The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-24
HON. w. D. HILL
Discusses Pending Issues From a
Democratic Standpoint.
What Democratic Administfatio Hal
Done for the People in the Way Of
Reform Of Abuses and Legisla-
tion for workingmen.

Wn0B DemOCrat1c AumInlStr8tlon mas
Done for the People in the Way Of
Reform Of Abuses and Legisla-
tion for workingmen.
Hon. William D. Hill, Congressman of the
Sixth Ohio District, addressed a large and
enthusiastic meeting at Montpelier, Will
Jams County, August so. Mr.. Hill spoke as
follows:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW CITIZENS OF
WILLIAMS COUNTY: I meet you here to-day
under different auspices, compared with
former times. For more than twenty success
a co-iaborer with the Democracy of williams
County. The first time addressed a politi-
cal meeting in this county the epublican
majority in the county was over a thousand,
but found here as brave Democrats as ever
lived anywhere; men who did not engage in
was no chance for any Democrat to get an
Office here then. They were Democrats from
principle and were inspired to their work
undying devotion to the constitution.
Though defeated year after year in local,
state St 8,,;. AND National contests the Democrats
their armor on, ready for another and still
more stubborn contest.
GRATED by local successes and State victories,
but you were never disheartened by defeat
To-day you meet under brighter skies, be-
nearly full Of Democrats, but You have a
Democratic State administration at Colum-
bus and, above all, Democratic National
administration at Washington.
THE COUNTRY PROsPERs.
The speaker alluded to the wild charges of
the Republican orators last year that all
sorts of calamities would come upon the
Democratic President. Nothing of the kind
ness is steadily improving No rebel debts
slavery, but the country is moving along
safely and prosperously. The Democratic
administrator has instituted reforms,
penditures and instituted business methods.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.
1t has resisted all pressure for the appoint
ment to responsible positions Of men believed
tiOnS.
1t has saved many hundreds of thousands
Of dollars to the Government in the matter
1t has saved one hundred thousand dollars
in the contract for Indian supplies for the
present fiscal year, as compared with the last
1t has adopted the policy of strict adher-
ence and construction as regards Indian
their contracts.
1t has banished, or begun to Danish, all in
terlopers from the Indian reservations and
in the execution of this policy will make nc
distinction between the vagrant frontier
brawler and the herders of hundreds OF
thousands of cattle.
1t has restored and is restoring millions of
acres of public lands that are now covered
by fraudulent entries or distorted claims.
age of the peopie and do orgered the removal se o
the fences that inclose millions of acres OF
the government domain in the interest OF
from from the Courses, ponds and and best best Cattle ft
pasturage.
ECoNoMIZED REFORM.
Postmaster General Villas has made goot
doing and is doing. First in the postal serv
| ice the savings effected from April l, 1885, tt
| July 3, 1856, are:
Decrease in star service. IS 93, Is;
Steamboat service. e............... 72,3l
| Mail message service. 23,52
Total and net decrease in above named
service. .........-.--.. -................., lS9,7a
| And this too without the slightest detri
ment to the public or the efficiency of tn
service. Again, in the various items in tn
Postoffice Department reduction has beer
made.
The cost of all these items the last year O
| Arthur's administration was $414 .13, frs
year of Cleveland, 1911, ,92O56, a saving in on
| year of S9j,697.57, or nearly four hundre
| thousand dollars in four years Besides thi
| the salaries of postmasters have been GU
down many thousands of dollars more. AM
| there is no lack of applicants for these SAM
| postoffices at reduced salaries. can swea
| to that without running the least risk of be
contracts in the postal Service for mail sacks
| pouches, ETC., ana all made in the same lin
of retrenchment and economy in the inter
| ests of the people to meet the decreased re
ceipts caused by the reduction of postage.
! REFORM IN THE TREASURY.
In the Treasury Department 135 useles
| clerks have been discharged, and their place
this administration. thus affecting an ad
ditional saving of $213. 900 per annum, or il
four years $S52, 900. The reduction of tn
| Treasury Department alone makes a star
ling sum, and 1 regret that have not tn
| exact number of figures. merely mentio
q few items which have been furnished m
| from official sources to show that the pledge
of the Democratic party to reduce expend
lures made at Chicago in the National pla
form have been already redeemed. This
| my idea of civil service reform, and vastl
better reforms for the pockets of the ,peopl.
than the retention of Republican clerks
the service because the law does not perm
the administration, it is sufficient to say ths
the President has surrounded himself wit
an able, honest Cabinet.
And their selections have likewise bee
fortunate, with but few exceptions. and the
were corrected as soon as the mistake wa
I have been amused to hear our Republ
an friends complain of the President becaus
he saw proper to appoint some ex-Confede
Arthur all appoint ex-Confederates to Office
Were there any worse rebels than Longstret
and Mosby? Are they not still hugging MI
hope for foothold in Virginia2
| ONLY THE BEGINNING.
| 1t has been twenty-four years since Den
ocratic President had occupied the Whit
| House. Every Democrat who went to Was
ington wanted to see the President, and
had to crafty their Joyous desire, or
seemingly guilty of discourtesy. Being
plain Democrat, coming as he did from tn
middle walks of life, and rising as he did
his own unaided energies from obscurity
the highest place in the land like all our gre
men, from the Declaration of Independent
to the present day, he never for a momel
neglected to pay proper respect to rich an n
high place he fills, but had a kindly greetir
for all.
More than a whole month of precious tim
was consumed in this way, and think righ
the President and his Cabinet to see and co
, verse with the people; from every State
the & Union. Mon a.h VINO mad elevated him p to powe owe
, deal.
wagon is moving smoothly and quietly on.
, see no cause of complaint and if do, I hol
to put my shoulder to the wheel and help
@ need be. b over every a Republican stone viii,
gets in its broad highway. But have sa
enough about the National administration.
Every Democratic State Convention he
this year has indorsed the President
Our own Empire State of the West, Obi
, has spoken in no uncertain sound, while 81
t rious old Democratic Kentucky has thu
dered her approval by slxty-six thousal
| Democratic majority.
STATE AFFAIRS.
The Democratic State Convention last we,
> with singular unanimity and the utmost hs
r mony, renominated Governor Hoadly and
his associates on the State ticket two yea
| ago. 1t was one of the largest and most e
/ | thusastic State Conventions that ever s
sembIed in Ohio The platform is model
brevity and plainness of speech.
There is nothing uncertain in it. 1t
dorses the Federal and State administratio
and the Sixty-siXth General Assembly.
), 1t favors the license of the liquor traffic
q other words it favorS the taxation of t
traffic in Intoxicating liquors, by constii
tional methods. and not in violation of t
! Constitution. I hope to discuss for a f,
q moments these propositions. L begin wi
the last first. l am in favor of well reg
lated and graded license law, because
,t lieve it is right and proper and just to
j, classes and all interests in our great State
We have in our State about three ant
y half millions of population. They come fri