The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-02
BY WIRE AND CABLE.
CURRENT EVENTS AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
Mammoth Democratic Mass Meeting at
Brooklyn 90 Letter Prom Ex-President
Cleyeiand-Disaster at Glasgow - for-
eign and Domestic News.

BROokLNN. y. y. November l.-GOv-
ernor Hill addressed IN audience of 1000
persons in the Academy Of Music tonight.
John L. Adams. chairman Of the local
| Democratic organization. nrst caused The
following letter to be read
NEW YORK, October 81.
Holm y. iddms. ESP, President:
Dear >ir.-l have received your invita-
ti0n. rendered in behalf Of the Democratic
organization Of Kings county. and confess
that il il difficult for me to decline the
courtesy or di>appoiut the wishes Of such
kind party friends. | cannot. however. sat
| isfy myself that ought. by accepting your
invitation. 10 part from the course which
have followed in all similar cases. |
know how ably the speakers who adj
dress tine meeting VIII present the top
les which are prominent In tie canvass,
and how we'll the claims Of our candidates
OF public confidence VIII De advocated
The thought which il uppermO,t In my
mind leads me 20 suggest that this l. time
for the Democrats OF our state 10 guard
against the Indifference and lack of activity
which nrc apt tO result from the reaction OF
recent presidential campaign, and which
also too often exists when the grade ana
character cf the Offices 10 be- iillcd are MOI
such a. inspire the greatest party enthusl-
a-m.
We should constantly bear in mind that
every election involving Democratic prnci-
pies 80 important to our party. ana that
Indifference should not DE permitted 10 m
yite dt feat. when tit and worthy men ana
true Democrats are presented ~ candidates
for public office. lnihe pending campaign.
though the campaign has nothing To do
with state political policy ana
state Offices. il cannot bee denied
that it il also related in an impor-
tant way to fundamental party principles;
and II should hc Our pleasure. as II i our
duty. 10 give active and earnest support 10
,hr worthy and honest men and the tried
and true members Of the Democratic party.
who are our candidates. hope that your
mass meeting may be the means of ar0usin.
that Democratic activity. watchtulness ana
enthusiasm. which will ensure Democratic
success. Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The reading Of the letter was accompanied
bv enthusiastic applause. Hon. Fred. IA.
Rice spoke very briefly. and then
GOVERNOR MILL
was introduced amid tumultuous applause.
The Governor spoke without notes. lie
declared himself greatly indebted 10 the
loval support of the Democrats of Brook
lyn. and recalled with special pleasure
the meeting which he addressed here four
years ago. when he presented The simple
platform on which ne asked the suirages ol
the people. Great applause. lm- 3, "a State
election. but nevertheless IL, result may
have an important effect in shaping the his
tory of the country. for incidentally national
question. are involved. 10 a certain eN-
tent the same questions confront u- now
that confronted tlS a year ago. we rtahu
to-day a. wO stood then, not i'm iaNoro lfce
trade. but Of tariff reforms. Applause.
We believe we serve the best interests
Of the country by adhering TO that principle
inauguratod by a Democratic President ana
sustained bv a majority in the voting pop'l-
lution. Applause We believe IN Just
and free revision Of the tarif. and that the
government has no right 10 levy an amount
of tax in excess for that required for the
needs of the government. economically adj
ministercd. The place for the surplus u IN
the pockets Of the people. Applause.
~ general rule we claim that raw ma
icrials should Dee substantially irre rom
duty. The necossarics of life should bc|
made rs free as possible to the consumer.
These are the two great principles 10 besub-
mittcd to your representatives IN Congress.
coMpINiENr TO CLEVELAND.
| take special pleasure in declaring that
the Mills bill was worthy OF your support.
and contained these two principles AS 10
the conduct Of public affairs, 1t should
be remembered that there were no deals,
there was no corruption during the
administration Of Grover Cleveland. (PrO-
l0ngcd APPLAUSE. And the more We see OF
the administration af his successor. the
more we appreciate our loss. Both in the
many and i'm the restoration OF public lands.
the country signally prospercd. The reason
we did MOI do more was because Demo
cratic President and lower House were con-
frOnted by hostile Senate, whose methods
will not bear Investigation.
The remainder of the Governors speech
was devoted 10 >t;se ISSUES.