New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-06
HILL SPEAKS IN ELMIRA.
rIE DEpRECATEs THE TENDENCY TO
PROFUsE LEGISLATION
M p.v,crA FOR PUBLIC Ills TO he FOUND IN
MAKING. He THINKs-nls TALK TO
THE FARMERS or cHEMrNG.

no PANACEA FOR FTBIt' dis To bh FOUND IN
1.AwMAKING. He THINKs-i1s TALK TO
THE FARMERS or CHEMrNG.
,,.,.a y Y sent 5-scnator David -. Hin ar
,ad T., r,imr, last night He spoke this afternoon
70 % coo people at the Chcmung County Fair While
in E,nlra ne IS the guest Of AssenDiyman Jonn d.
stanchneld lie will spend the day to-morro" AZ
the farm Of Superintendent, Of Prisons l,atnrop' IN
s,euhen County and on Saturday ne VIII speak al
the Democratic County Convention IN horseheads
this county.
I h,s s,ecch to-day he referred to the progress
,ha, had beon made recently In many directions
and added:
:, Is TO be regretted that greater Improvement
bo. NOT ma infested Itself in the enactment OF legis-
ia.I,n The necessity for general legislation and
Inc ,Ioslraby Of avoiding special laws are apparent
,cls ,he notIcai legislation Of the recent l.egis
,iure- for know too well what the properties OF
his occasion Require. and | shall not respass upon
thnmNbat / may be parloned for suggesting that
In the matter OF ,S Gan Of TIE State
government 1t actually passed lob separate ana
distinct bills which became nw, AWAIT psce Ss on
the contrary there were hundreds That were I'M
Necessary special in their characier mischev1 n
in their tendencies. unwlse or uncaled Ior me
average legislator appears to have a mania iof
the making OF laws. Of which. IKE me MAKING OF
hooks there seems u be no enh. ~ the multi
nllcIty Of laws there j. no safety; there Is con-
fusion. tendency to corruption %as,e o, Va, nd
able time unllke,lhood OF their enforcement, anu
general decentralization. 1t ENCOURAGES the people TO
seek for real or imaginary evls OF 'oci,y II rtnLy
through legislation, when IL ~ usua''' '"Po''"'o
To YOU farmers who have here gathered to-
dav / have no especial suggestions 10 make con-
corning your husbandry. You kno" more ABOUT
vour own occupation than do. and hesitate 10
offer anything in the shhpe 81 ap ~
realize that during recent years. the prices OF asr
cultural prolucts have been extremely low, the
supply larger than the demand az Wen ny the corr
petition very great. and that you nave tNper
enced much difficulty In making Doth elius nlee,.
| have no panacca 10 present wnich c3m suaIaI
Toe will cure or change these conditions. me recent
hard times have undoubtedly Affected you SER
ousy but II IS believed that gradualy' tnousn
surely they are passing away ana that return
Of prosperity soon awaits us. !,
know that there arc those who assume 70 De
able to account for every period OF industrial imam
cial or agricultural depression. ana 10 trace us
cause to some political change in the government
to some great revenue measure. 10 adherence 10
financial heresy. or the vloiat1Dh OF soine es
sental principle OF public policy. They may pos
s.by be entirely right but the interesting ana slsn
cant fact IS recalled that. notwithstanding all ther
ne-spun or plausible theories. there nave been occa
slonal periods OF National distress ever since our
Government was formed. , r, IT,,
The nation is not unlike individual: The body
polite may appropriately be compared win tne
physical body 4 most careful observance OF the
rules Of health will not proven; Sickness ana helther
will a strict compliance with the laws or business
prevent commercial difficulties. sickness Is incden
10 humanity. and commercial pancs are incident TO
trade. , ,
Ii may be laid down safe and general rule
that the less the Government. State or National
nterferes with private business. occupation and ar
fairs of men the better Il will be for the classes
and for all the people What the farmers want IL
what all others profess to des re-good government
honestly and economically administered. fair play
and an open field in the race OF life. All else must
be left TO Providence and 10 themselves.