The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-04-23
Judge Hilf's Speech.

audience was present TO hear thu
judge, Saturday night last.
Briefly Judge Hill placed him
self squarely on the present lease
law as well as the present quaran
tine law and as democrat on al
National issues.
Judge Hill intimated that II,
had been accused Of being COW
ard and would not express himself
on public questions. He deniec
the soft impeachment" anc
stated that before his address wa.
concluded his hearers would fine
no fault on this score.
The Judge then discussed some
general democratic principles anc
then stated that he stands square
ly as u democrat, is running fol
the democratic nomination and
asks the support of democrats and
no others.
Referring TO the address pub.
lished by q committee appointed
at the mass meeting the Saturday
before, the speaker asserted that
the man who attempts to array
one class against another is "a pub.
lie enemy and unworthy the re-
spect of decent people.
Discussing the public free school
land question, the Judge laid
down the proposition that the
school lands of the state consti-
tute a trust fund for the children
of the state and should be admin
istered with patriotism and good
judgment for the benefit of the
school fund, and not in the inter
eBO OF any class.
Judge Hill referred TO a charge
that he said had been made that
he is being run by the COW man of
West Texas and courageously
branded, the charge as a lie"
out of the whole cloth. or words
to that effect.
Further discussing the commit
tees address, and resolutions pass
ed by the meeting referred to
Judge Hill took the position that
the committee and mass meeting
is demanding something they al
ready have. If he is elected and
votes for law putting all school
lands on the market regardless of
leases or previous contracts he
will be drunk or in some other
state of intellectual disability. 1t
would be wrong for the state to
abolish the leases and he would
not be u party to it.
Referring to to the candidacy of
Col. J. J. Rhodes, Mr.. Hill stated
that he had enquired Of that
gentleman, last Saturday morn
ing, whether he was democratic
Or an independent candidate and
Col. Rhodes answered, he did
not know Judge Hill stated
that he had been informed that
Dut for the act Of one man, refer
ng to the editor of this paper,
Col. Rhodes would have been
launched at the meeting on Sat-
friday before AZ AN independent
This report certainly |
cached the Judge in an exagerat-
ID form, the fact being that to
he meeting the editor of this
PAPER did make a statement of |
lis individual views as to how the
campaign should be managed, and |
hat he being u democrat and en-
,ecting to support the democratic
lominee, would advise that these
people organize as democrats and
larry their fight into the conven-
ion etc. These remarks by the
EDITOR were met with hearty as
from number present |
hat those present were democrats
md in this fight as democrats.
This much in explanation.
Judge Hill expressed n convic-
ion that no man could be nomi-
hated for state senator of this |
district who stood on a platform
rs represented by Mr.. Rhodes and
hat some man representing his
the speakeTs) views would re-
,eive the nomination.
Judge Hills speech makes the