The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-05
LETTING 0 TAKE oARE oFIrsEEr.D
Spirited Remarks by = Democrat on Mr..
Hill,a Advice TO Bnsinnna Man.

Spirited Remarks by n Democrat on Mr..
Hire Advice to Business Men.
To THE EDrroR OF THE suH-Sir. Mr.. Hill
has been talking 10 the business men," In
structing them In the issues OF this campaign.
Mr.. Hill had nothing TO say to tho business men
or the laborinR men In the campaign OF 1896.
Notwithstanding his convictions on the issues
o. that campaign as EXPRESSED by him Mt
Chicago. It strikes me that Mr.. Hill has great
assurance to presume to talk TO business men
after his cowardly betrayal OF the business in
terests Of his country in 1895. when, while his
country was bleeding to death from the wound
inflicted by the assasslns at Chicago, he lay
coled up In his nest. not uttering one word Of
remonstrance or protest. His voice then would
have been potent In saving his country
and his State from threatened ruin and dis.
credit and his party from disgrace and dis
honor. In his speech at Carnegie Music Hall
last night he admitted that In 1900 "some-
thing might be said on silver" but that 1900
viii take care Of ITSELF"
The prospect OF renewed agitation on silver
does not seem to harm his soul. PROSTATE in
dustrlos, Idle labor. with cold and hungry
homes, have no terrors for this statesman.
He cares but little what renewed silver aRIta.
ton and consequent financial disturbance
may cost his country and her business
mon." He has no stake in the country beyond,
% q political soldier OF fortune. what no can
grab In political revolution. Consequently. he
with complaoency courts IL.
But how docs the business man" view this
prospect OF something to say on silver In
1902" He has had an experience OF several
years discussion Of silver. with paralysis Of
business. depression, financial convulsion.
threatened ruin. Has he not had enough OF III
Does he wish q renewal OF the experience Of
the past Eve yearsf II 30. let him follow Hips
advice and leave to 1900 the question he should
meet In this campaign.
Ii Mr.. Hills friends win, he won't have long
to walt Within twenty-four hours after It ID
known that a Democratic free silver Congress
has been elected he will feel the effects OF what
Mr.. Hill thinks may happen In 1900.
How does the daily toiler. with O family to
care for. view Mr.. Hills advice to ignore the
national issue OF honest money, and leave it
until 1900. In the meantime electing q Demo-
cratic Congress, which will be under the die
tum and control OF party management Does
he wish to experience again the times through
which he has Just passed. when for every Job Of
work fifty men stood idly by ready to accept It
at any price2 IT victory Of 1895 for honest
money has changed that condition. and now
almost every man can have employment.
These times have been slow in coming, but
that can be charged directly to the fact that
six and a half millions Of men In this coun-
try voted for dishonest money and population
OF our honest debts. national and private,
alarming capital 80 that It has been slow in
venturing out into the open.
The man whose only capital Is his labor, and
the opportunity to employ Il, certainly cannot
accept Mr.. Hills advice and at this all inapor-
tant time when he can speak for his own inter-
est by voting for an honest money Congress,
fail to do SO. but. on the contrary. vote to bring
about q recurrence Of the bad times through
which he has Just struggled.
All men must admit. and all manly. honest.
sensible men. regardless Of party. do admit
even Hill admits-that II the money question IL
not settled In 1899 by the Congress elected In
1seS-next Tuesday-it will have to be fought
out In 1900. The agitation will begin Just SO
soon as 1t is known that Congress has q Demo-
cratic majority; and 1t will continue with dis
aster and ruin to all business. except the call
ing OF the politician. until the great battle Of
1900 is won or lost.
We are now fairly embarked in a period of
prosperity. after a long. dark night. On next
Tuesday. II an homes money Congress, House
and Senate. is assured. prosperity will at once
take on q still brighter hue. industry q greater
impetus. and before 1900 comes around, with
out disturbances OF business security and re-
h~eNs t'S fSASe vi VI Luo1Cy VII
been taken out OF politics and relegated to our
economics. when never again It can produce
a panic. and when it will become the servant
rather than the master OF our commercial life.
This would deprive Mr.. Hill and men Of his
stripe OF an opportunity. but it would bring
prosperity. repose. and happiness
to this people. Straight in the face, on next
Tuesday. must the American people look this
vital question. the question Of all questions in
life to-dayI
A great responsibility rests upon the men
who by conviction think as / do on this ques-
ton, but who in response to party loyalty'
will vote against it. I ask them to con-
suit conscience, principle. love OF country. |
rather than expediency and the voice of the
demagogue and the professional patriot.
Silver agitation in 1885 and 1897 cost this
country three thousand million dollars. DESC
lated homes. drove men to suicide and discred-
tied us as q nation before the world. That
$4,000 men in New York city. the financial
heart Of this great republic. seriously recorded
themselves for population and a dishonest
dollar came near costing New York her su-
pramacy as a commercial metropolis. 1t has
her. The world cannot understand It.
Are we to repudiate that wild. insane vote. or
are we going to confirm it by supporting the
so-cnlled Democratic party that to-day by every
questionable means that can be employed
to fix indelibly that stain on the fair
name Of this city and State?
One single free silver Congressman from
New York will mean more in damage and dis
to our country than two such from any
other State. A free silver United States sena-
TOR. which a Democratic Legislature will insure.
means q panic and years again OF depression
and distress. Take your hoicel
NEW YORK. Nov. 4. jon BYRNE.
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