The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-21

Hon. David Is. nm hae .
his nroud claim, II am Democrat
rroat many had b. gun to fear that MS
d;sannointment at Chicago in not recei'-
inc Tho nresideutial nomination had gwen
80. ~ attack of The sulks from which
no would never recover, and his long oe-
lac n accounting the situation gave rise 10
,ho onnrehcnsicr that 'the subsequent
,,occcdings Interested bin no more.
p, lie friends. who were doubtless IN
his confidence. assured as that ne Wouiu
10 heard from Eat the proper tlne' anu
tho result has shown that they were
right. Lotto
Nothing could have been more emphatic
or manly than the beginning of Mr.. fiiii
address at the Prcoklyn Academy OF
Nt,.sc Monday night on his opening the
Democratic campaign. No one can DOUBT
lie sincerity when he said that he was a
Democrat before the Chicago Convention
aud that he was n Democrat still. ana
whom no said: From this time forward
imperative duties are imposed upon us
fractional appeals should now cease, the
shirt Of RESET tment should be abandoned
state pride should be subordinated 10
tho general good real or fancied grey
ances should be dismissed, personal am
hilton should be sacrificed and individual
disappointmcnts should be forgotten IN
this great emergency, which demands
from US all the exhibition OF
widespread and lofty party patriousm'
be uttered sentiments which stamp him
rs y man capable of rising above personal
disappointment however great, and as
a Democrat indeed. whose motto was
principles not men"
That Mr.. Hill thoroughly understands
the principles Of his party, too. is clearly
shown bv his masterful exposition or the
issues Of the day. Tariff reform and the
infamous Force bill were handled by him
without gloves, and yet so plainly and
concisely that the simplest mind could
have no difficulty in understanding his
meaning. The first subject he condensed
in few words. which should be borne
well in mind by every Democrat in the
country. and no man has ever stated the
Democratic position on the tariff
more distinctly In opposition to the Re
publican idea of taxing the many for the
benefit of the few monopolists, he showed
that the Democracy were in favor:
First That the necessaries Of life
should be absolutely free
Second That luxuries should bear the
heaviest burdens.
Third. That there should he free raw
materials for the benefit of our manutac-
turers.
Fourth. That the tariff upon manufac-
tured articles should, as 2 general rule
be larger where similar articles are man
ufacured in this country than where they
are not.
Fifth. That the tariff imposed upon all
manufactured articles (othcr than those
which for good reasons are placed on the
free list should equal the difference be
tween the rate Of wages paid In this and
foreign countries so far as labor enters
into the cost Of their production
Regarding the Force bill be was equal
~ strong and clear. Concerning that, he
truly declared that it "has been well
described as menace to liberty'-the
liberty of the North as well as the
South, the liberty of the black rs well
as the white, the liberty of every citizen,
no matter to what party he may happen
to belong" And when he showed that
the measure originated with that nOto-
rious arch enemy Of the South, and of
the freedom of the ballot box everywhere,
John l. Davenport, he clinched its in
fanny.
We congratulate the Democracy, the
country and Mr.. Hill himself upon this
splendid effort in behalf of his party.
He has proved that all fears of his be-
ing an apostate 10 Democracy were alb
solutcly groundless and that the party
will have no greater nor more powerful
champion than he. And now that all
factions of the party in New York are
united, and that henceforth the names
"snappers' and ''anti-snappers' are
things of the past, we may rest assured
Of a glorious victory in the Empire State,
and can feel more confident than ever
of the triumphant election of Grover
Cleveland in November.