Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-10-09
GROVER AND DAVID.
Cleveland and Hill on the
Same Platform.
A Democratic Ratification at
Cooper Union.
Ex-P President Cleveland Chairman of
the Meeting.
He Introduced Governor Hill Who
Made the Principal Address of
the Evening-BOth VOcifer-
ously Applauded.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
New York, Oct. 8.-The Democrats
of this city assembled in great throngs
at Cooper's Union this evening to ratify
the nominations of the Saratoga conven-
ton. Ex-President Cleveland was pres
ident of the meeting, and many other
notable Democrats were on the stage.
Tumultuous applause greeted the APP
pearance of Mr.. Cleveland, the audience
standing up, waving hats and canes and
making all manner of demonstrations of
enthusiasm.
Mr.. Cleveland at length obtained
silence by raising his hand and ac-
knowledged with much satisfaction the
compliment paid him by his selection as
presiding officer. He went on to
talk at some length about the
issues of the campaign. He scored
the protective tariff, the force bill,
extravaganza in the government expen-
ditures and the arbitrary action of the
Republicans in the last congress. He
made reference to the determined Demo-
cratic battle against these abuses last
fall and the victory which resulted.
In the popular branch of the next
congress-" said he, "the party which
lately arrogated to itself the domination
of that body, will fill hardly more than
one-fourth of its seats. Democratic gov
errors occupy the enemy's strongholds
in Iowa, Massachusetts, Ohio, Wiscon-
sin, Michigan. In Pennsylvania the
election of a Democratic governor pre-
sented conclusive proof of Republican
corruption exposed and Republican dis
honesty detected. But with all these
results of the just and fearless Demo
cratic policy, our Work Is not yet COM
pletely done, and want to suggest to
you that any relaxation of the effort
within the lines established by the ma
tional democracy, will be violation Of
the pledges we gave the people when we
invited their cooperation and undertook
their cause"
Mr.. Cleveland said he did not forget
that we are Immediately concerned with
the state campaign. 1t seemed to him,
however, that while national questions
of the greatest import are yet unsettled,
and when we are on the eve of a nation
al campaign in which they must be
again pressed upon the attention OF
the voters. the Democracy of the great
state Of New York cannot and will not
ignore them.
eff we fail to retain our ascendancy in
the Empire state, no matter upon what
issue, it is lost, and no matter how much
our opponents may seek to avoid great
and important topics, it will be claimed
as the verdict of the people against the
principles and platform of the national
Democracy. / am far from having any
fear of the result of full discussion of
state affairs, but it does not fol-
low that it is wise to regard
matters OF national concern as
entirely foreign to the pending can
vass, and especially to follow the enc
my in their lead entirely away from the
issues they most fear and which they
have the best of reasons to dread. Those
who are with US merely because they
approved the present position OF the
national Democracy and reforms we
have undertaken, and who oppose in
national affairs the Republican policy
and methods. and who still think the
state campaign we have in hand has no
relation to the principles and policy
they approved, are in danger of falling
into grave error. Our opponents in
the pending canvass, though now striv-
ing hard to hide their ident ity in cloud
of dust raised by their iteration of irrel-
evant things, constitute large factor in
the party, which, still far from har-
monious, seeks to perpetuate all the
wrongs and abuses of Republican rule
in national affairs. In the present con-
dition of affairs it is not to be supposed
that any consistent and thoughtful
member OF the Democratic organization
can fail to see it is his duty to engage
enthusiastically and zealously in the
support of the ticket and platform which
represent our party in this campaign. "
CLEVELAND INTRODUCES HILL.
At the conclusion of his speech, which
was frequently interrupted by applause,
Governor Hill appeared, and turning to
him with bow, and then again to the
audience, Mr.. Cleveland said he did not
think it necessary to say more, and
could not say less, than that Governor
Hill was there. AS the governor stepped
forward he was greeted with an outburst
of applause, similar to and as prolonged
as that which greeted Cleveland.
GOVERNOR HILLS SPEECH.
Governor Hill reaffirmed the attitude
of the party on the tariff, and discussed
silver at some length. He said in part /;
"Our platform renews the party g
pledges of fidelity to sound principles
of finance. 1t reaffirms the national
Democratic platform OF 1884, which ex-
plicitly declares that we believe in hon
est money, gold and silver coinage OF
the constitution, and circulating me-
dunn convertible into such money with
out loss. That is declaration in favor
of a double standard in favor of bi-me-
tallism; in favor of gold as well as sill
yer, and of silver as we'll as gold. 1t
recognizes no legislative disparagement
of one metal to the enhancement of the
other; it makes them both sovereign ;
both legal tender for the payment OF
debt. However honestly the individ-
uals of our party may differ as to the
means of attaining perfect bi-metallism,