The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-09
new YORK DEMOCRATS.
Their Monster Ratification Meeting
Held East Night at Cooper
Union.
Ex-President Cleveland and Gov.
ELL Present and Address the
Multitude.
The Former Chosen to Preside Over the
Mecting-Both Received With Trs-
mendous Enthusiasm.

yn0 EOfm8f Cu0b0n 10 5E0BlO6 OV0F INC
Meeting-Both Received With Trs-
mendous Enthusiasm.
NEW YoRK, Oct. S.-The democrats Of
this city assembled In great thronRs at
Cooper Union this evening to ratlfy the
nomination OF tho Saratoga convention.
Ex-President Cleveland was president of
the meeting and many other notable demo-
Gratis were on the stage. Tumultuous
applause greeted the appearance of Mr..
Cleveland, the audience standing up,
waving hats, canes, and making all manner
Of demonstrations of enthusiasm. Mr..
Cleveland finally obtained silence by waiv-
ing his hand.
He acknowledged 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 cam
paign. He scored the protective tariff,
force bill. extravagance in government sx-
psnditnres, and arbitrary actions of repub-
| licans 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 + he
lately arrogated to itself the domination
of that body will fill hardly more than one
fourth it's seats. Democratic governors oc-
oupy the enemy's strongholds in Iowa. Mas
saahusetts, Ohio, Wisconsin and Michi-
gan. In Pennsylvania the election of
sive proof Of republican corruption exposed
and republican dishonesty detected. But
| with all these results Of just and fearless
democratic policy our work is not yet COM
pletely done and want to suggest to you
! that any relaxation Of effort within the
1 oh li~h o1 hu ho nj nkinY1 al dam
will be violation Of the pledges we gave
the people when we invited their co-opera-
tion and undertook their cause"
Mr.. Cleveland said he did not forget that
We are Immediately concerned with state
campaign. 1t seemed to him, however.
that while national questions of thegreat-
est import are yet unsettled. and when We
are on the eve OF national campaign in
which they must be again pressed
upon the attention of voters the
democracy Of the great state of .hsss New
"K We fail to retain ascendancy in the
Empire state, no matter upon what issue
: il is lost and no matter how much onr OPP
ponents may seek to avoid the great and
importans topics, it will be claimed as
and platform Of national democracy. am
far from having any fear Of the result of a
full discussion of s.ate affairs, but it does
not follow that it 10 wise TO regard matters
of national concern aS entirely foreign TO
the pending canvass, and especially to fol-
low the enemy in their lead entirely away
from the issues they most feer, and which
they have best of reasons to dread. Those
who act with us merely because
they approve the present position
of the national democracy and the
reforms We have undertaken, and who op-
pose in national affairs the republican pol
icy and methods, and who still think the
state campaign We have in hand has no re-
lation to the principles and policy they ap-
prove are in danger OF falling into grave
vass, though now striving hard to hide their
identity in the cloud of dust raised by their
reiteration of irrelevant things. oonsti :
tute large factor in the party which, sti II
far from harmonious, seeks to perpetuate
all the wrongs and abuses of the republican
condition of affairs it is not to be supposed
that any consistent and thoughtful member
Of democratic organization can fail to see
that it is his duty to engage enthusiastically ,
and zsalously in the support of the ticket and
platform which represent our party in this
campaign"
At the conclusion Of his speech, which
J was frequently interrupted by applause,
Gov. Hill appeared, and turning to him
with bow. and then to the audience,
] Mr.. Cleveland said he did not
think it necessary to say more. and he
could not say less. than that Gov. Hill
was there. As the governor stepped for
ward he was greeted with an outburst of
applause similar to and as prolonged as that
which greeted Cleveland. When 1t sub
sided he said:
Governor Hill reafirmed tho attitude of
the party on the tariff and discussed silver
at some length. He said in part: "Our
platform renews the party's pledges OF
fidelity to sound principles of finance; it
reaffirms the national democratic platform
OF 1884, which especially declares that we
believe in honest money, the gold and silver
coinage of the constitution, and clrculat-
ing medium convertible into such money
without loss. That is declaration in favor
of a double standard; in favor OF bl-
metallism; in favor Of gold as we'll as silver,
and of silver as we'll as gold. 1t recognized
no legislative disparagement OF one metal
to the enhancement of the other. 1t makes
them both sovereign, both legal tender for
the payment of debts. However honestly
individuals of our party may differ as to the
means OF attaining perfect bl,metallism'
we are all agreed upon the disirablllty OF at
tanning that end.
"The democratic party Of to-day follows
the wisdom Of its great founder. Thomas
Jefferson, when he said, The monetary
unit must stand on both metals We not
only reafIlrm that part of the declaration of
the national platform of. 1884, but we go
further and denounoe 10 present sherman
silver law. not merely as authorizing the
coinage Of silver dollar whose value is
constantly fiuctunting but also ms a false
pretense and artful hindrance of the re-
: turn to bi-metallic coinage, and as tending
only to produce change from gold to Sill
ysr monomotallsm Thus have we taken
. impregnable ground in favor of honest
money. Those who would have run
us into collision with our fellow
democrats 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 honest bi-metallic coin
age. Whatever method of attaining per-
feot bi-mstalsm tho leaders of our party
may decide to recommend in our national
platform next year, the conditions will
then determine, and we may safely leave
the matter to their Judgment. We have
not permitted differences OF opinion on
that question to intrude in our counclG
this fail, and thereby endanRer democratic
success in this state at this critical cleo
ton"
Frederick r. Coudert and other also ad
dressed the audience.
Tho Suspension Illegal.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8.--At to- days session
of the general conference OF the Evangel-
ioal association reports were received from
tho special committee appointed to investi
gate the case of tho Rev. Greasy, suspended
T.. 1aNlnT