The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-25
GOV. HILL To THE FARMERS
an ADDRESS BEFORE THE FRANKLIN
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

| He Advised Farmers to Use Lawn Mowers
on their Lawns and TO Otherwise Deautiry
their Ho.es-'Then he Talked About Tax.
alton and showed the Faisity OF the Cry
Against Reducing the Rate OF Interest-
Keeeptioa and Ha.dshak,ns.
MALONE. Sept 24-Gov David B. Hill. accom-
panied by Col. McEwan. Col. Judson. and DR..
Horny L. Pearse. reached Malone at 10 o'clock
this morning. and. after talking into good
humor 5000 Franklin county farmers. left for
Albany at o'clock night Gov. Hill demon
stratcd the fact that he was something of a
farmer himself. and he 30 pleased his listen
ors that they insisted on shaking his arm lame
at the reception after the address. Col. Nc
Evan held Gov. Hills hat during the reception.
and when tho crowd showed no signs Of de-
creasing he suggested to F. d. Kilburn. who
was on the Reception Committee. that some Of
the hand shakers should be challenged. as
they were evidently repeaters. Although Mr..
kilburn Is q member OF the Republican State
Committee he didn't believe in fighting his
opponents by shaking of their arms. 80 he
challenged man In tho line who had shaken
hands with the Governor once before This
hand shaker was one OF Malone's old citizens.
and he replied that he had been Democrat
all his lifs by gosh" and as he had shaken
Gov. Hills hand he now wanted to shake tho
hand OF our next Presiden. That ended the
challenges.
Gov Hill camo TO Malone on the invitation
Of the Franklin County Agricultural Society.
whose fair closed here to-day. n. ". Porter.
the young President Of this society. is also tho
Democratic candidate for the Assembly from
Franklin county. Gov. Hills reception here,
however. was in no way u political one. The
Rnnaptinp ,rooftf e0ually fivilad ha
tween Republicans and Democrats. and con-
sisted OF ex senator John l. Gilbert, John Kelly.
n. ". Porter. d. W. Lawrence. F. b. Kilburn.
W. q. Stevens. W. =. Cantwell. John
r. Badger. j. c. Saunders. and NJ.
a. Malon. Bunting and flags were
displayed on all the public buildings. and long
before Gov. Hills train arrived the streets
had filled with an eager crowd waiting for
glimpse OF him. Excursions from Canada and
from Vermont. Plattsburgh. Ogdensburg. and
most of the small towns along tho northern
line Of the State have been pouring in here for
two days. and this town had to hustle to take
care of them all. Canada's representatives
here were greatly interested in Gov. Hill. At
the depot Gov. Hill was met by W. p.
Cantwell. ex-senator Gilbert. and NJ. s.
Malon. President OF the village. who
escorted him to the Hotel Flanagan. where
suite OF rooms had been reserved for the Gov
ernor and his star. There was an informal re-
ception at the hotel. whose name the Governor
said suggested Democracy. and then. accom-
panied by Capt. George Crooks Twenty-sev-
enth Separate Company in white trousers and
full dress as body guard. Gov. Hill rode with
President n ". Porter and Mr.. Cantwell to the
grounds OF the Agricultural Society on the race
track. Directly In front Of the grand stand was
erected . platform for the speakers. When
Gov Hill had taken his seat on this platform
sRa t had y tx sssn
Sas ss d6; R H. Gs%}Ss .s ssf's intro
chief X.si.tra,.. win seccfd =. Welcome him to
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Gov. Hill was greeted with cheers, and ap-
serm: FfankIin County Kepa6iicaas looked st
him and admitted that he was much better
GOV. HILLS SPEECH.
This is N first visit to Franklin county. said
Gov; Hli END need not as ~ re- YOU t,. that
name Of one Of the most dis tinsuished philoso-
piers and statesmen OF Revolutionary tine:
se Of New Yoks Who on
yo4t &c yourselves Fer instance they ob,
going to destroy the watershed q the Hudson
River. They didn't know that this water runs
idacks, By running this new road through
ip favor Of, the old nag and an appropriation.
HSHr Senators and
appropriation. 1t would take me longer to tell
what % not kn0T nb0Ht
is ySsF FL f ss On tx
the iarmhouses should b" the places Of com ""
tentmeRt At the other fairs where spSke
around their HOUSES f neatly cut. Several days
ago received letter from firm In New York
FsnsraiIy. sawevess and not an any psrfIeulsr
nsfe Rs ho%s aractve "F ststss SHOW shs
tni s wSe nas
tSsntyfIsSt fGantiss s during ,hs r.. ten
lpeTesse 2! 5,0oG or 6dooin population during
Gov. Hill then pointed out few Of the ways
sop spsks on subject q tssstiSn and hIs
legal rate q Interest," said; ~ ,,,.l.os,,a.
Of the Legislature to reduce the rate OF inter
est on bonds and mortgages held by the Com.
in this State from sik to fiye Per cent. said IN
memorandum This reduction is believed to
which seems to desire lower rate OF Interest
upon money, and which may tend to pave the
That prediction was based upon the passage
reducing the legal rate OF interest from six to
fiive per cent The BIN failed In the Senate. hut
iat,ira may bc taken as very good Indication
that the people Of the state, and especially the
justify reduction in the legal rate Of interest;
shall not attempt to explain why the bill
eral Laws, in, the Senate; It may have been
bin was pending. in the Senate committee, to
protest against the passage OF this and other
bills of much more questionable character.
Atthe bearing which tie committee grantedto
this delegation there were present many gem
tlemon with whom / am nprROnally