The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-15
THE SOUTH WELCOMES HILL.
STRONG DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINES SET
FORTH IN HIs RESPONSES.

tne SENATORS TIP 10 MusSIssippt-"e
nrings Greetings from the Empire state
ana Receives Ovations In virginia aud
nessee-DIstineuished Citizens Meet
Him mt stopping Pinces and some OF
Then Act -. an Escort-Conprntu iations
On the south's Prosperity-Dc mocrntle
eacce.s Essential to North and south.
ROANOKE. Va. March Ex-senator Hill ar
rived here at 0:1O o'clock this morning There
wore several thousand people Mt the station.
and q brass band played Hail to the Chief"
MS tho train drew up. committee repre-
senting tho citizens OF Roanoke had gone
down tte road to meet the &ain and to act as
the Senator's escort. They were the Hon.
H. 8. Trout President OF tho First
National Bank; tho Hon. r. A. Buckner.
President of the City Council: Hon. W. L. Huff.
Chairman Of the Roanoke Democratic Execu-
tive Committee: Hon. W. p Dupuy. President
OF the Roanoke Real Estate Exchange. and II.
J. Brownex. editor OF the Roanoke Times. Tho
crowd in tho station cheered the Senator
loudly. He spoke for fifteen minutes. and in
his address said:
"FELLow CITIZENS OF ROANOKE: After travel
ling all night am informed that am still
within tho domain of the Old Dominion. am
pleased to moot YOU on this beautiful morn
ing on tho soil OF tho state which was the birth
place OF your Washington. jefferson. Madison.
Monroe. all tho great statesmen that have
made your history what it has been. l am
pleased 10 observe the evidences of tho pros
rerity o! this section. ! asked a gentleman on
the cars what your population was and he gave
mo what thought was very extravagant
figure. He said: Like Mr.. Blaine, we claim
everything down here tCheers and laughter.l
believe that Is the only principle OF Mr.:
Blaine that YOU follow in this State.
hot tp ~ onai
ia friendly to the principles and policy OF the
great party to which I am proud to belong.
lCheersl 1t Is the party that was founded by
one OF your most eminent citizens-the great
Thomas Jefferson. 1t is the party that has fur
nished to the country the great principles I'M
der which the land has prospered. 1t is the
party OF the plain people. II is the party that
believes in home rule for States and munic-
ipalities. 1t Is the party that has always up
held civil liberty and freedom. 1t is the party
that has maintained the right Of trial by jury.
Of habeas corpus. and the right Of every citizen
to freely express his own sentiments. 1t is
the party that has always upheld the freed ON
OF the press.
"Ineed not say to you that we are proud OF
tho history OF this great old Democratic organ
ization that is not founded on sectional lines:
that exists in every State and Territory OF this
broad land. l do not intend to enter into any
discussion Of Democratic principles. They are
dear to you as they are to every Democrat
throughout the land.
I'VE believe in the honest administration OF
public affairs. We believe that no more money
should be raised for the support of this Gov
eminent than is necessary for its actual eco
nomical administration. We believe that the
place for surplus taxes Is In tho pockets OF the
people. not the Federal Treasury We believe
In the right Of every State to regulate its own
domestic affairs in its own Nay Weclaim that
right in the great Empire Syate in which live.
and we freely concede 1t t. the people of Vir-
ginia.
times 1t is evident that majority OF the
people Of tho country believe in Democratic
principles. Although in the last national cleo
tion our candidates were defeated. through
fthe machinery Of the Electoral College. you
have not forgotten that they received ma
jority OF tho popular vote. Our principles
we're sustained"
The Senator said that the Democratic party
could not accomplish much now. because the
Senate anil the President were Republican.
but 1t could at least give the country. through
the House Of Representatives. an economical!
administration by withholding extravagant
and b He stoI
sdministratio ion land and referred to Ills trim
through the state three years ago: when be
Rst he " sRa pay II this
Sea 9s the II in he a
the halter Ing e crop p s The Demo ratio
de H. W.T. any 81 IT the
hu vp the STATE and vas entitled to coptpo
larty had kept control for many years b.
Inhabitants. Now that tho enumeration had
been made i.r could safely assure the Demo,
Rsrus!l.an Legislature Of tile Empire state.
Pave has ,"sy Sa op
s ne CIT a hs w Wtsp nd
,islosc him and his party It was not s enough
that majority Of the neope believed in Demo;
thronsh S State and the
n IL @s%ai@ Win the the hsiy 1hst MHS best
:. ,nOreanizH your poope," said the Senator.
su"scrbe t to Your bomocraste a' newsp"psrs
Il aonc we We can rejoice this fall in the redemp-
In conclusion the Senator thanked his hear
s tor the bs they hsd d NOT to
which he. In part. represented.
81. There MerS pleasant INCIDENTS on the trn
Springs. and other stations along the road |
there were crowds on the platforms ready to |
chccr at tho sight OF the Sehat or's,'raco at tn"
window. The. speech at Noanoke had cut on |
Ill chance Of breakfast there, and it was nrtcr
10 O'Clock when senator Hill and Cen Hooker
sat down ;oa light breakfast. served from the
buffet OF the car.
distance with tho Senator and other Virginia
Democrats Joined him from time to time and
kept company with him for short distances on
his journey. At Pulaski there was n crowd on
the station platform which cried "llil!''
'Hill!" until the Senator went out and thanked
them for their greeting
He looks like n President don't no p cried
ono enthusiast, as the Senator returned to tho
drawing room of the car.
At Wythevile the Senator had to go out on
the platform to acknowledge an enthusiastic
greeting. Some one in the crowd handed |
paper pp, to him. He found after the train
ona OF the Democrats OF Wytheville that the |
delegation .t t. Chicago would be fox . him and
Ing Governor or Senator In New York. Virginia |
would bs glad to eiept him to either Cse
form calling for the Senator. When he did not |