St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-10
HILL IS PLEASED.
New York's Senator Gratified Over
the Election of Cleveland and
Stevenson.
He Claims No Especial Credit for
the Grand and Glorious
Victory.

| ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 9. - United
upon by reporter of the Associated
Press this evening and asked to give
his opinion on results of the general
election held yesterday. Senator Hill
said:
81 am reluctant to be interviewed for
two reasons-f first, ever since the Chi
cago convention | have adhered to the
rule to confine my political utterances to
my public speeches. A few bogus
ever. to which l paid no atten-
ton, not caring to dignity them
with denial. Second, after a
successful election, 1t seems to be the
fashion for everybody to rush into print
and claim some share of the credit for
the victory 1t was SO in 1890, when we
swept the country, and it will probably
be so now. | prefer not to indulge in
any such un5eemly scramble where
those who do the least valuable work be-
fore an election usually shout the loud
est afterwards. Nevertheless, am will
ing to say few words in regard to the
great victory, lest my silence might be
misconstrued."
Did the result please you, Senator?'
asked the reporter.
Every good Democrat will heartily
rejoice over the return of the Dem
ocratic party to power in the nation."
he replied. The victory is most over
whelming and gratifying. tits not only
a personal triumph OF eX-President
Cleveland and just tribute to him, but
1t is Il vindicatlOn OF the Democratic
"a % a N n
people were opposed to force bill and
desired tariff reform, and upon those
two issues we have won the victory.
Unquestionably the federal election
issue kept several Southern states with
us which might otherwise have gone for
the third party. ! trust that our victory
will carry with it the control of
the United States senate. which
will enable us to place Democratic
legislation upon the federal statute
books. We will then cease to be a
mere opposition party and can secure
the remedial legislation which the peo-
pie demand. and that opportunity will
build up the Democratic party and
make if strong. We must carry out
our pledges by reforming the tariff
and reducing federal taxation, not by
harsh and extreme measures, but upon
the conservative lines indicated in our
platform and in the speeches of our
candidates. If we shall secure the SEN
ate we can show the people the benc
tcent results of Democratic policies,
and the good that we can accomplish
will insure us the power for many
years. | think the Democracy would
prefer a vigorous aggressive policy; and
to that end the existing federal
election law should be repealed.
1t is veXatiuuS, arbitrary and
unnecessary measure, capable OF great
injustice and abuse, and In the hands OF
unprincipled officials may become an
instrument of aggression. The manner
in which it was sought to be used against
US by our opponents on election day
furnishes all abundant argument for its
repeal
Senator, what do you think of the
result in New York;" was asked.
IL am particularly graufied with the
glorious result in this state" he re-
piled. The state organization of the
party, as we'll as the organizations in
nine-tenths of the counties, were in the
hands of friends-thoSe who loyalty
supported my claims at ChicagO-and 1
was extremely DESTROYS that an excellent
showing showing should be made, and
l.
organizations everywhere support
ed MIR. Cleveland with great
earnestness and good faith, and with
the same loyalty that has characterized
their political actions toward Democrat
ic candidates. The Democracy of the
Empire state is proud of its intrepid and
matchiesS organization, which is now
we'll nigh invincble. A few counties
did not do as well as expected, but such
results are only exceptions to the gen.
eral rule ana are incident to politics, |
regret that Chemung county, which
with hard work maintained SO excellent
q record for so many years, should not
have done better, but local causes aris-
ing out of last springs municipal
elections. when the Republicans and
Independents, S0-called, unexpectedly
secured Elmira and secured the control
of the city in their hands, with
all its patronage, combined with an
immense corruption fund expended this
fall against our whole ticket, national
as well as local, led to the defeat of
both tickets in the county, the local
ticket faring no better than the national
ticket. But aside from few places
every locality did reasonably well, and
Democrats of all factions nobly did
their duty and tried TO win an over
Whelmlng victory.
81 am, of course, delighted with the
magnificent work of Tammany hall and
the Kings county Democracy. Their
praises are upon every one's lips today
and they have endeared themselves to
the Democracy of the whole country by
their loyal devotion to our cause in this
crisis
Have you received any kilograms
congratulating you upon the victory in
| this state, SENATOR" was the next ques-
| ton.
"Yes. hundreds of them. from all
| parts of this state and from many other
states"
MAY l see them?" was the closing
question.
"PIease excuse me; | prefer not to
| furnish them for publication. | am a
Democrat. and simply did my duty IN
the campaign, and ctaim no special
credit for anything which | may have
| done to aid the grand result. The graf
| ification of winning, together with the
good opinion of my Democratic friends
in this and other states, is enough for
me. Let all the credit be Civ
en- to the Democratic Organizes
tions of the state, and to tSe
gentlemen who were associated with
Ihem in :he active conduct Of the cam
paign. do not underestimate hse ?,