The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-16

New York, August 11.-Former
Secretary of The Interior Hoke Smith,
of Georgia, was h principal speaker
tonight at the annual outing of the
Democrats of Queensborough, held
this afternoon and tonight at Col
lsge Point, Long Island. Over three
thousand Democrats were present.
Mr.. Smith said in part:
.In1s is a great day for a Demo-
cratic rally. Our candidate has spok-
IN in response to the formal notii-
cation of his nomination. His plain,
clear declaration in favor of obedi-
ence to law, his devotion to consti-
tuionai government, MS equal and
just recognition of the rights Of per-
son and property, give joy and hope
to all who love their country.
His nomination was due to- no
effort Of his personal friends. No ten
men in New York and no fifty
men in any state secured the dele
gates for Judge Parker The people
of the United States nominated him.
Hanging W them like a dark cloud
was the possibility of the election of
a man whose restless egotism placed
the entire country in a state of I'M
certainly, and about whom the in
quiry, with no feeling of hope, was
constantly made, What will he do
oovfs Mr. PnncoroIf DC Drac;1anf
had trodden over the rights of Con-
gress. He had violated the consti-
tuition. The feeling of doubt and I'M
certainty produced by h administra
ton of Mr.. Roosevelt had checked
the prosperity made possible by the
administration of Mr.. Cleveland and
realized under the administration of
Mr.. Mckinley: Conservative Demo-
Gratis everywhere sought a candidate
who would represent and respect the
constitution and laws of our country;
who would recognize the office of,
President 10 be one of no unlimited
authority; who would not be carried
into reckless activity by intense adu-
lation of himself; who would prefer
to exercise the legitimate duties Of
the Office of President to startling the
country continuously by sending war
ships to Morocco or acting as agent
for some European powers to force
our southern neighbors to pay their
debts.
They selected a man Of even and
conservative temperament, devoted to
law and it's enforcements; brave, able
and modest, ready to discharge legiti-
mate duties, but not prompted by
overwhelming ambition to assume the
racnnn cihiiftno af Ill afhn~r We'll -oa-
the Republicans shrink from a COM
parison of the candidates. Adroitly did
the secretary Of the treasury here en-
deavor to present an issue which is not
involved in the present campaign.
Speaking in this borough Il few
weeks ago he sought to give especial
prominence to the financial questions,
and more play to the gold standard.
He reviewed some of the history of
legislation and some of the party plat
forms, claiming that the Republican
party had beer nearly always right
and the Democratic party wrong. He
claimed that the success of the Demo-
cratic party would e%ndanger the gold
standard, but he omitted much that was
pertinent upon the subject"
Reviewing the legislation on gold and
silver from the formation Of the gov
eminent, Mr.. Smith said the first legis-
lation under which the silver dollar,
now a part of the coin of the realm,
went into circulation, was the joint
work of Democrats and Republicans.
Republican platform OF 1888, he
continued. was presented to the c0h-
vention by William Mckinley.
Among other things it contained the
following language:
The Republican party is in favor OF
the gold n silver as money and CON-
dennis the policy OF the Democratic
administration in its effort to demone-
tie silver"
This BECAME a part of the Republican
platform upon which President Harri-
son was elected, and the Republican
party was then criticising the Demo-
cratic administration OF Mr.. Cleveland
for its effort to demonetize silver.
In 1900 the Sherman act provided
for the purchase of $500 ounces Of sill
Yer monthly and the introduction Of
this large volume OF silver into our
currency by coinage or by silver GER
~tifcates, passed Congress. This was
a Republican easur and reached the
approval of q Republican Congress.
Silver dollars and silver certificates in
circulation in the United States have
been placed there through these two
acts. The first, the work OF Demo-
Gratis and Republicans and the second
prominently work of Republicans. The
situation was bad under the Blanc-Al-
Hson act but it was rendered far worse
under the Sherman act.
The Republicans going into powar
and the platform pledged to silver. IL
stead OF protecting the gold standard,
had by the DaSSaRa m the SHERMAN