The Worcester spy., 1898-11-01
V an Wyck and
Hill Speak.
WELL RECEIVED.
Democratic CANDIDATE Talks
Chiefly On State Issues.

Utica, N. Y, Oct. S1.-Judge Angus
tus Van Wyck and Hon. David B. Hill
addressed an audience of nearly 5000
people, crowded into an opera house
having a seating capacity of less than
1000, in this city tonight
One of the noticeable features of the
meeting was the ovation which greet
ed ex-senator Hill. When he arose
after being introduced, he was greeted
with an outburst of applause which
prevented him from speaking for sew
eral minutes. 1t exceeded both in en-
thusiasm and duration the welcome
given Judge Van Wyck, which was new
ertheless a hearty one. A parade Of
local demooraticNclubs preceded the
meeting. Judge Van Wyok was the
first speaker at the meeting He said:
There are some evidences that our
opponents have of late become con-
WINGED that. state issues have a little
to do with the coming election in this
state. The present lieutenant govern
or and member of the canal board and
candidate for reelection has even gone
so far as to inform his hearers that the
special report on the canals made by
the commission appointed by Govern
or Black when rightly read is rather
an approval than a condemnation of
the manner in which the nine millions
voted by the people for Improvement
of our waterways have been disposed Of
The speaker then referred to the
alleged interruption by the audience Of
Lieut.. Governor Woodrufe's speech at
a recent republican meeting in Roehes-
ter, the home Of Superintendent of
Public Works Aldaidge declared that
an attempt had been made to present
a false and contemplate defense of
the canal outrages," and claimed that
the lieutenant governor, in his remarks,
had slandered the members of the canal
commission. Continuing, he said:
Desperate indeed must be this caball
in their efforts to continue in control
OF our state government when they re-
sort to such an infamous effort to blind
the people and to stay their anger until
Nov. 8. Can it be wondered at that the
honest indignation of the audience up
on which they sought to impose should
rise in open revolt and would not per-
NIT the speaker to continue The re-
publican candidate for governor and
MS companions assert that the lieuten-
ant governor undertook such defense |
against their wishes and advice But
TINS was an express admission Of the
truth of the frauds set forth in t ne i
report and of charges against them an
admission which, up to this time, was
only implied by the silence of the re-
publican candidate for governor and
ms assistants upon the subject
The republican candidate for COVER
nor asks the people to crown the efforts
OF public offenders with success by
electing him governor, SO he can inves-
tigate and punish them, il he, their can
didate for governor, should find them
guilty. Was even before such a PROPOSE
tion calmly submitted to an intelligent
and just-minded people?
Judge Van Wyck said that Mr.. AL
bridge had "made a statement in the
hope of saving his party from defeat
and himself from further prosecution
in which he virtually comedies that this
commission has rendered judgment con-
victing him and his party OF inefficient, !
bad and dishonest administration and
says that the judgment is now justified
by the evidence, and now at this late
date makes this motion for a new trial, |
upon the same evidence, and not upon
newly discovered evidence, and the re-
publican administration still refuses to
make public the evidence upon which
the commission rendered its judg-
ment"
Continuing, the judge, in part, said
Let the people turn the rascals out
to the end that new accountants may
examine the books and correct the evils, |
that the ill-gotten gains may be recov-
cred for the state treasury. and punish |
ment meted out to the offenders as d
warning to those who may betempted in
the future to violae a sacred trust, and
to the end that an honest and efficient
administration of business affairs of
Ia h ct, r
form will never make great progress if |
the people permit a party to escape |
from responsibility by the extremely
simple device of substituting a new
agent for one who has fallen into dis
repute because has was its too obedi- |
ent servant The manner in which the
nine millions placed at the disposal of
the republican administration of this
state by authority of the people for
canal Improvements has been used up
Is one of the most shocking scandals
in the recent politics of America.
| stand before you as the candidate |
of the democratic party, but not as
that alone. | am pledged to a work
of needed reform, 10 a vindication of
the principles of administration that
concern all honest men, irrespective of
partisanship to the striking down of
robbery in the public life |
of the state, to the bringing to bear
on the forces of the state Of simple !
honesty, to the reassertion of home |
rule rights for every city in the state. |
to the defense unimpaired of personal |
liberty against a system of repression !
which depends upon the SPY for its
and devotes public rev
enues to the enrichment of spoilsmen, |
and to the carrying out in good faith |
of the civil service laws of the state.
Elk Senator Hills speech was along |
the lines of that delivered III Brook
lyn Among the new features HI rid
iculed the Roosevelt party as d Wild |
west show, and said the war was
over
He made strong plea for Van Wyek |
as one who would follow in the foot
steps of Marcy, Tilden and Seymour.
He reviewed the services Of noted DEM
ocrats in the late war, and when some !
one asked. "How about Bryan?" Mr.. |
Hill reviewed Bryan's services in the !
field, and closed by predicting the cleo
uon OF Van Wyck.