Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-17
HILL AT PIEDMONT.
New York's Governor at the
Georgia Exposition.
HIS ADDRESS TO THE s0UTHERNBRs

4 Brief Retrospection of War Times
and Look Into the Future-Some
Difficult Problems to be solved-Edu-
cation. the Labor Question and Negro
Citizenship-The Governor Amazed ut
the New South's Progress Since tho
"wah."
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct l7-Governor Hill,
Il New York, attended the Piedmont expo
htion Yesterday. The distinguished New
Yorker was made much Of by the people of
this part OF the country, and wherever he
went was the observed of all observers.
When he appeared upon the stand at the ex-
position the cheers were loud and long con-
tinued. He began with word of greeting
from his state to Georga-''the empire state
OF the south"-referred to Editor Grady's
speech in New England two years ago, and
said it touched chord of sympathy whose
silvery tones have not yet died away; con-
graduated the people of the new south on
the evidences every where observable of
| Iheir progress and its recovery from the
terrible effects of the civil war
Reference to the Rebellion.
He then continued as follows: "When
reflect upon the scenes that took place in
this vicinity only twenty-five years ago
how a stubborn and loyal army, battling for
cause which it believed to be Just, for
homes, for families, for country, for life,
was driven southwark step by step by force
superior in numbers and resources; how,
day after day, the sound OF cannon and
musketry reverberated through these val
leys and the flames of burning homes lit up
the horizon; how vigorously the federal
forces, spurred on by the one desire of pre-
serving the union OF your fathers and theirs,
fought their way through shot and shell, de-
stroying homes as they went and devastating
fields; how finally those brave men in gray,
driven from every stronghold, fell back
within the Notifications OF this fair city;
and how at last Atlanta fell-as a Norther-
ner old enough TO have observed the ten
tency OF the ante. bellum south, l am
amazed; as an American citizen. proud OF my
country's institutions and form of govern
ment, am rejoice1.
No Apprehensions for the Future.
"ln the rapid developm mt of the south
and in the conditions of society which now
prevail here, there are suggestions for ssri-
Gus thought. l am not one 4 those psssi-
mlsts who, while recognizing and admitting
the glorious prosperity OF your industries
since the war, profess TO see in some OF
your institutions and conditions cause for
grave apprehension for the future Such
apprehensions are due, perhaps, to the agi-
tation of selfish politicians, to that ignorance
which does not understand the southern ma
ture, TO the surviving remnant of old-time
jealousy and suspicion
Problems To he GrappIed with.
a would not have you understand me as
depreciati ng present dangers or as belitrlins
the obstacles which now confront YOU Great
problems will have TO be grappled with, and
the north is watching to see how you will
solve them. One of these problems is the
education OF the masses. The worst foe to
our Democratic forms OF government is ig.
norance. Ii Is a startling fact, indeed, which
was revealed oy the census OF 1880, that in
some OF your states half the population could
not read or write. The census OF 1890 will
make better showing, l am sure.
The Classes and the Masses.
in the field OF industrial enterprise you
have great opportunities. Your resources
are lnexhaustioiei see that they are not
monopoizsd Discourage such legislation
as tends TO enrich classes at
the expense OF the masses. 1t
Is WITHIN your power to do much towards Sc
curing more equltaole relations between
employers ana employed mus far You
nave oeeh particularly fortunate IN avoid
ing disastrous lho1r agitatlons But when
tnere snaii oe cohecteo IN your manutactur-
ing c'lies large bodies OF worklngmen, when
rNaiIS LOT employ ment ana good wages
snail nave become keener, you will have to
'hee' serious questlohs' ana III You would
NJ; a. I'm eue hor'ns experience
80 - " "'oee '"e"' NV iour
employers must realize what ours have been
slow to realize; that one mans rights ara the
rights OF another. Let the benefits Of your
prosperity be enjoyed not by the few who
would use them for their own selfish ends.
but encourage that broad human charity
which looks to the greatest good of the
greatest number
The Negro Question.
"You have within your borders vast num-
bers of an unfortunate and long oppressed
race. 1t is your interest, as it is your duty,
to lift them out Of the estate in which fate
has placed them, and help them to assume
the responsibilities of citizenship The ex-
periencs Of the past twenty years has proved
TO you the advantages of free labor. Most
of you well remember the predictions OF
your statesmen before the war that without
slaves the south could not proftably pro-
raiseu iiio,e oot'on III tue iast Ten years than