New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
HILL HITS AT CORTELY0U.
THrozcs Mud at Baltimore Mass
Meeting Darts There.

Baltimore oct. 10-The campaign tou- OF Henry
G. Davis Democratic Vice Presidential candidate.
through Maryland and West Virginia, was begun
here tonight i: immense gathering OF Demo-
Gratis in Lyric Hall
Nearly all the leading Democrats of the state
and city were on the platform and in the boxes.
including all the electoral and Congress nominees
There was great enthusiasm from first to last
Senator Davis received chorus OF shouts as dia
the venerable Ex-Governor and Senator William
Pinckney White David B. Hin, Senator German
and Senator Daniel, all of whom made speeches
and all OF whom. with the exception OF senator
German, will accompany Senator Davis on ms touE'
Senator German presided.
Mr. Davis aTraigned the present administration
for undue extravaganza. charging that the present
executive went into Office three years ago with an
overfowing treasury. with the receipts exceeding
the expenditures yet for the last fiscal year there
was a deficit of sA 10000, and II add the six or
seven million dollars received from the Pacihc
Railroad the deficit is nearly S00Oe.000"
He assalled the last Congress for failing to pass
the River and Harbor bill and for hurriedly ad-
journing to prevent investigation OF the de-
partments by Democrats. After paying hish
tribute to the personality of Judge Parker as a
man equal to emergencies, but not prone 10 make
them and ready to devote his whole time II elect
ed to the interests of the country without desire
for further political preferment. Mr.. Davis ended
his speech follows
In the last Bryan campaign, heard great
deal from the Republicans about the nun urner ms
policy has not only emptied the pail. but 1,t1a has
caused a general depression in business resuItlhs
in reducing wages working on short hours WIN
many men out of employment altosethef'
David B. Hill followed ex-senator Davis In
speech OF great length He began by seVeleH
criticising President Roosevelt for appointing MS
private secretary 10 the Department of commerce
for the palpable purpose of acquiring much valu-
able information which might be utilized IN ooVl-
Gus ways In the campaign TO the political adVah-
tage Of the party in power" and then making MIN
the chairman of the national committee; eepeciaiIy
date 10 the present" said Mr.. Hin. chairman
Cortelyou has been diligently soliciting bniess
operations and secret affairs he had recentlS ose.
Investigating The motive for this extraorolIhattS
action is scarcely disguised The purpose Is evident
II partakes somewhat Of the nature OF @
cured through official power to compel P0nticdal d
contributions 1t is stand and deliver p p0SS veil 1e
dressed to corporate interests whlch caiIIot @ , We"
resist appeal. for fear OF retaliation upon %
TfvaIs ir business The situation constitutes a
grave scandal which cannot be lgnoreu noI S9l tba
doned 1t has no parallel In the history oA '"'
Projection. so called" he said. is species 3t
fnyokes the aid of the government 70 help one one
mans business at the expense Of anothsr & nan g me
Imported articles which you purchase IN order tae
$$or hts services il is a selfish and not enght-
Ded or pubc spirited policy; it interferes with and
sats aside the natural law OF supply and demand
bfcb nught as a general rule, always to regulate
wages and prices lie SAID & that the a5
PPoombSnations and that the Democracy stands
nIedged TO a revision Of the tariff; l-
AS to the Philippines, he SAID that congress
should promptly declare first. to give independence
10 the FiIipnos as soon safety VIII permit aila
Sssfinr 5se4iRG, 70 P'O'''' '''-'''
speaking- on sectional and race agitation, nc De
,is re5 that this Is still white man govern,
nent and must necessarily largely remain SO,
and that there is no defence Tor force oiIs OF
federal election laws ~, ,o,,oy
After criticising tho Presidents Panama pon'N
q
y1r.eesidentiai candidate saying that the country
needs level headed and conservative srstSs
and spectacular performances IN the "hi'e
House"