The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-01
BANQUET TO GOV HILL,
Speech Of the Retiring Executive 10
Gathering Of Prominent
Democrats.
Every Department. Of New York
State Under Democratic
Control.
Lines Upon Which ths Naxt National Cnm-
paisn Should he Made The Biliion
n Dollar Evils.

ALBANY, N. r.. Dec. 31.--David Is. Hills
term aa governor expired tonight, and tho
event WIS marked by d dinner nt which
Hill spoke his farewell TO I5O persons, in
Guiding state officials, Gov.-elect Flower,
and many prominent state democrats. He
said among other things, that during the
seven years he had been in Albany there
mas been constant succession OF victories
TO the democracy, until now tho entire stnto
government ID Democratic Referring TO
his election to the senate, Gov. Hill said:
My first emotion was that of every otksr
democrat, Il suppose where and how can he
most efficiently rend away from the party I.
the enormous aggregation Of too central-
lied powers usurpel from the states,
usurped from the people, tho hideous, huge
progeny of war debt. and .iceutions govern
ment partnerships with plutocrats, yield
ing nothing to federal government except
its specified granted powers, nothing which
can be better done BY the state govern
ment. and moro jenlously watched''
Speaking upon the best course for the dem
ocracy to pursue in the present congress,
Hill said: "Ihe overturn Of the billion
dollar congress- by popular uprising will
not enable one new limo to be written
by the present congress in federal law.
Republicans, though quite az powerless
as we are now to pass new laws can hit still.
do nothing, but keep at least till the 4th Of
March, 1898, all they got by the acts OF tho
billion dollar congress, and a chance OF
saving thereafter their main booty, saving
their tariff for protection's sake in the plaas
of tariff for revenue only, with protection
Incidental: saving their bounty and subsidy
principle; saving their reciprocity huInbug,
which is but scheme to extend state
socialism and substitute the restrictive
bargains OF diplomats for the world wide
commerce of free men.
Since any democratic legislation pro-
posed by the house is sure of defeat in the
senate Or White house, is a wiser COURSE
open than that the democrats shall first
send up for defeat what will cost the repuh-
Lean party final overthrow in the NEXT con-
eressional and presidential elections2S. Now
| let US hold fast to great facts nAsse
pivot our policy on those. Her
one fact. Democratic legislation d -
| n III eonsi n congress- id qnits isnpos
Another fact, and the largest fact. ~,
which onr great leaders in congress- hi
take account, is that the peoples WI
last year upon the billion dollar conline
and all it's work becomes utterly nj
aud empty wind. unless the people of
work, and again next November taua !, u
forth their just verdict. Shall the paoplV IA
yerIlct on the billion dollar congress hibsU
execution or not2 Shall the democrat
party, by Keeping before the people tin
billion dollar congress issues OF 1880, nothua "
ing else and nothing less, keep for the peo
pie power to add to their verdict of 1880 it's
execution in 1922
How can that best be done?"
First. pass No free coinage bill; pass only
needfnl appropriation bills; enforce
worst work Of the billion dollar congress-:
demand the repeal of the Sherman silver
law, and the two Mckinley laws. A charac-
teristic feature Of the present polictical
1unctufe is that BY holding fast to the
during the canvass already preparing, with
great energy, throughout the union, the
coincidents of the time of public interest.
OF senatorial elections, of elections Of rep-
resentatiyes and the executive, are such
the peoples will, as declared one year ago,
throughout r. !ail.
Concluding. hill said: New York viii
not follow the lead Of Nevada. New YORK
democrats care. nothing for silver senators
and and Their protected commodity. e, New
port any federal money legislation that pre-
vel nts the nations return to the best money
ever known to mankind, namely, gold and
silver the only legal tender, rs yilden,s
platform said. and these united at d hxed
ratio in free bi-,netallio coinage, with paper
currency, which is deposit certiAcate OF
either coin. But New York democrats
to q man, aud many an honest
republican besides, will follow Bland,
chairman of the committee on coinage,
with respect admiration and support, II he
will now lift the banner of the repeal Of tho
Sherman law, renewing for the present the
Bland law until the democratic party, next
November. shall DO commissioned to under
take some better and final disposition Of
the whole subject