The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-26
HILL ON The HUSTINGS.
Great Grafton Of New YOTk'S Senior
Senator at Saratoga.

ation-UntaVorable ClrcumS stances
Surrounding Democracy's Accession
to Power-The Great Work Accom-
plished- Finances and the Tariff
Saratoga, Sept. 25.-The state demo-
cratic convention to nominate candidates
for Governor, lieutenant governor and
court of appeals Judge was called to order
here to-day by Senator Murphy, chairman
of the state committee. He named David
B. Hill as temporary chairman.
Mayor Gilroy of New York and Hon.
Daniel n. Lockwood Of Erie escorted
Senator Hill to the front of the platform
and then occurred remarkable scene.
The vast body of delegates stood on chairs,
waving haudkerchiels and yelling them
selves hoarse, as from different corners
of the auditorium came demands of
three cheers for Hill"
DEMoNsTRATIvE WELCOME.
Pandemonium reigned Tor at least five
minutes. Senator Hill stood patiently,
one hand resting on the table, until the
applause had suusided and then, at 20
o'clock, began to speak, partially eX
tempore and partially from notes. He
said: Our opponents, by the vigorous
4 the insistance upon party and misleading
local issues, seek 10 divert public aUten-
ton from the unenviable record which
they made during their recent four years
control of the federal government. The
people, however, nave not forgotten the
fact that il was republican administra-
ton which, in that ill-fated year of 1890,
saddled the country with unwlse and
vicious legislation, which has sln'
crippled its prosperity, endangered It's
finances and augmented its pubic bur
dens The people remember that the
Sherman silver bullion purchase law was
the product of republican stateSmanshlp
against the enactment of which every
democrat in congress voted, measure
fraughJ with in ury to the business inter
ests of the country; based upon no Just or
sound principle of finance, converting a
constitutional money metal into com
modify fastening US to a single, rather
than a bIme allie standard, and weaken
ing our national credit at home and
abroad.
REPUBLICAN RESPONSIBILITY.
II seems to be borne in mind that the
panic of 1893 was d republican panic-re-
publican in its inception, in its COntinu-
ance and in its disastrous effects a situa-
tion largely ind Iced by the results then
existing ana impending of that republi-
can legislation, whi democratic ad-
ministra tiOn had no lot or parcel in enact
ing, saDctiOning or condoning, but which
it only unfortunately inherited from its
predecessors. The people reeOllect that
it was under a national democratic ad-
ministraton that the Sherman law
was repealed, not as promptly
as some of us desired,
1t is true, but nevertheless unconditon-
ally repealed within eight months alter
our advent to power.
PLATFORM PROMISES.
I'VE promised the people in our Chi
cagO platform thai this statute, which
was eating the vitals of our financial
body. should not be permitted to endure,
and the promise was redeemed despite
the adverse predictions Of our adversa-
ries. " e also declared in favor OF repeal
Ing that last law, which invaded state
rights, nenaced the liberties of the citi-
zen, multi led federal OuCials, involved
the expenditure OF millions of Oney, con-
unued sectional animos ties. and were as
N AlconCeived, unnecessary and lmpOtent
Tor the prevention of fraudulent practices
ana the promotion Of pure elections as
they were veXatious and oHensive in their
enforcement.
PATRIOTIC sELF-sACRIFICE.
81 point you to the fact that the Demo
cratic party, although entrenched for
four years with the distribution of all the
oAclal patronage incident to the eXecu-
uon OF this powerful law, yet with patri-
n Que self-saCrihce, deliberately cast aside
all The power, influence and patronage in
vowed Cnerein, subOrdinating temporary
selfish interests to the public good, wiped
lhese odious laws from the statute books
within the hrst year of our administra-
Lon, and at the ensuing congressional cleo
tons the spectacle will be witnessed for
the first time in twenty-four years of
state elections conducted, as they
OF right ought to be, without federal
interference, dictation or intimidation
Without federal supervisors, marshals or
other obnoxious federal agents or instru-
mentdlltleS, but with state officials Sc
lected or chosen by the people themselves
according to state law and usages, an eX-
emphhcation Of the principle of home
RUE ln states and a vindicaJion of the
ooctrne of the sovereignty of the states,
as IL was recognized by our fathers from
.He foundation of our government unlii
mat evil day in the sixties when the re-
PuDIlcans, although a minority party,
wing TO our own divisions, accidentally
ooIdlned control of the country. We re
.olce that with democratic national as
Cehuancy the country consistently re
suus TO the simple methods, the sound
auu the correct administration of public
ohces which characteri ed the earlier
Suu better days of the republic.
THE CULMINATING ATRooITY.
The enactment of the Mckinley tariff
Jaw was the Eliminating atrocity Of re-
publican recklessness in legislation; a
measure so extreme, so selfish. so unrea-
9ha0le that hazard nothing in asserting
SAaJ Conservative and Iair-minded repub-
means everywhere regretted the party eX-
Beucles which seemed to demand its pas
sage IL was the very personincation of
PoIectionlsm run mad.
WHERE THE wooDBINE TwINETH.
me Mckinley law has gone where the
"oo1bine twineth, gone to stay, never TO
Te ie-ena ted again by any political party.
~ is true that there was veXatious and
Unfortunate delay which we regretted,
gogasloned in part by the antiquated
tl'es OF the Senate, which tolerated un-
united debate-rules which we did not
alane, but which we inherited, and
which by reason Of our slender majority
We seemed unable TO change, but which,
rust, IN the near future will be abrO-
taled but the fact should be remembered
.uat the record shows that we occupied
iss UWe by some months in repeating the
10" t4an our opponents took in enacting
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