Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-30
GOVERNOR HILL.
He Hakrs Two Speeches In Ohio Yesterday and
Is Greeted on Each Occasion by Large
and Enthusiastic Crowds.

MAssILLoN, OHIO, Oct. Ex-Governor
Hill and party left Massillon on the
morning train for Mlllsburg, county seat
of Holmes county, in the Sixteenth con-
gressIonal district. The inhabitants of
Holmes county, which is purely
an agricultural county, with
population of 81 900. are known through
out the state as ''mossbacks. A re-
ception was held in the hotel parlors and
handshaking by the horny handed sous
of toll taxed the governors strength for
two hours, when, after lunch, he pro-
ceeded to the village opera house and ad-
dressed an audience composed of residents
of Holmes county. The house was
crowded by 1900 people, and as many
more had been unable to secure even
standing room in the hall. When the
governor, who was introduced by Judge
william Reed, commenced his remarks
he said in part: 'The rain which poured
down upon us to-day will not harm US
half so much as the reign of the Repub-
lican party in the national government.
The surplus occasloned by the operation
of the recent tariff laws will re-
suit in congressional representa-
tives bartering this surplus among
themselves in order to obtain unueces-
sary public buildings costing hundreds of
thousands OF dollars for their respective
localities, and those extravsgaut appro-
priatious are supplied by money taken
from the pockets of the people through
unnecessary import duties. l do not be-
lieve there should be partnership ex-
istlug between the national government
and private interests, as is the present
rule under the Republican administra-
tion.'
In explaining the benefits which he
said it is claimed the farmer derives from
the Mckinley bill, he said the Mckinley
bill was impure in more respects than
one, but chiefly in its apparent
solicitude for the American farmer.
High tariff was once sacrifice which he
was willing to endure If it was for the
general prosperity of his couutrymen,
but lately 1t has appeared to large
number of patriotic and thoughtful
farmers that this sacrifice has gone far
enough. They have seen other people
growing rich while they were
growing poor. They have found their
profits shrinking, while their farm
mortgages were increasing, until lately
they have loudly complained against the
injurious effect of high tariffs upon their
interests. Murmurs and protests,
however, are now being heard
all over tho country. 1t be-
came audible in the campaign
of 1888, and is now so fierce and threat
ening that it has frightened even the
creatures and legislative agents of IA
vored manufacturing industries, who
begin to realize that without the support
of the Republican farmers their govern
mental bounties will cease.
How does the party in power dis
charge its duty in this emergency towards
that third of our population who depend
upon agricultural means of subsistence
by making cheaper necessities of life,
reducing taxation, providing wider
markets and encouraging commerce,
which Jefferson called the hand maid
of agriculture. Not at all, their hands
were tied too tightly to enrich individuals
of favored industries, to enable them to
give genuine relief. Instead, they have
devised q monstrous legislature humbug,
which they are now exhibiting in this
district.
The governor g remarks were frequent
~ interrupted by applause, and on con-
elusiou he was driven to the depot and
returned to Msssillon.
uoVernor dui spoke at masstion To-
night, the home of John G. Warwick,
and the citizens of the town turned out
en- Eassse, despite the Indictment weather.
Congressman Springer OF Illinois spoke
IN the rink to q crowd. and Governor
Hill to an enormous crowd in the opera
house, and when both speakers had
finished they simply changed places,
and the people in both halls heard two
distinguished advocates of Democracy.