Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-25

New York, May 24.-The two days
stay of the Democratic editors came to
an end tonight, when a banquet was
rendered them at Delmonicos. The
banquet hall was taxed TO IFS full
capacity, covers being laid for 25O.
Col. VIM. L. Brown was toasmaster.
After the banquet Col Brown, in
witty speech, introduced John A.
Mason, who thanked the Democrats OF
Gotham tor their hospitality 10 the vis-
itOrs. Mr.. Mason then read a letter
from President Cleveland, which
evoked tumuluuous applause.
After expressing regrets at his in
ability to be present, the President, in
his letter, said:
when a campaign is actively on
foot to force the free, unlimited and
independent coinage OF silver by the
government, at a ratio which Will add
to our circulation unTestrained mil
lions OF sO-called dollars, intrinsically
worth but half the amount they pur-
port TO represent, with no provision or
resources TO make good any deficiency
in value and when il is claimed that
such a proposition has any relation to
the principles of Democracy, it Is time
for all who may In the least degree IN
huence Democratic thought TO realize
the responsibility.
Our party is the party OF the peo-
pie. not because it is waited hither
and thither by every sudden wave OF
public popular excitement and mis-
conception. but because while it tests
every proposition by the doctrines
which underlie its organization, IL IN
sists that all interests should be de-
fined I'm the administration
Our party is the party OF the people
because of its care for the welfare oI
all our countrymen.
"a Above all. our party is the party OF
the people. when it recognizes the TACT
that sound money and absolutely safe
money is the life-blood of our cuntry. S
strength and prosperity, and when II
teaches that none Of our fellow citizens,
rich or poor, great or humble, can es-
cane the consequences of a degenera-
/ tion of our currency.
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dictate that if there exists inconvenl-
/ ence and hardship, resulting from the
congestion or imperfect distribution oi
our circulation medium, a remedy
should be applied which will avoid the
/ disaster that must follow in the train
of silver monOmetallism.'
Letters Of regret We're alse received
I from Secretary Lamont, Postmaster
/ General Wilson. Oscar S. Strong, and
| ex-Recorder Smythe.
Toastmaster Brown introduced Sena-
tor Hill as "the Democrat who stands
Rer all that is pure ana grand in Demo-
cratic politics"
The Senator was accorded a perfect
ovation as he rose to speak to the toast
Democracy.
Senator Hill began with a tribute to
the press and a lengthy explanation
of Democracy. Then continuing, he
said:
The most important recent event In
our national affairs is the decision by
the Supreme Court that Federal tax
on rents or the income Of personal
property laid by the last Congress is a
direct tax and must be apportioned
among the States according to the cen
sus. For that event we should con-
gratulate ourselves and render hearty
thanks. A Federal income tax was
never approved by any Democratic ma
tional convention and should never
have been regarded or tolerated as a
Democratic measure
Referring to the silver question, the
Senator said:
THE question that is now creating
the most burning issue in our national
politics, is the silver question, and on
that I wish to say few words.
IF the resolution adopted by the del
egates to the national conventions, had
by each of the two great parties in 1892,
and the resolutions adopted by these
same parties represented in the several
State conventions Of 1894 are an indi-
cation, it is plain that the voters OF tha
country generally prefer the bimetallic
system of coinage that prevailed in the
United States before 1873.
"Tbe reasoning and contention Of so
many silver men is vitiated, as l Think
by the promise that the United States
can alone. under present conditions,
nut and keep silver and gold at a COM
mercial worldwide parity on ratio
of 16 to 1. just as are viuated In like
manner the afirmations of gold mono
metallisms. that all the powers of the
world combined cannot, if they will,
achieve that parity on that ratio.
On the political outlook, Senator Hill
said:
IF New York can be carried by the
Democracy this fall, it can be carried in
1896 and with it the country and the
presidency. Another defeat here fore
BODIES national disaster.
Comptroller of the Treasury James
p Eckels spoke to the toast Sound
Money" He said:
I'm the past the press has been and
uust continue TO be the one great wea7
non in the Democratic armory with
which to defend the party against
harm from within and attacks from
without
currency question in his letter accept
inc the Democratic nomination to the
p,.esidencv. asserted that the public
md will no longer accept shams; 1t
hos suffered enough from illusions. An
insincere policy increases disuust; an
unstable policy increases uncertainty.
Yet despite the precept, it is insisted
tbaf in dealing with the silver question
tbe marty shall hang its present ana
- fiIture fortune upon sham and an
n1rsion In the light Of such facts,
democrats can do no better than dis
c,,ss the objections from a Democratic
stondnoint to the position to which the
oSvorate of the free coinage would
commit the party. The present aglta-