The sun., 1891-02-16
Governor Hill On Silver.

Neither IN Mr.. CLEvEbASDS 3 letter 10 Con.
grcssmnn WARNER In 1885. nor In the recent
brief communication which has won for him
such warm praise from the Republican and
Mugwump newspapers ns n "leadcr greater
than his party" ls thcro any evidence that
he has ever dono any original thinking about
the silver question. His declaration Of sen-
tments and his stuffed prophecies Of disns-
ter arc nlike addressed to the political aud
not to the monetary situation.
Has tho Hon. DAVID BENNETT Hill ever
brought his intellect 10 boar upon the
silver problem? Has hc any positive con-
victions or well crystaliaed opinions on the
subject? These questions, In ono form and
another. aro now uskcd on every sldo; and
tho Mugwulnp supporters OF Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND. In particular, are accusing the Gov
ernor OF cowardico in ncglecting to furnish
tho Cooper Union mass meeting with u
diagram showing his exact position.
1t Is only Just to Governor HILL to recall
tho fact that as recently rs Sept. 23 1890.
he formulated In very precise and intel
lisiLle language lis views as to what FREQ
coinage should be, and as to how 1t should
b. reached. Wo quote from tho Governors
speech Mt tho dedication OF tho building In
DTOOKlSH l!uIIcl III HIlVt VI NuoaAAo Asr
rEIss0N, The new homo and headquarters Of
the Kings county Democracy:
Tic new monetary legislation OF Congress- A. sx'
smpned In the silver redoubcs the latest
rspea's tile ene and perpetual q the worst OF those
VIII ch TO- nearly thirty years have made un.
sonnd finance dty national instruction and honey.
comSed tn, Constitution with Republican law. In.
stead OF executing the gran.c power to coin the pso-
pies gold ani silver into money. insteni OF ehecting
tia AZ efripty
r~prcM NATIVE Of coin dollar for dollar this Rspubi
can Congress has now managed without the excuse OF
nc rretnnte OF c'essity. to aid another new
tangled legal tender 10 tia: prontsso.y debt currency
winch the tni'e states Supreme Court before was
packed to reverse its own decision. rightly adtudrsd
illegal After twe,vc years failure by compulsory
Treasury 'ilver purchases to promote free bimetsllic
coinage .: home or aJrond tile Republican party 10
irving to deceive tho people by the claim OF having
settled what Il calls the silver question The as
sumption is Ms nnwarrantci as It is dcceivinG The
recent egislaiom of ongress 10 mercy temporary
csredient 1t will give permanent satisfaction no
where It puts . heavier strain uron resources
than free pinio.ai!ic coinage without foreign
operAtoi would do and obstructs progress ard
that eId which all desire to reaohthe free coinage
of silver under proper international ratio
I'm order to give Internal atonaiy to ratio six.
teen. would bo necessary to obtain beforehand the
concordsnt roc Of the States Of the European Con-
tnent and tho simultaneous recoinage OF tho gold
franco the gold marks The gold forms tho xo,d roubss
while tho single Congress favor Of II. general
European ratio. hfeen and half and the recolnags
Of single p!ece-nanely our silver doar-shouid he
surlcient for realizing everywhere identical bme-
tac rstio. Congress persists In making sixteen gold
dollsrs weigh tho silver dollar while nfesn
aud onehai, 10 the monetary ratio between gold and all
the stcc.a OF silver c0ins sx.otng In France
in Holland, In Spain, in Austria. in Germany AMI in
Russia
..Cousress thrs with blunderns Incompetence 40
tuay prepares either future conflict OF mint ratios
such twice already swept the United States ck Of
its monetary msas first OF gold aud then OF silver
else casts away 10 foreign hands that large profit In
cdent to the recoinags which, either here or In Europe
must prscede to make possible FREQ bioallic coinage
., ratio both sides OF the Atlantic.
I'm ac. Republican Congress has thus usurped
more than doubtful power which. IL lawful. II has
than unwise!y used; has repulsed popular dc.
inand for restoration of our monetary unit which, till
1874 timetable, with FREQ coinage alike to silver
and TO gold and has in;erposed new hnirance to .
single and xai weight ratio Of parity for the gold and
silver of tho worlds commerce which 10 = rational
luton Of the silver question II commerce remains In
ternationni and universal
such Is The way which Governor Hill
printed out. only 'ew months ago. ns the
best way to attain that end which we all
desire to reach-the free coinage Of silver
under a proper international ratio" We
arc sure that his remarks will be read now
with new interest by every Democrat OF tho
Eust and OF the West.