The Irish standard., 1895-11-23
DAVID BENNETT HILL
Interesting Facts Concerning New
York's Senator.

Interesting Facts Concerning New
York's Senator.
David B. Hill is one of the most re-
markable men in the United States today.
In politics he is an iconoclast. When
all the country was running after civil
service reform, David B. Hill announced
that he was Democrat and wanted to
see the Democrats get the offices. When
he was lieutenant governor of New York,
he counted the quorum Of the state SEN
ate before Gar Reed had thought Of do
ing it, When he became governor Of
New York state he declined to make a
social display of the Office and lived in a
single room in Albany. The door Of his
Office in the $1O,000,000 capitol stood open
and the ianitor might walk in and say
Good morning Governor if he wished.
There wasn't q funky of a card case on
the premises. When he went to the SEN
ate he was told that he would have to
keep still for about five years. He stood
it for about five months, and then he
came forward with a speech that electri-
fed the senate. He outraged the sensi-
bilities OF the nloss-back senators and he
also smoothed them down when he want
ed anything, and they stood by him when
he demanded the rejection of President
Cleveland's candidate for the United
States Supreme bench. Two candidates
were rejected and then the president
sent in name which was agreeable to
Senator Hill and it went through IN four
minutes. 1t is easy to see that Senator
Hill is a power in Washington, and yet
he does not like legislating, there is too
much delay and compromise about 1t. He
made motion to introduce the previous
question in the senate so that that emil
nent body might get somewhere. The
chances are that next winter it VIII be
adopted, and Dave Hill will have smash
ed the rules that were made by Webster,
Benton and Clay ,- >
Senator Hill is genius of work. He
works constantly, has no social pleasures,
makes no calls, has no lady acquaint-
ances, lives with his correspondence and
private secretary. His law practice, Of
which no one ever hears a word is Inn
mense. He Is counsellor In some OF the
biggest cases in tbs Supreme court, and
1t is even said that the brief Of the iu~.
come tax case was written by him; al all
events, the brief and Senator Hills
speech are almost identical. Senator
Hill wants to be president OF the United
States, and it Is said that he is willing 10
wait, eight, twelve OF twenty years to get
there. He Is a young man yet. his
weakness has always been the fact that
he Is looked upon as a sort of rough poll
tician, consorc Of Tammany Hail. and
ward heller AS a matter Of fact, he is
q thorough gentleman, one whose habits
include total abstinence from tobacco anu
liquor. He is man OF broad culture,
lecturer who has beer voted q success,
and Jealous believer in free institutlnos.
His lecture on "Liberty' is really de-
Tense of republican institutions from an
historical standpoint. 1t is absolutely
partisan. and conceded to be in
thought and phrase worthy OF the bright
est intellect OF the country.
Mr. Hill has recently arranged lee
ture tour which will include ten OF the
leading cities of the Northwest. IN Chi
cago he Will be heard in the famous -Au-
ditorium In minneapolis he will deliver
his famous lecture o. Liberty at the
Lyceum theater Wednesday evening,
Nov. 9th. In st. Paul he viii appear at
the Peoples churcl, Friday evening.
Nov. 2Sth. The subject Of his lecture
will be Old Landmarks In Duluth he
will appear al The LyceUm theater Nov.
Goth. subject. Liberty His tour will
also include Des M0ines, Kansas City,
Omaha. Detroit and other cities There
is no doubt but that Nh. ALI vii! be ac-
corded a royal reception wherever he ap-
pears.