The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-25

On ono ooc1ol0n In the couYDo Of the silyer
coutxovsfsy n ths HOUSE Mr.. Herman Of
ogsepn yuted with ths Dsmocrsts. In en-
Dianaa5on q that vots - nswspspsr re-
postes n. Herman said:
Yon Win pesscs Ivsssd win shs Democrats.
WINS ~ yosS vas not dissetiy for o. seslnss
- ss.sss sIn. = pssssss q tba. measure vss
0oe13ooe eceGht yoted that 10y bscaass
- 1losfeem q NJ couvsution which. By 80
(6n1ton named - foe congEem. and fesuiied
- ~ potum ~ majority % uts1s issn than
UIeob veass favored the ire end anifmifed
eotnoos y Silver. IN f.cs, both political pasfies
1ngogod thes idea in their Fespect1ys platforms.
mWhf1e did NJ vooo With my own party, 1
~ ~ esnstltasnts and ratified Is TIE elsetion
~ this month. There vs. nothing slss ies
- 70 "a
This ths Portland Ovvgonias quotes and
tnhm III. Herman TO task. II claims that
- ~ insincsfs; that hs knew bstter and
- not expressing his own or what he
nnow 70 b. tho honest sentiments Of his
Dogty; that the state conventions In Ore
IN. vhsn they adopted resolutions favor
nc ~ s'ffes and unlimited coinage Of sil-
~, were wholly insincers and did 10 for
poetiaan and demogogicsl purposes. These
clsofpo ~ bold, swssping and serious.
1hey sssail not only Orsgon's sole repre-
sontativs In the lower House Of congress,
but also the masses Of that state a. repre-.
oonted IN the conventions Of both political
pAfties, and still further In voting 1t the
polls Tor candidates pledged 70 this policy.
a candidate has no more right 10 -.
sums that the convention 10 which he
Owed his nomination. was insincers In tho
platform for which they demanded pledge
u bis support than he hes 10 assume
that biz nomination was IN ins;ncers En-
peoesi0n of their preference. Not only ac-
oordine 70 party ethics. but BY every rule
q common honesty be was bound to be-
hose, and 70 oct n acoosdancs with the
theory. tha1 in nominating they gave the
bost evidence that they wishsd 70 - him
elected. and that In slscting him, the peo-
~ oave The best evidences that they we're
q favor Of the principles to which he was
paodsed- provided they considered him an
houorahls man.
The argument that the practice d the
peopls Of Oregon. In making I'll Of their
oontracts payable in gold. u .. variance
With The professions Of their platforms In
favor Of silver. 10 not mp 10 the usual stand
ard ot 0rposiaN seasoning. In both eases
~ psopls OF Oregon are dealing with .
coalition rather than theory. Their con.
tracts deal with m existing condition: their
platiorms with condition they would like
- ses brought about A specific contract
Tor The payment OF gold In preference to
oTsenbacks when tho latter. though legal
tender. hsld ct but 20 Per cent on tho dol
lar compared with the purchasing power OF
gold, did not imply opposition to = policy
that would bring the sreenback up to par.
On the contrary. none were more active
and sealous than the specific contrsc. men
Ia efforts to bring about the resumption OF
specls payments.
The people Of Oregon deal on gold basis
because. to their regret. silver has been de-
prsoiated. II Is not sound logic to
argue that therefore they ere insincers
In protesting 10 favor = policy which
n their judgment aud In the indg-
nent Of many confessedly able men and
0nanciers Of high reputc. win appreciate
silver to . parity with gold. These. evil
dsntly, wsrc the views entertained By Mr..
Hermann. which he was authorized TO en-
tertain. and which. II he believed the con-
vention honest In making the platform
and demanding his Endorsement Of H. he
was hound 70 act upon Any other course
would have implied what the 0rsvoaiaa
asserts; that he believed the convention
VAS dishonest IL framing the platform.
and knew that he was dishonest in his In
dorsement Of It. Unjust be confessed that
such an admission would have been humii-
lnking. II not disgraccful.