The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-26
DEMOcRAcr's ONLY CHANCE.
A sound Money Platform the Only
One on which the Party Can Win.

One on which the Party Can Win.
New York, Feb. 25-One OF the most
notable receptions ever given to a public
official in this city was accorded Hon.
John C. Carlisle, Secretary of the Treas
ury, by the Manhattan Club tonight az
their club house. A more representative
body of men than those who gathered to
honor the secretary could hardly have
been gathered together. Bankers, mer-
chants, presidents OF corporations, law
yers, politicians, and men of affairs. eacn
WED with the other to do honor to the
distinguished guest.
As in all receptions of this kind mat
ters were very late in coming TO "A focus.
The rooms of the club were thronged when
at 800 O'Clock G. c. Baldwin, Justice
Snlth ana secretary carlisle appeared.
There was an immense applause as the
secretary entered the room, and he was
at once conducted TO the east room, where
the reception was held. on the right OF
the secretary stood President Frederic X.
Coudert or the Manhattan Club, and to
the left stood Edward Bell, chairman or
the reception committee. who introduced
the members and guests, who pressed
forward in steady stream for over an
hour to shake the secretary's hand. Every
one received hearty handshake and an
Il m glad to see you.' This continued
until 1880 O'Clock, when President Cou-
dert, linking arms with the secretary,
went TO the dining room. The luncheon
was spread in the billiard room.
President Coudert took his seat at the
center of the first table at the head OF
the room and with him at this table were
Secretary Carlisle, Collector Kilbreth, Ed
ward Bell, John A. Stewart w. w. Sher-
man, Robert MacLay, Conrad N Jordan
ST. Clair McKelway, II. w. Cannon, s.
O. Sullivan, George f. Ward Morris X
Jessup, ex-Gov. Flower, Gen. Ruger, Ad-
miral Erben and w. j. Coombs.
In happy speech, he introduced the
guest.
Mr. Carlisle said that his first thanks
were due to the president and the mem
bers and the guests for the cordial man
ner in which they had received him. He
said the compliment was one which no
one could fail to appreciate and he was
glad OF the opportunity to meet men
whose enterprise and public spirit had
made made this the greatest city In the world.
II am glad" he said, ito be surrounded
by old-fashioned democrats who have new
cratic party OF sound money, just and
equal taxation, economy In finances, and
honesty and fidelity In the discharge of
public duties. There has been obfec-
tion to these principles, but they were
good enough for the old democrats. and
they are good enough for us. If there Is
one principle TO which / have ever
been true, II is that the money Of
the people must be maintained on
a sound and equitable basis and nothing
but specie be made legal tender. II Is now
proposed to conform our monetary sys-
TEN with that of China, Japan and Mex
leo. We are asked TO adopt the disastrous
policy of silver monometallism, and the
problem is now being solved by the only
tribnal which settles these matters for
US. We could not evade the issue II we
would. and we ought not to evade IL If
we could. Honesty Is the best policy in
politics as In everything else" Great ap-
plause.
ut has been the highest ambition of my
life," said the secretary, "to see the dem
ocratic party regain that position which
rightly belongs to II for It's enunciation OF
sound financial principles. The demo
cratic party is not dead, and the time Is
not come to distribute its assets among
the Dopulists and its allies great ap-
plause). 1t viii never die, If II is faithful
to the principle upon which IT was found.
ed / hope IL will go into the contest on a
perfectly sound declaration Of principles
and If II does II will emerge from the com
test with victory and an unbroken and an
unblemished record"