Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-06-24
HILL AT The HUB.

Enthusiastic Reception to Governor Hill OF
New York by the Bay State Club at BOs-
ton-The Introduction of the Guest and
His Response-ThreeC Cheers and a Tiger.
Boston, June 19.-The reception ten
dered to Governor Hill, of New York, by
the Bay State Club at the Parker House
yesterday afternoon was one of the larg-
est and most enthusiastic gatherings in
the annals of the club. From one until
$3.50 O'Clock an informal reception was
rendered to Governor Hill, during which
time the Bay State war horses were pres
ented to him as they came i'll.
At $50 O'Clock the members and guests
took seats around the banquet table.
Covers were laid for 200, and while the
dinner was in progress Baldman's Cadet
band, stationed in the corridor, rendered
selections from the "Mikado' and other
popular operas of the day. After the cloth
was cleared. Colonel FL. Taylor, president
of the club introduced Governor Hill as
follows:
OF all the distinguished guests who have
been welcomed by the Bay State Club, none
have been more deserving of the right hand
of fellowship than the sound and fearless
Democrat and honest Exeentiye who R l. w,en
and Massachusetts are the beginning ana
end of the world-that we hold the key OF
the universe, and that if we should use it the
angel would sound the last trumpet: but
when we meet the Governor of the Empire
its intelligence, it's Industries, its wealth and
influence in National affairs, then we feel
that this is great country, and that there
possibly may be other keys to the universe
beside ours. But we have never taken on
our hats easily and gracefully to New
York we do now when she presents us
central fig ure OF this occasion. AS manly
man among men, as a Democrae aanons
the Hon. David B. Hill, Governor of New
York. Prolonged applause.l
Governor Hill was greeted with a ire.
mendous storm of applause, and when it
had subsidized sufficiently to be heard he
said:
Unjust be permitted to accept-this courte
Gus welcome and your generous hospitality
your tribute of respect to the Democratic
state of New York-the state which gave to
statesman, dear to every Democratic heart.
the late Horatio Seymour; the State that
furnished the bold champion of reform. the
clear thinker, the sagacious patriot, the Sage
of Greystone, Samuel j. Tflden; and lastly.
the State that presented to the Nation the
honored Chief Magistrate of the country,
who is now ably and satisfactorily dis
charging the important duties of his high
defeat and disaster have overtaken us, in
season and out of season, in fair weather
and in foul, without patronage, state or Ma
tiOnaI, with little prospects of ever receiving
the honor awaiting faithful party service.
the gallant Democrats of Massachusetts, have
bboa and
change the eongra .t,Ia of 1854; which,
years gave US a Democratic administration.
The country to day is better for 1t. All the
predictions of our opponents have come to
naught. We have President whose hon.
esty and sincerity OF purpose to serve the
people faithfully is conceded by everyone
He may make mistakes, but what public
man does not? Permit me to suggest at this
time our opponents can not disturb our
appointed about the spells of Office. There
is no such disappointment. The Democratic
party has higher aims and purposes than
age. Our opponents mistake our desires
and misrepresent our position. Our party
without patronage, and the SO called spoils
of office will not destroy itself by any inter:
nal feuds. 1 admire the patriotism and
not forget that the President, in his desire to
reform abuse, and to give the country bet
ter government by agents selected by him, |
has been obstructed by adverse Senate. |
Faithful men have been rejected on theiI
been acted on because they had been active |
party men and that was all.
have expressed my views at some length |
upon the question of the policy of continu-
ing the contirmatory power Of the Senate, |
and do not intend to reiterate them here. / |
am opposed to such confirming power being |
lodged in the Senate of the United States. I |
believe that with power should go RESPONSE |
bility. When the peopleel President he |
should be permitted to select. untrammeled |
by Senatorial fancy, his own advisers. 1t is |
only what is called the courtesy of the Sen
ate that requires the confirmation of the |
Presidents appointees. He can only ap.
point without the confirmation of the SEN |
ate what are denominated in the Constitu- |
ton the inferior Offices. In my Judgment he |
should appoint them all. and more espe |
cially the more important positions in the |
gift of the Government. How else can he |
carry out and enforce the policy and princi- |
pie of his administrations? A President just !
elected by the people should not be permit
ted to be confronted by the opposi- |
ton of a Senate elected two and four !
years before his own election. |
He represents the people and their wishes
more than does the Senate i am utterly OPP |
posed to any policy scheme which pre-
vents any administration from recognizing
faithful party service in the distl hutton of |
the important offices of the Governments. / |
am not in favor of mere sentimentality in
When Governor Hill finished the entire
audience arose and gave three rousing
cheers and tiger, the applause lasting
nearly five minutes.