National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-12-26
Best to Keen Cool.

best TO Keep Cool.
When an important question, involving
the interests Of all the people, presses upon
public attention as does the silver issue at
this time, it is fitting that 1t should be dis
cusscd with calmness; that each side should
give the other credit for honesty Of purpose
and try to believe that its own side does
not possess monopoly of intelligence. 1t
is not good answer to an argument to say
that its author is n "luuatic' or ere
pudiator.n "lIard words butter no pars-
nips."
The silver question has come to stay UNI
til it can be settled on equitable principles.
There will be no decentralization Of either
Of our money metals. The nation is indis-
solubly welded to bimctallism. The adj
ministration has seen iit TO take one eX-
IRENE on this question; Mr. Beck has taken
the other. The New York Tribune says of
Mr.. Beck:
The course of Mr.. Beck's remarks indicates
that he wants the first year Of q Democratica adj
minstrntion TO be signali1ed by reputation
and by national bankruptcy. Years ago there
were many who openly advocated reputation,
frankly saying that they wished to be re-
vcngcd on those whose trust in the Union had
led to the overthrow of rebellion. Mr.. Beck
speaks the wish Of these men still, though the
motive is no longer avOwcd. But there are
few citizens in either party who wish for the
administration so dishonoring fate as that
which Mr.. Beck would bring upon 1t within Its
first year.
The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN does notpro-
pose to arbitrate between the President and
Mr.. Beck. It is not the purpose of this arti-
Gle to discuss the merits Of the question at
issue between the factions OF the Demo-
cratic party. But we desire to remind the
Tribune, and all who share Its views, that,
II Mr. Beck's speech indicates that he is n
ropudiator the national debt will never be
paid, for Mr. Beck, in that speech, utters
the sentiments Of large majority of the
American people.
II may be that he goes somewhat farther
than many friends Of blmotallism and the
standard dollar are prepared to go, but II
compelled to make choice now between
suspension Of the coinage Of that dollar and
the position taken by the Kentucky sena-
tor, the rush to Mr.. Beck's side would sur
prise the monometallsts.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat, in an
editorial on the "Siver Difference" says
at is easy to see that as soon as Congress
has fairly settled down to business after the
Christmas holidays, the financial policy OF
the administration will receive an overhaul
ing at the hands of its own party" In eX
PLANTATION Of the impending fight, the Globe
| Democrat states that 'an impression has
! gradually become prevalent among tht
Democracy Of the west and south that thu
treasury is being manipulated in the in
tcrest Of Wall street and the New Yorl
banks, and the bare suspicion Of such {
thing is enough to set the party in thos,
sections in fever of uneasiness. TIL
western Democracy have no confidence II
Wall street or the men who do bushes
therein; the southern Democrats are still
less favorably impressed with eastern Dem
ocTatic notions about silver, and rs the Yves
and south furnish n majority of the Demo
cratic members of the House, there Is
strong probability of lively squabble.
The Globe-Democrats article continue
thus:
It's not strange that the bulk OF the part
should feel uneasy as to the future. The Pres
dent has placed himself on record as opposln
the continuance OF the silver coinage, for RED
sons that to tho majority OF tic Democrat
party, must seem inadequate, whio Mr.. Mar
ming has almost openly done the bidding
the banks and played into the hands of Ne
York brokers until the belief that he is but tn
tool of Wall street faction seems to have
| &C tn bat 11,,,
pleasant for Mr. Manning and for those VIII
would be his apologists, could they but fin
sufficient ground on which to base an apolog,
As II is, the Secretary of the Treasury fine
himself in the position of representing II Pros
dent who does not represent the views of II
party which elected him, and carrying out
policy which is grossly obnoxious to a lGrl
majority of the Democracy.
1t appears that the silver question is d
cidedly sectional, and it will be seen, whe
the test comes in either house of Congress
that the division will not be on party line
There are Republicans In both ends of IL
capitol, Republicans as old and true as IL
editor OF the Tribune, who are far moi
likely to vote with Mr.. Beck than Mr.. Mo
rill on a suspension-of-colnage proposition
Is the Tribune quite sure that the Ne
England Republican delegation in Congre
is a unit for suspensionE
, Is 1t ascertalned beyond doubt that Il
New York Republican delegation is sol
, for suspension?
, These questions are suggested by repor
that are passing from mouth to mout
among senators and representatives now
this city.
On the whole ''these be parlous times
While the Democratic factions are gettiI
ready for a great field engagement, it's
good time for Republicans to keep cool.