Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-24
REMARKS BY HILL.
New York's Governor Talks
Politics at Poughkeepsie.
THE DEMOCRATS ARE CONFIDENT.

The Mckinley Bill. the Governor SAYS,
Has Not Ruined the Country, Nor Has
1t Benefited 1.-THE Place for the Sur
plus L. in the Pockets of the People
and Not I'm Uncle Sans Strong Box
The Republican Platform on High
License.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, n. Y, Sept. 24-Gov-
ernor Hill made two speeches in this city
yesterday. He arrived with his private
secretary and Colonel McEwen at lao p.
m, and was driven to the grounds of the
Duchess County Agricultural society,
where he delivered an agricultural ad-
dress before $4,000 people From 5 to Z
o'clock the governor was rendered recep-
ton at the residence of Chief Justice Bar
nard of the supreme court, which was at
tended by about 100 of the city's leading
politicians and professional men, aud was
the most brilliant social event Poughkeep-
sic has known for long time. Then the
governor was driven to the Duchess club,
where he was serenaded by the Twenty
first regiment band.
"a Political Shot or Two"
AT 130 che mounted an improvised
platform in front of the club house and
spoke to the large crowd which had
gathered He said in opening that he
would not open the campaign by a set
speech, as he had originally intended but
STYLED his remarks a political shot or
two" He sad: "The Democratic party
enters the campaign with feelings of con-
fidence i'll the result. New York is a
Democratic state. Let me call your at
tention to the fact that in state issues the
party has lost the state but once in nine
or ten years. The Democratic party has
no new issues to set. We started where
we were in 1854, and in IS In 1883 we
set the flag of tariff reform upon our
shoulders, and there we shall carry it a
to victory. If the Republicans are tir'
of the issues they can abandon it; we sh...
carry il to tie end"
Mckinley Bill Denounced.
The speaker denounced the Mckinley
bill, which, he said, was framed to take
money from the people and to aid monop-
olies. and which, while it has not ruined
the country, has not benefited it. alt has
not raised wages, and the country is made
to suffer from over taxation. The Demo-
cratic party believes the place for the sur
plus 10 be in the pockets of the people,
not in the government treasury. Zap
plause The Republicans said year ago
Iuhl we COuIu not SECURE control OF Ile
legislature. The result was a Democratic
legislature on joint ballot which gavesthe
lowest tax levy in thirty six years. and
gave also the shortest legislative session
IN seventeen years" The governor con-
demned the Republican senate for not
passing the bill to redistrict the state
after the last census
Loss of the Worlds Fair.
He pronounced the Republican platform
on high license "delusion and snare"
While the platform declared in favor of
local option. both houses of the legisla-
ture failed two years ago to pass the bill
in accordance with their platform. The
Democrats believe that all revenues,
whether called taxes or excise fees, should
belong TO the locality where collected and
not go to the state to be distributed among
counties having no licenses. He charged
New York's loss of the Worlds fair to the
interference of faction in the Republican
senate with the appointment of the COM
mission by Mayor Grant of New York
city. The names of Flower and Sheehan
were vociferously applauded when men.
toned by the governor. AT the conclusion
of his speech Governor Hill left for AL
bany.