The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-27
BEN TlLLMAN,
DAVID 3. HILL,
GOLD DEMOCRATS.

| lie UnaJ the result OF the 5outn SaEO~
lima Senatorial primary hurt his vanity
more than his heart. Since his remark
able rise to power, even his close
friends have remarked upon the inordi-
nate self-content with which he is af-
tlieted. Outside of South Carolina he
has made no speech the major portion
of which did not deal with himself and
his achievements. What did in South
Carolina" my State will do as say"
my people will follow where / lead, "
has been the burden of his political
song from the Senate chamber to
Colorado and back again to Pennsyl-
vania
Evans was the implement selected by
| Tillman to once more demonstrate his
power. He had no real affection for
| his tool, no respect for his intellect,
| and no other purpose was his than TO
once more demonstrate his power and
at the same time prevent the election
of man of personal and intellectual
independence to the Senate.
Tn crimp placed in his dictatorship
will worry Tillman more than the de-
feat of his political lieutenant.
Speaking of Tillman and his vanity
recalls his colloquy with Hill in the
closing session of the Senate. His
/ complete confidence in his power was
displayed when he said that he would
have delegation elected to the Ma
| tional convention to carry out his
wishes, and that if the party did not
register his will he would take his
delegation to another party.
There was no shadow of doubt in
his words of his ability to do with
South Carolina as he wished The
| Senate full of bosses, marvelled at
| this bold, new one.
Tillman's peech particularly riled
| Hill. The patron saint of regularity
roundly scored him in torrent OF
words which seem likely to greatly
plague the New York Senator before
many DAYS elapse. ''I will go to that
convention" declared Hill, prepared
to fight to the last ditch in advocacy of
my views. Failing, will Loyalty sup
port the platform and the nominees as
good true Democrat"
II am panied and shocked" said the
New York Senator with vehemence,
ito hear the Senator from South Caro-
lima breathe such disloyalty to his
party"
Hill is, of all men in public life to-
day, the most persistent and success
full advertiser-of himself. His object
| is to always keep himself before the
public 1t is unnecessary to state how
well he succeeds.
His only reading is newspapers and
he has scrap-books of good and bad
things written of him that would fill
store-room.
In the fore part of the present adj
ministration when the New York Sena-
tor was bowling ever one after another
of President Cleveland's appointees
for Associate Justice of the Supreme
court-because, by the way they had
at one time or another bolted the
regular organization in New York;
first met the New York Senator. With
all of the energy at command, I was
just then roasting him for his display
of narrow partisanship. Naturally the
introduction was not of my seeking.
"Your paper doesn't seem to like
me-" said Mr.. Hill. I made reply as to
reason and he quickly responded:
"Oh, understand that perfectly. But
don't stop. / want my newspaper
friends, if they can't praise me, to
abuse me. I don't think it hurts" and
he smiled knowingly.
Mr.. Hill is very wise man.
How curious is the whirligig of poll
tics. To-day David B. Hill, who so
forcefully showed his party allegiance
in advances on the threshold of
a bolt of perhaps both the State and
National tickets.
The great hold Hill has had upon his
party has been the intense loyalty he
has ever displayed towards the regular
organization. The files in any news
paper office will disclose penegyrics
from him on party loyalty that would
warm the heart of 'told regularity
himself The same files will bring to
light denunciations of boilers and mug
wumps, fierce and picturesque in their
intensity.
Dave Hill bolter! The very thought
of it is breath-talSing? For myself and
John Colvin down at the depot I will
not believe it until cold type proves it
Enthusiastically.
The effect of bolt by Hill would
be felt. There is no Disgusting that
fact. The cold, shrewd politician,
whose very virtues to his machine as
sociates are vices, has large personal
Democratic following in every State in
the Union. Men who believe in his
Democracy and brobity are to be found
in every group.
To the practical politician" Hills
bolt would foreshadow many things
BY many his political acumen is be-
lieved unfailing. Lets see what Dave
Hill is going to do is a statement
made by many waverer and camp
follower, who loves the winning side
as dearly as Tammany lovers patron
age!
A bolt from Hill would indeed be
bolt from the blue. Let's wait and
see!
The National Democrats, familiarly
known as the gold Democrats, are