Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-13
HILL TALKS TO HOLSTERS.
NEW YoRNs GOVERNOR LAYS DOWN
DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE

To an Enthusiastic Audience at 1ndianap-
olis-Rlaiue Reaches Evansville, Ind
hearty Receptions En- Route-A Brief
Talk at Terre Haute-Candidate Thur
man Arrives Home.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct l3.-Gov. Hill, OF New
York, arrived here yesterday to address the
Democracy Great preparations had been
made for an outdoor demonstration in his
honor, but steady down pour of rain
forced the abandonment Of that part OF the
programme. About 200 members OF the Hem
bricks club, however, awaited the arrival OF
the train at 5:l5 D. m, and under their es-
cort the party was driven to Tomlinson hall
Here an audience of between 5000 and 1000
had assembled, and when the governors OF
Indiana and New York, arm in-arm, made
their appearance upon the platform the en-
thusiasm of the gathering knew no bounds
Governor Gray was quicaly made the chair
man of tue evening, and, waving a
speech, was promptly presented Governor
Hill. The latter essayed to speak, but his
opening words were drowned by yells such
as can only come from Hoosier throats and
for five minutes thereafter the audience,
nearly every man of it on his feet, was in
perfect frenzy of enthusiasm.
| Quiet finally restored, Governor Hill said
| he had heard a great deal about the wild
west, but his reception here far exceeded his
expections The governor then discussed the
tariff question. but before he had proceeded
| verv far he expressed a desire to make a
| point in behalf of the Democratic party, and
that was that he and all others were in
debted to the wise, statesmanlike, and honest
| force of Grover Cleveland for having the
opportunity of presenting the question. His
allusion to the president was enthusiastically
cbeered The governor expressed his belief
that best and truest interests of the country
would no longer be subserved by having an
Overlooking treasury and in times of peace
| the people should not be burdened with
taxes.
-Four years ago. he said, the questions were
sectional, but now after three and a half
years of Democratic administration, the ma
ton was entirely pacified and could calmly
discuss discuss an economic question. He
eulogized the presidents tariff message. and
charged that the Republicans at that time
denied that there was any surplus, and then
said if there was IT did not matter. They
did not think the storm was going to be sc
great, but they were mistaken, and 1t wa:
now sweeping the country. He then took ul
the Mills bill and Endorsed it as reasonable
measure. The Republicans had opposed it
but offered nothing in its stead. Then Il
passed the house and went to the senate
where he had no doubt it would be beaten
For these reasons he claimed for the Democ
racy all credit for trying to lessen the bur
dens of the people. The report of the senate
finance committee that revision of the tariff
is important etc, he said, had all been an
nounced before in the presidents message
and the senate's position in framing tariff
bill was an entire change of front and con
fession of judgment upon the whole question
He charged that the senate did not repre-
sent the people, and that the Repu blican con
troll thereof was the result of fraud in three
states, one of which was New York. Thi
state, he said, was kept Republican by gerry
manders in respportionment. New York
he claimed, was Democratic, and is misrep
r resented by Republican senator's He claimet
' the same of Rhode Island, which was KEEP
/. Republican by property qualification 70
3 foreign born citizens.
He denied that the Democratic party wa
b free trade party, or that there was any fire
e trade in the platform Free trade and TART
} reform were two different things. He saiC
the Mills bill left abundant duties on manu-
: facturers to protect the interests OF labor
/, which the Democracy was always in favo
$ OF, but opposed the nurture of monopolIes.
s Governor Hill continued to defend tn
d Democratic position on the tariff at length
e and declered that the party was eadeavol
ing to do something in the interest OF tn
people He defended the free wool claus
referred approvingly to the Chinese exclu
d sion bill and denounced the rejection of til
: fish treaty without attempting TO amend i
n and then defended the president from IL
e aspersion that he is the tool of England. +
S charged the senate with cowardice in refu
: ing to pass the retaliation bill, and ridicule
. ton OF f lie nfRsfage proposition, and the pos
n form. He close by predicting Democrat
j. victory.
: The governor was applaudad all throue
s his speech and wildly cheered as he closed
g On his way to indianapolis the governt
Y made stops at Mitchell and Seymour, al
addressed large gatherings, Notwithstanding
rain fell almost continuously, at both place
At Columbus Ind, be responded from II
a rear platform TO call of several hundr,
l. people, the majority carrying torches, b,
r, had only time to assure them that New Yoi
: proposed to follow the example of lndiar
n and cast its vote for Cleveland and Thu
4, | man