The morning call., 1892-01-01
HILLS FAREWELL,
Retirement From the Governor
ship Of New York.
The Event SiSnalizsd by a Dinner to PrOmi-
nent State Officials.
Remarks on The Policy Of the Democratic
Party In the Present Congress.
Issues 10 Be Kept Alive.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

ALBANY On. ", Dec. 31.-David B. Hill'S
event was marked by a dinner at which Hill
spoke his farewell to 100 persons, including
State officials, GOvernor-elect Flower and
many prominent State Democrats. He said,
among other things. that during the seven
years he had been in Albany there has been
constant succession of victories 70 the
Democracy, until now the entire State Gov
ernment is Democratic Referring to his
election to the Senate, Governor Hill said
my first emotion was that of every other
Democrat, | suppose-where and how can
he most efficiently rend away from tha t
enormous aggregation OF tOo-centralized
powers, usurped from the States, usurped
from the people. the hideOus, huge progeny
of a war debt, and a licentiOus Government
partnership with plutocrats of privilege !;
nothing to Federal Government except its
specified granted powers; nc hing which
can be better done by the State Govern
ments and more jealousy watched"
DEMOCRATIC POLICY.
Speaking upon the wisest course for the
Democracy to pursue in the present Con-
gress, Hill said: "The oyerturn Of the bill
ion dollar Congress by popular uprising.
will not enable one new line to be written
by the present Congress in Federal laws.
The Republicans, though quite as power
less as we are now to pass new laws, can sit
still and do nothing, and yet keep at least
till the 4th of March, 1898, all they got by
the acts of the billion dollar Congress, and
the chance of saving thereafter their main
booty; saving their tariff for projections
sake, in place of tariff for revenue only,
with protection incidental; saving their
bounty and subsidy principle; saving their
reciprocity humbug. which is but scheme
to extend State socialism and substitute re-
strictYe bargains of diDl0mateS for world
wide commerce of freemen. Since any
Democratic legislation proposed by the
House is sure of defeat in the Senate or
White House, is wiser course open than
that the Democrats shall first send up for
defeat what will cost the Republican party
their final overthrow in the next Congress
siOnal and Presidential elections. Now let
us hold fast and pivot our policy on those.
Here Is one fact: Democratic legislation by
this ffty-secOnd Congress is quite lmpoSsl-
ble Another fact, and the largest fact
with which our great leaders in Congress
have to take account, is that the peoples
verdict of last year upon the billion dollar
Congress and all its works becomes utter
nullity and empty wind, unless the people
of the United States are unfOoled. stick TO
their work and again next November thun-
der forth the same just verdict"
THE PEOPLES VERDICT.
Shall the peoples verdict on the billion
dollar Congress have execution or not?
Shall the Democratic party, by keeping be-
fore the people the billion Congress issues of
1S90-nothing else and nothing less-keep
for the people the power to add to their ver-
dict of 1890 its execution in 1892? How
can that best be done? First, pass no Free
Coinage Bill; pass only needful appropria-
ton bills; enforce economy. Second, grap-
pie to undo the worst work of the billion
Congress; demand the repeal of the Sher-
man silver law and the two Mckinley laws.
characteristic feature Of the present po-
litical juncture is that by holding fast to the
issues made by the billion Congress dur
ng the canvass already preparing with
great energy throughout the union; coinci-
dences of time of public interest; of Sena-
toriai elections; of elections of Represen-
tatives and executives are such that the
peoples will, as declared year ago. can in
one year more Immediately and throughout
prevail.
MONEY LEGISLATION.
In concluding, Hill said: "New York
will not follow the lead of Nevada. New
York Democrats care nothing for the silver
Senators and their protection commodity;
New York Democrats will never support
any Federal money legislation that prevents
the nations return to the best money ever
known to mankind, namely, gold and silver
the only legal tender-as rilden's platform
said - and these, united at fixed
ratio. in free bimetallic coinage, with
of a certificate of either coin. But New
York Democrats to man, and many an
honest Republican besides, will follow
Bland, Chairman of the House Committee
on Coinage. with respect, admiration and
support If he will now lift the banner of
repeal of the Sherman law, renewing for the
present the Bland law, until the Democratic
party. next November, shall be commits
stoned to undertake some better. and final
disposition Of the whole subject"