The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-03-25
HILL IN MISSISSIPPI.
The Senator Makes a Rousing Speech
At Jackson.
He Defines and Eulogizes Pure
States Rights Before the
Mississippi Legislature.

| oASASoN, Mlss.-SenatOr Hill spoke
in the hall Of the House of Representa-
uVes. Early in the afternoon the gallery
had been filed with colored people, but
they were cleared out by the police and
room was made for the white men and
Tor the ladies Of Jackson. Some of the
wives of the members were admitted to
called to order by -Spcskss,Stsse-st1f10
p. M, while at the other end of the cap.
ltol Lieutenant Governor Evans called
the Senate to order. Five minutes later
the members of the Senate appeared at
the door of the House and were formally
received, the Lieutenant Governor main
tanning the platform beside the Speaker.
few minutes before o'clock Governor
stone appeared, cscorting Senator Hill.
The whole assembly arose to meet them
and the galleries and floor applauded
loudly. The Governor escorted Senator
Hill to the rostrum where he took a seat
beside the Speaker.
When the assemblies had quilted Gov.
Stone arose and introduced Senator Hill
In speech, replete with warm praise for
his services to the Democratic party while
Governor of New York.
After the applause had subsidized Sena-
tor Hill spoke as follows:
IL am deeply sensible, gentlemen of
the Legislature of Mississippi, how rare
your bestowal has been of the disting-
uished honor which, with open pride,
come here to receive at your hands and
to acknowledge with gratitude. What
statesmen OF our great republic, the most
venerable, the most renowned among the
living or the dead, in the Towering of
his fame would not have travelled long
for the gathering of such leaf to bind
with all Its laurels. In this new world,
where che people rule, shall we not
brighten every tic that links our Demo
cratic denominations, principalitics and
powers In the banded sovereignty of an
lmperlshable union. | will trust your
white haired veterans, familiar with pub
Tic cares; l will trust the young man, who
1or the first time trcads these halls and is
burning to hurl his part in the service of
the State, to know what thankfulncss
shall ever feel, gentlemen of the State of
Mississippi, TO have been for an hour the
locus OF that reciprocal Aood will which
! owe to the favor and return to you on
behalf of the State of New York.
There is good Ieason at all times for in
pie Of II statosA Aehaa eaelaaa hffsMsGn t4s
to insure one anothers liberty in the pur-
suit of happiness. But there is excellent
reason at the present time for such inter
change between men whose political phi
losophy and practical politics alike are
summed up in preserving for our own
benefit, for times to come, the great Dem
ocratic faith and tradition 1t was never
in such peril. Scarce ever until Novem-
Der two years ago aud November next
did popular elections put in issue such
extreme danger, or SO large delivsrance.
The ground upon which Democrats of
the State of New York have their stand
is the whole Democratic faith and tradi-
ton not some corner of it merely, not
some splinter OF it merely, but the whole.
This is the ground upon which would
see the Democrats of the State of Nissis-
sippi, with all Democratic north. south,
east and west, both of the regular organ.
izations and the Farmers Alliance unite
and take their stand in the approaching
contest. Other duties for another day.
For like the victory of jefferson, this
union, this victory will close a chapter of
history; will doom to final disintegration
a degrading :. party and will!
political progress for some decades in
the century to come. Now, as in prin-
ciple, l depend for trumphs upon par
tics and the organization of parties.
They create parties. 1t is the Demo
cratic principle which created the Dem
cratic party. Ia its union lies a greater
strength than all its enemies combined,
can ever finally subvcrt. 1t survives cv-
cry disaster.
1t is the great and most efficient or
gan of the peoples power. The Dem
ocratic party is stronger than any man o.
set of men. No mau is ever tlispensible
to its success, for its strength is with the
people. 1t is more powerful than any
class, however numerous. Therefore it
is large tolerant, liberal, progressive.
1t invites to its membership, to its con-
troll all men who will uphold the
Democratic faith and apply them to the
peoples needs
Continuing, Mr Hill urged a close ad.
herence and strict construction OF the
constitution of the United States, which
he said twas the standing marvel ia
the history OF civilized men" The pow-
ers which grants it are few AMI specified,
and it concentrates and ccntralizcs these
few. After the century of the storm and
stress it remains almost wholly unruptur-
the torsion OF our war 1t is not any
legalized excursion by Congress outside
the constitution which explains why we
still live and move and have our being
beneath its aogis. 1t is in spite of trans
gression, not by help of them that we
still live. We have not profted by them
we have survived them. 1t is the old
abridgment and the limitations of the
functions of government to its own
proper business despite transgressions; it
is the distribution and devotion of its
powers, despite usurpations, it is the
prohibition of State powers; it is the
declaration of State rights; it is the res
.fvation and surrender of the. residue to
the states respectively of the people,
which we have truly lived and still bear
our life; it is individual freedom, not a
government rule, which explains our
swift expansion from fringe of thirteen
feeble colonies to a continent of mighty
states. 1t is individual freedom, not
Republican force bills, not congressional