The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-09
have remaining power. and as long as tney
Justify hnd defend their wrong uoihg'
~ .vrr .,cr rNrnOpTCI HILL.

Threo cheers vcre given for tho ex-Pres-
dent at the close OF his remarks ana tnen the
latter ,ntrodncel Governor Hill in the fol-
low,ng worls / suppose | nm about 70 per-
form a work Of supererogauoh, cah only
say 10 YOU that Governor I'M i mere. :,
A. the bachelor Governor came forward he
shook hands with Mr. Cleveland. arousng
Great applause. Then some one shouted.
- hree cheers Tor Senator Hill. which was
piven with a q er he Governor then ad-
dressed the meeting as follows:
Mr. Chairman and iefiow-citlzens: 81 appre-
ciate the honor YOU have conferred upon me
by inviting me TO be present and speak TO you
tSS-ni'bf Especigllv do / appreciate the
honor Of speaking in the presence OF the dis,
tingushed president o. the meeting lcheersl
who has honoTed US and the cause OF Demo-
cracy by his presence
Governor Hill rea.firmed the attitude of the
party on the tariff question. and discussed the
silver question at some length, saying:
cur platform renews the party's pledges
Of fidelity 10 sound principles # finance. IL
reailirns the National Democratic platform OF
1854. which explicitly declares. We believe
in honest money, the gold and silver coinage
Of the Constitution. and n circulat nc medium
convertible into such money without loss.
This is a declaration IN favor OF double
standard in favor OF bimetallism. in favor
of gold as well as o. silver. IL recognizes 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 indi-
viduals Of our party may diher as 10 the
means Of attaining perfect bimetallism, we
are all agreed uron the desirabillty OF attain
ing that end The Democrat party OF to-
day follows the wisdom of it, great founder,
Thomas jefferson when he said he
monetary unit must stand on both metals. ,
So in this campaign. IN which the currency
question is assuming some deserved proIni-
nence the Democratic party has planted
itself firmly and soundly upon the principle
of bimetallism.
PRESENT LAW DENOUNCED.
I'VE not only reafirm that pithy declaration
of the natiOna platform OF lSS4 IN favor OF
honest money. the gold and silver coinage OF
the Constitute n. but we go further and de
nOunce the present Sherman silver law, not
merely as authorizing the coinage OF Sill
yer dollar whose value Is constantly
fuctuating but also as false pretense
but AIT al hindrance OF return 10 free
coinage and rs tending only to produce
a change from gold - silver monometal-
lism, against which menace wo have
spoken boldly and plainly. We have joined
the Democrats Of the East and West
and North and South. and the friends of hon
est money EVERYWHERE in stigmatizing the
Sherman progressive silver basis law against
which every Democrat in Congress voted as
no solution of the gold and silver question,
but as legislative authorization of q
dishonest dollar and n hindrance to
the complete bimetallism which we all
wish to see. Justly is it denounced a. tit
appendx 70 the subsidy and bounty swndie,
the Mckinley woTse-tLnn-war tanh, the
RlAine reciprocity humbug the squandered
surplus, the advancing deficit. the defective
census the falsihed representation and the
revolutionary procedures OF the billion Con-
gress.
"The difference between the Democratic
position on this question OF currency ana
the Republican position Is tie same old
constitutional difference between the two
parties-diH erence between honesty and dis
honesty. between candor and hypocrisy
The rest oil the address was devoted 10 State
issues.
CHEERS UPON CHEERS FOR CLEVELAND.
Mr.. Cleveland then introduced Frederick
r Coudert president of the Manhattan Club.
Once IN the course o his spec Il he made rel
e,on, 10 Mr.. Clevelqud. md f1r ftll minute
there were cheers upon cheers for the ex
President II was 80 all through the meeting
Every reference TO Cleveland's name aroused
the widest enthusiasm.
Then the band played The star Spanged
Banner while Mr. tleveland held hand
shaking leyee. and when the band had ceased,
the ex-President declared that the meeting
was adjourned ,,
Mr. Cleveland and Governor Hill were
escorted out through the crowd by Inspector
Williams and were driven 20 the residence ol
the former. at No. olG Madison avenue