St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-15

luS and energy unsurpassed, from again
having upon the seas a merchant ma
rlne flying the flag of our country and
carrying its commerce into every sea
and every port?'
The Query Answered.
Permit me to say to the president and
his party that l can tell them what is
hinder. 1t is the Republican legislation
OF the past twenty-five or thirty years.
Great applause Legislation which
has built up the barriers to great COM
merce; legislation which, instead of
giving us freer and wider growth. has
restricted 1t. l beg to remind him that
in the good days of Democratic rule the
flag of our country used to fly on our
merchant marine everywhere through
out the globe and it is only the narrow,
restrictive. partisan policy of the party
now In power that has prevented our
commerce from thus spreading around
the globe. trust the time will come
when the barriers of legislation which
restrict and hamper your industries and
embarraSS your business will he moved.
l think that the time is ripe for the eX-
press manifestation of bold, vigorous
and aggressive Democracy. Applause
At MorristOwn, Tenn, where large
crowd was assembled, Gen. Williams.
of Knoxville, introduced Senator Hill
as 1.-THE Young Hickory of Democracy,
man under whose leadership Dem
0cracy never lost battle" Cheers. |
The largest assemblage of the day
greeted Senator Hill at Knoxville when
the train rolled into the station at 6 p. m.
Senator Hill addressed the waiting
crowds briefly, saying: know stand
upon
Historic Ground
tonight. All this region of country be-
came historic during the disturbance in
this country. The eyes of the world
have been upon you from those days
until the present hour. We rejoice in
your prosperity; you have our entire
sympathy in all your efforts to build up
this country from the ravages of the
war. We have no prejudices in the North.
[Applausel. We rejoice that now we
are upon the era of peace and good will
among all our people. Renewed
cheers. In my Judgment the people of
this country demand change. A
change is required to subserve the best
interests of this land. Applause. We do
not want taxation imposed except for
public purposes. [Cheers. We want
no government partnership with private
interests. [Applause.] We believe III
upholding and sustaining and encour-
aging all the industries of this
great land, but we do not be-
lieve i'll robbing Peter to pay Paul.
fGreat applause. We believe in allow
ing every citizen fair start in the great
race of life. And now, fellow citizens.
| will say to you that the Democracy OF
New York never was in better condi-
ton than in this year. [Cheers.] Our
national convention will soon meet and
frame the issues of the party. There
will be no divisions upon any questions.
All good Democrats will agree with
whatever choice may be made, in what
ever platform the wise and able men of
our party NAV see fit to adopt. Pro-
longed cheers.
At Knoxville committee met Mr..
Hill and acted as his escort to Chatta-
nooga. At the latter city Hon. Thomas
nj. Mcconnell, chairnIan of the De:alo
cratic state committee, Mayor Garnett
Andrews, Judge John A. Moon, Hon.
B. +. Frazer and a dozen more promi-
nent Democrats of the state met Sena-
tor Hill and welcomed him to the city.
A large crowd was gathered at the sta
ton, and Senator Hill made a brief
speech, which was received with great
applause.
Senator Hin and party left Chatta-
nooga by the East Tennessee road at IL
O'Clock tonight.