The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-10
CREAM Of THE EMH|RE STATE

in opening the canvass though striving
hard to hide their identity in a cloud O
dust, raised by their iteration of irrele
want things, constitute a large factor il
a party which still far from harmless
seeks to perpetuate all the wrongs ant
abuses of republican rule in national af
fairs. Though they may strive to appear
tame inc tractable in a state campaign
they but dissemble to gain a new Op
portunity for harm" Cleveland Their
paid a handsome tribute to democratic
candidate for governor, Hon. II. = Flower
and added: ave seek further to secure
the empire state in the democratic stead.
fastness and we seek to win a victory
which shall redeem the pledges we have
made to regard cons family the interests
of the people of the land and which shall
give hope and confidence to the national
democracy in struggles yet to come"
Mr.. Cleveland was frequently interrupted
by applause. Applause was especially
enthusiastic when he spoke of extortion-
ate taxation and the defeat republicans
sustained at the last congressional cleo
tons.
At the conclusion of Cleveland's
speech Governor Hill appeared and was
neatly introduced by the ex-president.
In opening Governor Hill said the pres
ent campaign involved the same con-
test as in recent years, a contest between
political honesty on the democratic side
and political hypocrisy on the republican
side. He then reviewed the points and
plans urged on by the democratic and
republican platforms, and continued:
Our opponents, Notwithstanding the
peculiar uprising Of last fall, refuse to
repeal the Mckinley law. but
have the sublime assurance to assert
that the tariff question is settled. l tell
them that no question can be regarded
as settled in this country until it has
been rightly settled. They will discover
that this agitation will continue
until justice is done and all their
efforts to prevent this will prove u"navail-
ing. The question is here to stay. Its
discussion is demanded on every hand"
In dealing with currency questions the
speaker said: 1.-THE democratic party has
planted itself firmly and soundly upon
the principle of bi-metallism. We de-
nounce the present Sherman silver law
not merely as an authorized coinage of
a silver dollar whose value is constantly
.huctuating, but also as a false pretense
and an artful intolerance of the return
to a free bi-metallic coinage, and as tend
ing only to produce a change from agold
to a silver recommendation. The Sherman
law is a degradation of the currency, a
prolific motherof unequal dollars, a miser-
able makeshift, an unworthy subterfuge.
The democratic party does not believe
that parity of the two metals or equality
all dollars can be attained by any law
which encourages daily speculation in
CIlx-nr u-htah rnyarl- 49, .~.% . -
money but as merchandise, which pre-
how much the secretary of treas
ury shall buy and how much he shall
count out to the people which establishes
a coin but a paper currency. This
.newfangled legal tender, each dollar pro-
.ected by whatever 374 grains of silver
nay be worth in the market" Gov. Hill
next required to the subject of the
fair to New York. Referring to
he republican candidate for govern
n, Fassett and ex-senator Platt
n this connection. Gov. Hill said: "Sen-
ltor Fassett was deaf to appeals of the
committee. He cares nothing
or the interests of the great city of New
fork. 1t was an exhibition on his part
# the meanest, narrowest, and most con
emptible craftsmanship. He deprived
New York of the worlds fair because he
lisliked the local officials whom the peo-
de had elected. He hated New York
it was a democratic city, he de-
ired to humiliate it and he succeeded.
lie is not entitled to the support of any
III -respecting citizen of this great me-
In closing Gov. Hill recalled
he purchase of real estate in Chicago by
friends, State Senators Vedder
nd Irwin. early in 1890, and cited the
act as explaining in part why New York
psf the fair. The speech closed with a
discussion of local issues. At the con- /
fusion of Gov. Hills speech Frederick
(. Caudert was introduced and ad- :
ressed the audience. Ii