Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-06-14
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Cassidy in the SENTINEL intimates thas
he il willing and anxious to ignore poll
tics in the consideration OF the silver
question. We believe you, George. From
the tone Of your writings we are conn
dent YOU would be perfectly willing TO
sacrifice the entire Republican party
rather than see the cause OF bimetallism
90 TO the wsll.-Reno Journal.
That squib was intended for q joke, no
doubt. But il is correct. We would
smash every political party on earth TO
help silver. But there is no sense in crit
icising the Democratic party in this con
n~ection. It is q good enough silver party
for anybody. It is practically solid Tor
silver, We will admit that it allowed
Cleveland TO neutralize it for a time, but
this can never occur again. The logic Of
the situation embarrassed the Democratic
party. Cleveland was the first Demo-
cratic President Except Tilden. who was
robbed) in twenty-five years. and his
party was forced to 20 into the succeed
ing campaign on the record he had made.
II il discarded Cleveland and took up IN
other candidate the battle would have to
be fought out all the same on the record
as made up by the four years OF Cleve'
land. Such being the case, they might
as well run Cleveland for a second term
as any one else. Cleveland was against
silver, un~reasonably and VIGOROUSLY so.
But he wal not a sneak about it. He did
not pretend to be a friend Of silver, and
then behind the scenes do all in his power
to destroy it. And further still. the late
Senator Beck said in q speech in open
Senate that Cleveland in the last year OF
his administration had greatly modified
his views on the silver question. There
is hardly q doubt that had he been re-
elected he would now be in full accord
with his party in favoring free and IN.
limited coinage. But his party in the
st. Louis convention not wanting to even
seemingly embarrass him, concluded TO
pass over the silver question without a
resolution on the subject. 1t was q COW.
ardly thing to do, and something that
should not have been done for any mar
under the sun. The great body OF the
convention was composed Of pronounced
silver men. A few bosses and managers
from the extreme East thought it would
help to carry New York il silver was ig.
nored, and the silver men in the conven-
ton "fell down" to New York. That is
the whole story. 1t was such a trucking
| disgrace as can never be repeated in
this country. The Republican party also
trimmed on the silver question BY putting
a meaningless resolution in its platform at
Chicago. New York was q pivotal
State and both parties were seheming
for its vote in the Electoral College.
This is the truth Of history. But in
the records OF the two parties as affect.
ing silver there is no comparison. The
Republican party is against silver and
the Democratic party is for it. There
is just that difference in the two par
ties. And this is the chief reason why
we want to see the Republican party
defeated and overthrown at all points.
That party is against the people. Its
policies are building up millionaires on
the one hand and impoverishing the
masses on the other. Boss Tweed,
when in his glory, used to rob the rich
aud give it to the poor. Republican
policy robs the poor and gives it tC
the rich. Now as to our position Oh
the silver question and the politics thai
may be in it, we will say just this
much: Throw a clean cut fSee coinage
bill into the two Houses Of Congress;
and call the roll on it, and if more Re,
publicans than Democrats vote for il
we will agree to vote for and to advo
cate the election of the Republican
ticket in Nevada this Fall from top tc
bottom. 1--WE will do it just once if il
kills us.l How many Republican editors
are there in Nevada who will accep,
the other side of this proposition. DOM
all speak at once. II you are for silver
get out and let the world know it.