Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-20

HAdhlbtnls 4Id1Ol bntn mti-
coined the President ON behalf of the
city, after which Governor Hill well
coined the President on behalf OF the
state as follows:
"The limited time at your disposal
here renders 1t appropriate that should
express the sentiments of the people of
the state in the fewest words possible.
The citizens of the Empire state receive
you with profound respect and greet
you with the greatest pleasure on this
occasion, not only because you are the
honored chief magistrate of the nation,
but because of their appreciation Of
your high character and eminent public
service. They are delighted that you
have seen fit to honor us with your
presence to-day. They recall with in
terest your many patriotic speeches dur
ing your recent memorable trip in the
south and west, and their desire to see
and listen to you has been intensified. |
do NOT intend to longer postpone the
qualification of their wishes, but shall
content myself with simply saying that
In behalf of the state of New York
tender you a cordial and sincere well
come"
President Harrison replied as follows:
"Gooern0r Hill, Mr.. Mayor and Fslloio-
citizens. receive with great gratifica-
ton the very cordial expressions which
have fallen from the lips of his excel
lency, the governor of this great state,
and of his honor, the mayor of this great
municipality. 1t is very gratifying to
me to be thus assured that as an Ameri-
can citizen, as public officers admins
tering each different functions in con-
nection with the government of the
nation, of the state and of the munich.
| patty, we in common with this great
body OF citizens whose servants we all
are, have that common love for our in
situations, and that common respect for
those who by the appointed constitu-
tional methods have been chosen to adj
minister them, rs on such occasions as
this entirely obliterate all differences,
and bring us together In the great and
enduring brotherhood of American citi-
zens. [Cheers.]
you have concentrated here great
! wealth and great productive capacity
for increased wealth, great financial in
situations that reach out in their in
tuences and effects over the whole
land. The general government is
charged with certain great functions in
which the people have general interest.
| Among these is the duty of providing
for our people the money with which its
business transactions are conducted.
There has sometimes been in some
regions Of the great west thought that
New York, being largely creditor
state, was disposed TO be little hard
| with thu HalltAr mi t.,e 1f . h.,
| great west; but, my citizens, mar
row views ought not to prevail with
them or with you, and will not in the
light of friendly discussion. The law
Of commerce may be selfishness,
but the law of craftsmanship
should be broader and more liberal.
| Applause. do not intend to enter
upon any subject that excite division,
but | do believe that the general gov
eminent is solemnly charged with the
duty of seeing that the money issued by
it is always and everywhere maintained
at par. Applause | believe that |
speak that which is the common thought
of us all when | say that every dollar,
whether paper or coin, issued or stamped
by the general government should al
ways and everywhere be as good as any
other dollar. [Applause.l | am sure
that we would all shun that condition
of things into which many peoples of
the past have drifted and Of which
we have had in one of the great
South American countries recent
example, the distressed and hopeless
condition into which all business en-
terprises fall when nation issues an
irredeemable or deprecated money.
The necessities of a great war can excuse
that. am one of those that believe that
these men from your shops these farm
ers remote from money centres have the
largest interest Of all people in the world
in having dollar that is worth 100
cents every day in the year, and only
such, Applause If by any chance we
should fall into Il condition where one
dollar is not so good as another ven
ture the assertion that that poorer dollar
will do its first errand in paying some
poor laborer for his work. Therefore in
the conduct of our public affairs feel
pledged, for one, that all the influences
Of the government should be on the side
OF giving the people only good money,
and just as much of that kind as we can
get Applause