The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-03
D. B. HILL SPEAKS
TO BUSINESS MEN
He Addressed an Immense Audience
in Carnegie Hall Last Night
SILVER QUESTION NOT AN ISSUE.
The Republicans Are Borrowing ir"u-
bIc-Hc Discussed State Issues-A
Letter from Mr.. Cleveland Pro-
vokcd Dcafcning Applause.
SILVER QUESTION NOT AN ISSUE.

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after the doors were opened and great
crowd filed the vast hail before the
mass-meeting of the Business Mems Dem
ocratic Association was called to order
by Theodore Myers. former comptroller
Of the city of New York.
Ex-senator David =. Hill was the
speaker Of the night and throughout his
speech was greeted with applause. The
gathering was a very enthusiastic one
and the entrance Of Richard Croker
while Mr.. Iiin was speaking was the oc-
casion of one Of the hearuest Gomonstra-
ton of the evening.
The hail was crowded by prominent
business men end there was "A goodiy
spTinkIing Of ladies in the boxes.
VAN WICK EMBOSSED.
After brief address by Chairman
Myers resolutions were adopted APP
proving the principles set form IN me
Syracuse platform AMI endorsing Angus
tus Van Wyck for Governor, as 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 10 tho Business
Mems Association from former President
Grover Cleveland. congratulating 1t for
Striving TO prevent the maladminstra-
ton and extravaganza Of the Republican
party" was followed by deafening APP
plause.
Mr.. Hill was introduced by the chair
man and at first spoke with some effort.
As he went along. however. his voice be
came distinct and ringing and could be
IN art Of hrM
Belmont also spoke.
STATE ISSUES DISCUSSED.
Mr.. Hill discussed the canals and other
State issues and also the policy,-of the
administration in regard 10 conquered
territory Taking up the financial ques-
ton. ex-senator Hill said:
"Our opponents seem much disturbed
because In this state campaign we pre-
fer to regard State issues AS paramount.
We have not repudated nor abandoned
any national issues. but they have simply
been held in allegiance until more con-
venient season. IL Is safe rule not 10
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 TO be borrowing trouble be-
cause Of some anticipated or suspected
danger to the country arisinchout Of the
apprehended coinage of silver dollars al
some future time They are constantly
harping about fifty cent dollars as
though they did not know that the silver
coinage question had been partially set
tled-at least for the time beng-through
the action OF the last Republican Con-
gress with the approval of President
Mckinley himself.
HE REMINDS THEM
ut seems TO have escaped the,attention
OF the average Republican orator that in
June last a bill was passed by Repub-
lican Congress and approved by Re
publican President which. among other
things provided as follows:
Section 3f-That the Secretary Of
the Treasury is hereby authorized and
directed to coin into standard silver dol
lars as rapidly as the public interests
may require. to an amount land over. of
not less than one and one half millions
Of dollars each month, all~of the silver
bullion now Ia the Treasury purchased
in connection with the provisions Of the
act approved July Il. 1890, entitled etc.
DON'T GET EXCITED.
"The amount of the silver bullion in
question i'm the Treasury thus required
to be coined into alleged 'JO-cent dollars
IS sufficient to occupy our mints ia
coinage for the next two years. and there
seems to be no necessity from pracu-
cal standpoint Of getting excited over
preparation for additional coinage az
some future date, which may never ma
terialize. Sufficient unto the day is the
good or evil thereof.
when, with the approval or acquies-
cence OF both parties substantially. our
minis are occupied in coming one and
a half million silver dollars each and
every month. the gold or silver eX-
tremists Of either party have no occa-
sion to become hysterical over imagi-
nary or apprehended dangers 90 the
country. This fall the people are in no
mood To listen 10 tariff or financial dis
cussions. even If We were disposed 10
indulge in them, but their interest is
voluntarily centered i'm the questions per-
tanning to their own state government
~ also beg TO remand our Republican
friends who seem TO have a happy fac
ulty Of endeavoring 20 do the right thing
at the wrong time or the wrong thing
al the right time-whicheYcr way YOU are
pleased 10 regard it-that their exagger-
ated and partisan criticism on the Teller
resolution" so called. seems equally map
propriate ut the present time. Their CEN
sure Of it is neither opportune. nor fair.
nor candid. The most that was urged
against the resolution was that II was
unnecessary or untimely. No intelligent
man ever questioned its soundness as
legal proposition. The legal feature Of II
was simply this-a declaration that the
United States bonds previously issued
we're legally payable in either silver or
gold coin.
What LAWYER outside OF a lunatic asy-
hnn disputes the correctness Of that prop
osition. II there is such a one he ought
to be incarcerated within its walls ~
once.
WAS A COPY.
Gut our Republican friends carefully
concealed the fact that the Teller re-
solution I'm regard 10 which they arc
now displaying so much interest and
ignorance. was nothing more or less than
a precise copy word for word, of tho IA
nous STANLEY Matthews resolution
which passed both Houses Of Congress In
1875 and for which President Mckinley
himself voted on January % 1875. as a
member of Congress from Ohio.
"Surelv they cannot with prorricty OF
oonsietencc be heard "a crftiClse any
Democrat for following in one instance
the examine Of their illustrous sound
MONEY! president
"But the war revenue law Of 1903, pass
ed by a Republican Congress and ap-
proved by n Republican honest money
president provided for the Issue Of war
bonds. and expressly made them payable
in coin.