Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-25
CLEVELAND AND HILL
Give Democratic Editors OF New York Their
Opinions on Currency


NEW YORK, May 25.-The two days
stay of the Democratic editors came to an
end last night when banquet was ten.
dered them at Delmonico's. The banquet
hall was taxed to It's full capacity, covers
being laid for $50. Colonel w. l.. Brown
acted as tOastmaster.
Scarcely had the diners taken their
first puffs at their perfectos when Colonel
Brown raped for order and introduced
John A. Mason, who thanked the Dem.
ocrats of Gotham for their hospitality to
the visitors. Mr.. Mason then read a let
ter from President Cleveland which
evoked tumultuous applause. After ex.
pressing regret, the president in his letter
said:
when a campaign is actively on foot
to force the free, unlimited and inde-
pendent coinage OF silver by the govern
ment, at ratio which will add to our cir
cuation unrestrained millions Of So called
dollars, intrinsically worth but half the
amount they purport to represent, with no
provision or resource to make good their
deficiency In value, and when it is claimed
that such n proposition has any relation
to the principles of Democracy, it is time
for all who may in the least degree
influence Democratic thought to realize
their responsibility.
"Our party is the party Of the people,
not because it is waited hither and thither
by every sudden wave of popular excite
ment and misconception, but because,
while it tests every proposition by the doc
trines which underlie it's organization, it
insists that all interests should be de-
Tended in the administration of the gov
mi al
elimination.
Above all, our party Is the party Of the
people, and 1t recognizes the fact that
sound and absolutely safe money is the
life-blood Of our country's strength and
prosr H'ty, and it teaches that none Of
our foll$w-citizens, rich or poor, great
or humble can escape the consequences OF
a degeneration OF our currency.
Democratic care and conservatism rec
ognize that there exists inconvenience and
hardship, resulting from the congestion or
imperfect distribution Of our circulating
medium, remedy should bc applied
which will avoid the disaster that must
follow In the train OF silver monometal-
lism.'
Toastmaster Brown then introduced
Senator Hill as "the Democrat who stands
for all that there Is pure and good In
Democratic politics." The senator was
accorded perfect ovation rs he rose to
speak to the toast, Democracy"
Senator Hill begun with tribute to the
press and lengthy explanation Of Democ-
racy. Continuing, he spoke Of the most
important recent event In our national
affairs, the decision Of the supreme court
on the income tax, saying that for that
event we should congratulate ourselves
and render hearty thanks.
Referring to the silver question, the scna-
tor said THE question that Is now Great.
ing the most burning issue in our national
politics is the silver question If the reso-
lutions adopted by the delegates to the
national conventions held by each of the
two great parties In 1897 and the resolu-
tions adopted by those same parties as
presented in several state conventions of
1894 are an indication, 10 is plain that tho
voters OF the country generally prefer tho
bimctallic system Of coinage that prevailed
In the United States before 1873.
"In 1892 there was not much difference
In that regard between the resolutions Of
the two greater parties. The Republicans
used the word bimetallism, and hcnco
the Republican state platforms of 1894 uso
that word more frequently than do the
Democratic, but both refer TO free BIZ
metallic coinage. Nearly all that refer to
ratio mention 10. Nearly every one,
Democratic and Republican, demands
parity In purchasing and dcbt-paying
power Of the coined dollars"
Comptroller Of tho Currency Eckcls,
ex-Sccrctary of the Treasury Faircbld,
ex-Governor Flower, Comptroller Fitch,
Senator Cantor, District Attorney Fellows
and others RESPONDED To toasts.