The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-09-25
SENATOR HILL SPEAKS.
BUFFALO THE SCENE OF GREAT
ENTHUSIASM LAST NIGHT.
The Cam paign In Western New York
Opened With Much Earn
eSrneSs.

estness.
By Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. "a The demo-
cratic campaign in western New York
was ushered in tonight with grand
mass meeting at Music hall. Senator
Hill was the magnet which drew to-
gether the vast throng that crowded the
immense building to its utmost capacity.
The Senator'S reception was OF the most
enthusiastic description. Through
multitude of cheering spectators, flankeo
by a line of red fire, escaping a display
of pyrotechnics, the Senator was escort
ed from his hotel to the hall by the Cleve.
land democratic club, six hundred
strong. When the Senator took
his seat on the platform there was
a great uproar of applause. Congress
man Lockwood presided and called the
meeting to order few minutes before
o'clock After some preliminaries, Sena
tor Hill was introduced and advanced to
the front of the stage, amid cheers. After
stating that he was present to AID IN the
promotion Of democratic principles and
to advocate the election of Cleveland and
Stevenson, the Senator said: ''FOr over
ten years it has been my custom at each
annual election to appear before my fel-
low citizens and contribute my share to-
ward the discussion of the political ques
tions of the hour. You did not believe
that this campaign would prove an ex-
ception to the usual rule and you are not
disappointed. Among honorable men
the loyal discharge of political duty out
weighs all minor Considerations, and in
this crisis of our cOnntry' 8 history and III
this great emergency in our party affairs
individual disappointments, or even al
legged personal in Justice, should be subOr-
dinated to the faithful performance of
political mitigations, not as matter OF
eXpediency, but from a high and stern
sense of duty.
Permit me to suggest that we have
| all of us now mission to fulfill. Petty
| iealousies must be dismissed, regular or
| ganizations mnst be respected, party
dlcipline must be enforced, dissensiOn
must be healed, and apathy must give
way to enthusiasm, in order that the
prand old party, to which we are proud
to belong may secure the triumph OF
right principles and work out the noble
destiny which ought surely to await it
| The control of this government for many
y
two great political parties is the prize a
hazard in the pending contest i'll which
all other considerations should sink int
insignificance." Referring to the decla
ration he had made last February at Jh'
! democratic State convention at Alban,
| that the choice of standard bearer was
matter of little Importance compared will
that supreme object, democratic vic
tory next November, the Senator de
clared that he had meant what he SAT-
then, and reiterated it now. He SAT-
that the test of the true democracy wa
the support of the party nomination
irrespective of questions of persona
pride Or ambition or individual prefer
ences. The Senator then entered int
an elaborated discussion of the tari1
question very much upon the lines of hi
Brooklyn speech, and afterwards dc
voted some time to the consideration c
the force bill, which he denominated
dangerous exercise of constitutional at
thOrity a menace to our theory of GOV
ernment and an insult to the people {
the South. He thought if the republ
cans carried the coming election the
would again endeavor to pass a force bi
in order to make themselves the arbitr;
tor of every Federal election. He close
Dy saying: we muSt u1IiSently exc
ourselves to oppose this great issue {
every Capitalization, which certainl
confronts us. 1t presents a more seriol
problem than any commercial, industri
] or financial question. And is more g
sential to the preservation of our institl
{ tions."
} Every point in the Senator's speec
was punctuated with applause and at i
conclusion there was a great outburs
Then Lieutenant Governor Sheehan al
John Temple Graves, of Georgia, spoil
briefly.