St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-18
Senator Hills Address to the
Hibernian Society of Sa-
vannah, Ga.
The Warm Hearted CeIts in
Generous Style Welcome
Their Guest.
Patriotic Characteristic Of
the Union Of the North
and South.
Augusta Citizens Prevail on
Mr.. Hill to Stop and ADJ
dress Them.

SAVANNAH. Ga, March 17.-All the
way from Macon 10 Savannah, where
ever Senator HIPS train made brief
stop, some of the people boarded it to
shake the senator's hand. The party
took dinner at Wadley, and at the con-
cluSion of the dinner, just as the train
was to move, Senator Hill was intro
duced as a man who has materialiZed
Democratic ideas into fighting creed.
"Fellow citizens" said Mr.. Hill, II am
obliged to you for this eption"-here
the train started, "but am also obliged
to CO." Laughter. "Vote the Demo
cratic ticket and you will be happy"
Laughter.
At Millen the largest crowd of the aft
ernoon was assembled, and Senator Hill
made brief address. At this point
Hon. Patrick Walsh, of the Augusta
Daily Chronicle. boarded the train, bear
ing pressing invitation to Senator Hill
from the citizens of Augusta to visit
that city tomorrow. The train reached
Savannah at 4:46 o'clock. AS it en-
tered the confines of the city the engi-
neer started his whistle and kept it 60
ing. The signal started the other
whistles in the railroad yards, and they
shrieked strident and deafening well
come to the party as the train drew into
the station. Before it stopped it was
surrounded by crowd which
Welcomed the Senator
as he stepped from the platform with
cheers and clapping of hands.
a delegation from the Hibernian So
ciety met the senator at the station and
escorted him through the cheering
crowd to a carriage, in which he was
taken to the hotel. The Hill club Of
Savannah rendered him serenade this
afternoon. They came up the street
past the hotel i'll columns of fourS. pre-
Dixie" When they had assem-
bIed about the hotel yeranda and
when the cheering had subsidized
the band played Hail to the Chief"
after which Senator Hill made briet
address. He thanked the club for its
welcome and for adopting his name. He
should appreciate, he said. its courtesy,
fidelity and patriotism. He was proud
to meet the lion-hearted Democracy of
Savannah. [CheerS. The party must
have disciplined organization, and be-
cause of that feeling he welcomed the
organization of Democratic clubs
throughout the country. In conclusion
the senator said in the coming contest
New York would cast her electoral
vote the same way as Georgia. AS the
senator retired the band played" Bonnie
Blue Flag" and the crowd cheered
again and again.
with the Hibernians.
There was banquet in the evening,
at which Senator Hill spoke to Our
Federal Union, :" and during his speech
he said: When you invited me TO join
with you on st. Patrick'S day in cele-
brating the eightieth anniversary of
your patriotic society, perhaps you did
not know how numerous are my dis
qualifications to share your feStiyity.
Of course, it may be that is inst the
reason why you asked me to cOme-a
Hibernian reason. Laughter. L can
bring you plenty of MugWumpS and Re-
publican newspapers which confirm me
in the suspicion. Laughter. | am sure
| have known Of person being invited
to take up his residence in the
White house because he had no
to be sure was as long as fifteen years
and two weeks, and don't think it will
ever happen again in our lifetime.
| am sure every Hibernian present
will feel for me when l tell you that
after dinner my Irish wit perplexes my
American wisdom and my Amer
lean wisdom paralyZes my Irish
wit. In New York nobody ever
makes any after-dinner speeches
except two classes OF persons: First,
those who want to be governors, preSi-
dents, senators andtthe like, which eX-
plains why | haver never practiced the
art of after-dinner speaking and formed
myself on our great models. Second,
those who have nothing to say and are
perfect masters in the fine art Of say
ing it.
\ Union of Affection.
Continuing the senator said: "Let
us thank God that every passion of war,
save patriotic pride, has at last died out
utterly from every Northern and from
every Southern heart. Applause. In
the late war the Southern people had
staked their all, and the bosom
of devastation had swept away
almost all the visible resources
of civilized life. But how much
greater than all which had persisted was
that which survived great applausel;
with the peacemakers and the strength
of an Abraham Lincoln lost; with car
pet-bagging vultureS Swooping down
on Southern capitals; with labor tenn
porariiy disorganiZed, without rein
forcement by immigration or assistance
for years from Northern or foreign
wealth, you kept your own indomitable
hearts.
True democracy has survived. The
peoples ruiz has survived. Next No
vember will wipe away its latest inter-
ruptiou. [Cheers. Our more perfect
function, indestructible in itself, and no
less indestructible in its constituent
parts, has survived. Applause. Our con-
stitution has survived almost seamless,
quite unimpaireo in fabric and supreme
in authority; our individual freedom
has survived. to which the whole SUBJ
stance. form and authority of all this
political framework are merely minis
trant. Prolonged cheers. Our form
of government represents an lmperiSh-
able union of indestructible states.
Applause. Long may it live to
transmit the blessings of freedom to the
generations which may follow this is
the earnest desire of every true Amer
lean patriot. Applause. The federal
union-it is our pride, our hope, our
glorious heritage, Liberty and union
now and forever. one and inseparable,"
under one flag and one constitution.
Prolonged cheers.
Senator Hill will femain in Savannah
until tomorrow noon as the guest of the
Hill Club of Savannah, and then will,
In response to the invitation of the citi-
zens of Augusta, leave for that city. He
will be entertained by the Democrats
of that city tomorrow and address the