The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-17
IT MUST COME.
Senator Hill Thinks BimetaI-
ism Issue of the Future.
Favors Free Coinage AN Interesting
Letter TO a Journalist Made Public.

NEW YORK. Jan. IA letter from Sem
c.or David b. Hill Of New York Is pub.
lished here today, which will attract con-
siderable attention as bearing upon the
campaign Of 1896 In IL ho declares that
the free coinage of silver, MS well as gold,
''must be held out as the goal which tho
country must ultimately reach" The let
ter was written nearly two years ago, just
prior 20 tho memorable extra session OF
1888, to Clark Howell. editor Of The At
lanta Constitution, who gives IL TO the
public with the consent of Senator Hill,
ottairoa some time ago. 1t is as follows:
ALBANY, July 10. 1888.
MY DEAR HowELI-Abscnce from home and
professional engagements have prevented an
earlier reply TO your recent lottcr asking, con-
ddentially, my views ON certain questions.
First, az TO the approaching session OF con-
gress. i was one Of those who believed that
the extra session of congress should have been
called In April last, and ] so ivissd the prest'
dent In the first and only interview i had with
him. lie seemed bent on having one in Sep
tembei. which thought WAS q mistake
believed then that whatever policy, in re-
gard to the currency and tariff, that was de
sired to be adopted could better be done in the
spring before TIE patronage had been dis
tributed and before party differences should
augment. The president thought differently,
but has finally yielded 20 outside pressure,
and has called the session for August fear
that Il is a mistake / fear that we shall be in
session until December.
L do not like the prospects OF having Demo
cratic congress in session during the fall cleo
tions. anticipate many diff srences and much
bitterness Will b. developed, all OF which
will tend 20 distract the party and give us n
setback In the fall. I hope ! am mistaken in
all this, but fear ] may not be- so long as con-
gress must meet hope IL viii only BE- in con-
grcss 80 days and adjourn.
This would b. my program 10 II could be car.
ried out. The extreme silver men can prevent
1t, the Republicans can prevent II, and general
cussedness can prevent II. An the chances are
that we shall be IN session until December.
would not take up any other legislation than
financial IL could have my way.
Favored Repeal OF sherman Law.
Second, rs TO the repeal Of the Sherman law.
favor the unconditional repeal OF that law.
have always been opposed O. It. The true
friends ~ silver make a mistake In attempting
10 defend II. u should be abandoned by gem
cral consent Personally. / should not prefer
81 repeal the law until an acceptable substi-
tatewas provided, I'm order 10 r,nlcr more
probsbc tie adoption a such substitute.
But from n party point Of view, the wisest
course j. unconditional repeal. The country
expects it. and the party viii be found fairly
well united In favor of a.. Therefore. II Is un-
wis wAile agreeing upon the general proposi-
ton 10 waste cur Tins In agreeing upon sub
sntntc pending the repeal Let the repeal ho
made az once, and lee us differ as 70 Othcr
financial matters afterwavd
4 am IN favor " biEitc lllisn ne the issue Of
thc future. We should feci, % i.,op that issue
- The front: We should rot strive for 10 n.
porary success or compromise measures. We
should be FOR free coicayc under an interna.
tional nrrccsnc1t. n IL u possible 20 procure
one. and FOR which every cxcrtion .h0uid be-
nndp. and. " not possible. then Tor ind, D nd.
ent bimetnliivn. This q TIE great goal Tor
which We should strive Il can not D. done 40
once. Our friends must not be inpatient
Tho people must b. elucltcd
do NOT believe In tht Bland bin or any other
measure which guarantees anything lcss than