River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-10-31
SENATOR hui SPEAKS.
Declares for PER- DUAL Liberty" at a New
York Mass Meeting.

York Mass Meeting.
New York. Oct. Ex-senator Hill was
The central figure ind the great demo-
cratic mass meeting .flder the auspices
of the state comnitteSs which was held
at Cooper union Wednesday night.
Fred II. Coudert acted as chairman and
with few compiimet tary remarks in
PRODUCED Senator Hill The senator de-
clared that the principles of the dem
ocratic party are so plain and explicit
that they do not nekd to be avoided.
1--WE have lodged nothing In the cam
paign and we are attempting TO deceive
DO one. five are rigf 1t we want to win;
if we are wrong. we deserve to be de-
feated''
Speaking of the tatiff bin enacted in
1894 by the democratASenator Hill said;
Sufficient time has not elapsed To deter
,nine accurately whether its reductions
were all wise or justAiable but II IS oe-
lieved that in the end Il VIII be proved tnat
they were not unreasoS liable. 1t is possible
that In the anxiety ~ reheve the people
from the enormous tat # taxation largely
prohibitory in its chafacter, imposed I'M
der the Mckinley bill, he reductions were
pressed too far. but d at fact has not YET
been established"
AS to the Sherman silver law the
speaker said:
'sFhe democratic patty may not always
lave acted with entirekwisdom IN regard TO
silver but this much tan be said, that At
was not responsible ff the Sherman silver
law. That law was republican IN Its IN
ception. in it's enactmdt and 1T ITS ENFORCE
ment The law had Ieased but its mis-
chief remains. because there had been Is
sued under its provisions Sl50,VOo.V0O or legal
tender paper money. Nth substantially no
| available assets withfwhich to redeem II,
and which to-day is disturbing the treas
| urv and enbarras sing&ts opera tons"
The senator Devoted "a considerable
portion of his remftks to what he re-
/ garded as one of the principal issues
/ involved in the canlpaign-ylz: Per
sonal liberty" PERSONAL liberty meant
| liberty regulated liz Unreasonable
law. Continuing, II said in part:
1.-The democratic party has always been
! the consistent champiSn of personal liberty
/ 1t VIII not change its attitude by reason OF
1 Misrepresentation Of the threats or tbs
| boasts of puritanisml The persistent mis-
| construction of the Sunday provisions OF
| the existing law andSthe cihlculties OF Sc
! curing the same WITHOUT long and expen-
| sive litigation rende1 some additional leg
| islation desirable, Itknay be that If the ex-
| else law was enforced alike In all the NUM-
/ cipalities of this state-enforced literally
| Charitably and easotably-there would be
/ no necessity for new legislation. The peo'
| pie demand 1t and popular sentiment
| should be respected IL that regard. Upon
/ this question the twqpartics have declared
/ themselves. We hafe not said we favor
| the opening of SPOONS upon Sunday
| throughout the stated neither have we said
/ we are opposed to 4 We have simply de-
/ Clared that the peopt of each municipality
| should be permitteG to determine that
| question for thems &ves. This is a safe
and just and a satisfactory disposition OF
4 the question"