Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-10-18

Syracuse, y. u, oct. II. Senator
David Bennett Hill sounded the key
note of his campaign for governor in
this city and with his address opened
IL partisan battle that promises to be
historical in the annals OF the states
, polltlcs. Alhambra rink, where demo
Gratis and republicans have alike
sound the tocSin Of the political battle.
4 was the scene of the opening note Of
wal fare
Some 5000 people heard Hill speak.
and half rs many more were unable to
gam admission The band amused the
crowd until IL few minutes before s
clock and then there was an uDroar,
Il rising in the seats and great enthu-
Sl;iSln as Lii, dressed in Il plain frock
coat ana black tie, stepped upon the
platform. When the cheers and an
plause had subsidized, Chairman
Frederick j. Mowry, introduced Sen
ator Hill. When his name was men
TONED, the senator stepped to the
front. For some minutes he waited,
! while the audience clieercd and
cheered again, and then he began his
remarks He was frequently inter
lupted with most yociferolls applause.
lie spoke III Il clear, concise and con
vlncinS way and held his audience
until the last word. Ills illusions to
seymour, Cleveland, Flower and the
"A T. A. issue caused tumultuous ap-
plause.
Senator Hill said in part: al is with
pleasure that | recall that my first
nomination for II state office occurred
III Syracuse, and during all my p0liti
cal career i'll the democracy this city
has been among my most earnest SUP
porters. | am also reminded that this
county was the birthplace Of that dis
tlhgulSled and sterling democrat and
statesman, llcra;io Seymour, from
whose lips | first learned the lessons
OF true democracy, and il was also the
poyhood home OF III" present demo
cratic president of the United States,
Grover Cleveland Cloud applausey.
'''' - ~ 'rNfHIliltN W WI Il'uNiNN ItpN v
Ilr acquired thoS,- habits and priuci-
pies of economy which have always
been distinguishing features OF his
official administrations ia thr state
and nation.
1T is my intention to conduct, uuun
my part, an honorable campaign. free
from unnecessary personalities, 50
that ut its conclusion, Whatever the
result may be. | shall be able to re
tain at least my own sclfreSDcct and.
hope, as well, the personal respect of
my anniversaries. For the distinguished
and venerable gentleman whom the
republican party has selected as my
opponent in this campaign have moth
ing but the kindIicSt feelings and the
most profound personal respect. ac
knowledge his many excellent qualities
and am indebted to him for many
courtcSicS while he was presiding OF
licer of the senate. BY his genial dis
position, his conceded business ability
aud his large means, he naturally at
tracts friends and his candidacy for
any position he may coyet becomes
most formidable and dangerous.
Every body knows that the rca re-
publican candidate for governor is not
Morton, bat Platt himself. 1t is the
voice of Lc,i, but the hand of Thomas.
The people of the state, especially
thoughtful republicans, have not for
gotten the fact that for every office to
which Nnptpp hDS 1Snirnl hn hnS hnntl
pushed forward by platt. He has Il
perfect right TO be ambitious aud to
aspire to the governorShip of this state,
but | do insist that he should be
candidate in person, and not by
proxy,
Hill then took up state issues, in
Guiding the Lexow commission, and
the recent constitutional convention,
of which the republicans We're in ma
jority. He dwelt ut length upon the
latter, critici2ing severely the pro
posed e-apportionment, claiming that
IL enacted into law it would give the
republicans control of the state lcgiS-
lature for all time to come.
u condemned, Salu senator Itlil,
"in NY speech at Saratoga, and |
condemn here also the un-American
spirit which is iusidiously fastening
itself upon portions OF our communi
ties, which seeks to set up Il religious
test as one of the qualifications for
cXecration of every good citizen. 1t
/ Is useless to deny the fact that sym
pathy for this intolerant spiriI has
found much support in republican cir
clcs. much encouragement in the re-
publican press, and much aid ut the
polls in strong republican localities
1t is also significant fact, which
cannot well be explained away. that
the recent republican state cinNrD-
ton, although urgently requested So
10 do. deliberately refused to incorpor
ate any provision in its platform con
demning such an un-American policy
of intolerance. Such provision
would have been very appropriate at
this time in fact. is absolutely de