Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-06
HILLS VICTORY IN NEW YORK.

HILLS VICTORY IN NEW YORK.
 The Governor Tells the People of Al-
 bany All About How the Battle
 Was WOn-He Promises an Honest
 TheuEh Partisan Government.
 ''- ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. Ex-Governor Hill was serenaded by the citizens of Albany at the executive mansion this evening. Tn thanking the gathering Governor Hill said:
 Fellow citizens of Albany:-Accept my onstration. In addition to the cordial ap- prova which my candidacy evoked from my neighbors at Elmira and in my native county of Schuyler, the fattering vote re- ce1ved from the people of Albany county is especially gratifying This ancient city, the hospitality, has indeed been lavish in kind ness to me during my official residence here, and this last evidence of the continued commence of it's citizens is gratefully appreciated. This out pouring of the Democracy tonight is doubtless intended not so much as compli- ment to me personally as to the great cause of which in this contest was in part the humble representative. In times like these men are nothing, but principles are every thing. I trusted in the Democratic party and believed in it's principles. This senti- ment was the grand keynote of the campaign It stirred every Democratic heart in every portion of our great State and men rallied with the old-time enthusiasm displayed in the campaign of Seymour and Tilden. Our victory will encourage every faint-hearted Democrat in the land. It will strengthen the hands of our President and aid him in his effort for the purifeation of the public service. Our brethren in other States who were an1iously awaiting the result will take hope and courage. Our opponents cannot say that our victory was won upon false pre- tences. We boldly flung the Democratic banner to the breeze and relying upon no en.angling alliances confident ly appealed to the people, who made our cause their own. We had an ag- One thing may well be deemed settled by this election. The Sta.e of New York, iden- tifed as it is with the business interests of the whole country, anxious for peace and prosperity, liberal in thought and tolerant of the sentiments of others, can never be carried upon any issue of sectional hate. Past animosities been forever buried and cannot be resurrect- ed for the benefit of any political party, how ever desperate that party may be. The re- turning prosperity of business forbids a re
 vival of the bitterness engendered by civil strife. The people desire amicable relations to exist between all sections of the country and will tolerate no agitation of sectional controversies that are dead The party that presents live issues pertinent to the demands of the hour is the party that will receive popular support. The people are interested in honest and economical administration of pub lie affairs. They want good government everywhere in the nation, State, city and town. They demand home rule for cities, freed from legislative dictation or interfer ence. They desire that the work of muni cipal reform should be progressed to the end that corruption and dishonesty may be uprooted. They insist that public officials shall be held to strict accountability and that genuine re party will meet these demands and discharge them to the satisfaction of the people.
 We have not promised non-partisan ad | ministration. The people do not expect i | and it is almost impossible under the tru,
 theory of our institutions. We will ! efficient and competent servants, de ] voted to the public veal. I ma, be permitted upon this occasion | to congratulate you and the people of tn | State upon the success of the whole Demo cratic State ticket. My associates upon tha ticket were good men and true, well worth. | of the suffrages of the people of the Stat II | ceived. We shall work tremendously ant
 satisfactorily together in the discharge of ou ! various duties to the State.
 Neither should I close without expressin,
 a word of rejoicing with you over the victo ry of the Democracy in the grand old Stat | of Virginia in the election of General Fit
 Hugh Lee to the governorship of that com monwealth. You observed his manly pres
 ence as he rode in the procession at tn
 funeral of General Grant in New York whither he had come generously to pa
 his tribute of respect to the great gen ! eral of our armies whom he ha
 formerly opposed in civil strife. Tn ' victory of Lee is important becaus
 it wipes out the last vestige of repudiatio
 visible in our country and places Virginia i ! the hands of men who will not fnaneiall
 dishonor her good name and will ensure creditable and honorable administration ( 3.s.-sefs4=<..-<.e~ | nf fha cODtest in this State They failed to ar