Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-17


thousand people assembled at Meridian,
Miss, this morning when the train bear
ing Senator Hill and his party rolled into
that city. He was received by music of
bands and salute Of musketry from the
mississippi Southerners, a military or
ganization of Meridian. Senator Hill was
introduced by Captain w. II. Hardy,
chairman of the citizens committee as
follows;
II have the pleasure of introducing to
you great Democratic leader, who never
leads but to victory, and who never won Il
victory but for the good of the people. To
day all eyes are turned to him rs the great
and wise leader under whose banner the
Democratic hosts of this country shall
march to victory next November. And
not only that, but when that great victory
shall be won it will be a permanent one,
to continue year after year and term after
term, until this government shall be fully
restored to that glorious career begun under
our fathers, and so go onward and upward
till IT reaches the great destiny which in
the providence of God awaits the brave
the Wrtuous and the free. Mississippi's
guest, the Hon. David u. Hill.n
SENATOR HILLS SPEECH.
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 coming election.
AT the conclusion of Senator Hits
4 speech Congressman Hooker was called
for and made Il stirring Democratic speech,
which was loudly applaudcd. The COM
| mittee representing the capital of Missis-
| sippi met Senator Hill ut Meridian and
escorted him to Jackson. The members
of the committee were X. ii. Henry, editor
| of the Stdte Ltogcr, Senators Fox, Stephens
| nd n md .t,ft,
and Nardaman. At jackson an immense
crowd was assembled and Governor Stone
/ met the senator and welcomed him to the
state amid the cheers of 5000 Missis-
sippians.
senator Hill is the guest of Governor
Stone during his stay at Jackson and re-
| ceptlon was held at the executive mansion
AT II o'clock, where the senator shook
hands with the stream of visitors for over
an hour.
At = o'clock the legislature met in Joint
session in the hail OF the house of repre-
sentatives, with Lieutenant Governor
Evans and Speaker Street as the Joint pre-
siding officers; The galleries and lobbics
were crowded TO the utmost, and loud
cheers greeted the appearance of the guest
OF Mississippi as senator Hill entered the
hall in company with Governor Stone. To
the governor of the state was assigned the
honor of introducing Senator Hill to the
JOINT assembly.
GOVERNOR STONES ADDRESS.
In introducing Senator Hill, Governor
Stone said; "As a Mississippian, | feel
greatly honored in having one among us
so distinguished as the gentleman who will
speak to you here to-day. lie comes to us
undisguised as representative of the great
national Democracy. A man endowed
with every requirement and accomplish
ment necessary to make him great
leader of parties and of men. A man who
has already been crowned with civic
laures such as few men of his years ever
won. A man who, so far as his own
state is concerned has filled the measure
of public honor, native of the great state
of New York, he has been honored as few
men Of that or any other state have lived
to be honored. For several consecutive
years he has served the great common
wealth MS its chief magistrate and is now
its honored representative in the Senate OF
the United States.
IAN Unborn Democrat, he has ever beer
true to his party and faithful to every
trust reposed i'll him. As governor oil
New York he has forever endeared him
self to the people of Mississippi and of tn,
United States, and to the lovers of truth
and justice everywhere, by his determined
and outspoken opposition to the attempiet
and unwarranted usurpation OF the lib
critics OF American freemen, the infamous
Force bill. A man who has proved him
/ self as safe and successful party leader
and Democrats who remain in touch will
, him can never be political wanderers witt
the great conservative Democracy. 1t i
: my privilege and pleasure, ladies and gen
tlemen to introduce to you Hon. David u
Hill of New York.
SENATOR HILLS REILLY.
Senator Hits speech was devoted princi
pally TO national issues, and was well re
l ceived by the legislators. lie reiterated tn
r position of the Democratic party on tn
: tariff question, and denounced the Fifty
2 first Congress for its extravaganza in publ
expenditures. His reference 10 the at
:, tempted passage Of the Force bill and hi
}, declarations that the various states shout,
+ be sovereign in the control of their owl
U domestic affairs provoked great enthu
/, slasm.