Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-24
DAILY POSI-INTELLIGENcER
1.1 apuIy,sTrITIex Ass .IlsEE.

yNG AUGMENTATION Asp SILVER.
The announcement that the Admins
trs,iou 10 about TO change front Oh tue
question of silver coinage and vii soon
range itself In line Nth the vas. msior
ity Of the Democratic party on that
subject, srcites surprise throaghoas tes
country, together with feelings Of The
mos. emphatic approval or clsapproval
according 10 the varying OPINIONS Of
individuals. II ia generally believed,
although il has not been aotbOritatiyely
announced. The resolutions adopted
By the New York Republican Convsn-
ton accept the change - q fixed fact
the New York TribRss asserts is posi-
lively, and the Star, the recently revived
organ OF the Administration, IL talking
for silver With all It's might. There is,
therefore, mueh 10 justify the belief
that q change Of front IL really 10 be
made, and some Official aeknoElsdge
meut or disavowaI will be looked for
with the greatest anxiety both by the
silver men and by thoss who are in favor
Of q single standard.
The anti silver men have o@unted With
certainty upon the aid Of toe Admins
tratiop in ally measures which they
might take. The President has been
looked upon a. an extremist upon THIS
question. 10 the famous letter which
be addressed 10 the members OF Con
orsss Who favored the continued coin
age of silver Just before his in uesra-
ton, Mr.. Cleveland tosk q position
that could not be mistaken. lie de
clared himself In favor of the Immsdi-
ate repeal Of the Bland Law and Of
cessation Of silver coinage, and pre-
dicted the most dire consequences IN
case his suggestions we're not acted
spon. One may well wonder what has
occurred TO work saoh a marvellous
change In Mr.. Cleveland's opinions
President elect Cleveland Was an anti
silver man Of the most radical kind and
believed that the continued coinage OF
the silver dollar made certain tinan-
cial crash which would assume the pr O.
PORTIONS Of a national calamity. Presi-
dent Cleveland, however. snless he Is
greatly misrepresented. is willing to
compromise With the advocates of silver
and 10 give his support TO measures
which only a few months ago he looked
upon as financial heresies. Why are the
views Of the President 80 different from
those Of the President elect ?
The change Is the more surprising
because the Presidents associations
have been almost entirely with men
Who favor single standard. While
IL 10 probably true that O vast majority
Of the Democratic party throughout the
Union are In favor Of the continued
coinage of silver. IL Ia No less true that
majority Of the party In the State Of
New York are upon the opposite side ef
the question, and as for the MuRwumps.
they are opposed to silver almost with
out an exception. Secretary Manning
Ia mono. metailist Of tbs extreme
type, and under his control the Treasury
Department has been conducted in bar
mory with single standard ideas of
finance. Il will be interesting to learn
whether Secretary Manning shares
with the President his change Of views
or whether he Is left alone in his
opinion.
In any event the public will wait with
great anxiety for seme authoritative
expression from the President. IL the
Administration actually exerts its intiu
encs 10 favor of silver. the continued
maintenance of double standard is
assured.