Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-03
MORE DEMAGOGIC THAN EVER IN
LAST NIGHTS SPEECH.
PEACE DELAY SUSPICIOUS"
PLAINLY INTIMATED THAT POErTIGs
IS BACK OF 1T. ~
Senator Hill Declares That No One
Knows MckinIcy's Peace Policy
and Insinuntcs He COntem-
plates a "Bnse Surren-
der" of Territory.

NEW YORK, Nov. Every seat in Car
negie hall was filed tonight soon after the
doors were opened, and great crowd filled
the vast hall before the mass meeting OF
the Business Mems Democratic Association
was called TO order by Theodore W. Myers.
former comptroller of the city OF New
York. Ex-senator David B. Hill was The
speaker of the night and throughout his
speech was greeted with applause. The
gathering was a very enthusiastic one and
the entrance of Richard Croker while Mr.
Hill was speaking was the occasion or one
of the heartiest demonstrations of the
evening The platform vSas crowded with
prominent business men, 'and there was a
goodly sprinkling of ladies in the boxes.
The reading of a letter to the Business
Mems Association from former President
Grover Cleveland, congratulating it Tor
striving to prevent the maladministration
and extravaganza of the Republican party"
was followed by deafening applause.
Following is the text of Mr.. Clevelands s
letter:
Princeton. n. J.. Oct. 26.
II acknowledge with thanks the receipt
of your invitation to attend the mass meet
ing TO be held on the evening of November
. for the purpose of ratirying the Demo-
cratic nominations for the state OF New
York. / regret that l am unable to accept
your invitation, but as l recall the usetI
labcrs OF the Business Mems Democratic
Association in the past. j may perhaps be
permitted TO express my graihcatlon 10
find that youp organization is still in the
field, striving to save the state oil New
York from Republican maladministration
and extravasa2se XsTy IT truly avE1 E9nrSs:
Mr.. Hill was introduced by the chair
man and at first spoke with some effort.
As he went along, however, his voice pe-
came distinct and ringing and could lie
heard in every part of the hall.
In the course of his remarks, Mr.. Hill
said:
This terrible anxiety, largely affected,
of our Republican friends, for fear that
the war may be renewed in case oil
Democratic victory, is really pitful. 1t is
also difficult to appreciate the apprehen-
sion Of our opponents that the Democrats
may harass the president in perfecting
his plans for securing permanent peace.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, in
speech in this city last week, in one of his
flights of fancy, said, in substance, that
81 his audience was not in favor of placing
the people of the Philippine Islands back
under the rule of Spanish tyranny, they
should vote for the Republican state tick
et-canal frauds, Raines law, force bill
and all. l beg to suggest TO the distin-
guished senator that neither he nor any
body else knows what the policy of the
Philippine islands,
THAT policy has never been declared; or
the contrary, it has been carefully con-
cealed. The only expression heard from
any member of the administration was
from the late secretary of state, Mr.. Day,
now one of our peace commissioners at
Paris, who some time ago publicly an
rounced that he did not favor the retention
of those islands. Perhaps he spoke tl.e
presidents own views; who knows?
THE truth seems 20 be that the Demo-
cratic hostility which is apprehended
springs from Republican fear that some
unduly liberal or over-generous terms OF
peace involving a base surrender of some
of the conquered territory, may be APP
proved by the administration. to which
Democratic opposition would naturally be
expected. The suspicious delay in the peace
negotiations, which will undoubtedly not be
permitted TO be concluded until after cleo
lion, confirms this view of the situation.
Democratic hostility TO humiliatinS
compromise with Spain which may be ac-
cepted by weak and vacilating admins
tration is what Republican leaders fear
rather than Democratic friendship or SYM
pathies for anything that is Spanish"
Taking up tine financial question, eX-Sen-
ator Hill said:
Our opponents seem much disturbed be-
cause. in this state campaign. We prefer
20 regard state issues paramount. We
have not repudiated nor abandoned any
national issues. but they have simply been
held in abeyance until more convenien,
season. 1t IS a safe rule not to cross any
bridges until We reach them-and the ma