The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-01
HILL CALLS oDELL A .GRAFrER.
speech to Broome County Farmers at the
County Fair.

BINoHAMTos, N. Y, Aug. 3l.--A specia
train OF nine cars conveyed David d. Hill
and crowd Of Broome county Democratic
to Whitney's Point this morning, where
Mr.. Hill spoke at II o'clock to the biRges,
| crowd that ever attended the Broomt
county fair. The number was estimated
at noon to be over 1000. Tomorrow Sena-
tor Chauncey NJ. Depew will make speech
at the same fair In reply to Hill.
| A little more than half of Mr.. Hills speech
was devoted to personal abuse Of President
Rooevelt, chiefly in connection with the
postal frauds. Hills text was magazine
article on this subject. He said the article
| bore all the earmarks of the President
himself, and that III 1t was not dictated
at the White House II at least was inspired
there. The real authorship OF the article
Is TOO transparent to be successfully dis
guised. II WAS really unnecessary that the
Presidents portrait should have adorned
the title page OF the magazine as well as
also appear with the article itself" He said:
When the President has particularly de-
70 ss eonn the
70 reirain from communicating to the public
directly through his messages or addresses.
zine writer's, some OF whom have not been
particularly familiar with political affairs.
put WHO possess a breezy and entertaining
style or composition and are under obligations
10 MIN Tor various courtesies extended to them
at the White House-whereby he might better
opinion.
Inc latest performance In that direc-
ton, Mr.. Hill said, was an article on the
subject OF How Roosevelt Uncovered the
Postal Frauds, contained in the Septem-
Der number Of McCiuye's Magazine, by Mr.
William Allen White of Kansas, and he
quoted from that article as follows:
.,o When pne i The postal invsstigatonl touched
s ne prssidents friend and political sponsor
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for crookedness. the two Senators from New
, 3orS S,. and every prominent Republican in
ened President Roosevelt for allowing Brlstow
TO indict Green"
publication was intended as spectacular and
eocted especially to aid the President in the
present COMES, regardless Of its damaging eff
Of course. i senator Depew admits the
Withdraw my denunciation of the publication
He speaks on these fair grounds tomorrow
him. II he denies them then bis denial will
6e osii hN and The auhor of the article will
ton leave President Roosevelt! '''
TO the United States Senate and accord
ing to usage is entitled to denomination
at the hands of his party. Aside from his
tory. able and most creditable representa- |
tive OF the Empire State. and it gives me |
pleasure 70 80 state on this occasion. Decent |
men OF all parties would greatly prefer him
mead OF the Republican organization in this
State. who speculates in the securities of
trusts and "a kes his chances and then
e, sa IS , on his associates to induce them
10 be chosen | am heartily in favor of MIR
Depew's selection. But his party is wrong
IN all the great public questions before the
highest interests of the State and country
will be subserved by the election of a Demo-
rat in his stead.
The rest Of Mr.. Hill g speech was devoted
,hiefy to the Philippine question and to
He said we should let the Philippines go,
md that the Senators should be elected
directly by, popular vote.
OF the platform and the candidate Mr..
Hill said:
The Democratic platform confined itself
o living issues. 1t was silent upon the money
question. because that question was deemed
~ the convention Of Judge Parker's famous
eleeram operated virtually AZ an amend
nent OF the platform in accordance with its
uperseded and eliminated ali previous ma
ional platforms. The field has thus been
feared for aggressive and effective work
pom the vital issues In which the people are
We have an ideal candidate for President
ne person OF Judge Alton B. Parker: He
eeds no introduction To- the people OF this
ne nominatton. but accented it at great
ersonal sacrifice and as a duty which he be-
e., he Owed his country and his party.
y id ea Az qoiciai temPerament Will safely