Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-06-10
wEDNEsDAY... JUNE 10. 1855.
Tha pemoorats and silver.

Ihe Oemooxats anu oAvoi
The Democratic National Convention
laid down last year the platform OF the
Democratic psrty--to last four years, we
suppose. At any rate, the silver plank
in that platform is the latest authorita-
tive declaration Of the financial creed
of great party. That plank reads as
follows:
1--WE believe in honest money, the
gold and silreY coinage Of the Constr
tuition, and circulating medium con-
yertibIe info ssch money without loss.'
Here the national Democratic party
pledges itself in the most unequivocai
terms not only to uphold silver as
..honest money" but to use 1t in re-
deesning the paper neutrality-suspicious..
Is the Democratic party Of Virginia
bound by that plain declarations Is
Il not just as obligatory upon us as is
any other part of the Chicago PLATFORM
II we have not agreed to accept that
plank, we have not agreed tosaccept
the tariff plank nor any other plank Of
that platform.
How did the Democrats in the last
House Of Representatives understand
this matters We answer that just be-
fore the adjournment Of Congress--on
the Cd or Sd Of March, We think
Mr.. RANDALL moved to suspend the
rules so that the sundry civil a2propri-
alton bill might be considered for four
hours, which time was TO be occu-
pied In debate on the clauses relating
to the suspension Of silver coinage
and certain other matters. Mr.. BLAND,
the author of the present silver law,
demanded . second. Mr.. RANDALL's
motion was then seconded by a vote Of
los to SO. The half.hour's debate
under the rules was not asked for, and
the House proceeded Immediately to
vote on the motion. Mr.. RANDALL's
motion was lost--yeas, us; nays,
l49; and the result was received with
applause by the silver-men.
Mr.. RANDALL then said:
Recognizing the significance of the
vote just taken, and knowing that the
issue was distinctly made as against the
silver clause, and being aware that the
majority has decided against that pro-
position, therefore assume myself the
responsibility OF moving to suspend the
rules, with everything connected with
coinage eliminated both from the bill
and resolution"
And II was accordingly SO done.
Everything connected with silver was
eliminated from the bill. Every
thing" The House Of Representatives
spewcd out Of its mouth the PROPOSE
ton to discontinue the coinage of silver.
We say, therefore, that the states
men Of this country ought to know and
do know better than Wall-street specu-
lators what is best for the interests of
the country. But we recur to this sub
ject now chiefly to warn the mono
metallists that they would better sc-
ccpt the scheme offered to them by Mr..
WARNER. We are surprised that they
caun.. see for themselves that there is
danger Of the success Of the Greenback-
ers in case silver be in any manner de-
monetized. Mr.. WARMERS scheme
combines the continued use Of silver with
apaper currency as good as gold. He
can satisfy anybody in five minutes that
there is no possible danger Of initiation
as result Of the adoption ofhis scheme !;
that no foreign silver coins can be
brought TO this country under it; and
that II ell the silver produced annually
in this country, and not used in the
arts, were deposited in Washington
under his scheme and certificates issued
for it, volume Of the currency would
not be increased in as great proportion
Is the needs Of the country for currency
would demand. But al talk Of inha'
ton is nonsense SO long as there are
hundreds Of millions Of Treasury notes
out that can be called in If Congress
shall so order.