Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-12
SENATOR HILL At SYRACUSE.
He Opens the Democratic Campaign I'm
New York.

Senator D. r. Hill opened the democratic
campaign in New York state at Syracuse
last evening. In opening he said:
1T is my desire and intention to con-
duct upon my part an honorable cam
paign, free from unnecessary personalities
and worthy of important public questions
at issue between the two principal parties.
Facts and arguments are the weapons
which i shall invoke rather than vilifica-
ticn and vituperation. In great political
contests measures and not men should be
essentially the controlling factors"
He proceeded to pay Mr.. Morton high
tribute, but said If elected Mr.. Plat and
not he would be the governor.
Further on, while discussing national is
sues, he said
Every man, despite the republican state
ments to the contrary, should understand
that another general or extensive tariff
revision is not contemplated by the demo-
Gratis now or i'm the future.
What the country needs now is indus
trial peace. Any attempt to repeal the ex-
listing law and to substitute the Mckinley
law in its place will disturb the business
interests of the country, and will restore
the recent hard times, and SHOULD be
frowned down by every business man in
the country. Those who advocate a diff
ferent course do SO for politics sake alone
try
Regarding the democratic revolt against
Il regret that certain very estimab bile
gentlemen in New York and Brooklyn
have announced their unwillingnoss to give
me their support at the election and ex-
pressed desire to advocate a third ticket
1 deplore such action, not on account of
sry injustice or result to myself, but for
the democratic cause, which their unwise
action tends to imperil. They know as
well as 1 do that this nomination was not
of my own seeking, and that for a week
l sought in every honorable way to be
relieved from the burdens and RESPONSE
l found it impossible"
With malice toward none and with char
fty to ALL with no words of censure or COM
plant. 1 leave them to discharge their duty
to their country and their party according
to their own conscientious convictions.
Il beg only to suggest and hope that II
they cannot consistently see their way
clear to give me their support, they will
loyalty support my honorable associates
upon this ticket, Daniel n. Lockwood and
Charles Z. Brown (applause), who, / trust
will consent to the use of their names as
candidates upon the third ticket II 4 third
ticket there mt st be-.
Senator Hin based his fight upon three
issues: Hostility to religious tests In poll
tics operating through secret societies, the
attempt to incorporate a partisan amor
tionn emit In the state constitution and a
comparison between the Mckinley tariff
and the Sherman silver law of the republi-
cans and the democratic legislation which
has taken their place.
Loud cheers greeted the mention of the
Presidents name when the Senator raid, in
remarking on the appropriateness of be-
ginning the campaign in Onondaga county:
II am also reminded that this county was
TIVE birthplace of that distinguished and
sterling democrat and statesman. Horatio
Seymour-(applause)-f whose lips I
first learned the lessons of true democracy
and that IL was also the bcyhood home for
many years. of the present democratic Pres
ident of the United States. Grover Cleve-
land-Qoud applause)-where. strlggling
with honest poverty, he acquired those hab-
its and principles of economy which have
always been distinguishing features Of bis
official administrations in state and I ton:
and. ieccliecting all these circumstances IL
was deemed most fitting that the first words
in behalf OF democratic principles should be
uttered upon the soil rendered Interesting by
such pleasant memories"