The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-03
THE NEW YORK CAMPAIGN.
EX-SENATOR HILL SPEAKS AT THE
CARNEGIE HALL MEETING.

president Cleveland Causes Deaf
cning AppIause-Mr. Hill on the
Financial Question-COI. ROose-
velt's Tour of SpeechmaIing.
New York, Nov 2.-Every seat in Car
negie hal was filled tonight soon after
the doors were opened, and a great crowd
filed the vast hall before the mass meet
INC of the Business Mems Democratic AS
sociaton was called to order by Theodore
". Meyers, former controller of the city
OF New York.
Ex-senator David B. Hill was the speak
er Of The night, and throughout his speech
was greeted with applause. The gathering
was a very enthusiastic one, and the en-
trance of Richard Croker, while Mr. Hill
was speaking, was the occasion of one of
the heartiest demonstrations of the even
ing. The platform was crowded with
prominent business men, and there was
eoody sprinkling of ladies in the boxes.
After brief address by Chairman Mey-
ers. resolutions were adopted approving
the principles set down in the Syracuse
platform and indorslng Augustus Van
Wyck for Governor, as a man animated
by a sincere desire to promote the liberty
of the people and preserve the dignity and
good fame of the state"
The reading of a letter to the Business
Mems Association from Former President
Grover Cleveland, congratulating it for
striving to prevent the maladministration
and extravaganza Of the Republican par
ty," was followed by deafening applause
MIR. Hill was introduced by the chair
man, and al first spoke with some effort.
As he went along, however, his voice be-
came distinct and ringing, and could be
heard in every part of the hall. Perry
Belmont also spoke.
Mr.. Hin discussed the canals and other
state issues and also the policy of the ad-
ministration in regard TO conquered terri
tory.
Taking up the financial question, Senator
Hill said: Our opponents seem much dis
turbed because in this state campaign we
prefer to regard state issues as paramount.
We have not Tepudiated nor abandoned
any national issues, but they have sim
ply been held in allegiance until more
convenient season. 1t is a safe rule not
to cross any bridges until we reach them
and the national campaign of 1900 can
easily take care of itself.
The Republican anxiety about the sill
yer question is very painful indeed They
seem 10 be borrowing trouble because of
some anticipated or suspected danger to
the country arising out of the apprahended
coinage of silver dollars at some future
TINE. They are constantly harping about
iIty-cent dollars as though they did not
know that the silver coinage question had
Deen partially settled-at least for the
llme being-through the action of the last
republican Congress with the approval CT
GfgSlQenT Mckinley him ca1f II 10
nave escaped the attention of rle average
republican orator that in June last a bill
was passed by Republican Congress- and
approved by a Republican President which
among other things provided as follows:
Section "a. That the Secretary of the
treasury is hereby authorized and direct
eu 10 coin into standard silver dollars as
rapidly as the public interests may re-
qulre, to an amount, however, of not less
'lah SI,5OOO00 in each month, all of the
shVer bullion now in the treasury purchas-
ca IN accordance with the provisions Aof
Vhe act approved July IA, 1890, entitled
etc
The amount of the silver bullion in
question in the treasury thus required to
pe coined into "aileged fifty-cent dollars
sulhclent to occupy our mints In coin
age 1or the next two years. and there
Stems 70 be no necessity from practical
standpoint of getting excited over prepar-
N'0A@ AOl dtitlitlODdt coinage at some Iu-
oufe date which may never materialize
oulhcient unto the day is the good or evil
thereof
When, with the approval or acquies-
cehce of both parties substantially, our
mints are occupied in coming 81, 100000
each and every month"; the gold or silver
extremists of either party have no ocea-
SION TO become hysterical over imaginary
OF apprehended dangers to the country.
4His tall the people are in no mood to lis
zen 10 tariff or financial discussions, even
IL we were disposed to indulge in them, but
uler interest is voluntarily centered in
u1e question pertaining to their own gov
eIhment. l also beg to remind our Repub-
lNdu friends, who seem 20 have a happy
faculty of endeavoring 10 do the right
'nus at the wrong time or the wrong
tHihg at the right time-which ever way
you are pleased to regard it-that their
exaggerated and partisan criticism on the
Ieier resolution so-called, seems equally
inappropriate at the present time. Their
Veisure of it is neither opportune, nor fair,
nor candid. The most that was urged
against the resolution was that it was un-
necessary or untimely. No intelligent man
ever questioned its soundness as a legal
proposition. The legal feature of it was
SIMPLY this: A declaration that the United
states bonds previously issued were leg
"lg payable in either silver or gold coin.
What lawyer outside of a lunatic asy-
rum disputes the soundness of that propo-
SUonf If there is such a one, he ought TO
De lncarcerated within its walls al once.
But our Republican friends carefully
conceal the fact that the Teller resolution
~ regard to which they are now display
Hb so much interest and ignorance, was
nVihlng more or less than a precise copy,
wofd Tor word, of The famous Stanley Mat
news resolution which passed both houses
u. congress in 1873, and for which Presi-
ye- Urnt Mckinley himself voted on Jan. %,
-0.o, as a member of Congress from Ohio
surely they cannot with propriety or
consstence, be heard to crihcise any Dem
oerat Tor following in one instance the ex-
President
put the war revenue law of 1898, passed
Republican Congress and approved
g republican honest money President
LtoYlued for the issue of war bonds, and
'~RrIessfy made them payable in coin.
Does not this law corroborate, confirm
"'.a approve the Teller resolution?
ALter all, the question at present is
aIsely an abstract one, and OF no practi-