The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-25
HILL TO SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS.
He Urges Them 20 Vote for Him for the
Good OF the Cause.

Senator Hill attended a reception OF the Asso-
citation Of Southern Democrats yesterday after
noon at the st. James Hotel. There are %, 900
Southern Democrats in this city, and most of
them have always been dyed In the wool Cleve-
land men. President Dickinson formally intro
duced the Senator to the Southerners. and SEN
ator Hill in his speech said:
1T Is certainly a most agreeable task to speak
few words to the Southern Democrats OF the
city OF New York. While others may prove
recreant TO their trusts. while others in our city
may be distracted by the consideration Of local
questions. while others may be lukewarm In the
cause OF Democracy, am sure that the South
ern Democrats Of the city of New York propose
% do their duty In this campaign. as they have
always done In the past. tApplause.1 I need not
say toyou that upon many OF the great questions
involved am heartily with you, as you are with
the party. congratulate YOU and congratu-
late the people of the country upon the repeal Of
what is known as the Federal Election laws,
which laws wero enacted originally In the dark
days of 1871, for the purpose mainly OF keeping
control OF the carpet bag governments OF the
South In the hands OF the Republican party
IApplause.l
There never was any occasion for the pas
sage of those Federal Election laws. Their OBJ
Ject was originally to harass and annoy the
people of the Southern States. in the first In
North, and It is a matter OF congratulation
among men of Southern birth that this present
fall for the first time in "a years, you will go
10 the ballot box and cast your SURFACES under
the direction and control OF your State officers,
and without single Federal officer 10 intim-
idate or annoy or modest you Iapplausel. and
repeat what have said elsewhere, that that is
victory enough for the Democratic party, and IL
We had accomplished nothing else that would
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to the American people.
Il recollect In 1900 n speech which had the
honor OF making in the city OF Indianapolis be-
fore the Hendricks club OF that city. sought
tO arouse public attention TO the Importance of
that great question. and think may have con-
tributed something toward inlpressing the De-
mocracy of the country with the great import
aneeof that question and the defeat OF the Force
bill, then pending in Congress.
The Democratic party. my friends, has a |
record OF which all good citizens may well be |
and sometimes it did seem TO me. in the early |
part OF this fall, as though the whole Democratic
allow eYeTythHR c 90 10 tbs doS up his s lhd 70
let our Republican friends carry the elections.
rejoice With YOU, Z there was any such idea, it
Democracy OF the Empire state. tApplausel |
! think we have at last stayed the tide. / think
pose TO allow the rising tide OF Republicanism 10
sweep over the country as IL started months ago.
done nothing Of which Il need be ashamed We
have not accomplished all that We desired 10
accomplish. IL Is true, but nevertheless we have
given reasonable satisfaction To the people
Personally. AS you well know. am largely
Indifferent TO the result OF this contest. am In
this fight for the paTty's future. | can assure
you this much. the life OF our party is at stake.
The constitutional amendmentsRhich have been
submitted 20 the people have been discussed,
and l assure you tonight. as one think Who |
possesses some political judgment, We are going
to defeat those amendments, one and all. Ian |
Dlsusel am entirely satisfied IL one result OF
my canvass has been that result because those
involve not only our success now |
but our success In the future.
IL We should be beaten upon those questions
Ne might As well disband as party In the state
0f New York. Opposition Is presented on every
hand 70 every portion OF those Amendments |
They Are clunsily drawn; they Affect al classes
81 eittEens; they anect business interests. There
I'll tsehnie4l legal Apd dinieult questions
Artss COncerninS them, which ought not to arise |
md the safest way 10 TO defeat them They |
so1ld give Iise 20 countless htigations OF al
Il congratulate you upon your magnificent
'rganizAtion, Of which the distinguished gentle
nan upon my right Il your chief ofhcer. b. |
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