New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-24
HILLS "PERSONAL LIBERTY"
A CROWD AT COOPER UNION TO HEAR
THE SENATOR'S VIEWS.

Hill so deeply felt and often expressed by the
Tammany rumsellers Of this city was mani
tested again last night at a mass-meeting in the
large hall Of Cooper Union. where the Senator
was the chief speaker. In fact, the meeting was
called by the Democratic State Committee ex-
pressly for the purpose of allowing Mr.. Hill TO
give voice 10 his views on the issues OF the cam
paign. and It was given out in advance that he
would speak words OF cheer and comfort to the
men who felt that their personal liberty had
been interfered with because a reform Police
Board had prevented them from selling rum on
Sunday.
An army of Mquor-dealers with their friends
and 'bsrtenders, gathered in response TO the call
and they filled the hall 10 overlooking Apout Il
dozen women were in front seats. IN OIL paihtiHs
which was an excellent full-length portrait OF ex-
Governor Flower was placed In gilt frame at
the rear of the platform. and over 1t was hung
cheap and highly colored portrait of President
Cleveland which looked as if 1t had been cut
from an old campaign transparency. In front Of
the speakers desk was large crayon portrait OF
Senator HI.
MISTAKEN FOR MR. CLEVELAND.
John 4 Sullivan. Collector OF Internal Revenue
for the Second District OF NewYork. who resem-
so much as to be mistaken for him frequently,
walked on the platform IN company with ex Con-
troler Theodore w. Myers shortly before p m'
and was greeted witt, mistaken applause by
few hundred Democrats who evidently had not
read the newspaper reports of the President
speech at Atlanta. There were no other proml-
nent Democrats the platform until MAJOR
H:nkley chairman Of the Democratic state Com
mittee appeared with Senator Hill soon aiter the
hour for opening the meeting.
The appearance of Senator Hill was the signal
for an outburst of yelling such as can be heard
only at a roundup of his political followers. IL
was a long and discordant medley of "Hi-yi. ana
"Hooray for Hillr' which was almost loud enoSgh
to raise the roof.
There had been prepared for the perusal OF the
assembled Democrats a long list or Nice-piesi-
dents" and In the lis were the names OF such
,reuknovn opponents OF Senator Hill az Charles
EairchjId Robert Grier Monroe. Wheeler II.
peckhar1. John Jerolomap and James +. Archi-
bald who ere earnestly supporting the Fusion
ticket Major Huxley called the meeting to order
and directed the secretary to read the names OF
tho ahsent vice-presidents There was applause
for the names Of William c. Whitney, Daniel ;
Lamont and Hugh j. Grant, and dead silence al
the mention Of Oswald Ottendoriers name ana
when the name of Mr. Fairchid was mentioned
if was Missed roundly. The reading or the ilst
was Immediately stopped.
"u.RNoNIOTS DEMOCRATS" MIR. COrDERf
SAYS.
Frederic r. Coudert, who had followed senator
Hill to The platform. was introduced as the pre-
siding officer of the meeting. ana ne hao cohsiu-
cradle difficulty in making himself heard Tor
time on account of the noise In the hai ne spoNe
at first IN a omewhat low voice whlch caheu OUT
an invitation from the back of the haii 10 Hpeah
ND there" Mr. Coudert. however raised ours'
Of laughter by retorting: rs that the 1oos'ei
there. II so. the court has MOI yet deciueu
whether he had a Sight to crow Continuing. ne
said in part:
understand that this meeting Is mace UP Si az
Now the Democratic party has many virtues s
which have been preaching so ISnf he Years bur
one thing they never had and that was ash mar r.
would have I'VE S1%Ssrs h ies %SF' the
doci rires they have the power, and ;hey nav
the iIsh e snd applausep Then why ought they
not to prevail? The trouble is that we nave TOO
manv good men among MS. These men are so
n,nrb better than the rest Of US that they cannGI
affiliate with common clay ana II Nj, MI Vii, ~ 10
most to Iiy i'd ra' make two Kinds
clay-one kind for them and some other KIM iO'
the rest OF us Applarse'
You will all probably agree with me that We are
no, ashamed to be Democrats and politicians Inc
trouble with our people is they think that deal
ing in politics Is something which cannot be car
rleG on with clean hands. They believe that In
teresting themselves In the affairs Of their OWL
country is something they could not 10 because IL
Is heneaih iheip s5ielIgent " man can be non-pa,
tisan in politics. The non-partlsan man does not
know the duties OF his citizenship, ana does nor
he
would have stood had we been always haIloh
ferson Madison. Monroe and Abraham Lincoln
have done with army OF non-partlsans behind
them We arc partisans because we believe Ia
some thing and a who believes In nothing l.
unfit to live: he should be quadruped and IKE
Why do we believe in the Democratic party? 1,
Is said It Is a party for spols and plumber Will
admit we are human | VIII admit that there are
men who only for spells and plunder Bui
;oval to the country and the flag? The Democratic
party Is tn. party OF tie peGPiIe, anu mates i
onlv good thing about sham * when il is dead
4 sham must lie. then let it lie under the ground.
The Democratic doctrine is the will Of the ma
jory, and Il we insist upon our right the peGp;e
wants-that IT, as little government as possible
and the cheapest possible AppaaiHbe VIZ " any
to-day than before? Is II cneapeI thah IN Gov
Towe thin nd e sf ns S ms peoe
20 to war about is taxation. and they are right be-
cause no Government can be u rlBht one u II over
,aves the people When you overtaX the people you
strike them In a very sensitive spot l hear good
deal Of wall coming from the Interior OF the state
when the people get their tax bill. We have found
already that although we have reform. II Is too ex-
pensive. (Appause).
MP HILL HAS AN UPROARIOUS GREETING.
Senator Hill was the only other speaker OF the
evening When he was Introduced by Mr. Cou-
dert. all the liquor dealers and bartenders got
Inlia m
snoecb Of Mr. Hill was almost disappointing,
and his talk about state taxes fell fiat and stale
When the Senator announced that ne was ready
70 give his Views on the subject OF personal lib
erty however. there another outbreak or
Yelling Every reference made by Mr.. Hill TO
the Police Board called out Kisses, not for the