St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-23
they TALK Reform
Annual Meeting Of the New
York League of Demo-
cratic Clubs.
Gov. Hill Pays Ex-President
Cleveland a Great Com
pliment,
And Charges That Republican
Cabinet Places We're Sold
Outright.
Tepse Statement Of Demo
cratic Principles by the
EX-PpeSident.

New YORK, Oct. 22.-The annual
convention of the state league of Dem
Ocratic clubs met in the Hoffman house
to-day. Ate o'clock Gov. Hill appeared
before the convention and made brief
address. He said that he had just re-
turned from marching through Geor-
gia," and did not intend to detain the
convention with any lengthy remarks.
The coming campaign ne deemed most
important one. He said it was impOr
tant that the Democrats should win this
fight in the state because of its impor
lance elsewhere in the country. The
it did year ago. 1t had pledged itself
for tariff reform. and it reiterated that
pledge. The party did not advocate
free trade. and that was all ac
curate statement of the plat
form. The longer the present
administration was in power the more
it would be shown what wise admins
tration was that of Grover Cleveland.
for Grover Cleveland fulfilled the
pledges of his party. The speaker had
ccnverSed with many people in the
South, and they were hopeful of victory.
Democrats in all the states were organ
izing for the fray, and New York was
not behind i'll its organization. He said
that within the last ten days the Repub-
licahS had tried TO steal the whole Dem
oeratic vote OF Montana, and declared
that the removals from Office ordered
by the present administration were
without cause. He SAID further that the
Republican party had violated every
pledge which it had made, and charged
that the cabinet places had been put up
and sold to the highest bidder. A re-
cess was then taken. On reassembllng
a communication
FROM EX-PREsIDENT CLEVELAND
was read. in which Mr.. Cleveland, after
thanking the clubs for their invitation
to attend the cOau ention, alluded to the
origin of the clubs, and thought they
were very useful in presidential cleo
ton, but it must be considered that the
noise and excitement of a campaign are
not the accomplishment of missionary
work or the effective dissemination of
political truth. The lives of political
clubs generally embraced the time Of
the canvass. Continuing, he said: 81
an very mich pleased to learn that the
league of New York Democratic clubs
intend to make the organizations of
which it is composed permanent agen-
cies for spreading and illustrating the
doctrines of the Democratic party, at
all times and in all circumstances" In
conclusion he said: IL look to the as
tendency of the principles upon
which true Democracy rests, which
will be greatly aided by
the activity of leagues such
as yours, to secure us from wasting eX-
traVaganc from demagogic pretenSe,
from sectional bitterness and from the
widespread corruption of suffrage"
Resolutions were then adopted Indoors
ing the state ticket. reaffirming devo-
ton to the platform of the st. Louis
convention of June, 1888; advocating
proper reform of the ballot laws, and
den0nncing the Republican party for
having neglected to join with the De-
mocracy in enacting safe reform Ill
that particular. Other resolutions con-
demned the action of the Republican
administration in the removal of the
chief Justice of one of the territories;
denounced the project of the Republic
can party in Substituting steamship cor
pOrations; Endorsed the wise and eco
nomieal administration of Gov. Hill,
and renewed congratulations to Grover
Cleveland for the wisdom and bravery
with which he fought the fight of tariff
reform aud true Democracy in 1887 and
1883. John Boyd Thatcher, of Albany,
was elected president for the ensuing
year, and the convention adjourned.