The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-26
HILLS OPENING SPEECH.

The Temporary Chairman Sounds tho Koy.
notc-The Usual Apology for "PHrty
Pcrfldy md Party Dishouor."
SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. 25.-Thc state
Democratic convention to nominate can.
dida!es for governor. lieutenant gov
ernor aud court Of appeals Judge was
called to order here to-day by Senator
Murphy, chairman Of tho state commit
tee. He named David B. Hill as tempo
rary 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 a remarkable scene.
Tho vast body Of delegates stood on
chairs, waving handkerchiefs and yell
ing themselves hoarse, as from different
corners Of the auditorium came demands
Of "Three cheers for Hill" Pandemo.
Mum reipned for at least five minutes.
Senator Hill stood pale and motionless,
one hand resting on the table, until tho
applause had subsided, and then at $40
began to speak, partially extempore and
partially from notes.
Following is an abstract OF Senator
Hill's speech:
SENATOR HILLS SPEECH.
Tho unterriaed Democracy Of the
empire state assemble hero to-day, un.
dismayed by the premature boasts and
assumed confidence OF our adversaries.
We arc not unaccustomed to their an:.
nual and moss.coyered gamo Of political
bluff although renewed this year with
extraordinary vehemence and unblush-
ing affrontery.
The unexpected victory Of our OPP
ponents last fall has turned their hoads
and rendered them arrogant and oplnio-
mated. They fail to recall the fact that
tho total vote polled was nearly 100000
abort of the full vote OF tho state, q
victory which they themselves did not
anticipate, and which their surprised
and astute leaders tho next day alter
election humorously attributed TO Dr.
vine Providence and not to Repuolican
strength. With united democracy
and a full vote New York ls still a
Democratic state, and, II wo are true to
ourao!ves, will this yoar resume her
place in tho Democratic column.
Our opponents, by tho vigorous oeat'
ing Of bogus political tom.toms aud tho
insistence upon petty aud misleading
local issuos, sock to divert tho public at,
tontion from tho unonviablo record
which they mado during thoir recent
four years control OF the federal govern
mcut. The people. however, have not
forgotten tho fact TINT 1t was Rcpubli-
cnn administration which In that ill-
jatcd vear of 1890 sadded tho country
with uuwiso and vicious legislation,
which has since crippled its prosperity,
endangered It's finances and augmented
its public burdens.
RANK DENAGo0RY.
It should be bornc 10 mind that the
financial panic of 1903 was Republican
panic-Republican in It's inception, con-
tiuuapco and disastrous oGect-a aitua-
tion largely induced by tho results then
existing and impending OF that Repub-
lican legislation, which q Democratic
administration had no lot or parcel in
enacting, sanCtioning or conducting.
but which is only, fortunately, inherited
from Its predecessor;
Tho pooplc rocollect that It was
under national Democratic admints'
tration that tho Sherman law was ro-
pealod, not as promptly ma some OF us
desired, 1t Ia truo, but nevertheless un.
conditionally repealed within eight
months after our advent to power. we
promised tho people in our Chicago
platform that this statute. which was
eating out the vltals oil our financial
body polite, should not bo permitted