Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-06-23


nnouhI IA our pofHucAa IMAM cur nar1unsn
affairs. Her great city is the life giving
heart of the Democratic party. Her cleo
foral vote is the keynote of the federal arch
upon which alone we can rest the citadel of
our hopes.
In view of the critical and important po
sition occupied by our state in the inpend-
ing contest l take great pride, while speak
ing for it's regular organization OF the
party, in pointing 20 oug@ trfnmphs
In 1885 we carried New York by III, i5 ma
jority, in lss6 by 7, T97, in 1851 by 1877, IN
1883 by 10, III, in 1889 by 2O.527, and in 1881
By a, 937. So that tl,e present organize
ton speaks not only for the state, indis-
pensabIe TO your success in the presiden-
tial campaign but speaks for that state
organized and arrayed upon the lines OF
victory. These are stubborn facts which
hypocrisy cannot conceal nor dctraction
bbliterate.
4 Patriotic craftsmanship and oratory no
flonger enjoy the honorS of the repubnc,
and the apostles Of truth, justice and lib
erty are supplanted by the plant insfru-
ments of vast pecuniary and political COM
binations In such crisis the democracy
of New York want revival of the funda-
mental principles of the party. A leader
who holds that corporations created by
state or nation are not amenable 20 the
control of their creator or who fails 30
sHmpathixe with at least an international
effort to enlarge the currency of the world
ID the interest of productive industry, oE
Who makes his friends and counsellors
among the plntocrats of the Land, lacks
the qualities Indispensable to a triumphant
standard bearer of our unterrified censtit-
uency. Our people want a leader with the
instincts, aspirations, shrewdness, sagacity.
hopes, fears, joys and sorrows which
crowd their struggle for life and happi-
ness. We therefore present n. your s0f-
frages the name OF him who, having en-
joyed all the honors of our state, still finds
his highest boast in the sentiment, II am q
Democrat
When, with all the power and patron
age of federal government at his command.
the distinguished ex- president lost the state
of New York by a majority of 1900 Gov.
ernor Hill carried 1t by majority of 19,0Oe
votes, and at every election during the
past ten years he and his friends have mot
with constantly increasing success No
sane man can reject the force of these
statistics, and in pointing the finger OF
destiny it must outweigh all theory, proph-
esy, promises and dreams.
Beginning public life as an associate of
Samuel j. 1ilden in the legislature, Mr..
Hill has been mayor of the city OF has
home, he was elected lieutenant governor
by the largest vote ever given to the can
didate of any party in the state Of New
York, he has been twice elected its COVER
nor, and now represents it in the senate OF
the United States.
From the beginning of his public career
he has remained the faithful, efficient, I'M
firing friend and servant of the laboring
classes and they have reciprocated hts de
votion by loyalty and support which has
rendered him invincible
We present David b. Hill as the candi-
date Of an unterrified and aggressive De
mocracy. His experience teaches us that
such is the way to succeed We love him
not merely for the enemies he has made,
but for the enemies he has conquered.
Hill beat Harrison in New York in 1888
under conditions less encouraging than
those which confront us today, and we can
repeat the triumph with redoubled effect.
| This is the conclusive point. Contemplate
the ensuing controversy from whatever
standpoint you choose, you cannot escape
the fact that our state is the battle ground
of the campaign.
Ours is the coign of vantage, the point OF
strategy, the very spot of victory or defeat
We appreciate the responsibility of our po
sition and would speak to you like men
whose blood flows in their words. The
| common enemy is strongly entrenched in
the capital. You are the generals of the
| army of invasion in grand council assem-
bled We hail from Waterloo and we fear.
lessly proclaim that Hill is the Bluchei
who can drive the Republican chieftain To
st. Helena in November.