Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-10
FRIDAY. OCTOBER Q. 1891.
Speeches Of Cleveland, Hill. Mckinley
and Campbell.


Every reader must have become inte-
rested in the full reports which we gave
yesterday Of the speeches on Thursday IN
Ohio and New York by Messrs. CLEVELAND.
HILL. CAxpBxLI, and MCKINLEY. Mr.. Nc
KELLY found in Mr.. CAxPBILL foeman
worthy Of bis steel. Their discussion was
conducted in fine spirit. and could not but
result in good. The old Virginia fashion
Of Joint discussions is an educating Gus
tom. and might probably be adopted in
svsrv state Of the Union.
We keep strict watch upon the silver
movement. and always read with interest
whatever any prominent man in either
party SAYS upon that subject. Having read
some DAYS ago that ALLEN THURMAN. the
son of the distinguished Judge THURMAN.
was making the silver question promi-
nent one in his speeches. we turned yes
terday to the report of the Ohio meeting
Of Thursday in order to ascertain whether
Governor CAMPBELL had followed Mr..
TnrRxAN's lead. We found very little that
Mr.. CAxrBxLI had said in regard to BIZ
mstallism. but we were gratified TO ma
the following statement: "Cries OF Sill
!'Silver!' broke out from the audi
ence. and the din became almost incon-
ccivable." Governor CAMPBELL pacifei his
audience by declaring jocularly that his
friends werc not concerned as to the kind
of dollars they were TO get, but as TO the
distribution Of these dollars among the
people. That "inconoeivable din" when
silver WAS mentioned ought to have served
to notify Governor CAMPBELL that there
are in Ohio many Alliance men and Third
Party men. to say nothing Of innumeraole
Democrats, who are unwilling to see the
silver question remsnded TO the rear. III
our friends in that State think that MIR.
THURMAN is wrong. they will be undeceived
on election day. However, the Kepubl-
cans are so we'll known as monometaillsts
that there ought not to be any fears enter
tanned that they can make the Ohio peo-
ple believe they are bimetallIsts. So Mr..
MckISIKys remarks on the silver question
need not be noticed by us further than TO
say that what he said Indicated rather that
he was not ANXIOUS 20 discuss the question
Of protection than that he was anxious TO
discuss the silver question.
MIR. CIEvKLANps speech was, il not the
bast. one Of the best We hive ever read as
coming from that gentleman. 1t seems 10
us to have been markell By unusual modesty
the absence of mlgwumpism, greater
respect for the opinions of fellow-Denlo-
Gratis. and consciousness that the Demo-
cratic party erects its own platforms, or.
H. l. in la a AZ of bsa
battlefield as q consequence The distin-
guished ex-President, let us say briefly,
made Q speech worthy Of the occasion.
His reference 20 the force bill and RElDs
rulings shows that he has put his ears 10
the ground lately. We say this, not by
way of reproach, but because we are glad
he has placed himself where all good Demo-
Gratis should stand. He may possibly be
the Democratic nominee next year.
What Governor HILL said on the silver
question was sal gene,1s. The absence OF
remarks on the subject by MIR. CLEVELAND
and the nature Of the remarks on that sub
iect by Governor HILL indicate that both
these gentlemen have learned to look be-
yond Wall street when they wish to see
how the silver mind Of this great country
is occupied. We own that Governor HILL
did not make his position clearly visible.
We choose to read the speech as if design
ed tor national audience and give him
credit for al least endeavoring to align
himself with the people on this important
question. No silverite could ask for
stronger language than be employs: 1.-The
Democratic party has planted itself firmly
and soundly upon the principles OF BIZ
mstallism." He speaks Of the SHERMAN
law as q false pretence and "artful him
drance to return TO FREQ and bimetallic
coinage" and as tending only TO produce
"a change from gold monOmetallism to
silyer monometallism." lie demands
complete bimetallic coinage" These
last words ought TO mean "free coinage"
but We cannot claim that Governor HILL
has ever come out unequivocally for this
measure.
We propose to be candid with our read
Gratis of Ohio and New York are not
coming up to the expectations Of the Alli-
ance men, or to the hopes of the bimetal-
lists. 1t would be little singular if in
Ohio in November there should be regu-
Lar avalanche in tho shape Of Democratic
victory gained. not because the Democrats
Of that State are sound on the silver Ques-
ton. but because they are more nearly
sound than the Republicans. 1t would be
Q calamity TO the whole world should the
cause Of free coinage and the cause Of .
universal currency be lost. but such re-
suit would by no means be a necessary
forsrunner Of O commercial OF financial
panic in this country.