The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-30
SCHURz DENOUNCED HILL,
HE STYLED HIM AN ABLE GENIUS
 IN MAKING MIsCHIEF.

IN MAKING MIsCHIEF.
 Called Traitor to Democratic Principles
 and Policies and Dcmoralixcr of Demo-
 cratic virtue-His Election Would be
 Dangerous.
 New York. Oct. 29.-The democratic party reform organization, which heads its state ticket with Everett P. Wheeler for governor, held a mass meeting to- night at Cooper Union. The big hall was packed. and the enthusiasm was unbounded. The chairman of the meet ing. Hon. Charles s. Fairchiid. was greeted with cheers. MT. Fairchild said In part:
 We have put In nomination for gov ernor lifelong and honored member of our party, and we ask for him the earnest support of all democrats who wish to vote for Q man that always has been, always will be, true to our prin- ciples and cannot vote for one that not only has betrayed them, but also has brought dishonor and disaster upon our party. The candidate of the Saratoga convention admits that he has been guilty of machine party wrong, fraud and oppression. Democrats, do you wish your party to be again in favor with the people, efficient for food, for the protection of civil and religious lib- erty? Then defeat, by your vote, the man who has brought you into all this trouble and danger. From now on I will make no political effort except in opposition to an that is meant by the words Sheehanism, Murphyism and Hillism."
 MT. Fairchild then introduced Hon. Carl Schurz, who received an ovation.
 MT. Schurz said it had long been popularly believed that Tammany Hall is a nest of rapacious free-booters. But recent disclosures of corruption, of blackmail, of robbery, of vice and crime planted and protected for reve- nue, of terrorism, of cruel oppression practiced upon the poor, the weak and the helpless, had gone far beyond popu- lar expectation. MT. Schurz stated that
 
 alarmed the Tammany chiefs. The lat ter desired the election of Hill as gov ernor 80 that no Tammany heads of departments should be removed, and 50 that anti -Tammany bills might be ve- toed. He declared that Hill was fight ing the battle Of Tammany. Mir. Schurz discussed MT. Hills political record and told how ably the senator contrived in 1888 to secure plurality in this state for himself as governor, while Cleveland was sacriflced; how ably he stole the state senate; how ably he la bored in the United States senate to bafiie the democrattc administration in every public measure in which it took a special interest; how ably he man. aged to defeat nominations of New Workers for the federal supreme bench; how ably he fought against the new tariff act, and how ably he was now playing himself off as It's champion.
 Ably" remarked MT. Schurz, T should say 90. There Is no abler genius of mischief in the democratic ranks. There is no abler traitor to democrat ic principles and policies, no abler de- n,oralizer of democratic virtue, and no abler enemy of the democratic admins tration. There are few rogues in politics whom David B. Hill cannot easily best at their trade"
 MT. Schurz said that there was an anti-democratic current sweeping over the land, because the democratic party's corrupt and treacherous leadership had on nd Inf doubtful whether the party was capable of conducting the government honestly and for the general good. He declared that Hilps election would make him the most tunprincipled and dangerous poli- tician brought forth by New York poli- tics since the days of Aaron Burr. He expressed the hope that MT. Cleveland would not support Hill, and said that every vote for Hill would be vote for corruption and machine politics.
 When General Schurz concluded there was cry for MT. Wheeler. MT. Wheel CT came forward and was received with great cheering. He said:
 ''Fellow democrats. comrades in many a fight for true democracy, there are many friends here tonight who will present that cause so ably that it is needless for me to say word except that do indeed thank you for your kind intention"
 Wheeler H. Psckham, who spoke next, scored the state machine and It's alleged favoritism toward corporations in all legislation In the state. He quoted from a carefully prepared statement made by . gentleman who had examined into the practice of blackmailing of corporations in this state, and stated that 1t was es- timated that the income derived by cor rupt legislators was about $4,O00, 900. Speeches were. also made by Senator Bradley and others.
 FAnic Stricken ina Theater.
 Pittsburg, Oct. 2s.J. J. Porter & Co, , wholesale dealers in millinery and no- tions, were burned cut tonight. The Porter building is located near the Academy Of Music. When the flames