New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-11

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been reserved for our own time and country
to have party organized upon TINS 1uhna-
mental idea. Mr. Weaver represents the
marty. 1t should be said, however, that ne ana
his little party are not now quite so much
advanced az they were year or TWO
ago, Finding that q majority OF inc
people are not quite up to their idea OF thlnk-
ing off hundred cents on the dollar, tor the
reason that they are in the grasp OF " the
money power,n which always tyrannlzes over
free thought the advanced thinkers are now
exerting themselves to bring the people up 10
it by degrees.
Mr.. Weaver has now in hand several
schemes of this sort, and it is with resolu"
tion on the subject of finance that he now
rises in the House on Mondays and yalnly
seeks the recognition of Speaker Randall. but
the Speaker invariably averts his gaze Ana
Weaver thinks, and the other advanced thinkers
think, that he does it "a purpose" Ihey
grow restless and uneasy over 1t. And why
not For this has not always been
fins. 1t is not so long ago that
Mr.. Randall and his party were on
the most confidential aud affectionate
terms with Mr.. Weaver aud his little
marty. They cultivated their acquaintance
and their friendship in conventions anu Oh
the stump, formed alliances with theh Ill
elections. fraternized with them IN Leglsia-
tures and in Congress. adopted their plat
forms. took I'D their candidates, sup
norted their measures, approved and PRAISED
tbcir polIcy. and wherever there was hope
of office or n chance for plumber were rs
II IN pOOUptrV
either. They did more than hirt they courted'
proposed, were accepted fell into each DINERS
arms in scores of conventions, agreed upon
division of what they hoped to GET DIVIDED
what they had. and were united. We do not
now recall a single State in which there was
NOT more or less of this business carried on.
The advanced financial thinkers might well
CONGRATULATE themselves upon having brought
over pretty nearly the whole Democratic
marty 10 their views of finance. In ONO
they barnessed the party in support OF their
most prominent representative ana leader; All
through the South and West Democratic plat
forms had to be made to their liking; while
in Maine ard Massachusetts, they scooped
in the bulk of the party and left only enough
TO be counted a. scattering"
In this state OF things. if ever one man had
reason TO expect anything OF another, Mr.
Weaver had the best of reasons for surprising
that. in bringing forward for the consideration
Of Congress the great financial measures OF
the advanced thinkers, he you'd have the
recognition of a Democratic Speaker, ana
the sympathy and support Of a Democratic
House. Alas, Randall knows him rot, ana
the low-toucd scotfcrs OF the majority laugh
at his discontinue lie has our commlsera-
ton. So indeed do al the deluded souls
who have stuffed themselves with the
notion that the Democracy cared anything Tor
them or their notions except to use them Tor
their own selfish purposes. Mr.. weaver ana
his friends may get what comfort they can
from the fact that the Democrats as party
believe rs much in fhc financial notions OF the
Grecnbacbcrs as they do in anything-they
naturally would fall in with anything so
tulI Of tricllcry and demagogism-but what
they absolutely believe in, over and above
everything else, is the necessity Tor car
wing the next Presidential election, Mr..
Viewers resolution would make talk,
and talk lust now would jeOpardize the
chances. If Speaker Randall expressed his
real sentiments in full, he would, when
Weaver rises, wave his hand gracefully, and
say boldly: "S-h-h-h!!" Instead of doing
this he sees some other MN instead OF Weaver
and so that discouraged statesman has to sit
down every Monday with all his finance in
him. For orr own part. we hope Weaver will
PERSIST He is entitled to Some recog-
milton, and he should keep at it until
the Speaker shall at least notice him to the
extent that the darkcy at the top Of the lad
der did the hog rubbing against the base and
cry out :" say, g'way from dar; you'se maxim
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