Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-17
"Still-Very Still. I"

The Hon. David B. Hill, without
whose vociferations no "harmony'
meeting would be complete, has no
always been so prodigal with his voice
There was time-and it was criti
cal time in the history of the Demo
cratic party-when neither love o.
country, nor party loyalty, nor the
recollections of bonors received, MOI
yet strongest of ally the hope of hon
ors yet to come-could draw from him
one dulcet note. That was iu 1896
when organized greed, hypocricy and
fraud united to thwart the purpose
which large majority of the party
expressed in the most democratic con
vention which had been held for q
generation. The Chicago platform
was adopted on the 9th of July; after
Mr.. Hill had had more than two
months to consider it, he wrote to Hon.
Hamilton Ward of Belmont, N. Y, q
letter dated September ~, 1896, and
published in the Buffalo EGpresS June
II, 1902, which reads as follows:
ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 12, 1896.
(Personal.)
My Dear Judge: Your recent letters
were duly received. l read each OF
them with much interest. The stu
alton for Democrat who desires at
all times to be loyal to his party is
very difficult. am giving the matter
very careful consideration and moving
slowly. | was a Democrat before the
Chicago convention and | am Demo
crat still-very still. l am always
glad to hear from you.
With kindest regards to Mrs. Ward
and yourself, | remain, very truly
yours, DAVID b. HILL.
Hon. Hamilton Ward,
Belmont, N. Y.
If Mr.. Hill had any influence that
was the time to exert it. We needed
harmony then and his particular
friends were the discordant ones, but
he was "STILL-VERY STILL"
He wants to push tariff reform to
the front now, but when the Republi.
cans nominated the foremost cham.
pion of ultra protection, and when his
influence might have aided tariff re-
form he was "STILL-VERY STILL.
He now pretends to be very much
disturbed by the trusts, but he knew
that the trusts were opposing the
Democratic ticket in 1896, and he
knew that they would control the
policy of the Republican administra
ton if they succeeded in electing thai
ticket, but he was "STILL-VERY
STILL"
He describes Imperialism as men
ace to the country, and yet when the
Republicans were winning the victory
out of which imperialism grew ant
we're employing imperialistic methods
to coerce voters he was "STILL--
VERY STILL"
He ought not to be too noisy now
He claims to have voted the ticket il
| 1S96-it is even said that he can prove
it by thumb mark on the ticket-bu
il he has so much influence why dit
he not use his influence for the ticket
A man who is big enough to aspire tt
the Presidency ought to have some in
1uence; he ought to be able to d'
more than control his own vote.
Mr.. Hill was able to influence on
thousand votes in the United States
he has a thousand times as great ;
claim on the Republican party as OF
the Democratic party, for all his in
1uence was thrown to the Republican
ticket At the Tilden club banquet h
eulogized Mr.. Cleveland after tn
latter had made his impudeut and in
solent speech calling upon the Demo
cratic party to repent.
| Tho Too,, ,,,,3nDo,. doaa uot oondaml
Mr.. Hill merely because he sinned i
1896, but because he is ready to re
peat the sin; it is not because he di
his party wrong, but because ther
is no reason to doubt that he will fol
low in the future the same course b
has followed in the past. Mr.. Hill
conduct showed how far apart he an
the party were In 1896, and hi
speeches show that he has not changed
Therefore, he and the party must b
as far apart now unless the party ha
undergone change. He has indorse
Mr.. Cleveland's plan of requiring tn
faithful to wear sackcloth and ashes
but the rank and file do not respond
they are "STILL-VERY STILL
The Comn,oner.
Bronchitis tor Twenty Years.