The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-30
A. DEMOCRATIC FEAST.
Notables Banquet and Talk In
New York.
CLEVELAND SENT A LETTER
In which He Touched Up the Free
Silver Element Senator Hill Expresses
Happiness over Income Tax Defeat and
Talks ON the Monetary Question. ,

New YORK, May 25.-The two days
stay Of the Democratic editors came to
an end last night. when a banquet was
rendered them at Delmonico's. The
banquet hall was taxed to its full capac-
ity, covers being laid for $50. Colonel
William L. Brown played the role Of
toastmaster.
Near him at the table were Mayor ].
W. Hinkley Of Poughkeepsie and ex.
Mayor Gilroy. Others at the main ta-
BILE were: John Boyd Thacher, Collec.
tor Kilbreth. Comptroller Fitch, Cord
Meyer, Charles s. Fairchild. Senator
Hill, Comptroller Of Currency Eckels,
Ex-Governor Flower and Senator Can
tor. After the banquet, Colonel Brown.
In q witty speech, introduced John A.
Mason. who then read a letter from
President Cleveland. which evoked
tumultuous applause. After expressing
regret at his Inability to be present. the
president, I'm his letter, said:
when campaign is actively on
foot to force the free, unlimited and in.
dependent coinage of silver by tho gov.
ernment, at q ratio which will add tC
our circulation unrestrained millions OF
half the amount they purport to repre-,
sent, with no provision or resource to
make good any deficiency in value, and
when it is claimed that such q PROPOSE.
ton has any relation to the principles
of democracy, it is time for all who may
ia the least degree influence Democratic
thought to realize the responsibility.
"Onr party is the party of the people
not because it Is waited hither anC
thither by every sudden wave Of public
popular excitement and misconception
but because, while it tests every propo
sitiou by the doctrines which underli6
| it's organization, it ineists that all inter
ests should be defended in the admins
tration of the government, without es
pecial favor or discrimination.
"Our party is the party of the people
because in its care for the welfare o
all our countrymen, il resists dangerous
schemes born of discomfort, advocated
by appeals to sectional or class prejudice
and reinforced by the insidious aid o.
private selfishness and cupidity.
above all, our party is the party OF
the people when it recognizes the fac
that sound and absolutely safe none,
Is the lifeblood of our country strength
and prosperity, and when it teache
that none of our fellow citizens. rich o
poor, great or humble, can escape tn
consequences of degenration of on
currency.
Democratic care and conservatism
dictate that il there exists inconven
ienoe and hardship, resulting from th
congestion or imperfect distribution o
our circulating medium, remed
should be applied which will avoid dis
aster that must follow in the train c
silver monometallism.
Then Toastmaster Brown iptroduco
Senator Hill as "The Democrat VIII
stands for all that is pure and grand i
Democratic politics"
The senator at length expressed hi
qualification over the killing of the in
come tax by the supreme court. The
he took up the silver question, saying
GAS Democrat | feel compelled I
act by the declaration in Chicago, b
the repeated declarations Of the Ne,
York Democracy and as q senator b
three existing laws enacted by col
gress, declaring principle and
policy,
"Im am not in che councils Of til
, gold monometallists, but il ] were
would suggest that they are prejudicin
the cause of safe and sound currency
this moment by nagging over immat
rial incidents, as. for example, whethe
under the coinage law of 1899. the silv,
dollar was the unit of value.
"The reasoning and contention of |
many silver men is vitiated, as thin
by the promise that the United Stat,
can alone, under present condition
put and keep silver and gold at a con
mercial world. wide parity on ratio
l6 to 4, just as are vitiated in like mann,
the affirmations Of gold monometallis
that all the powers Of the world cou
bined cannot, if they will, achieve tht
parity on that ratio"
1 Comptroller of the Currency Jam,
fl Eckels spoke to the toast "Sopu
Money"
Secretary Of the Treasury Charl,
G s. Fairchild spoke OH Party Primo
pies" Others also spoke.