The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-15
ROANOKE GREETS SENATOR HILL
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"Hlll," and yielding to the peoples de-
mand tho Senator stepped out on the
platform and was greeted with loud
cheers.
He spoke as follows:
"Fellow Citizens: think l could tell
from those cheers that this is Dcmo.
cratic crowd. 1 am certain of it now.
VI congratulate you that you live in
the great old wealth of Vir-
Virginia, that gave to the coun-
try that great statesman, JameSMonroe,
who annouced the Democratic doctrine
which has been known from that day to
this as the famous Monroe doctrine. 1t
has been part of the Democratic faith
and tradition from his day to the pres.
ent hour and it is fitting at this timo
that it should be alluded to.
II assume that you have not forgotten
the lesson that he taught the people OF
this country. He proclaimed that this
country should resist every attempt of
foreign powers to acquire any more ter
ritoly upon this continent.
THAT doctrine has been adhered to
by the Democratic party. We are proud
that we belong to the grand old organ
ization. Other parties come and go, but
the old Democratic party we have with
us fixed.
SIT is party that is opposed to tho
Capitalization Of power in the general
government. 1t is opposed to unneces.
sary laws which take away from tho
people of the States the rights to con-
troll thtir elections. We bellows that
each State has right to control its
own elections machinery. We claim
that right in, tho North and we arc
willing that you should have it.
'You are working out a great social
problem with which you have been con-
fronted, satisfactorily to yourselves and
with credit to the country. 1t is not for
us in the North to criticiso you. Our
sympathies are with you in all the prog
ress you are making in this beautiful
section of tho State. We have no pref
udices against your people and you have
none against ours.
"Congratulaling you that we arc now
having peace and harmony throughout
tho land, bid you goodbye"
At Pulaski and Wytheville large
crowds were also assembled and at each
place Senator Hills appearance on tho
platform was tho signal for great enthu-
siaSm.
At those towns, however, he retrained
from any extended remarks, and limited
himself merely to thanking tho people
for their welcome.
BRISTOL, March 1.-The Senatorial
party arrived here early this afternoon
and found large crowd of people as
sembled at the depot. Senator Hill
was called upon and made brief ad-
dress.
JACKSON, Miss, March Ex-senator
Hill and party will reach this place to-
morrow, whom tho Senator, in response
to an invitation of several weeks ago,
will address the legislature of the State
of Mississippi in joint session.
From there the party will pro-
coed over the Richmond and Danville
railroad to Savannah. Ca, with possibly
very brief stops at Birmingham and
one or two other intermediate points, as
Meridian, Selma, Rome, Atlanta, Ath-
ems, Montgomery, and indeed nearly
every other prominent city en- route
have extended pressing invitations for
him to make a stop of a few minutes and
address their people.
Senator Hill has. however, declined
all these invitations, as he must be in
Savannah, Ca, on the 18th instant to
attend the annual banquet Of the lii
herman Society on ST. Patricl1's day.
From Savannah the party will re-
turn directly to Washington over the
Atlantic Coast line.