Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-09
THRFIRST GUN FIRED
New York Democratic Cam
 paign Formally Opened.
CLEVELAND AND HILL SPEAK.
The Ex-President and Ae Governor Shake
 Hands on the Platform

MT. Cleseland Eulogizes the Democratic
 Nominee, and is Not Fearful for the Re-
 suit Governor Hill Gives His Views
 Upon tine Currency Question-why the
 Worlds Fair Went to Chicago, in Ills
 Opipion-- Other Issues Discussed.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-The first gun of the Democratic campaign was fired last night at Cooper Union. Long before the hour set. for the meeting came around, the historic Institute was flled-filled so that no more persons could be crowded in
 Outside, on raised platform, in the centre ot the square facing Cooper insti- ute, Chairman Roger Foster, of the County Democracy, and corps of speak CTS addressed crowd of over 12, 900 peo- pie. All in all there were 20,000 people in and about Cooper Institute.
 Chairman Griffin introduced ex-Pres- ident Cleveland as the presiding officer of the evening. Among other things MT. Cleveland said:
 Tt is evident that if our opponents are per- mitted to.choose the line of battle they will avoid all rational issues. am very far from having any fear of the result of full discus sion of tlle subjects which pertain to State affairs.
 Tn the present condition of affairs 1t is not to be sui posed that any consistent and thoughtful member of the Democratic organ ization can fail to see it his duty to engage en Enthusiastically and zealously in support of the ticket and platform which represent our party in this campaign.
 i've seek to place at the head of our State government man of affairs, who in a long business career has? earned the good opinion and respect of all his fellows whose honesty tCnStNyOrthinnSS haVa inn pcacf ed, end who. am sure, wiil administer the rcat office, to which he will be called, in- depend ntly. fcaressly, and for the good of all the people of the State.
 'If we fail to re tain aScendency in the Elm pire State, no matter upon what issue it is lost, and 10 matter how much our opponents may seek to avoid great and important topics, it will be claimed as the verdict of our people against the principles and platform of the national Democracy"
 The ex-President then introduced Gov ernor Hill as follows:
 'I suppose am now about to perform work of supereregation. I can only say to you Governor Hill is here.'' As the Governor came forward he shook hands with MT. Cleveland
 The Governor Iafter briefly outlining the plan of campaign touched upon the Mckinley Bill, saying that it had neither ruined the country TOT benefited it. He then took up the currency question.
 Tn this campaign, the Democratic party has planted itself firmly and sound ly upon the principle of bimetallism. We not only re-affirm that pithy declaration of the National plat form of 1SS5 in favor of ''honest money the gold and silver coinage of the Constitution, ,' but we go further and denouncc the present Shel man silver law not merely as authorizing the coinage of silver dollar whose value is constantly fluctuating, but also, 'tas false preteHse but artful hindrance of return to free bimetallic coinage" and as tending only to prod uce q change from gold to silver mon ometalism,''
 Speaking of the Worlds Fair, the Governor said that ''the responsibility for the loss of the fair to New York is di- rectly traceable to the Republican candi- date for Governor and to the Republican leader who dictated and controlled his action. The plea of fear that the fair would be controlled by Tammany Hall, was a subterfuge and false pretense It was mere excuse invented by noto- rious jobbers who will be greatly bene- fitted by the holding of the fair in Chi cago."
 Governor Hill took up and discussed at length the questions of excise legisl a. tion, economy in State affairs, and the direct tax fund. Part of his speech was devoted to review of the record of the Republican party in this State for the past eight years, and more particularly the record of the Republican nominee for Governor.