Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-24
PRIOR ENGAGE MENT
Prevents Cleveland from Meet
ing Friend David B. Hill.
Latter Charges Gov. OdeI| With
Corrupt Practices in Office.
Latter Immediately Brands Accuser AS
An Unqualified Liar.

New York. Oct. 23.-For the first
time in 10 years David Bennett Hill,
former governor and former United
States senator from the state 81 New
York, spoke, Wednesday, in Tammany
Hall. The occasion was the ratif1ca-
ton of the Democratic state ticket.
Former President Grover Cleveland
sent a letter expressing his regret that
a prior engagement prevented his at
tending the meeting. The letter was
as follows:
Westland. Princeton, n. j., Oct. 20 l?l2
Charles +. Murphy, Esq.
MY Dear .Sir:-I regret that my en-
gagementS will not permit an acceptance
of your invitation to attend the Demo.
cratic meeting to be held =; iammany
Han on the I'D inst.
1T is most gratifying to learn from the
terms of your note that the Democracy
of the city of New York fully appreciate
how vitality the underlying principles or
our party are involved IN the pendlns
canvass: and also to know of the deter
minatiOn that they shall not be forgotten
in it's campaign efforts.
1.-The most Democratic organization of
the city of New. York is so important a
factor in controlling the result of party
endeavor in the broadcast fields. thar no
campaign in which it engages can be con-
sidered sufficiently local to free it from
the vi its ppC,.
party prospects everywhere and at all
times.
This responsibility has been well met
in the present campaign by the seiectlon
of trustworthy candida ties, by Intelligent
party work and by the sensible efforts TO
secure harmonious Democratic action.
II sincerely hope that as result the
Democracy of the city of New York Will
again demonstrate its invincibility al
home; that Democratic good government
and economical administration will De re.
stored to the people of the state; ana
that Democratic hope and confidence will
be revived and stimulated far beyond tbs
limits of the cityiand state.
Hoping that Your meeting will be
abundantly successful and most useful In
the cause. ] am.
Yours very truly.
Grover Cleveland
Mr.. Hill said in part: Ten years ago
/ had the honor of speaking in this an
cient temple of Democracy in behalf
of the policy of revenue reform. To-
day, the leading national issue in the
| ensuing election is that of {; revision
of the present exorbitant and unneces-
| sary tariff, and it is therefore appro-
| pirate that my voice should again he
| heard in behalf of this righteous cause
| within these old walls dedicated to the
| enunciation of right principles of gov
| erDment.
Regardless Of past differences, which
never related to party policy, / extend
! the right hand of fellowship to every
Democrat in this grand old organiZl-
ton or in any other organization. and
together we'u...hattle, shoulder to
shoulder. in behalf of those Jeffer-
| sonian principles which we all have
! inherited from the great founder of The
Democratic party.
Tariff revision must come in the
very near future. and the sooner II
comes the better for our country. No
good reason can be urged why 1t
should longer be delayed"
Mr.. Hill devoted a considerable part
of his speech to state affairs, IN tn"
course of which he said:
1T now appears that the raid upon
the charitable institutions of the state
made last winter by the Odell admins
tration was not only political but fner-
cenary in it's character.
1.-The favored recipient of Official
patronage was the corporation OF }. w.
Mathews Co. of Newburgh. the home
of Gov. Odell.
His personal interest in that coii'o-
ration has now been demonstrated IN
disclosures published"