The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-16
Governor Hill Of New York.
lie MAKES A RINGING DEMOCRATIC
SPEECH.

democrats, to whom he spoke as fol
lows:
"FEILow CITIZENS: are in
adquate to express my appreciation of
your courtesy in rendering me this
magnificent serenade. For your kind
congratulations upon this occasion you
will please accept my heartfelt thanks.
| am grateful to the people of the state
upon the renewed expression of their
confidence in summoning me for the
second time to accept the high and
honorable position of chief executive
of the Empire state. Especially is my
profound acknowledgment due to the
citizen of Albany, who, without dis
tinction of party, gave the such fiat
tering and enthusiastic support. Per-
init me to observe, in passing, that
shall ever remember with pleasant as
sociations connected with my official
residence among The hospitable people
Of this ancient capital city.
"Eaough! The new government and
perhaps the majoritiesof thetwo houses,
are pledged not only to the present
high tariff, but an augmentation of it
according to the republican senate bill,
which will prove a pyramid of taxa
ton that the world has never seen be-
fore. How far such policy will pre-
vail can only be solved when it is put
in force. All prophecies must in this
strange country be futile. When forty
years ago the stubborn and short
sighted slavery oligarchy insisted on
not only repeating the Missouri COM
promise but trying to plant slavery in
the territories, they doomed their cause
as much as did Mere doom the cause of
the temples of Jupiter and Venus wnen
he lighted his golden palace with the
Christian martyrs of whom he made
torches. 1t is the insolence of pride
and oppression that goes before de-
struction.
"History repeats itself. The monop
oily of oligarchy is simply repeating
the folly of the slavery oligarchy of
forty years ago. Thank God, an eco.
nomic revolution is not subject to
bloooshed But that there will be an
economic revolution of such intensity
that will deluge this land with bank
ruptcies and ruin for years is as clear
as the sun at MONDAY.
81 do not affect to conceal my graft
6cation over the result of the 'guber-
Material contest in this state. Our
opponents unwisely entered upon a
campaign Of personal detraclion, and
they now discover their mistake.
The time has passed when such weap-
ons of political warfare can accomp
lish much among the intelligent and
discerning people of great state
like ours. The people are opposed to
vilification, to hypocrisy and sham, and
prefer fairplay nd frankness in pol
ltica as well as in business. | have
no unkind words or personal views
to express upon this occasion concern
ing the violent opposition which
encountered in some quarters, except
TO say that was unquestionably for
tunate in my enemies. Always con
scious of my personal ard official rec
titude and of my loyalty and devo
ton to the democratic party and to it'
candidates and principles, | awaited
the verdict of the people with an abd
ing faith and an mistaken confidence
in the result.
THE NATIONAL DEFEAT.
Our success in the gubernatoria
contest is marred, however, by tn
. shadow Of national disaster. In com
mon with every true democrat,
greatly regret the defeat of Presiden
Cleveland in the state and in Jht
iunion. He deserved better at tn,
hands of the people of this country
Honest, brave ard courageous, he gal
lantly led his party in the great con
test for tariff reform and suffers defea
owing to the false cIamor, unjust pre-
JUDGES, unfair representations and tn
gigantic and combined efforts of a
the monopolists of the country. I'll
did his duty as he understood 1t, re
gardl,ss of personal or political con
sderations, and he should have bes
sustained by the taxpayers, consumer
and masses of the people, whose tru
interests he desired to snbserve an
whose rights he unseltishly endeavore
to maintain.
TARIFF REFORM.
SIT is not nee ssary or profitable t
inquire whether the sue which he g
boldly made might not more wisel
have been earlier presented or post
ponce to a later period. 1t ls sufficien
to say that as the trusted leader of tn
democratic party, after full and care
full consideration of the whole subjec
he deemed that the best and trueSt in
lerests of the country required tina
the issue should be made at this crisis
and with that patriotic and deliberat
conclusion, when cnce reached, ther
should have been prompt acquiescenc'
The principle of tariff reform ha
only met with temporary defeat. Soor
er or later it will ultimately triumph i
this country. President Cleveland an
the democratic party were right and d'
served TO succeed. The argument ws
with US, and two weeks longer discu
-lon would have given US the victor.
Permit me to suggest that there mus
be no back track taken upon tn
question. The issue
so CoURAGEoUsLY PRESENTED
by President Cleveland in the intcre
of the whole people must not be aba
doned. Our flag has be nailed to IL
mast, and there it mnst remain. Ter
porary disaster must not be permittS
to discourage us in our unselfish eifcr
to relieve the people from unjust a,
unnecessary taxation. Temporary e
pedients will only endanger or pos POI
! our final triumph. Let us steadfast
adhere to the principle of tariff refor
and the clouds that now obscure o
pathway will soon pass away.
president Lincoln once said; 'HC
may deceive part of the people all Il
time and all the people part of the tim
but no party can deceive all the peop
all the time. Our opponents will 500
discover the truth of this statemer
They will be obliged TO abandon the
own national platform because it W
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