the duty OF the presi-
dent on the occasion of his first state
dinner OF any season 10 invite the two
senators from his own state This has
been the practice In the past. For In
stance. last January Senators HIN and
Murphy were asked TO the White
House. but both sent their regrets.
This year the president directed that
the custom should be followed, and ac-
cordingly cards OF invitation were sent
TO both Hlll and Murphy. Probably the
president was as much surprised as
anyone when acceptance was received
from Senator Hill. 1t came but day
or two before the dinner. and the presl-
dent kept so quiet about II that only a
few members OF the cabinet knew or
HIPS intention TO he present until they
arrived at the door of the executive
mansion. and others heard of 1t only
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Hin was
equally silent, and not one OF his PER
sonal friends or senatorial associates
knew he had accepted the invitation.
At the very moment of leaving his ho-
tel. to walk in true Democratic FASH
ion over to the White House. Mr.. hin
asked one of his friends to guess whore
he was going. The friend guessed
every place but the right one, and as
the senator turned on his heel aud
walked away he remarked: you just
10 on guessing"
Arriving at the White House the sem
ator was warmly greeted by both the
president and Mrs, Cleveland In the
east room. AT the dinner table he sat
next TO the cabinet nearly opposite
the president. After the ladies had
been escorted to the red parlor and the
gentlemen had returned to the dining
room to smoke the president lighted n
cigar and drew his chair up close to
senator Hill for u talk. II was not
private conversation, for other guests
were near by and Joined In the talk. a
gentleman who was there tells me the
manners and words OF both men Were
just what could be expected under the
circumstances, natural, frank ana
~ ANAAAlNs as II llAtg llMl hNtAA VII kANh
terms all their lives. There was no al
fusion to politics and very little to legis-
lation. Senator Hin appears TO have
accepted this invitation in pursuance
OF that general policy of his which |
have several times spoken of in this
correspondence. Since the election Of
last fail II has been his purpose, OBJ
vious TO all who study the man, to get
as far as possible away from the Bit
terness and mistakes Of tho past and
look to the future. Mr., HIN has by no
means abandoned his ambition TO be
president, which is the consuming am
bition OF his life.
/ have 1t on the best authority that
when five or six other senators were
going into sugar speculation last sum
mer, In which some Of them made for
tunes, Mr.. Hin, though poor man and
often pressed for money, declined an
invitation to join them. II must have
been q temptation to him, for he Ia IN
debt to his faithful friends, the Arnots.
of Elmira, for considerable sums OF
borrowed money. But he did not In
vest a penny. Hill realizes that he
can have no chance for the presidency
by fighting Mir. Cleveland. He real
lees the mistake Of his life was the
SNAP" convention OF 1892 He Is fully
convinced that the Democratic party
OF New York viii never conquer til
Il harmonizes, and the way to harmon
ise is 10 drop all pickering between the
friends OF Hin and the friends OF
Cleveland. II this sort or harmony can
be produced. and soon, too. as a result
of advances or sacrifices OF pride mad
by MIR. Hill himself, he will be in
position to profit by 1t. When ,hi.
invitation to the cabinet dinner reached
him, Hin evidently thought II over In
Its political and not its social aspect
He said to all inuulrers today; my
visit to tho White House last night
was purely a social matter" But, |
so far as his motives go. II was purely |
a political matter. IL was designed |
for effect, and the effect is good Both |
the intention and the method We're
wholly Characteristic OF tho man.
There Is no Disgusting the fact that |
both the friends OF the president and |
the friends Of MIR Hin are jublant over |
the incident. Guests at the dinner say |
II was easy to see that the president |
was as delighted to have Mr.. Hin In
his house as the senator was manifest
ly glad to be there. Members OF the
cabinet say the presence OF the senator
has no Significance In the sense that
It was arranged or the result OF media
ton. But they say 1t has great sig
nincance as evidence of the fact that
events have proved stronger than en-
mites, ana that fatc has driven these
Two men nearer together and probably
put an end for all time 10 the war
between their followlngs. One OF the
ministers puts the case IN
these words; 1T Is significant that
a second invitation was extended to
the senator to visit the White House,
and II is significant that the invita-
ton was accepted. The effect can
not be other than good for the Demo
cratic party"
Senator Hill has made this advance
toward more friendly relations with
the president, or at least toward rela-
lions unmarked by hostility. In the
face OF severe prescription. In all the
time that he has been senator no APP
pointments In New York have been
made to please him. In fact atudious
care has been taken In almost every
TO select man who dis
tinctiy did not belong to the Hin fol-
lowing. The senator has nothing to
40 with appointments nor with employ
ment OF the clerks or the minor SER
wants OF the government In the de-
partments. He has not been caller
On the cabinet officers. II he had been
a Republican senator instead OF the
senior Democratic senator from New
York he would have had more influence
with the president.
Observers here say this latest sue
cess of Mr.. Hlll's sets at rest all
loubts as 10 his great con aervn tIar,