New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-27
- MI, IN future obstinate and saort-sightsd bour
bonlsm must so to the rear.
s,-~crsr1oxs FOR FINANCIAL RELIEF.

| urowInr deficit In the Treasury. occasloned oy
failure OF the recent fiscal legislation 70 produce 'e
necessary revenues for the needs OF 'he IVY w
II Is hoped that this difficulty Will prove put rem
ror,rv II is believed that with the country gradu
ay recovering from the recent dspressVhh swarv
p ns OF ad
dona Internal revenue PROVIDED for; Du mo- ;;h e
rext scal year suicen revenues 70 meet the Ma
tons expenses But r wsnt d = the 20 to be
maintained and liabilities auldstesd. COOS not now
Provision for additional ssetl aoe regarded
seem S 70 De but must be further invoked II
nothing else provided ana Of needed funds
bv borrowing Explicit and INQUEST bv mis- Com
y for this purpDss should ge should Be met not
NV indrection evasion or circumiocu''oh oo' 'e''-
lntely oraSe should no longer be presented Of
Democratic Administration appeanIngf ~ 70 secure
cratic &C 6 lo' the Government during tenn
norarv emergency. and that appear MAJ ho borrowed
ne rs sh Unon bonds Treasury notes tx
,,heduer notes certificates OF LILLE nav be de-
other means which are usua aet ot easily adjustable
involving no essential principle and wef the main
not hinder or prevent the eonee'''0"
Nc hostility to present Giferences
pSoaS be spermea to Legislation
ID at son hs Of 5m the ioi
TO arbitrarily refuse such action now umess or
for v s5er shS c6pmpe the GAZING
sara session Of Republican Congress Is the
height Of PS'Ts i9y o. 0n 6e
law in 1893 and the folsng Of the Popust income
TAX rSng ia! temporary financial relief do not fSrge
nor underestimate the importance ana 81 n,one
sary reform afflicted with TOO m71y k con
OF currency issued under diverse ana and
subscribing different purposes some OF ~in limited
aPs dssss cola ns and silver
dollars we currency system which ihc, o,ss
ntea States feT notes Currency certificates gold GER
uncaes silver certificates ana itp of our cur
ss "" laws and the establishment of permanent
monetary system "a adGGass for ans d nef''
%ether do we forget the fact that the Dcmocratlc
party Is by rne S re the ns Of our
fathers the money of the Constitution ne m0nss
prf yape hs Partly m %
use OF both gold and silver as the sanaarn mones
Of of the Their pnry at an all mes and in all places
the full restoration and maintenance Of ,ng s az
legal tender and with ali paper currency made re-
deemable therein the Democrats party STANDS con-
mitted In the carrying out Of that policy me g ETA
nal retirement and extinguishment OF the uni'en
States notes commonly known as greenDaaeksS, y
important II not the first step in the rgh' ute'
Raids are constantly being made upon the Treas Treas
backs no seek the gold for shipment abroad, and
the Government is unable adequately TO protect
Prudence demands that tire debts Of the Govern.
redeemabls demand, especially at least unless
The Treasury contains an amount OF coined N ,ney
adequate at all times to ehectuate tnat payment
or redemption. 49,
These greenbacks should be eliminated from the
currency Of the country because. under existing
conditions and without immense loans or enormSSs
taxes. the Government is utterly unable ~ stand
the drain upon its resources Involved IN Inc sttuS-
Gle to maintain their parity with gold
CHARACTERISTIC ATTACKS ON REFuB-
LICANs
The Senator then took up New-York affairs and
Republican greed" and what he was pleased to
call the specious promises Of reform. by which
the Republicans had obtained control of the ciiy
and State He thought they had thrown on
their dsguses' and were now making a CON
certed raid for partisan advantage. The Senator
grew warm over The way he thought pem91erauc
which he declared was being done under the cloak
cratic wrongs in this city and in indignant tones
The Republicans now propose to grab every
whether their terms have expired or not; to turn
nRon out Tnq%s to hem ali alike the
good and the bad to rem ", 'hsais o, pertect, In
positions with ability and credit ard against whom
even the eyparte testimony, the hearsay ,est,,
testimony before the Lexow Committee did not
cast single repIoach and all this Is 70 be doae
OF reform" but In fact in the rea. interest OF the
sslSors ns PRESENT work shall
been concluded the goo1 people how OF ,r any crimes
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are committed in thy name.
In closing. he spoke OF the future and the turn
ing tide and said:
Democratic principles are eterna, and VIII not dle
They essential 10 the greatness and prosperity
OF our country. and must eventually prevail am
grateful 10 the loyal and intrepid Democracy OF tAis
In which. you know. against my desires ana
Of for;orn hope / appreciate their confidence and
devotion much as though victory had crowned our
efforts Instead OF defeat Under many difficulties
for which Of us here were responsible. with
adverse currents everywhere which could not be
controlled with some unfortunate issues which
did make. but sought TO prey emit did my duty
to my party making the best fight possible. and l
have now regrets 10 express nor complaints TO
make.
The next speaker was Robert Il. Roosevelt who
made exhaustive speech upon the currency ques-
ton. In which he s1id that most of the troubles
through which the country had passed had been due
to It's defective currency.