The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-07-06
THE 4TH IN NEW YORK.
TAMMANY HALLS GREAT CELEBRATION
SENATOR HILL LETTER ON SILVER.
a Western Democratic Congressman
Lays Down the Programme-A Conflict
of Opinions and Many Comments.

Western Democratic Congressman
Lays Down the Programme-A Conflict
Of Opinions and Many Comments.
NEW YORK, July 5.-The speeches made
at the great 4th of July celebration of the
Tammany society yesterday, are exciting
wide comment here today in business cir
cleP, especially the speech of Congress,
man Bsauchamp Clark of Missouri. The
Missouri congressman proclaimed for the
repeal OF the Sherman silver law, but in.
sisted that the west would demand Addi-
tional legislation. He said: Gft
ave Western and Southwestern men
are not making any kicks or threats. We
are young, virile, prolific, ambitious and
not easily bluffed. We have outgrown
our swaddling clothes, thrown Off all lead
ing strings, and propose to help run the
Democratic circus. We have W ry clear
idea OF what we want, and we will not be
very mealy'mouthed about letting people
know cur opinion. Besides President,
we Westerners want few other things.
We want that cowardly makeshift, the
Sherman law, repealed, but in its stead
we want the money Of the democracy and
the Constitution, both silver and gold. and
sufficient paper currency to be kept at
par with and redeemable in such coin.
We want the Mckinley tariff so broken
down that we can follow the rule OF COM
m On sense, justice and commerce-sell in
the highes market and buy in the lowest.
We want the pension list so thoroughly
purged that II shall become veritable
roll of honor. We of the West want an
income tax on incomes of SIC, 900 and over
80 that abnormal wealth may bear its
proportional burden. We want true civil
service accomplished by placing only
Democrats on guard, from Martha's Vine
yard to the Aletian Islands, and from the
Lake of the Woods to the Dry Tortugss.
Senator Hill did not come down from
Albany to attend the celebration, but sent
letter, which 10 published this morning
and which 10 much commented on.
Among other things, Senator Hill wrote:
ut Ia now evident that the financial
question, which 30 recently from various
motives was sought in some quarters to be
ignored or pushed aside In behalf of other
issues, imperatively required precedence
as well as recognition, and Its solution 10
demanded not by the adoption OF tempoT-
ary expedients and questionable COM
promises, but by return to the sound
monetary principles of our fathers.
"The unconditional repeal OF the Sher-
man act, against the enactment of which,
to their credit be II said, every Democrat
In CoRress voted, is the fret and essential
step In the right direction. Such repeal
10 necessary to lay the foundation for the
enactment OF that legislation or the in
auguration of that international concur
renee which shall eventually lead us to
the goal of that free bi bi-metalic coinage TO
which both OF the great political parties
are soiemnly committed"
These sentiments are interpreted to
mean that Hill 10 fully CO nmitted to free
silver coinage, after the repeal of the
Sherman law, on basis to be fixed, on
the bullion market value OF the two