The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-15

Senator David Il. Hill has come and
gone.
Early yesterday morning delegation
of Roanokers boarded the north-bound
train and caught the south bound train
at buchanan without minute to spare
The party was composed of Il. A. Buck
ner, Fl. S. Trout, Waller P. Huff, w. =.
Dupuy and Ii. j. Browne. Senator Hill
was still sleeping, but arose, made a
hasty toilet and then received the Roa-
nokers cordially.
Accompanying him were Representa-
tive c. E. Hooker, of Mississippi; Dis
trict Attorney j. w. Ridgeway, of
McEwan, of New York; Aleck j. Jones.
of the Associated Press; George Gran
than Balm, of the United Press; j. w.
Postgate, OF the Chicago Herald, and
K. a. Farelly, of the New York World.
Senator Hill sat in his st$te room and
chatted freely with his Roahoke guests
until Roanoke was reached. He I'M
pressed them as being man of marked
ability, considerable reserve and great
political astuteness. 1t was evident
that he was pleased at the spontaneity
OF his rece ption at Roanoke.
The announcement in SUNDAYS TIMES
that Senator Hill would arrive in Roam
oke at o:2o yesterday morning, and be
welcomed by the Roanoke Machine
Works Band. brought out some 1,5OO
people to welcome the distinguished
New Yorker.
Before o'clock, Notwithstanding the
air was raw, the people began to gather
at the Union passenger depot. Thirty
minutes later the Roanoke Machine
Works Band Glled the air with music
and this was the signal for great rush.
Inc people stood in tho cool morning
air, discussed Cleveland, Hill, Boies,
Palmer, THE.TIMEs account of the pro-
gress OF Roanoke's industries and
hundred other subjects with good humor
and commendGble patriotism.
The people were quiet, but largo
English mastiff in some way obtained
admission to the park where the band
played. The music excited him and he
attacked the base drum, and failing to
conquer this jumped Newfoundland
dog and conquered him. After receiv-
Ing numerous kicks and hearing several
thousand adjectivhs- he could not under
stand, the mastiff quoted down and
left the large crowd to the enjoyment of
the music.
The train came in on time. The
band played "Iiail to the Chief" AS
the Pullman sleeoe stopped under the
shed Waller y. buff. chairman of tho
city Democratic executive committee,
stepped to the rear platform and made
little speech, which is, by many, con.
ceded to have been. tho best they ever
heard fall from his lips. He said, after
the cheers which had greeted him had
subsidized: Fellow citizens, have the
pleasure of Introducing to you the Hon.
David b. Hill, of New York"
The Senator was received with cheers.
He bowed his acknowledgements, and
spoke as follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS OF ROANOKE: AT.
ter travelling AL night | am informed
that am still within the domains of the
Old Dominion.
81 am pleased to meet Won on this
beautiful morning on the soil of the
State which was the birthplace of
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe
and other great statesmen who have
made your history whatit is has been.
81 am pleased to observe the evil
dence of the prosperity of this section.
L asked gentleman upon the cars what
your population was and he gave me
what | thought was u very extraya.
CANT figure. He said: Like Mr.. Blaine,
we claim everything down h ere
~ believe that that is the only prin
clplo of Mr.. BlaiRe's that you followsin
this section Of the South;
~ assume that the majority of this
audience is friendly to the principles
and the policy of the great party to
which 1 am proud to belong.
1T is the party that was founded by
one OF your most eminent citizens, the
great Thomas Jefferson.
ut is tho party that has furnished to
the country the great principles under
which this land has prospered.
ut Is the party Of the plain people.
1t is the party that believes in home
rule for states and municipalities.
ut is the party that has always up
held civil liberty and freedom. 1t is
the party that has ever maintained the
right OF trial by jury, the right OF habeas
corpus, and the right of every citizen
to freely express his own sentiments.
q III Is the party that has always up
held the freedom of the press
"lneed notsay to you that we are proud
of the history OF this grand old Demo
cratic organization-that is not founded
upon sectional ines-which exists in
every State and in every territory of
this broad land.
II do not intend, upon this occasion.
to enter upon any discussion Of Demo
cratic principles. They are dear to you,
as they are dear to the people through.
out the land.
I'VE believe in an honest and eco.
nomical administration OF public affairs.
We believe that no more money should
be raised for the support OF this govern
ment than is necessary for it's actual
administration, economically admins.
tered.
1--WE believe that the place for surplus
taxes Ia in the nockats of tho naonla md