, 1892-03-16
That's the Way Senator Hill
Sizes Up Democracy.
The Country's Brilliant Young
Hickory Cheered Heartily.
Thousands of Patriotic Missis-
sippians Welcome Him.
His Journey Through the South
An Unrivalled Ovation.
Younx Hickory in Mis.,.sippI.

YounE Hickory in Mississippi.
JACKSON, March Ex-senator Hill
arrived here this forenoon and was well
coined with booming cannon and shouts
of enthusiastic thousands. The legisla-
ture met in joint session in the afternoon
and Senator Hill vas introduced by Gov.
Stone. Mr.. Hill introduced his speech
by saying that from the vast crowd pres
Mr.. Reed, ex-speaker of the national
house Of representatives. would have no
difficulty in counting . quorum of the
legislature. After expressing thanks
for the reception he had been granted.
Mr.. Hill spoke Of the advantages to be
gained by an interchange of thought not
only between citixenso of different countries,
but citizens Of different parts of the same
country.
The democrats of New York, said Hill,
stand upon the democratic faith and ira
dition, and have expressed that desire 30
the democrats Of Mississippi and the
whole country will unite with the New
York democrats, and the farmers alliance
will also unite With them In the approach
ing contest. Then a victory will be
gained which will close a chapter Of
history: will doom to final disinteregation
. degraded party, and will fix the direo-
ton Of political progress for some decades
to come. In this country principles create
parties and the democratic principle has
created the democratic party, which in its
union has greater strength than all Its
enemies combined can ever finally subvert.
Applause.
1t survives every disaster; is the great
and most efficient organ of the people's
power; is stronger thar auv man or set of
men, and no man is ever indispensable to
its success. prolonged applause. 1t is
greater and more powerful than any class,
however numerous; therefore it is large,
tolerant, liberal. progressive; it invites to
its membership and Its control all who will
uphold the democratic faith and tradi.
tons and apply them to the peoples
need. [Applause.
Shall We commit the future OF our great
republic TO the supreme guidance OF the
democratic faith and traditions? There
arc new lights, plenty of them; there are
cracked, discarded lanterns furnished I'D
to look IS new, plenty of them There is a
Young emperor who says, II rule this
state. nobody else-follow me" There is q
little island where many say ''the state is
q frst-rate countrivance TOR dong any
thing we like with-let us get hold OF il
and do what we think good for every
body" There is a vast empire where
there are many stars and all say, Let us
call upon the titled father. the white czar. "
The senator then spoke of the endur-
ance Of the government OF the United
States, citing Glsdstone's remark that
''our constitution was among the most
wonderful works of civilized man, and
the group of statesmen who framed it
were unmatched in any other group of
human history"
: The late republican congress tried to
put manacles on southern limbs. The
democratic party answered: shall north
eru limbs then wear the Same, or are we
all freemen now?" Never beneath this
canopy of our surviving constitution, OF
an indestructible union of indestructible
states. . constitution color blind and equal
laws, will the democracy OF the great
north and greater west confound and con
fuse your present social problem with the
past and gone political problems. 1t
shocks our historic sense TO witness the
recent forging of force bill chains.
The actions of the republicans in the
last congress next received attention. Did
they better the condition of our country?
Their object was not only to enact more
and worse unconstitutional legislation,
but also to put that legislation beyond
the peoples amendments or repeal.
Let our worse than war tariff reply;
let the disorder of our currency answer;
they first cheated more power into their
" hands, then doubled its prostitution.
Their speaker of the house, BY violent,
supplementary proceedings increased
an actual small to q fraudulently large
majority, all of whom followed him with
dog.like docility. Laughter In the
senate, SIX new republican senators were
seated to represent a smaller population
h a the republican census left uncounted
in the CITY of New York, and one state
was defrauded of its democratic choice.
Unity. he said, will enable the party to
force relief from unjust tariff taxes; unity
will enable it to call q halt in the growth
and spread of grinding monopolies; will
enable it to restore the sound, safe, stuff
Gent money of our fathers, when every
dollar was as good as q gold dollar.
[Cheers. To separate and split is now
madness.
The peoples victory requires but union,
then it stands complete. Division is de
feat: division wei in Mississippi is moth
ing else but a vote to prolong republican
domination and renew that partv's life
lApplause The defeat of the republican
party next November means its death.
It will disintegrate, dissolve and perish.
The reign of autocrats and plutocrats will
be over and zone. The conspiracy
Of the republican revolutionists OF
the billion dollar congress to
wreck this grsat experiment Of demo-
cratic Justice and liberty will be crushed
and We shall awake from this long dark
ness and its foul dreams to the sunrise of
morning and . new life.
Cheer after cheer resounded through
the capitol At the conclusion of the
speech.
Senator Hill and party returned to the
executive mansion late in the afternoon.
A large crowd s:ssmb'ed IN front Of tho
mansion and Hill wAs introduced by