Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-25
after TEN YEARS
David Bennett Hill Meets
Tammany Braves Again.
Speaks In Tammany Hall on State Is
sues and Says "Turn Out the Ras-
Gals Is the Remedy Of the People
and the Pressing Demand OF the
Hour" and That Tariff Revision Is
the Leading National Issue-Ex-
President Cleveland Sends Letter
Reeretting Inability to Attend and
Endorsing the State Ticket.

New York, Oct. 23.-For the first
time il 10 years David b. Hill spoke
last night in Tammany hall. The oc'
casion was the ratification OF the
Democratic state ticket.
Former President Grover Cleveland
sent letter expressing his regret thar
a prior engagement prevented his at
tending the meeting. 1t was as fol
lows:
II regret that my engagements Will
not permit an acceptance or your IN
vitation to ottend the Democratic meet
ing to be held in Tammany hall on ;he
ODD instant.
ut is most gratifying 10 learn from
the terms of your note that tie De
mocracy of the city of New York fully
appreciate how vitality the underlying
principles of our party are involved
in the pending canvass; and also TO
know that they shall not be forgotten in
it's campaign efforts.
"rhe great Democratic organization
of the city of New York is so important
factor in controlling the result of
rarty endeavor in the broadcst fields
that no campaign in which it engages
can be considered sufficiently local to
free it from the responsibility of its
influence upon party prospects every
where and ut all times.
"This responsibility has been well
met in the present campaign by the
selection of trustworthy candidates, by
intelligent party work, and by the
sensible efforts to secure harmonious
Democratic action.
81 sincerely hope that as a result the
Democracy of the city of New York
will again demonstrate its invincl 'il-
ity at home; that Democratic good gov
ernment and economical adminstra-
tion will be restored to the people OF
the state, and that Democratic hope
and confidence will be revived and
stimulated far beyond the limits of
city and state"
Mr.. Hill said in part: "Ten years
ago I had the honor of speaking in this
ancient temple of Democracy in behalf
of the policy of revenue reform. Today
the leading national issue in the ems l.
ing election is that of q revision of tie
present eXOrh'tant and unnecessary
tariff and it is therefore Appropriate
that my voice should again be heard in
behalf of this righteous cause within
| these old walls dedicated to the enUncia-
tion of right principles of government.
"Regardless of past differences.
which never related to party policy, !
extend the right hand of fellowship to
every Democrat in this grand old or
ganization or in any other organization
and together we'll battle. shoulder to
shoulder. i'm behalf of those .Icffer,
sonian principles which we all have in
heritod 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. Nc
good reason can be urged why it should
longer be delayed
| Mr.. Hill devoted considerable )art
of his speech to state affairs, in the
course of which he said: at now np.
pears that the raid upon the charitable
institutions of the state made last win
ter by the Odell administration was
not only political, but mercenary in Its
character. The favored recipient OF
official patronage was the corporation
of j. w. Mathews company of New
burgh, the home of Governor Odell
His personal interest in that corpora
tion has now been demonstrated IL
disclosures published.
1T has been shown further that the
chairman Of the Republican state eX
ecutive committee is financially in
terested in the state printing ring al
Albany, and that the banking depart
ment withholds or grants charters fol
trust companies at the instance. sug
gestiOn or regard of Republican poll
ticians of the locality, who receive large
compensation for their official influence
at is unnecessary to multiply in
stances. Turn the rascnis out is th'
remedy Of the people and the pressing
| 1ema nd of the hour"