The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-05

New York. Jan. 4-Democrats of prom
| inence from the city. State and nation as
sembled here tonight at the dinner at
| Sherry's in honor of George B. Mcclellan.
| the newly installed Mayor of New York
| City, among those present being Richard
| olrey of Massachusetts. Ex-Governor
David B. Hill of New York. Congressman
David De Almond Of Missouri. Charles A.
Towne. ex-senator from Minnesota: ex-
Governor r. E. Pattison of Pennsylvania,
William A. CASTOR of Boston. and Charles
F. Murphy, now leader of Tammany Hall.
Grover Cleveland, Judge Alton B. Par
ker. Senator Arthur P. German Of Mary
| land and Senator John P. Morgan of Ala
bama sent letters of regret.
The speakers included Mayor Mcclellan.
Richard Olney. David B. Hill. Charles A.
Towne and Congressman De Almond.
COCHRAN is TOASTMASTER
Ex-Congressman w. Bourke Cochran,
who acted as postmaster. introduced as
the first speaker Mayor Mcclellan. In an
questions of national policy. he took up
political conditions IN New York City, de-
claring that Democratic government had
laws laws could abolish it: that the Democratic
population of New York City had made
New York Democratic, not through the
| laws, Dut In spite OF the laws.
The Democratic victory in New York
City was. he said. presage of national
victory on similar but broader lines and
Mr.. McClellan's administration prepara-
tion for field of wider usefulness.
Mr.. Mcclellan spoke briefly.
Mr.. Olney was then introduced as dip
lomatist who had never followed the pol
icy of wandering around the world. seek
ing ouarrels with weaker nations and as
the pride of New England. but enthroned
in the hearts of all his countrymen." If
CHEERS FOR HILL.
Former Governor David B. Hill Dwas
greeted with loud applause when, in his
Introductory remarks he eulogized the
leadership of Charles +. Murphy. and pre-
eeed him as Governor Of the State, and
precede him in the White House.
Mr.. Hill said. in part:
Thoughtful citizens. solicitous for the
welfare of their country. view with appre-
hension the dangerous tendencies Of the
public policies which are either approved
or tolerated by the party in power in the
nation. they see the best traditions of
the Government set side or ignored while
a course of intrigue and dshonor In in
ternationaI matters is recklessly and
shamelessly entered upon. The fair fame
of the country is being greatly tarnished
in a strenuous effort for personal glory
at the expense OF truth and consistency.
1T has ever been in the past the pride
and boast of our Republic that weaker ma
tions have been safe from attacks from
us. and that in our intercourse with other
Governments the spirit of national broth
erhood has always been cultivated rather
than destroyed"
PLAY TO GALLERIES.
Mr.. Hill characterized the course of
President Roosevelt in the Panama affair
&C.
unworthy of the head Of a great nation,
prompted by personal ambition and de-
sire to startle and dazzle the people;
part and parcel of political scheme to
prematurely force his own nomination for
the presidency and to preclude the consid-
Grafton of the name Of any other candi-
date within his owl party and "a cheap
and transparent play to the galleries"
INSULT TO MILES.
Mr.. Hill next took up conditions in the
army, speaking of "the studied insult to
Lieutenant General Miles, in the order
announcing his retirement from the army
and ''the constant and persistent endeavor
to confer upon personal favorites of. the |
President Qe highest honors of the army.
regardlet,s OF length OF service, gallant |
conduct or individual fitness" |
Suggesting a platform, Mr.. Hill urged !
cure equal privileges to all. revenues rev @ lin
tied to the necessities of the Treasury and |
an equitable adjustment of exorbitant du- |
ties."l and adequate laws for the regula- |
tion and control of combinations of cap
ital.
In regard to the money question" he |
went on. "our differences are greatly ex-
aggerated and much misrepresented. |
There ought not to be any difficulty at I
this time in framing financial plank ac-
ceptable to every intelligent and reason
able Democrat. The logic Of events has |
cleared the situation. 1t Is not believed
that any further monetary legislation is
now desirable. II a specific plank on this
subject Is needed, then a simple declara-
ton in favor of international bimetallsm /
to be secured by an agreement between |
the leading nations of the world in the |
event that further coinage legislation be- |
comes necessary, would be unobjectiona- |
ble'
PIanks for the election of United States
Senator's by direct vote: rigid adherence I
to the Monroe doctrine and the avoidance I
Of an Eastern policy preventing Its con- /
sistent enforcement; the admission to
statehood of Oklahoma. New Mexico and /
Arizona, and opposition to the ''main-
tenance on American possessions Of colo
nial systems of government analogous to
the British colonial system" were urged.
REGARDING a plank on taxation. he said:
I'VE should declare that we are opposed
10 any system of taxation that raises
of millions of dollars more than l.
s necessary to pay the expenses of the
and locks the same in the i
vaults Of the Treasury, thereby coutract-l