Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-16
Words of Wisdom Spoken by
a True Democrat.
Senator Hills Enthusiastic Re-
cepti0n in Dixie.
He Addresses the Mississippi Legis.
lature in Joint Session.
An Eloquent Peroration of the Virtuei
of Observation-Disclosures a Caustic
Arrangement of Republi-
can Corruption.
Associated Press Dispatches.


thousand people were assembled at the
depot this morning when the train
bearing Senator Hill and party rolled
into the city. A salute OF musketry
from the Mississippi southrons an
nounced his arrival. Senator Hill was
introduced by Capt. W. II. Hardy,
chairman OF the citizens committee, as
''the great Democratic leader, who never
leads but to victory, and who never won
a victory but for the good of the
people"
Senator Hill spoke briefly and forcibly
on national political issues and was
loudly cheered. He denounced the
force bill and the billion dollar congress,
and said the people would pronounce
against the Republican party in the COM
ing election.
JACKSON, Miss, March 15.-Senator
Hill was met at Meridian by commit
tee representing the state capitol and
conducted to Jackson, where an i'm
mense crowd was assembled. Governor
Stone met the senator at the depot and
welcomed him to the state amid cheers.
Senator Hill became the guest of
Governor Stone during his stay in
Jackson, and a public reception was
held at the executive mansion at noon.
The legislature met in joint session
this afternoon and Senator Hill was in
troduced by Governor Stone. Hill
introduced his speech by saying that
from the vast crowd present, Mr.. Reed,
ex-speaker OF the national house of
representatives, would have no difficulty
in counting quorum of the Legislature.
After expressing thanks for the recep-
tion he had been granted, Hill spoke Of
the advantage to be gained by the inter-
change OF thought, not only between
citizens of different countries, but be-
tween citizens OF different parts OF the
same country.
"The Democrats OF New York." eaid
Hill, 'stand upon the whole Democratic
faith and tradition, and have expressed
desire to see the Democrats of Missis-
sippi and the whole country unite with
the New York Democratic; and If the
Farmers Alliance unite also with them
in the approaching contest, then a
victory will be gained, which will close
chapter of history; will doom to final
disintegration degraded party, and
will fix the direction of our political
progress for some decades in the century
to come.
Democratic principles have created
the Democratic party, which in it's
union has greater strength than all its
enemies combined can ever finally sub
disaster; is the great and most efficient
organ of the peoples power; is stronger
than any man or set of men no man is
in6i q h1o RI ifo
longed applause. 1t is greater and
more powerful than any class, however
numerous; therefore it is large, tolerant,
liberal, progressive, and invites to its
membership and its control all who will
uphold Democratic faith and tradition
and apply them to the peoples needs.
Applause
"Shall we commit the future OF our
great republic to the supreme guidance
of the Democratic faith and tradition
"There are new lights, plenty of them.
: There are cracked, discarded lanterns
furnished up to look as new, plenty of
them. There is young emperor who
says: i rule this state, nobody else; fol-
low me- There is little island where
many say The state is first rate con-
trivance for doing anything we like
with it. Let US get hold of it and do
what we think good for everybody
There is vast empire where many
starve and all say: Let us call upon the
titled father, the white czar.' There
is great republic over the
water, where all say: "We must
fight one day; let us give all our
young men to the army and be ready
But doubt if there is anything better
anywhere than the old Democratic faith
and tradition, which finds it legitimate
to consolidate and employ the whole
physical and moral power of the social
aggregate, first, to resist foreign aggres.
sion; next and chiefly, prevent and
punish individual aggression, in order
80 to establish and maintain Justice that
all shall be equally and forever free to
pursue happiness as he will"
Senator Hill then spoke of the social
adaptations OF men, which he said must
vary with their location on the earth's
surface. Were Rhode Island situated
in Mongolia, her present constitution
would not do at all. The constitution of
the United States would not fit the new
republic in the island of Madagascar,
To please the Pacific coast, we have
made laws restricting Chinese immgra-
ton. The only alteration thus far made
in our governmental structure, was
caused by the south in her propinquity
with Africans, whose type of civilization
awaits historic record.
The senator then spoke OF the endur-
ance of the government of the United
States, citing Gladstone's remark that
our constitution is among the most
wonderful works of civilized man, and
the group of statesmen who framed it,
unmatched in any other group in human
history.
Continuing, the senator said "The
late Republican congress tried to put
manacles on southern limbs. The DEM
ocratlc party answered: Shall north
ern limbs then wear the same, or are we
all freemen now?' Never beneath this
canopy OF our surviving constitution of
an indestructible union OF indestructi-
Bile states. constitution color. blind,
and equal laws, will the Democracy of
the great north and a greater west con-
found and confuse your present social
problem with past and gone political