The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-08
HILLS TRUTHS REMAIN.

The story that ssrssor David 3. HIn. ~
New York. intends indorz.ng the Demo
cratic platform and standing BY the NOM
fnses cannot be accepted as true untfi Il Is
confirmed By himself Since Ar. Hiil be-
came member Of the United States sen
ata he has not only displayed rare ability.
bat has proved that he has the courage
OF bis convictions. He has on several
notable occasions risen 10 the highest
plane OF patriotic s;atenanship. and any
weakness on ais part now would be q
great disappointment 20 al who admire
moral courage and disintereste9ness. sven
in opponents.
Senator Hill placed himself In q spIsnt;d
position before the people By his undaunt-
"a resistance OF MS pa-ty's fatuoas course
at Chicago. Whatever his attitude az
now be in relation 20 that party, the
truths he uttered In the presence OF IT'S
national convention remain unblemished
and lrrevocable.
The reasons ne gave for refusing 10 vote
for the platform or the Democratic NOM
Trees were not based upon expectancy, bat
upon irrefufable premises. They cannot Be
modified or CLOSED over.
your proposed platform he remarked.
says that The policy OF gold nono-me.al-
ism Is a British policy. Mr.. Presi-
dent. they forgot TO tell the people OF this
country that IL is a French policy also:
they forgot 20 tell the people OF this eoun-
Try that It is German policy also: they
failed TO remind you that IL IL the policy
OF the whole number Of governments rep
resented In what was called the Latin
union. Therefore, think II looks a Iitiie
just trihe-liks demagogey TO suggest
that this Is the policy Of single nation
alone
But Senator Hill made some other re-
marks which were equally true. and
few Of which will bear repetition.
Those represent and for whom speak
insist that we should not attempt the ex-
pertinent Of free and unlimited coinage
without the cooperation OF other great
nations. II Ii not question OF patriot
ism. Il is question Of business. 1t is not
a question OF loyalty; il Is question of
finance II ls not question OF vaIor: II
Is a question OF economies.
Il DO not think that We can safely ignore
the monetary systems Of other great ma
tons. Ia this age, when we are connected
with all the portions OF the earth by our
ships. by our cables and by all methods OF
intercourse. We think that IL is unwise to
attempt this alone.
II find no words In this platform In IA
vor OF the maintenance Of the parity OF
the two metals find no suggestion of
what Is 10 be done In case the experiment
fails. ! find no suggestion Of how you are
10 brace up this deprecated currency.
II beg TO call your attention to this fact:
That in my humble opinion the very pol
Icy condemned by this platform is the
policy that has kept your greenback cur
rency and your silver dollar at parity
with gold during The past years.
IF bravery could make silver the equal
OF gold, then you could make any metal a
money metal
Senator Hnl may fnd Il 70 his political
interest 10 remain within the party upon
which he bases al his hopes Of future pre-
ferment. bat be has done valiant service
TO the cause OF sound money by the utter
aaee OF such truths. and that good cannot
be undone.