The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-18

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Damper on the Spirits of the Party.
MACON, Ca, March 17.-lSpeciall-
The train bearing Senator Hill and
party reached this city at 1890 this
forenoon. During tho brief stop at the
station the train was boarded by many
OF the most prominent Democrats and
Senator Hill held an interesting levee
for Is minutes.
While the Senator was greeting the
most prominent citizens on the inside,
large crowd was gathering in the road
and there were loud cries OF "Hill!"
CHILLI"
Stepping out on the car platform,
Senator Hill said:
FELLOW CITIZENS: l am marching
through Georgia to-day on nv way to
the sea. / think l could not spend st.
Patrick's day any better than by inter
viewing my citizens through this
great Empire State of the South. AS
you observe, am wearing St. Patricks
day colors to-day.
81 am pleased to meet you at this i'm.
promptu gathering. 1 am glad TO speal,
word in behalf of the great party to
which we belong. do not propose to de-
tain you at this time with any address.
The weather prevents it, and our time
is very short. / simply ask you, fellow
Democrats, to be true. to tho great
party whose principles we admire; be
true to the cause which we desire to
serve, and all will be we'll in the future
of our party.
~ am proud of the Democracy of this
grand old State of Georgia, Democracy
that has not known defeat for many
years. Keep up your organization, be
true to your principles, as we will be in
the North.
81 bring to you the good wishes of the
Democracy of the Empire State, which
L, in part, represent l have addressed
at length the legislature OF the great
State OF Mississippi. spoke yesterday
/ the now city of Birmingham NV re-
marks are published; they can be read.
You do not expect me to speak at any
length ht re, and appear before you,
simply in answer to your call, to thank
you for the reception which you extend
to me. and which accept, not so much
as compliment to myself, as to the
great Empire State of New York.
The little town of Wadleigh was
reached at 2:40 this afternoon, and here
the party stopped for dinner Quite a
crowd was gathered and at the conclu-
sion of the dinner, and just as the train
was about to move. Senator Hill was
introduced to the audience by Hon.
Jno. Temple Graves as tho man who has
materialized the Democratic ideas into
lighting a creed.
O"Fellow citizens" said Senator Hill,
NJ, o. ~
ton"-here tho train started-"bus
! am also obliged to go. Vote tho
Democratic ticket and you will be
happy"
SAVANNAH, March, 17.-TSpecial -
AT Millen the largest crowd of the after
noon was assembled and Senator Hill
was again compelled to respond to the
demand for speech.
Ladies and gentleman" said the
Senator, Il appear before you in answer
to your calls and to thank you for this
impromptu reception. You do not ex-
pect mo to make speech upon this
occasion. ! have been doing scarcely
anything else for the past three days.
II am delighted to be able to visit
this section of our country and this
portion of the commonwealth of Georgia.
| would be glad if had an opportunity
to speak to you upon the political issues
OF the campaign. l hope that you are
true and loyal Democrats; that you
vote the Democratic ticket and observe
the best interests of the Republic. IF
you do, you will transmit to your chill
dren the great and priceless heritage of
liberty, and you will have the con-
seriousness of having performed your
duty faithfully and we'll. (Applause.l
'Itis is great country of ours. 1t
- the best government on the face of
the earth. We love it's institutions, it's
schools: we love all that pertains to
this lands of ours. do not propose to
detain you, but will simply thank YOU
for your attention. and bid you good
afternoon"
At Millen. Patrick Walsh. of the
Augusta Daily Chronicle, boarded the
train, bearing pressing invitation to
Senator Hill from the citizens of
Augusta to visit that city tomorrow.
AT Oliver, while the train was run
ming forty miles an hour, an old colored
man, in attem pting to cross the track,
was run over and killed. II was fifteen
minutes after this sad incident before
Senator Hill heard of what had hap
p 'ned. lie expressed the liveliest re-
grets and for time there was gloom
over the whole company.
Another half hours ride brought tho
party to he hospitable Southern city OF
Savannah, where they were received by
the Hibernian Society, whose guest
Senator Hill became, and were escorted
to the De Soto Hotel.
Removed to His Home.
George Martin, who attempted to COM
nit suicide in Lynchburg by cutting