Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-21
senator INNS Brooklyn speech


II Is an unavoidable inference from what
Senator HrrL said on Monday night in his
Brooklyn speech that there Is no third
party In New York eithef in name or in
t-that 10. no party other than the
Democratic and the Republican parties
which he considered worthy OF bis notice.
His entire speech was based upon the
assumption that the battle now going on
Is between these two parties and that we
shall all Of us have 20 choose between
CLEVELAND and HanKnos. The little ten
penny side-show to which Messrs. WEAVER
and FIELD are striving to attract the at
tention Of the country was treated oy
Senator Hub as an object of contempt
not IN an offensive sense. but In the sense
that there is nothing IN the movement
headed by wrAvEn and FIELD TO justify
the two great parties into which this coun-
cry is divided in dropping the issues when
the Chicago and minneapolis conventions
offered to the people and devoting thelr
tirae aud attention 70 the impracticable
issues offered by Messrs. WEAVER and
FIrLp and their little following.
Either Mr. CLEVELAND or Mr.. HARRISON Is
10 be elected President of the United States
on the sth Of November, and It IS waste
OF time and labor and cratory for the
speakers representing these two last
named gentlemen TO go out OF their way to
discuss the issues rendered to them by the
party technically called the Third party.
or the Peoples party. OF the Prohibition
party, or any other party, let its name be
what il may. We are engaged in contest
70 which Senator HILL added new inter-
est by his patriotic uttsrancesin Brooklyn.
He leads the way. Let as follow. he re-
fused to waste time and strength IN fight
ing shadows. Shall we not in our stump
speeches follow his good example 2
Senator HIIL's speech indicates clearly
what the issues are In New England and
the Middle States. AS goes New York. in
discussing party issues, so goes all those
States. We take it, therefore. that there
il no third party worthy Of the name in
any OF these States.
Senator HnL addressed himself to live
questions, not dcad.cnes practical ques-
tons, not to impracticable or i'm
practical ones. He embodied whole
creed in the remark, :" 1 was Democrat
before the Chicago convention, and am a
Democrat STILL" He did not get his De-
mocracy from Chicago. Nor did any OF US.
We all claim to have been Democrats long
before that body assembled. We claim,
therefore. that 1t Is not only consistent for
us to stand by the candidates and the
principles Of that convention. but that o
regard for duty requires us to do SO.
Mr.. CLEVELAND represents to us all that
any Democrat would have represented.
The 'Old Guard" will rally TO the support
OF the Chicago nominee because he repre-
SAINTS what we're Democratic principles
long years ago. THE wisdom of the ac-
ton of the Chicago convention is not to
be ouestioned.n II was our action. We
had our representatives or agents IN that
body. and we are bound by its action.
Nav, IL we had had no representatives
there, il would nevertheless be our duty
TO rally to the support of Mr.. CLEVELAND.
So much for generalization. As to Sena-
tor HILL's discussion of the tariff it is all
that could be desired. He spoke particu-
larry for the Empire State of the Union.
but he said nothing that would have been
out of place IN a speech delivered in any
other State. He was very candid In speak
inc of the force bill. What he said on this
subject was good. The force bill II enacted
into a law would be enforced in the north
ern States as well as the southern. The
people of New York would certainly be
put under the rule OF JOHNNY DAVENPORT.
In fine, Senator HILL has once more
proved himself TO be sound Democrat
and true man.
New York is safe for CLEVELAND. CLEyE-
LANDS election seals the fate of the forco
bill. Let US all rejoice.