The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-10-19
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( Daily States
4 Senator Hits speech at Syracuse, n. r.
last night on the occasion ar the opening
sof thu democratic campaign was al o..
eeedingly able effort and vii greatly in
spire the rank and fleof the party. SEN
ator Hill IS lSeenly alive 10 the fact that
the campaign viii Be a heated one, and
stubbornly contested aud TINT is staked
on the result Of tho November election.
He calls the attention of democratic
voters to the fact that republican success
at the polls win carry with it the adop-
tion Of the new constitution and app0r-
tionment which will make il impossible
for the democrats to get control of the
Legislature m the next twanty years.
His eloquent danunciation of The Amer
lean Protective Association, and the COW
arlice Of the republican state convention
III refusing TO condemn it aroused his M
nensc audience to the high pitch OF en-
thnsiasm, and it is quite clear THAT the
A. P. A, issue Is gong 10 wiA' for the
democratic ticket the votes of a vast
number ffair-minae9I men Of all rsIigious
denominations.
In concluding his speech Senator 1Iill
expressed regret that certain estima Bile
gentlemen in New York and Brook lyn
who heretofore were found in the demo
cratic ranks, had through their personal
opposition to himself seen st to put
third ticket in the field, bat he had no
words of censure for them. He deplored
the fact that their action might imperil
democratic success, and in all Kindness
s7They know as well as / do that this
nomination was not of my own seeking,
and that for week I sought in every
honorable way to be relieved from the
burdens and responsibilities which its aC-
ceptanoe imposed, but found it impessi-
bic With malice toward none and with
charity to all, with no words of eensure
or complaint, ] leave them to discharge
their duty to their country and their par
", according TO their own conscientious
convictions. ] beg only to suggest and
hope that IT they cannot consistently see
their way clear TO give me their support
that they will royalty support my honor
able associates upon this ticket, Daniel
NJ Lockwood and Chas. +. Brown zap
plarse), whom ] trust will consent to the
nse of their Manassas candidates HpBllstbe
third ticket, if a third tinkst tllsFe must
be. am willing to make any sacrifice
of pride, of feeling or advantage which
will aid the democratic Gause or any Of
its candidates in any respect"
We believe that Senator Hill is sincere
and that he is willing himself to go down
IN the smoke of the battle if his party
will be spared defeat and the other can
didatss on the ticket are carried on to
victory. The self-sacrifciRg spirit which
is displayed by Senator Hill will, we feel
confident, rally TO his support hundreds
of democrats who in the past have been
arrayed against him, because the worst
political enemy he has As aware that he
was in no sense a candidate for the gov
ernorshIp, did not want the nomination
and accepted it only when urged to do so
in order to save the party from certain
defeat. Under the circumstances it is
clearly the duty of every democrat in
New York TO sink all differences pla ee
party above men and give his loyal sup
port to David b. Hill.