The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-24

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possibly Of the greater Democratic party OF tn
shame, for such men: lie who will now forssk
his party Is no Democrat at all. I car
not how long he has been called Demo
graf, nor how many generations OF his father
That the audience liied but IL went wild Will
enthusiasm when, In closing, Mr. Circuit declares
Wien the he National Convention OF ss2 hst
made n nomination which he, exercising n Dem
bS rE nsg SnTSst II The 1S r
" elect the ticket2 When Senators. chosen a,
Democrats. last winter assailed our Democratic
than the senior Senator from New Yck |? pknj
this in speech which will take higher histori
have heard for many years This nah now re
sPonds unhesitatlngly to the call OF his party
hazard everything OF his own that the party
whs BY no sao3 o ss me
In the veins of those who will desert such n man
at such time. Rather should admiration for
his courage and his forgetfulness OF self compel
their support I'm the effort which the Democratic
srnor." -, c,-,-..- -, -. -,
tions were read. The last one Of them was as
/" Resoirsd, That we direct the attention Of the
despicable attempts that are being made to re-
light the ancient fires Of religious hatred. That
lively concerned in this infamous attack upon
the religious liberty guaranteed by the Federal
one sure way to crush this monstrous spawn of
imported and utterly un-American bigotry. and
that In to support the party which never gave
bigotry any encouragement. namely. the con-
science-respecting Democracy"
tIen"e to hear Senator Hill The secretary. WHO
started to read an interminable list of vicepres-
idcnts and secretaries. was advised to lump
them under and many others" and he took
the advice. Then the Chairman introduced the
Senator, and he received nearly az extended and
fully as enthusiastic reception when he rose
20 speak as when he was first seen. He was par
ticularly happy in phrases which Sc, Set the audi
clearer and stronger than when he spoke in the
same hall two years ago. and his manner was
sS ,. and inspiring. This is what Senator
SENATOR HILLS SPEECH
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: This is indeed the
same old Brooklyn. | am advised that you have
county. ifyou have another one you will have
20 hire another hall. need net assure you that
a. home me IN .hs OLD PHds here
Democratic friends in Kings county, and this
hall has been the scene OF many important Dem
Democracy c Of Rings county tonight. i had lad
hoped that might address you as ! have ad-
and not a. a candidate for public Office; but the
Convention of our party assembled at Saratoga
speak for the cause which have the honor TO
represent in this campaign.
rely shoT n b month"; axe s %
country. partsken of in some degree by the
Democracy OF New York, to think that the cam
some reason or other, Know not what. we were
not to put forth our best efforts. but that our
Republican friends were to have victory this
fall. This seemed to be an impression created
throughout the country, and which had come
within the past thirty days "A different impress
sion has gone abroad In the country, Not only
IN New York but throughout the whole copn-
try. ind difference has given way, confidence has
Its place and now there seems hnss to be
q hRnst frl.n th.a nil al HAN.
fall: The question involved affects the control
troll OF the House OF Representatives IN our
states II affects the control OF nearly all the de-
the Lieutenant Governorship the
control of our Court of Appeals hangs upon the |
election Of single Judge this fall. The control
contest. Therefore, under these circumstances, |
need not take pains TO assure the Democracy
here OF the Importance of this contest: but. by
reason OF another most important question |
y hich was not dreamed OF one year ago. there
has arisen most important and peculiar ques- |
lion. It arises from this fact.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
A year ago in or year in politics, in a con- |
est in which there were nearly 100000 OF the |
publican friends obtained control not only OF |
he Legislature and the subordinate state
'ftices but obtained control Of the Constitutional
rad opposed for a long number Of years, and il
rad only remained for Democratic Executive
iolding Of that Convention: 1t met during
he past summer with loud professions
,rssidins officer. who A on "' the first day day
II the Convention expressed the hope that
rsr,i.sn Constitution would be prepared FOR
hardly had the words passed from his lips when
he Convention entered upon career of parti..
Few York. IL was hoped that this Convention
you'd have put aside all questions OF PARTISAN
he people of this State amendments to the Con- |
ttution for which all citizens might have
hought that this fall was a good opportunity TO
AXE advantage OF their political opponents.
heyd sSIhs that sy That s
eople of this State in the control OF the State
OF non-partisanship. they deliber-
tely went TO work to frame Constitution
,ocracy OF this State from obtaining control OF
he Legislative branch of the Government.
xplsin to You briefly there are three sets Of
amendments TO be voted upon.
~ me relates to the spportiSnmsnt The other
rticle are four or five others And then
here is 49, 2 third, u which is called the
rats. that it is Your duty to vote upon these
msndments BY simply casting them aside
nd not voting upon them You fire into the air,
gu deliberately give a half vote In favor OF the
our adversaries. As a practical question. /
ant TO impress upon you at the outset OF my
smark ks that il is your duty To vote upon these
mendments and not decline TO pass upon the |
uestions involved. l propose 10 direct my re- |
'arks now for few moments 10 this first |
known as the apportiOnment arti- |
e of our ConstitutiOn-of the proposed COnsti-
upon which you are to vote yes no |
this coming election.
THE APPoRTIoSMENT ARTICLE.
In the first place. charge that our Republi-
An friends in making basis for this appOr-
Onment, have discarded ar the principles
hirh have underlain all of our apportiOnments
rretOfore. Instead OF making the population
le basis of the appOrtiOnment, they have pro-
'eded To declare in substance that the area OF
Tritory, that land, shall be of the constitu-
II elements which shall make mp this principle .
theory of representation. This was mis-
Ike. This was a wrong This was outrage,
pecially in the Empire State. Here every cit-
m II the equal of every other citizen. Here we
ave had for years manhood suffrage. We have
nd no property qualification. Every citizen, |
matter how humble he may be. no matter
w unlettered he may be. whether he lives On a |
Imble cottage, in IA tenement house, or whether
lives in the palace OF the millionaire, no mat 4
r where he lives or what he owns or how I'M | I
tered he may be, is the equal Of every other Z
IiAen i'll our state, and Is entitled under our q
isting Constitution to exercise the right of &
And I gay bat I | a