The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-18
HTLL TURNS MS FACE HOMEWARD.
He Calls on Fellow Democrats in Macon,
Ga, to be True.

old friends in the Atlanta committee that
was appointed to meet him. and found many
more waiting TO shake hands with him.
When breakfast was over the Senator re-
turned to the station where special train
WAS in waiting TO take him to Savannah.
The train lett Atlanta shortly after 1890
o'clock for Macon IN charge OF =. j. Moran.
of the Atlanta Constitution. representing the
Hibernian Society of Savannah. Senator
Hill will probably 90 TO Augusta from Sa-
vannah and then 90 north 10 Norfolk whore
be expects % arrive Saturday next.
Macon, GA. March 17.-Senator Hill and
his party arrived here on a special train from
Atlanta at 1870 this morning. The trip was
Quiet one At Jackson some OF her citizens
boarded the train 70 shake hands with the
Senator. The Telegraph had announced that
he would arrive here at $50 a. NJ, and large
crowd waited in the station for moro that two
hours TO see him. although the morning was
damn and cold 4 committee OF citizens
headed by Hon h. O. Bacon, boarded the Sena,
tors train before it reached the Richmond and
Danville railroad station and welcomed the
Senator TO Macon.
When the tram pulled into the station tho
crowd gathered about the platform OK the
Senator's car. and there were cries tor the
Senator lie responded by bowing TO tne
crowd from tho platform OF the car ana e1-
pressing pleasure at the greeting.
He asked his acknowledgements 70 be true
was proud of the Democracy of Georgia.
The speech was brief as the rain was falling.
The special train left Macon over the Rich
mOnd and Danyille railroad at lilo Tor
Savannah.
THE SENATOR n SAVANNAH.
SAyANNAH, GA.. March 7.-Al the way
from Macon 10 Savannah wherever Senator
Hills train made a brief stop some of the peo-
pie boarded it TO shake the Senator's hand.
At l:S0 O'Clock the party took dinner at Mad,
lev. The proprietor Of the Railroad Hotel
presented a miniature bottle OF whisky To
the Senator. with the remark that ne had beeh
reading his speeches and he wanted MN 10
put a little more Democracy into them.
The Senator laughingly accepted the SOU
yenlr. -
The train reached Savannah at 4:4j Z. NJ.
| As il entered the confines of the city the engi-
neer started his whistle and kept 1t going.
| The signal started the other whistles III the
railroad yards. and they shrleked a strident
| and deafening welcome 10 the pHrty as the
| train drew into the station. The Hill Club of
Savannah rendered the Senator serenado az
| $50 o'clock this Afternoon
lie thanked the club for its welcome and
for adopting his name. lie should apppreci-
ate. he said. its courtesy. fidelity and patrl-
otsm. lie was proud 20 meet the lion
| hearted Democracy of Savannah. Cheers.
| They were proud To belong 10 the
party which had been we'll said to
|
1t was a matter Of no particular consequence
wbothe Democratic candidate should be, Outit
| was all important that there should be a Demo-
| cratic victory Prolonged cheering In cOnclu-
sion the Senator said that in the coming con-
| test New Ork would cast her electOrel Note
| the same way as Georgia. Senator Hill then
retired TO his room to prepare for the banquet
At the banquet tonight. among other
things Senator Hill said: Gentlemen Of the
| Hibernian Society, when YOU invited me to
ioin with you on ST. Patrlck's day in cele-
! brstlng the eghtieth anniversary Of your ex,,
cellent and patriotic society you dld
not know how numerous were my DIS
| qualifications 10 share your festlyl-
! ties or receive the honor for which, never
theess / beg you 20 accept my cordial and
most grateful acknowledge My DIS
qualifications are Of every sort. They
| are physical and they are mental
and they are moral. Laughter. Of course
| il is lossible that you did not
| know them beforehand. OF course 1t may
| be that is just the reason why you
| asked me to cOme-a Hlbernian reason.
! Gprolonoed laughter Such things do hap
pen. For instance. have suspected that q
! certain ex-(1vern0r. who Is a rather intimate
| acouaintance of mine we have often eaten at
one table and slept in the same bed was IN
vited 10 the chair OF great chici maglstracy,
because Of the immense variety or his dls-
|
| larse majority for Just the same abun-
dant reasons can bring you plenty
| of NIupwumps and Republican daily
newspapers which daily confirm me IN
this suspicion. ! am sure that / have known
of n person being invited TO take up hs
residence IN the Mnite housc bec"use
| he had no business 10 be there. That, - be
sure was az long rs fifteen years and two weeks
| AGO don't think II will ever happen again IN
| our lifetime IL is perfectly certain that tho
highest honor ever touched by man OF my
! profession was III Great Britain. mean the
1 wOOlsack was once Mt least bestowed lot no
better reason than dIsquailhcations IKE those
which may have been your truly Hlbernian rea-
son for inviting me. ! suppose you know inc
man / mean Ii was not the Lord Chancellor
who was writing the lives of the departed
English Lord ChancellOrs and maze
all the still Lying, ex-Lord Chaucellors .l.ls
feel that he added a new terror
Ia death. No il was not Lord Campoell. IL
was lord Brougham aud / don't mean
IN recite in his disQual.hcatOns the old story
that If he had known little law he would
have known something OF everything.
His dsquaifcatons Tor the invitation
he got like mlne, had broader
econe than that / am sure every
| Hibernian present will feel for me when
! explain TO you the conduct of my ancestor.
and tell you that after dinner my lush WIT
perplexes my American wisdom and my
/ American WlStOu pulalt Lc9 icy il'A w.
Then there Is one more disqualification. In
| New York no one makes aiter-dln-
ner speeches except two classes
of persons. First. those VINO
| want 10 be Governors Presidents. Senators
and the like. which explains why have never
uracticed the art Of aiter-dinner speaking
and formed myself on our great models.
Second. those who have nothing % say are
perfect masters in the fine art of saving IT,
The last and greatest OF my disqualnca,
tions which ! shall submit 20 account or ana
extenuate 10 your cordial hospitality is this:
After | get through with this unpracticed and
most trving ordeal. my making an after
dinner speech subsequent TO hearing down
South a few specimens Of real negro
minstrels which, happily. never las died out
in this lovely land among youf companion
race not one human being n all our Northern
land will say If you Georgians OF the south
arm Fmpire State what somebody said IN
Saw York 10 friend who told him that
he had lust been making speech IN Bos-
tnn nm delighted at II. always hated
those Bostonians" An. gentlemen. II was
not ever thus. continued. tie Senator. Let
ma thank God that every passion oI war save
notrIotic pride has ut last died out utterly
irorn every Southern heart. lApplause.
SENATOR Hill has decided T. 60 70 Augusta
80 morrow. lie has about decided not 10
naTe a speech at Norfolk. as no has DIS