The herald., 1894-10-12
SENATOR HILL s FIRST GUN
Opening of a Great Political
Battle.
The Fight Is on in the Empire
State.
Hill Sounds the Keynote Of His
Campaign.
A Masterly Presentation of the Issuss
Before tho People in New York
In Speech as
syracuse.
By the Associated Presa

by the Assoclhteu fresh
SYRACUSE. N. Y, Oct. 11.--Senator
David B. Hill sounded the keynote of
his campaign for governor tonight in
this city, and with his address opened .
partisan battle that promises to be his.
,, torical in the annals OF state politics.
The Alhambra rink, where Democrats
and Republicans alike have sounded the
tocsin OF political battle, was the scene
OF the opening note of warfare. The
first political meeting that ever named
Hill for Office assembled under its roof.
About 5000 people head Hill speak
tonight and half as many more wers un.
able to gain admittance. The American
flag was very much in evidence as dec
Grafton and a good many OF the fair sex
lent their presence to the occasion. The
doors opened at O'Clock and within half
an hour the hall and platform had been
filled to repletion. The baad amused
the crowd until 9 few minutes of
O'Clock, and then there was an uproar, q
rising in seats and great enthsiasm as
Senator Hill, dressed in q plain frock
coat and black tie. stepped upon the
platform. He was the usual cool, i'm
passive hbhtSonuhs ahas W sAu ppoa La VA
applause. made but Y slight inclination
Of his head.
When the cheers and applause had
subsidized and the vast audience had
again settled itself, County COMMITTEES
Chairman Yale stepped to the front OF
the platform and said he had been
authorized by the committee to name
as chairman Hon. Frederick j. Mowry,
who introduced Senator Hill. When
his name was mentioned the senator
stepped to the front and stood with his
hand on the table facing his audience.
For some minutes he waited while they
chesred and then cheered again, and
then be began his remarks. He was
listened to with great attention, but was
| frequently interrupted with most vo-
ciferous applause. He spoke in clear,
concise ana convincing way, and held
his audience until the last word. His
allusion to Seymour, Cleveland, Flower
and the A. P. A. issue caused tumultu-
GUS applause.
MR.. HILLS SPEECH.
"I know Of no more appropriate place
in which to open the present CAM
paigu,," said Hill, ''than before the
united Democracy OF Onondaga county.
Although largely in the minority, you
have never been diamayed by local de-
feats, nor discouraged by adverse circum-
stances, nor intimidated by the boasts
of our adversaries, but with q firm ad.
herence to the true principles OF gov
ernment in which you sincerely believe,
you have for years maintained your
party organic alton intact and are over
ready for the contest with the common
enemy.
st is with pleasure that l recall my
first nomination for state office, which
occurred in the city OF Syracuse, and
that during all my political career the
Democracy OF this city have been among
my most earnest supporters from the
time OF my candidacy for the lieutensnt-
goyernorahip in 1882. through all the
vcisstudes OF politics. up to this hour.
and while many of you have had other
preferences and have frankly expressed
them. which you had q perfect right to
do, | am grattisd TO say your opposition
has always been manly and honorable
and within party lines.
~ recognize the right OF every Demo-
crat prior to the final nomination OF q
candidate to oppose, criticise and defeat
such candidacy, and such privilege or
the propriety OF its exercise in any in~
stance has never been questioned by me.
SEYMOUR AND CLEVELAND.
"I am reminded that this county was
the birthplace OF that distinguished and
sterling Democrat and statesman, Ho-
ratio Seymour Tapplausel, from whose
lips l first learned the Lessons of true
Democracy, and that it was also the
uoyhood homo for many years of the
present Democratic president of the
United States. Grover Cleveland loud
applsuseI, where, struggling with hon
eat poverty, ho ACQUIRED those habits
and principles of economy which have
always been distinguishing features Of
his official administrations in state and
nation and recollecting all these cir
cumstsEces il was deemed most fitting
that the frat worde in behalf OF Demo-
cratic principles should be uttered upon
the soil rendered interesting by such
pleasant memories.
In country like ours, which is gov
erned BY political parties and not by
royal families, the existence OF ct least
two great parties is essential to the
general welfare. There must necessar-
lily be differences OF opinion on som0
public questions, and such differences
honestly entertained furnish no excuse
tor coarse abuse or bitter persoDsl re-
uectlOos. 1 piOpcHe 10 cOuuuCt u ciou-
ilable canvass in behalf OF my party,
which has honorsd mo With it's leader
ship, so that at its conclusion, whatever
the result may be, shall be abls to re-
tain at least my own eelf respect, and
hops as we'll the personal reepect OF my
advereeries.
FACTS AND ARGUMENTS.
'Facts and arguments are the weap-
ons which | shall invoke. rather than
vili6cation and vituperation. In great
political contests measures, not mon,
should bs essentially the controlling
factors. For the distinguished and VEN
erable gentleman whom the Republican
party has selected as my opponent in
this campaign, or, more accurately
speaking, the gentleman whom Mr. Plst5