Show HILL IN BROOKLYN N Y the new newyork york senator discourses on the situation 1 raises the president roasts the silver advocates and predicts a democratic victory in new now york BROOKLYN N NY Y oct 23 democrats in thousands gathered in the big academy of music this evening to hear bear senator david B hill speak it was announced as a grand democratic ratification fi meeting and tho the promoters took occasion to have a long series of resolutions printed and distributed the resolutions contained arledge a eledee to support cleveland and the n national dional democratic administration and demanded the prompt and absolute repeal of the silver purchase liase clause of the sherman act when senator hill came to the front the great crowd cheered and half the audience roso rose to their feet waving flags and handkerchiefs the senator bore it all calmly and placidly and when it was over he began begin to speak senator hill opened with a short allusion to the opponents of democracy and its principles saying it was the same common enemy with whom his party had been contending for so many years the tile senator e of the ways and maans comm committee it co in the tile tariff revisions and raid the country was on the eve of the realization of democratic promises he ile repeated his well known views on the federal election law referred briefly i to the finances of the national gover government ament and then passed to ft a consideration of the sherman silver law another legacy left us by the republican party on the subject ho lie said the tile law is illogical in its construction vicious in its tendencies and injurious in its operation the president of the united states grover cleveland performed a patriotic act in promptly convening Congress and in recommending the repeal of the sherman law in tho the desperate effort to prevent or delay the passage of this bill the freedom of debate was abused no matter what maybe may bo tho the outcome ol 01 the present struggle the tile necess necessity ity for a change in the senate rules has been abundantly demonstrated I 1 romise you the effort for a change will to bo continued irrespective of the fate of the tile present bill the majority must bo be permitted to dominate and control its proceedings or else legislation will become impossible the remainder of hills speech was taken u up with a d discussion i of state matters an and dp he be closed with a prediction for a great democratic victory next month |