, 1891-02-24
WARRENS 81 TER ATTITEDE

as filed its editorial columns on Sunday
morning. II prcteIds to be chaErined
and mortified that the Democratic press
of Wyoming didn't print extra editions
in red ink to notify the world that Seoa-
tor Stewart was mistaken 10 the assertion
that Senator Warren was opposed u the
coinage of American silver. The fact
that Warren was only given the benefit Of
the statement 10 ordinary type seems
g~rievou-ly unsatisfactory TO our contempo-
ray and it hastons to assure The
LEADER and the Evanston Register par
their standing in the communities in
which they are published. Such solicit
tude Tor the welfare Of its neiRhbors
would be truly topching were it not open
to the suspicion Of self interest and IN
sincerity. Were the Sun itself not the
most notorious sinner in the very direction
which it now criticizGs rs contemporaries
its structures, while still not being in good
taste, would at least nave the merit of
honest intention. As it Is, however, they
are characterized only by absurd and
Hatulent self-sufhcieucv.
The LEADER has done all that the pro-
prieties demanded IN the matter at issue;
1t has done more than the Sun sould be
induced to 60 we're the tables reversed
and 1t was a Democrat OF equal promi.
nence who desired to befiftted IN the col
umns Of our esteemed contemporary.
The LEADER owes nothing to Senator
Warren. 1t has given him fairer treat
ment than his actions often merited or his
hostile attitude toward this pane war
rauted him IN receiving. We have crit
cised Warrens attitude on the silver
question, because we do not believe. ex-
cept Tor prudential reasons, he is in any
sense a silver man. We all remember
what a strong point was made during the
last campaign BY Senator Carey and the
Republican speakers on the favorable at
titude Of their parry toward silver.
Neither is it forgotten that the Repub-
licau state platform squinte1 toward silver
IN that congestei style Of expression
which pretcnds so much and really says
50 little, a diplomatic method of statement
very much affected in Republican politics.
ben the yomlng senators went down
to ashinft'n they iound tue senate
deep 10 the discussion oil SILVER "hlch
divided the loly not on strict party
grounds but manly on sectional linos.
HNa $3.50 IL
lheY iouna on the one sac prlnelpaly
the East aul on the other the
south u west "nen a movement
OF sueh moment as 'he lree coinage
oil sl'eI mas almost teached tue stage
oi success "uu the people representatives
rom one great section are strenuously law
oring H. II Is then opposed ny newly
elected representatives. from INC sahe
general section II isSnut natural 10 inquire
into the motives "hlch ac'oateu such a
course. 10 the case oil wyoming : Sena-
tors 1t could not DC a'legen tnat thelr con
sttuents were opposed TO SILVER ior these
senators themselves had puohciY con
graduated themselves ana the'r party
upon It's friendly attitude to silver. Then
1t was only natural TO nppos that the
reason for such action must have been IN
herent IN the senator's themselves Were
they influenced by their business ahlia'
tons with the gold bugs oil Boston and
Philadelphia respectively or did a supreroe
conviction OF error lead them to oppose
the free coinage OF silver The brief time
which elapsed between the date OF their
departure from here and the
date of their vote ~Preoludesthe possibility
OF their having given the question such
calm and dlsPassionate consideration as
would work a revolution IN their views
Besides the Justification OF their actions
which they have made through the medl-
um OF their organs land which have been
severely criticized bg Republican news
papers even 10 Wyoming) were not OF
such a nature as to lead to this conclusion.
Indeed their expressions were more com
plimeutary to the powers Of memory OF
the senators than to their power OF indie
pendent thought, for they were precisely
the same, even to the details OF expires
sion, as those used but a lew days before
by Senator Sherman, the Gcldite apostle.
They even embodied the fears expressed
by that eminent gentlemen, when they
must have known that on the hoor OF the
senate immediately on the conclusion oil