The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-26
HILLS PAIR OTTO SPEECH.
lie Urges democrats to Unite for The
Coming Struggle.
GIVEN An OVATION At SARATOGA.
Speculation as to Who will be the Choice
OF the New York Democracy ior N"f-
srnor-Taik OF whitney.

d.datcs for Governor. Lieutenant Cover
nor and a Court II Appeals judge was
called to order here to-day by Senator
Murphy. chairman OF the State commit
tee. he named David B. Hi as tenn
porary chairman.
Mayor Gilroy. OF New York. and Hon.
Daniel y. Lockwood, Of Erie, escorted
Senator Hin 10 the front Of the plat
FORM and then occurred "A remarkable
scene The vast body Of delegates stood
on chairs waving handkcrchieis and
E..rs themselves hoarse as from differ
emo .'iuerS OF the auditorium came de-
u.N- OF Three cheers FOR liiu.'
flaIrmonium rcisuej for AT least five
minutes. Senator ilhl stood pale and
H.HnpissS, one hand resting on the
table, until the applause had subsided,
PARTIALLY eNtempOre and partially frOri
notes. lie said.
ssNtIoE HTL's sPFHCH.
our opponents. by the vigorous be2c
nS OF bogus political tom-toms and the
iusistcnCe upon petty and misleading
local issues. seek 10 divert the publ
attention from the uuenViabe record
which they made during their recent four
years control OF the Government. The
people, however have not forSotten the
fact that IL was a Republican admin
iStTaupn. which tnat iI-la- cd year II lH5l
sallltN lnt country WIN uiiN -. anu
vicious legislation, which has since GRIP
pied its prosperity, euGau E"red It's iinaul eS
and augmented its puUllt burdens. ne
people remember that the sherman sill
Yer bullion purchase law was thc pro-
duct OF Republican stdtrsmah1 I'-
.-.iust the enactment ot winch every
Democrat in Congress vOted-a measure
frt.-ht with injury TO the business IN
t.r--te ui the country b"sta upon no
1u~t ar sound principle OF unalcc, con-
Vprt.ug constitutional money metal
into u commodity. fastening us %
s.u-le. rather than b.meial IT, standard,
and weakening our hdrCna, circuit a.
home and abroad. 10 should be borne In
mind that the financial panic of lH.5 was
a Republican pguic-Rcpub'lcdu IN lls
inception continuance, and disastrous tI-
fects-a situation largely induced bE lhe
results then existing and impending OF
that Republican legislation, when a
Democratic administration had not lol
or parcel iu rudctlrE, saucuohhg, or con-
douiug. but which IL only inherited from
its predecessors.
HHrEaL or JHE sHFEMAN law
The people rec1llect that it was under
a national Democratic administration
that the sherman law was repeated HVt
aS promptly a- some of ua desired II IS
true. but. nevertheless. uncJ"dlH'Hdl!
repealed within eight months after our
advent 10 power ,.t
cago platform that this statute, which
was eating Out the Nldi0 oi our Iiudi. .I'I
body polite, should not Je permitted t.
cuG.te. aHl t.- promise " t- i,ArrW. II
despite the adverse predictions OF our
Ne also declared in favor Of repeal
of that last relic Of UOSt-b,llum pdrusdh-
s5Ir H.. FaI.r4i election ia.V which In
Vadel state r~hts menaccd the liberties
OF the citizen, multiplied fcdeIdl phcldl9,
involved the expenditure OF mlinouS OF
money, continued sectional animoslties,
and were as iH-concctvcd, unnecessary
and IWpOtcnt Tor the prevention OF fraud
luent practices and the promotion OF pure
elections as they were NeAduous ana
offensive in their enforcement
THE FEDERAL KLEcuoS LAW
! point YOU TO the fact that the Demo
CratIy party. although tuuta.Ati for iouI
wears with the distribution of an the ot!-
ciaI patronage incident TO iHr execution
of this powerful LAW, yet win pIjTOuC
self-Satriucc deliberately cast aside all
I'm. UpWtr influence. aud patronage in
VOWED thtriu, SubOrdlndt4n t4nE temporary
selfish interests 10 the pubic good, wiped
JLO~r laws from the statute BOOKS within
the fIr4t year Ol our administration, and at
the ensuing congressional elections the
spectacle VIII be- witnessed, Tor tuc inst
time in tWeuty-four years. OF state cleo
lions conducted as they. of right ought 10
b.. without Federal interference. ulcta-
tlOn. 1r iuImidtiOn-Witnout Federal SUI
perviSorS, marshals, or other obnoxious
.DerIl d~cutS on tTumtutdlltus. but
with state officials. selected or CHOSEN UN
the people themselves. according To state
laws ana u-ale5, an cNrmpiucduuu OF the
principles If home rule IN states. and a
VlHdicatiou Of the doctrine of sovereignty
OF the States. as 1t was recognized by our
fathers, from the foundation Of our Gov
erumcut until that evil day I'm the sixties,
when the Republicans, although MI
nOrity party, owing TO our own divisions,
accidentally obtained control Of the cOun-
Try. We rejoice that with Democratic
National aSCtndaucN. the country con-
sisteutly returns 90 the simple methods,
the sound principles. and the correct adj
ministration of public offices which char
acterized the earlier and better days of
the Republic.
PEoTECTIoNIsM RUN MAD,
The enactment of the Mckinley tariff
law was the Culminattng dtrOctty Of Re
publican recklessness in legislation. "a
measure so selfish so unreasonable, that
] hazard nothing in asserting that con-
servativc and fair-mnded Republicans
everywhere regard the party cXigencies
which seem to demand its passage 1t
was the very pcrsouihcation of protec-
tionism run mad. The Mckinley law
has gone where the Woodbine tWincth:
gone 20 stay, never TO be rc-cnacted
again by any political party. II is true
that there was a VcXatiOus and unfOrtu-
nate delay. which we regretted. ocCd-
stoned IN part by the antiquated rules
Of the Senate which tolerated unlimited
debate; rules which We did not frame.
tut which we inherited. and which by
reason Of our slender majority. we seem
e9 unable TO change, but which / trust in
me near future will be ahrogatcl: but the
tat should be remembered that the
records show that we occupied less time,
bv some months. in repeating the law
than our opponents took in enacting 1t
~ 1870.
Never did political party assume
the responsibility OF government under
greater embarrassments than did the
Democratic party I'm March. l'@ Under
such unfaVOrable and adverse circum-
stances. with a slender majority in the
Senate: with an unWieldly majority IN
the House; with timidlty 70 contend with
on the one hand and radlcallSm on the
other; with a country impatient LOT
prompt action. with someN nat divided
copnsels among ourselves II IS not 10 be
wondered at that the measure OF re-
vision which was finally passed by the
Democratic majority, ana Which - now
submitted 10 the judgment OF the coun-
try. does not In all respects meet the
public expectations.
tn NEw TAEFf.
Without retracting a single word which
uttered Ia the Senate In critclsm or
the measure while engaged IN the effort
to perfect it and render II more accepta-
BILE now that II has been passed and
permitted by the President TO become a
law, IL must be, considered as whole
treated largely as party measure and
with the Mckinley law, which
place II assumes on the statute books
Unnfiuenced hy any personal ulsap-
or any pride Of opinion, j
may be permitted TO speak OF the meas
ure as IL is-"nothing eXtenuate, nor BET
down aught In malice OF It's strictly
tarin features il may truthfully be urged
Mex inIey law. and Will clearly demon
strato its superiority as time rolls on