St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-23
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ALBANY, Feb. 22.-With admirable
self-control in the face of such an en-
thusiastic outbreak as welcomed his
presence. Mr. Hill, stepping to the front
of the platform and viewing the audi
ence for GREATNESS moment, spoke as
follows:
Fellow Democrats-Your committee
has appriseG me of that unanimous vote
which will make known your approval
of me to the authorized representatives
of the Democracy of the United States
and be recorded in the annals of our
national convention. With what terms
shall l acknowledge this official act, my
fellow Democrats which, instead of
pointing to some new, untried career,
might amply reward and crown the Ia
bOrs of the longest life. From that
great cardinal whose LEAD, Kindly
Light" has touched the hearts of all
Christendom, let my gratitude humbly
borrow this wortltier response than /
myself could ever frame to the great
Democracy which you represent. My.
respect for them obliges me to submit
myself to their praise as to a grave and
emphatic judgment upon me, which
it would be rude to question, ua-
thankful not to be proud of and impos-
sible ever to forget.
The reawakening of the Democracy
all over our land is the most auSpieious
sign of the times. When the people of
France rose against oppression. hun
dred years ago, it meant revolution,
change of rulers and a social earth
quake. When the Democracy of Amer
lea rises, it means an upheaval at the
ballot box, change of their servants
and political reform. This is true DEM
Ocracy.
This is government of, by and for the
people.
When you see the farmers arousing
and allied; when you see all the fe lera-
lions of labor stirring; when you see In
every state the great Democratic party
up and afOOt, it means that the reign OF
plutocrats is nearly over and the bright
day OF Democracy is approaching dawn.
The use of political parties is to pro-
mote the impression of the peoples
mandates; the function of statesmen is
to frame and execute the same by Just
and equal laws. The Democratic party
has this proud record. 1t is swift in its
responses to the peoples needs. It
makes choice of safe and wise states
men TO be the statutory landmarks of
the peoples progress and release their
energies to an ever-larger liberty.
Democracy is progress.
Liberty is its vital air. q
Constitutions and laws are the volun-
tary, self-lmposed safeguards of Demoe-
racy. If any words of mine could reach
every fireside in Our land, this is what /
mfr OF
this time to consider. All our troubles,
all our dangers at this very hour. after
so many years of Republican rule, are
the direct consequence of that rule and
flow from unconstitutional legislation
by the very men who sit in shivering
fits over what the Democracy will do
with power. On the other hand, the
democratic party, which trusts the peo-
pie and will see all "broad based upon
peoples WILL" is precisely that party
whose creed has ever been strict liz
depreciation of the constitution and con-
finement of the government to few
specific granted powers. / commend !
those contrasted facts to my fellow
countrymen for neighborly debate and
fireside meditation till the snow melts
The Republican party neither trusts
the people nor obeys them. 1t now re-
quireS another upheaval at the ballot
box like that of 1890 to be convinced
that the wicked work OF the billion
dollar congress must be repealed and
the peoples will obeyed. Fellow DEM
ocrats, rejoice to know by those in
fallib signs, by the ground swell, by
the reawakening of the Democratic
hosts, by the arousal of high and noble
young ambitions through our land, that
we are advancing to cordial union and
another overwhelming triumph. We
are advancing to final renewal of the
nations verdict on the mad, insensate
reign of autocrats and plutocrats III the
billion-dolar congress, whereby their
verdict now scoffed at and stayed. shall
have efficient execution in the election
of both branches of the federal congress-
and federal executive obedient to the 1
sovereign peoples will.