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Show GOV. HILL OH CLEVELAND i ' : - , : He Praises the President Warmly and .h - Is Thoroughly in Sympathy : . ' With Him. The Cold Wave of Unprecedented Area and the Severest for Many Years. Collision of Trains' in the Blind-ing Blind-ing Snow'' find: Three Men In- -- (l8tantly Killed. - . ' . . .. i . ' , -v- Governor Hill on Cleveland. ,,New Yobk, January 9. Owing to the wires workingbadly the' first part; of the following dispatch has not yet been received.' re-ceived.' It relates t to the Jackson banquet given in New York , last night.-r-Ei). Democbat. Demo-cbat. . . ' '' ' fi .... ; The banqfuet hall was tastefully decorated -TOdth taDtteTrohly ladenr- At the1)6"6r the guests' table hung a portrait of Andrew Jackson, and 1 the velvet-bound menu cards contained' portaits of "Old Hickory" and the guests of the evening. After the edibles had been disoussed, 4 ' LETTERS OF HEGEET Were read from Hon. Samuel J. Tilden, members of the National Cabinet, General Hanoook, Governor Pattison, of Pennsylvania, Pennsylva-nia, Governor Lee, of Virginia, Charles A. Dana, editor of the New York Sun, and others. None of them were of any political significance, Cabinet officers pleading pressure press-ure of publio duties, while others were prevented pre-vented from being present by previous engagements en-gagements or by ill health. f .. govebnob hill. In replying to the toast to the guests of the evening, enunciated the principles of his administration ad-ministration as he enunciated them, in his message to the Legislature, and then said : "Those who expect me to antagonize the national administration will be disappointed. That administration needs no defense at my hands. It is administering the government wisely, safely and successfully, and to the satisfaction of the people. Of president Cleveland's honesty, Courage and Democracy there can be no question. I had the honor of being associated associ-ated with him in the State government for two years, and our relations were, and have ever since been, of the most pleasant, cordial cor-dial character. I respect his sincerity of purpose, his sterling integrity and party fealty. The Governor ' then proceeded to enumerate several things which the new Democratic Administration had not done, which it was said would be', done. Among them it Br HAD NOT BETUBNED THE NEGBOKS TO 8LAVEBI, Had not assumed the Confederate debt, it had . not levied political assessments, and' had retained inj office Republicans who performed per-formed their duties faithfully. The banquet lasted till a late hour. |
