The age-herald., 1898-11-03
AOT TIMES
 IN NEW YORK Campaign Begins to Wax ES-
 csedingy WaTm THE LEADERS ARE ABUSIVE Roosevelt Makes a Violent At- tack on Richard Croker. HILL SPEAKS IN CARNEGIE HALL Republican Anxiety for Success Grows
 Positively Painful.
Republican Anxiety for Success Grows
 Positively Painful.
DISCUSSED FINANCIAL QUESTION
Republican Action in Last Congress Shows That the Party Favors Use of Silver-Borrowing Trouble on Ac-
 count of ofAnticipated Danger.

New 4OrK, NOVeHUtI ]'-AANShJ Carnegie hall was filled tonight soon after the doors were opened, and great croWo filled the vast hall before the mass meet ing of the Business Mems Democratic as- sociation was called to order by Thomas W. Myers, formerly comptroller or. the treasury of New York.
 Ex-Senator David B. Hill was the speaker of the night, and throughout his speech was greeted with applause. The meeting was very enthusiastic one, and the entrance ot Richard Croker while MT. Hill was speak ing was the occasion of one of the most hearty demonstrations of the evening. The platform was crowded with prominent busi- ness men, and there was a goodiy sprink- ling of ladies in the boxes. The reading Of a letter to the Business Mems association from former President Grover Cleveland, congratulating 1t for striving to prevent the maladministration and extravaganza of the republican party, was followed by deafen- ing applause.
 Following is the text of MT. Cleveland's letter:
 Princeton, N. J., November 2.-I acknowl- edge with thanks the secretary's invitation to attend the mass meeting to be held on the evening of November for the purpose of ratifying the democratic nominations for the state of New York. I regret that am unable to accept your invitation, but as recall the useful labors of the Business Mems Democratic association in the past, I may be permitted to express my gratlfi- cation to find that your organization is still in the field, striving to. save the state of New York from republican maladministra- tion and extravaganza.
 Very truly yours,
 GROVER CLEVELAND.
 Hilps Speech
 MT. Hill was introduced by the chairman and at first spoke with some effort. As he went along, however, his voice became distinct and ringing and could be heard in every part of the hall.
 In the course of his remarks, MT. Hill said:
 "This terrible anxiety, largely affected, of our republican friends for fear that the war may be renewed in case of democratic victory is really pitiful. It is also diff1- cult to appreciate the apprehensions of our opponents that the democrats may embar- rass the president in perfecting his plans for securing permanent peace.
 Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts in speech in this city last week, in one of his flights of fancy, said in substance that If his aud'e 'ence was not in favor of placing the people of the Philippines back under the rule of Spanish tyranny. they should vote for the republican state ticket, canal frauds, Raines' law, force bill and all. beg to suggest to the distinguished senator that neither he nor anybody else knows what policy of the present admin stration may be as to the Philippine islands. That policy has never been declared; on the . contrary 1t has been carefully concealed. The only expression held from any member of the administration was from the late secretary of state, MT. Day, now one of our peace commissioners at Paris, who &; al hat he did not favor the retention of those islands. Perhaps he spoke the presidents own views-who knows? The truth seems to be that the democratic hostility which is apprehended springs from a republican fear that some unduly liberal or over gen. erous terms of peace, involving surrender of some of the conquered territory may be approved by the administration to which the democratic opposition would naturally be expected. The suspicious delay in the peace negotiations which will undoubtedly not be permitted to be concluded until af- ter election, confirms this view of the st- uation.
 Hostility to Compromise
 ''Democratic hostility to a humilating compromise with Spain which may be ac- cepted by weak and vacllating admins tration is what republican leaders fear rather than democratic friendship or sym pathies for anything that is Spanish Taking up the financial question, Ex- Senator Hill saild: "Our opponents seem much disturbed because-in this state cam paign we prefer to regard state issues as paramount We have not repudiated nor abandoned any national issues, but they have simply been held in abeyance until more convenient season. It is 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 answer about the silver question is very painful, indeed. They seem to b borrowing trouble because of some anticipated danger to the country arising out of the coinage of silver dollars at some future time. They are constantly harping about 50-cent dollars as though they did not know the silver coinage ques- tion had been partially settled-at least for the time .being-through the act of the re- publican congress with the approval of President Mckinley himself. It seems to