New-York tribune., 1891-12-31
HILL SAYS A WORD FOR HIMSELF.
THROUGH HIS STATE COMMITTEE HE CALLS
PUBLIC ATTENTION TO HIS PART in
THE I.Ef.l aI.AIIXE hpFAL.

THROUGH HIS STATE COMMITTEE HE CALLS
PUBLIC ATTENTION TO HIS PART IN
THE LESasLATIvE srEAL.
Albany Dec. 3O-Danie G. Griffin, chairman
OF the executive committee OF the Democratic State
Committee to-day gave the following address to the
newspaper correspondents
To the People: The Democratic state romWtttee
tenton to the achievements of the party IN the iale
campaign and now happily assured by the highest
lie result of the last election, WILL after January l.,
continue TO fiji every state office. Democratic ma
befos, will exist in the Assembly majority OF the
holding certificates OF election are Demo-
cure the organization OF the senate aud the passage
Of every for which the people have long waited
cratic party upon its reganlng the control OF the
Legislative branch of the State government. T.,
porant than is the vndlcatlon which they afford Of its
course and It's leadership during the memorable contest
act OF a Democratic Executive during the pendcncy
Of that contest has failed OF approval r9r sen md
leave unanswered the malevolence OF hostile ana
for the Democratic candidates rendered to their Re
publican opponents proposition for the Inaioai ag
termination Of the questions involved That pIopOsl-
ton their opponents finally forced 10 accept by
public demand which they could not longer resist anu
Si' ton found dts its origin in the unwncncss Of RePnb
can counsel to accept these propositions ana TO aoide
by the agreements dS5d tlefOn.
In the XVIII and XXVth senatorial Districts were
visions OF the Ballot Reform law, and the Democratic
party would have been iemiss In It's duty II u shou1
have failed to procure from an authoritative trbli
final settlement Of hse que tons That tee gus
tions have now been settled by the dec Ions OF me
Court of Appeals in such way as To maintain thc
integrity Of that law and preserve It's vitality Is only
what has been expected by every In elleen obs rvr
II the views insisted upon by our Opponents had beca
allowed to prevail in the districts mentioned then tho
great object which the law had in view. u preserve
the absolute secrecy Of the ballot would have been
frustrated by the very INTENDED to secure IL.
In the XVIIth Senatorial District involved the
question whether party should be allowed to defeat
wise provision Of the constitution of the state relating
10 the eligibility Of candidate for the State Legs
lature The views OF the Democratic party upon TINS
question neither new nor unexpected to our op-
ponents and from the the Republican candidate in
That district was nominated his ineNglbty 10 tne
office was repeatedly and openly published and the
Court of Appeals has finally and conclusiyely eStab-
sled such inelEbility.
Chief among the measures which the people expect
nom Democratic Legislature are an enumeration OF
the inhabitants OF the state and appOrtionment OF leg
slatve representation ba ed thereon, and Congress
slonal appOrtlOnment So influential has that demand
become universally is ii supported that 10 could NOT
have been resisted except BY most partisan Repub-
ican Legislature. ,,,.
In conclusion we remind our brethren throughout
the Union that no auspcious circumstances ever
surrounded the Democratic party in New YORK than
now inspire It's hopes and expectations for the future
We ask OF friends elsewhere to perform well their
respective parts IN coming contests ana we assure ten
that the Democracy OF New YORK Is determined ana
capabe to realize their highest expectations.
D. G.. GRIFFIN. Chairman Executive Committee.
EDWARD MURPHY. Jr.. Chairman.
S. A. BEARDSLEY, Secretary.
Dec. 80, 1891.