The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-30
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Thumb Nall Sketches of senator Hill 81
New FORK.

When n new man comes to the senate.
the older members try To subdue him.
They make him wait II they can, and
teach him that his business Is 10 look on,
be silent and learn.
They tried 10 do this with Hill, and they
failed. : Worse than all that, ho showed {
tapping ard or for senate war, and would
engage in battle with two, even three and
four, senators at once-tho Oldest long
horns In the herd, too-and claw thcm and
rend them and tear Thorn with such n free
f~erocity hat they soon came TO have a hor
ror of him..
On one OCCASION, bnck In the extra Sos
sion which repealed the Sherman law, Hill
pulled on, Of his own motion, "a mixed bat
tie, wherein he fought Harris, Morgan,
Gray and Villas ut once. And he routed
them.
Morgan, In retorting to Hill during dc
bate-wherein, by the way, Morgan show
ed much heat and irritation-said that be
fore the Sherman law should be repealed
the friends Of silver would sit in tho sen.
alto and 1libuster until they died at THEN
posts.
'sTbese threats" said Hill with his
sneor OF sneers, ''would be more terrible
were IL not that an effort of the memory
takes us back to an hour In the earliest
sixties, whom lese same gentlemen, AT
that time trying many rash experiments
with their patriotism, made the same hor'
rible death In the last ditch threats, and
told of bloody things to occur II certain
things to which they objected were made
to happen to the south. Those things hap
pened, and the negro was made free, and
the south was reconstructed. Yet these
same gentlemen whoinveighed SO doughti-
~ and promised SO bloodily, l am happy
co say, are here today ~scathless, s~carless,
In perfect health, save for the whitening
frosts of advancing age
1t was the air with which Hill said all
this, moro Than the words, which cut, and
Harris and Morgan, who provoked it, and
who know themselves perfectly described,
writhed AS IL wounded to death.
When Hill first came to Washington, he
boarded at the Arlington. Whether he left
orders on that point is unknown. but one
day to his wrath and resentment "A lady
was seated at his table. He took no ex.
PLANTATION Of this dlsagreeable phenome-
non, accepted no excuse; he went at once
TO the Normandie.
Lest oil his history with a lady at din
Y AZ ~ AtRtsh 49, - hAD 49,
mandie, Hill made them lay his table In
bis rooms. Ho went no more i'm tho public
dining room, never to tho p~arlors. On the
fourth floor his rooms were in the corner,
and there while at this hotel he s%edulously
confined himself. Now and then the pub
lilo threading tho little square In front had
a glimpse OF Hill with his head a he cor
ner window like a woodpecker loo. q out
Of his hole.
At all the doors of the senate orders have
been left TO send no woman's card to Hill
He won't receive Ii nor see it. Any oma
who needs a place or has business with
Hill must deal by letter or agent. Hell
not meet her under any circumstances.
They tell how one young lady, beautiful
rs "a star, tried TO see Hill. 1t was early
evening. He was alone in his room. A tap
Of modest hesitation first sounded on the
door.
Como in" quoth Hill.
The rap sounded again, and he arose and
opened the door.
s'I'vo lost the way to my ROOM" said
the pretty plotter with IN air Of helpless
ness.
And they do say that Hill shut the door
~ W Al AsAR ~ hNR VI WV f'oAs
derer and didn'l even direct her to the ele-
vator.
Not n week ago n lady from Elmira, as
Stunning to know Hill well, told "A little knot.
at the Shoreham a romantic story explana-
tory of Hills avoidance Of women.
1T was while he was governor" said
tho %raconteur, ''Gnd he was engaged to n
Miss H., who lived in Elmlra. she died,
and Hill was at her ~doathbed. Ho wanted
to marry her before she died, but she
would not consent. That Is Hills reason
for bachorlorhood that's why no woman
interests him. Hc Is true TO the girl who
died"
HIS political origin brings in the name
Of Tweed. He was Tweed's Elmira man,
and once ran n paper wherein the boss
had an interest. But there's this differ
once between Tweed and Hill: Tho latter
Is purely honest. He Is a man of ruthless
and remorseless politics, but no money
tempts him. Hill is rs honest as a town
clock.
Tho fact is no cares little for money. Ho
has plenty, however, and his annual fees
and lretainers reach easily To $4,000.
NicHtdiiy Ic II " naru, Cietr' iuCtu lilUh-
err: no never misleads himself, but always
looks n fact In the face. He has the n
fault Us n thinker of doing not n little of
IL back of his ears. His plans always run
finally to a fight. If no wins tho fight, ho
attains the object.
An illustration Of Senator HIPS charnc-
ter Is to be found In this story of what
happened last summer at Albany Hugh
Hastings, state historian, and n reporter
called on Mr.. Hill at Wolfert's Roost. 1t
was a very hot day, and the senator's Wis
itors got TO his home about noon. Holook-
ed n little thin and white. He WIS In his
parlor. ant he touched bis bell. His old
servant, who was with him in tho exocu-
tive mansion at Albany when he was gov
ernor, appeared.
"What Will you have, gentlemen in
CURED senator Hill.
"A little plain water md lemon juice,
replied Mr.. Hastings. "1hat will do mo"
rojoined Senator Hin, ''but won't you
have some whisky in itg"
Hills attendant said TO him, Govern