The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-03
SENATOR nrIE IN ponr ysnvys
Three Thousand People Assemble 10 Hear
Ilisr Diseuss the Issnee of ths CanNaas.

Three Thousand People Assemble 10 Hear
MS, Discuss the Issues Of The Car~ass.
PORT JEnv1s. Nov. Ex-senator Hill spoke
here this afternoon to 3000 people who filled
the opera house to overlooking. Hundreds
wero unable to gain admission. lie was met
| at the depot By crowd Of more than 1.OU0
| persons. and was accompanied here by Col.
McCune OF Gov. Flowers stafi. Warden
Brown. the Hon. George W. Greene. Congress-
man Bacon OF Goshen. and large number Of
politicians from all parts OF Orange county
The Hon. George NJ. Beebe. Judge OF the
Court OF Claims. came down from Monticello
with two car loads OF friends. ami representa-
tive Democrats were present from New Jersey
and Pennsylvania. Whom Senator Hill came
upon the platform. escorted by Assemblymnn
Mccormick and Congressman Bacon. the
crowd went wild with enthusiasm and cheered
enthusiastically for several moments. The
Senator was introduced by Assem- blyman Nc.
Cormick. which was the signal for another
outburst Of applause.
Mr. Hill spoke for two hours and hold tho
closest attention OF tho crowded house to tho
end. He said he was hero to speak in behalf
OF the election OF Cleveland and Stevenson.
This was not only pleasure. but a duty
which he owed to n party TINT had honored
him. as he thought. far beyond his deserts.
Ho said this was q most important campaign.
but ono in which the people were intelligent
and thoughtful. The questions discussed
prior to the cam paign Of 1883 had been mainly
questions arising from the late war. These
had been settled and the country harm onized
and pscifed by the wise and statesmanlike
policy OF President Cleveland.
lie then discussed tho tariff question at
length. He said tho right to tax the citizen
OF government for It's support was q neces-
sary right. but that was no reason why they
should be taxed unjustly. The Democratic
belief is In strict construction OF the Con-
stitution. Their motto is mo public taxation
except for public purposes" Tho Republicans
believed In loose construction OF the Con-
stltution and in the right to tax for private
PURPOSES He denied the right Of the Govern
ment to take from the pockets OF the masses
money to build up the industries Of few
There Is no power in the Constitution, he
said. which allows Congress to levy tax to |
protect home industries MS they are called. |
lie believed that II the question OF the consti-
tutlonality OF n bill for protection ever came |
sunarely before the Supreme Court 1t would he |
declared unconstitutional. lie said lie had
failed failed to find n single workman anywhere
kinley bill. and he nsserteI that il every
% we Tkni whose wages had been increased
hos @ases h Ticket sn
voted, voted tie Democratic ticket the .Democrnts
would have mill ion majority The Demo-
cratic party is the friend Of the aborer and
i +, mainly COMPOSED Of the, plain people
lie denied that = reduction of arifr would re-
duce wages. He dehrd any Republican to
nolnt out single item In the Mills hill the
t tai, OPPRESSION Of the Democratic party. in
winch there Is not enough tariff on any manu-
ihctnred article to represent the difference
between the price OF labor here and abroad
:. concerning the Force bill. Senator Hill snid
that after hundred years OF free govern
inentS 1t is too late for hayonets at the polls.
This issue is dangerous, ono f"r the IeruLli.
cans: IT assures us a solid South as the enact
Incrt OF this law would precipitatc n race war
IN that section He said that tho two watch. !
words or the Damocratic party are. NO inter.
ference with Federal elections. and M taxa
ton for private purposes" He wanted every
true Democrat to stand by the ticket. from top
to bottom. and il they were true friends o; his
they would do this.
he enthusiasm which followed tho Sena-
tors remarks was expressed in loud and t,rO-
l9nEed applause. and cheers were given for
/ i'll and Cleveland and Stevenson. Mrs. Car
RE Wilkes in behalf OF the ladies OF Port
'ervis. presented senator Hill with a beautiful
bouquet OF rhrysnnthemums. which he grace
fully acknowledged. Tha Senator held an in
tormal rereption on tho platform and shook
hand" with large number OF his admirers.
;, lr. Hill left Port Jervis at 1:4J for Elmira
re is to speak in Cunandai.uu tomorrow
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