The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-13
IYILL FOR CLEVELAND.
lie Urges 3e,Aocr to Support the Ticket
!;:s Letter IieliG at TamInany's Ce!e-
Eration.

! taNlN1aHE. the ~OllO"!NS ittIe- I'"N
Senator Hill was read:
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,
WASHINGTON, u. c., July l.
Hon. Thomas +. Gilroy and others,
committee, etc.-Uear Sir: Engage
. lucuts made prior to the receipt OF your
letter prevent MY acceptance OF the
committees courteous invitation to be
with the Tammany societies Oh The
coming Fourth Of July.
! This years celebration Of the ann!-
| versary Of our country's independence,
preceding as it does all important po-
litical contest, involving the supremacy
Of the essential principles Of our free
government, may appropriately be made
| the occasion Of renewal Of our faith in
those cherished principles which have
been for so many years faithfully cham
pionei by the intrepid Democracy Of
| Tammanny hall.
In my Judgment the hope of the peo-
pie lies in the success Of the Democratic
party. Better than any other political
organization, it protects their light and
! best interest. 1t has always been the de-
fender Cf constitutional liberty and the
reserved rights of the States. 1t op-
poses the centraliZation, it boldly main
tains the doctrine that federal taxation
should he for the public rather than for
private purposes. It advocates honest
money, gold and silver currency. It
favors home rule for States and muni-
c;palities. 1t insists upon an honest
and economical expenditure of the pub
lie moneys; it opposes force bills and
federal interference in domestic affairs
Of the State; it antagonizes monopolies;
it is the friend of labor, and it hates hy-
pocricy, sham and fraud.
These tenets of our faith, thus cpl
tomized, constitute patriotic plat .orm
upon which every lover Of his country
may safely stand, and to which he may
proudly delare his allegiance on his ma
tons birthday.
In the State of New York the Demo-
cratic party, intrusted last winter for
the first time in many years with the
control of the Legislature in both its
branches, nobly redeemed its promises
10 the people. It's record speaks for it
self. A simple enumeration of the in-
habitants of the State as required by the
constitution, rather than an expensive,
complicated census, was promptly Sc
cured. \ fair aud just reapportionment
of the Senate and assembly districts,
duty long and purposely neglected by
our opponents soon followed and here
after the people of the State will be
equitably represented in the Legisla-
ture, and the majority, rather than the
minority Of the people, will make our
laws. The congressional reapportion-
ment was duly perfected, whereby the
growing portions of the State were &C
corded their proper representation in
Congress. A just and equitable excise
law, reasonable and fair il its terms,
was made for the enforcement of the
privilege of religious liberty guaranteed
to every citizen under the constitution.
The tax laws were made substantially
uniform. The rights of working men
were protected by appropriate legisla-
ton. The lowest tax levy in thirty-six
years, with the single exception Of that
of last year, was given the people as a
result Of Democratic economy.
The business of the Legislature was
diligently transacted and the session
was the shortest in over quarter Of a
century.
The public affairs of the State are be-
ing administered with ability and fidel-
ity by Democratic servants of the peo-
pie, from the distinguished Governor Of
the State to the least important State
official, all of whom are meeting the
first expectation Of the people, and
merit their continued confidence.
Our course at the present time is
plain. The Democracy of New York
in the approaching strugg e should pre-
sent solid front to the common enemy.
Loyalty to the cardinal Democratic
principles and the regularly nominated
candidates is the supreme duty Of the
hour.
I remain your fellow citizen,
DAVID 3. HILL.