, 1891-10-09
new YORK.
Democratic Leaders at the
Cooper Union Meeting.
Elk President Cleveland Is the
Presiding Officer.
Governor Hill Discusses the
Question Of Bimetalism.
Cleveland and Hill.

NEW YORK, Oct. Sat the Cooper
Union meeting ex-President Cleveland,
on taking the chair. acknowledged with
much satisfaction the compliment paid
him by his selection as the presiding
officer. He vent on to talk at some length
on the issues OF the campaign. He scored
the protective tariff. force bill, extrava-
gance in government expenditures and
the arbitrary actions of the Republicans
in the last congress: made reference to the
determined Democratic battle against
these abuses last fall and the victory which
resulted. In the popular branch of the
next congress the party which lately
arrogated to itself the domination of thai
body will find hardly more than one-fourtt
of its seats. Democratic governors occupy
the enemy's strongholds in Iowa,
massachusetts, Ohio. Wisconsin and
Michigan. In Pennsylvania the election
of a Democratic governor presented ON
elusive proof of Republican corruption
exposed and Republican dishonesty de-
tected. But with all these results of Just
and fearless Democratic policy our work is
not yet completely done and | want TO
suggest to you that any relaxation OF effort
within the lines established by the
national Democracy will be a violation of
the pledges we gave the people when we
e invited their co operation 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 importance are yet unsettled
and when we are on the eve of a national
campaign in which they must be again
pressed upon the ~atteotion of the voters;
the Democrats OF the great state of New
York cannot and will not ignore them. If
we fail to retain the ascendency in the
Empire state, no matter upon what issue
it is los. and no matter how much op-
popents may seem to avoid great and i'm
portant topics. it will be claimed as a yer
dict of our people against the principles
and platform of the national Democracy.
L am far from having any fear of the re
suit of a full discussion of state affairs
but it does not follow hat it is wise to re-
gard matters OF national concern as entirely
foreign to the pending canvass, and
especially to follow the enemy in their
lead entirely away from the issues they
most fear and which they have the best
of reasons to dread. Those who act with
us merely because they approve the pres
ent position of the national Democracy
and the reforms we have undertaken and
who oppose in national affairs the Re
publican policy and methods, and who
still think the state campaign we have IL
hand has no relation to the principle:
and policy they approve, are ip danger OF
falling isto grave error. Our opponent,
in the pending canvass, though now
striving hard to hide their identity in q
cloud of dust raised by their iteration OF
irrelevant things. constitute a large factor
in the party which, still far from har-
monious, seeks TO perpetuate all wrongs
and abuses Of Republican rule in nation al
affairs. In the present condition of at.
fairs it is not to be supposed that any
consistent and thoughtful member Of the
Democratic organization can fail 10 see il
his duty TO engage enthusiastically anc
zealously in support OF the ticket anc
platform which represents our party il
this campaign.
HILL SPEAKS.
Governor Hill reaffirmed the attitude o
the Democratic party on the tariff AMI
discussed silver at some length. He sale
In part: Our platform renews the party
pledges OF fidelity to sound principles o
finance. 1t reaffirms the national Dem
ocratic platform Of 1884 which explicitly
declares: We believe in honest money,
the gold and silver coinage OF the consti
tuition, and a circulating medium convert
IDLE into such none without loss THAI
is a declaration IN favor of a double stand
ard; IN favor Of bimetalism; in favor oil
gold as well as silver and of silver as vel
as gold; it recognizes no legislative dispar
agement of one metal to the enhancement
OF another; it makes them both sovereign,
both legal tender for the payment oil
debts. However honestly individuals OF
our party may differ as TO the means Of
attaining perfect bimetalism, we are al
agreed upon It's desirability. We not
only reatirm that party declaration of the
national platform of 1884, but we go fur.
tner and d%enounce the present Sherman
silver law not merely as authorizing the
coinage OF a silver dollar whose value is
constantly huctuating but also MS a false
pretense and ariful hindrance of the re.
turn to free bimetalic coinage, and as
tending only to produce a change from
gold to silver monometalism. Thus have
we taken ~impregnable ground in favor of
honest money. Those who would have us
run into collision with our fellow Demo
Gratis of other states, and thereby wreck
the Democratic chances for success in
1892, have had their plans frustrated.
Our platform unites all Democrats upon
the common ground of honeHt bimetalic
coinage. Whatever method Of attaining
perfect bimetalism the leaders of our
party IN their wisdom may decide to rec
ommend IN our national platform next
year the conditions will then determine,
their Judgment. We have not nern,tted
differences of opinion on that question IA
intrude in our councils this fall and there.
by endanger Democratic success in this
state at this critical election.
DEATH FROM KIDNEY DISEASE