The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-05-30
EDITORS BANQUET.
NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC EDiiohs
EAT AT DELMONICO's.
They Also Listen I" the Re""i"e "
.. Letter From President tieSe'"""
4, which the President Discusses
the Financial Question,

New York, MAY 26.-The two days
STAY of the Democratic editors came
to an end last night, when panquet
was rendered them at DelmonlcoS 5.
The banuuet hall was taxed TO It's full
copacity. covers being laid for 2'o
Col. William Brown played the role
of toostmaster. After the banquet
Col, Brown. in witty speech. lntro-
duced John a. Mason, VINO 'iianheu
the Democrats of Gotham for their
hospitality to the visitors. Mt. Masor
then road a letter from President
Cleveland which evoked tulllultuous
applause. Afeter expressing regret at
his inability to be present, the presi-
dent in his letter, said:
When campaign is actlveiy Oh
foot to force the free, unlimited anu
independent coinage OF silver 10y tue
government, ut Il ratio which VIII auu
to our circulation unrestralned NH
lions of So-callcd dollars, lntrlnSl%ally
worth about half the amount they pur-
port to represent, with no provision OF
resource to make good any deficiency
in value. and when ii is claimed that
such a proposition has any relation 10
the principles of Democracy. II is time
for all who may in the least degree IN
tiuence Democratic thought to realize
the responsibility. Our party Is the
party of the people, not because 1t is
waited hither ind thither by every
sudden wave of public popular excite
ment and miSconCeption, but because
while it tests every proposition by the
doctrines which underlie its orga MIA
ton. it insists that all interests should
be defended in the administration OF
the government without especial favor
or discriminate ton.
Our party is the party of the peO-
pie because in it's care for the welfare
of our country, ii reSistS dangerous
schemes born of discomfort, advocates
by appeals to sections or class preu-
dices. and reinforced by the insidious
acts of private seltishneSS and cupid
ity.
above all our party is the party of
the people when il recognizes the fact
that sound and absolutely safe money
is the life blood of our cOuntry'S
strength and prosperity. and when it
teaches that none of our fellow citi-
ZenS, rich or poor great or humble.
can escape the consequences of a
degeneration of our currency. Demo
cratic care and conservatism dictate
that if there exists inconvenience and
hardship, resulting from the conges-
ton and imperfect distribution of our
circulating medium. a remedy should
be applied which will avoid the dis
aster that must follow in the train of
silver recommendation"
Senator Hill, in responding to a
toast. said:
The question that is now creating
the most burning issue in our national
politics is the silver uestion, and on
that | wish TO say few words. If
the resolutions adopted by the dele.
gates to the national conventions held
by each of the two great parties in
1892, and the resolutions adopted by
those same parties represented in sew
eral state conventions of 1894 are any
indication, it is plain that the voters
of the country generally prefer the BIZ
metallic system of coinage that pre-
vailed in the United States before
1873. Nearly every Democrat and Re
publican demands parity in purchas-
ing and debt-paying power of the
coined dollars. l am not i'm the coun-
ellis of the gold monometallists. but if
| were | would suggest that they are
prejudicing the cause of safe and
sound currency at this moment by
nagging over immaterial incidents, as
for example. whether under the coin
age Of 1892, the silver dollar was the
unit of value
Controller Of the Currency James
II. Eckels spoke to the toast Sound
Money"