The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-01
FAREWELL TO GOV. ELL.
a Banquet Given Elm by the Demo-
cratic State Of1cers.

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 3l.-The farewell
banquet rendered Gov. David B. HilIby the
! democratic state officers Tonight at the
Kenmore hotel was the occasion Of bring
ing together many prominent democratic
politicians Of this state. Covers were laid
fCr $50 guests, all Of whom were present.
he tables were eaborately set off with
flowers AT the top of the title page Of the
menu were the words: Farewell. Cover
nor" and at the bottom of the page were
the words: "All hail. United States sena-
tor" AT the head of the table sat Secretary
OF State Frank Rice, with Gov. Hill on his
right and Gov.-elect Flower on his left, the
incoming and outgoing state officers being
seated each side of the governor
Letters of regret were received from ex-
President Grover Cleveland and others.
Secretary Rice acted as toastinaster, and at
the conclusion Of the dinner regular toasts
we're responded to by David B. Hill, as
governor, and by Roswell P. Flower, as
governor-elect. Gov. Flower spoke
briefly, paying glowing tribute to Gov.
Hlll, and pronouncing him the greatest
leader the democracy has ever known.
GOV. HILLS SPEECH.
Gov. Hill said among other things:
When first knew / was to go to Washington
my first emotion was that of every other dem.
ocrat, suppose, who has been to Washington
since 1868, where and how can he most eff
GENTLY rend ay from that enormous agSre
CATION of too-centralized powers, usurped from
the states, usurped from the people, the hideous,
huge progeny or war, hcentious government,
partnerships with the plutocrats Of privilege.
May increase of governmental power among US
be away from all new eras and functions be
toward steadier. wider. easier Justice In the
long pending case of 'the man versus the
state" let US ever side with the man an4 his
liberty.
Our politics. trust will turn upon the issues
made by the 81, ,0O00O0,00O congress-nothing
else and nothing less
The House can compel frugality in current
appropriations. aud then since any democratic
legislation proposed by the House is sure of de-
feat in the Senate or white house the wiser
course open then is that democrats Shall first
send up for defeat that which will cost the Re-
publican party final overthrow in the next con-
gresSional and presidential elections.
MUST EXECUTE THE VERDICT
Shall the peoples verdict on the 81 900 900 900
congress have execution or not? Shall the
democratic party by keeping before the people
the $1,000, 100000 congress the issue of 1890,
keep for the people power to add to their
verdict OF 1890 its execution in 1892? How can
that best be DONE At Elmira l suggested
this course; pass no free coinage of silver; pass
only needful appropriation bills enforcing
economy. Grapple to undo the worst work of
the 81 coo, ,0O0,00O congress. Demand the repeal
OF the Sherman silver law and two Mckinley
laws. NO small issues, no untimely issues, no
new issues, no other issues. Grapple to undo the
work of the $1,000 100000 congress. Put the
country and its silver laws and its tariff
laws back where they stood before our party's
msadventure in 1888 and before the infamous
republican revolution. Demand this and de-
lnand nothing but this and keep demanding
this in congress, in our state conventions, in our
national convention and throughout the can
vass till sundown next Nov. &
NEW YORK WON'T FOLLOW NEVADA.
l said at Elmira, and say again, that New
York will not follow the lead of Nevada / say
again that New York democrats care
nothing for republican silver senators
and their protected commodity. The
New York democrats will never support any
federal money legislation save that which pro-
notes the nations return to the best money
ever known to mankind, namely, gold and sill
yer the only legal TENDER" as Tilden's plat
form said in 1874 and these united at a
fixed ratio in free bi-metaliic coinage with
paper currency which is a deposit certificate of
either coin. But the New York democrats to a
man, and many an honest republican
besides, will follow Mr. Bland. chair
man of the House committee on coin.
age, with their respect their admiration,
and their 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 commissioned to
undertake some better and final disposition Of
the whole subject.
The governors speech was we'll received,
and called forth generous and enthusiastic
applause.