The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-07
AN IOWA EDITOR TALKS.

AN IOWA EDITOR TALKS.
Mr.. ID. N. RICHARDSON the edito: .
the Davenport Democrat, Is in WASH
ington and doing some talking on
political subjects. According to II
di-patch from that city he recently
said:
cleveland IL the democracy's only
hope in 1892. He is the only national
democrat. do not see any other
possibility next year"
Then the death of Cleveland would
deprive the democratic party Of its
only hope. The organization is de-
pendent on him, not upon its princi-
Piles, for success in 1892. and If the
grave should swallow him the party
would Immediately go into political
bankruptcy. II Mr.. richardson be-
lieves this nonsense he is more credu-
lous thon has be ngene al j SUI pose |
The gentleman continues:
If the alliance element succeeds in
getting free coinage heresy into
the demo cratic platform We are gone
up"
And 1--WE are gone up" il the al-
lance shall not succeed i'm getting
the "heresy' into the platform. 1t is
a gloomy picture, indeed, that Mr..
Richardson paints OF the condition
Of the party. 1t can't possibly til
umph Acknowledgement. and If it
shall do what 1t must do to be saved
it will certainly be lost. Optimism
doesn't appear to be one of our con-
temporary's failings. On the merits
of the silver question Mr.. Richardson
| remarks:
Il regard free coinage as q heresy
because it is an attempt to make Il
| - cent dollar. We cannot use them
abroad. England or France or
Germany will not take them. We
will not take Austrian silver. 1t is
.liscredited We do not know how
much iron they put in it. Nor do we
want Italian money. 1t is a little
better now, but we don't want money
that is worth only thirty or forty
per cent. OF its face. No one would
object to free coinage il they would
put dollars worth Of silver in a
dollar
1t is evident from this that Mr..
Richardson, while he is a charming
descriptive writer and has published
o most Interesting and instructive
book giving an account OF his trip
around the globe and of what he saw
and feared in oriental and other lands
has bestowed but little thought on
the currency problem. Free coinage
itself would put a dollars worth OF
silver in dollar" and therefore the
establishment of free coinage would
not be IAN attempt to make a IS cent
dollar" As bullion the present dol.
lar, measured by the gold standard,
is worth but IS cents. Under free
coinage it would be worth 100 cents
both as money and bullion. The
mints should consequently be opened
rs freely to silver as to gold. More
money Is absolutely needed with
| which to transact the business of the
country and avert the danger threat
ened by our colossal credit system,
and free coinage would supply it.
The latter is demanded by the farm
ers and wage earners of all parts Of
the union. Not only is it essential to
the prosperity of the debtor ard in.
dustrial classes, but declaration in
| its favor is necessity of the demo.
cratic party. The next national con.
vention mnst adopt sree silver
plank If the candidates are to sue.
/ SCCus H Siuh lCluSC w w 81. civ
thus demonstrate that the party is rs
much the tool Of Wall street as the
republican organization is, third
national ticket will be placed in the
field. And with the organized soil.
tillers and workingmen supporting a
third ticket. the democrats would
have but little chance Of victory.
What is needed in this country is a
genuine democratic party-a party
of the masses and not of the classes.
If the old organization would enjoy
this distinction, the way is open to it.
If it does not care for the honor and
reward which the distinction would
certainly confer, it is q safei predic
ton that 4 genuine democratic party
will be formed. The people arc tired
OF the rule OF political wire-pullers
and of having their interests continu
ally subordinated to party expedien
cy. They want radical change, and
if the democratic party is unwilling
to cooperate with them in making
this they will make it themselves
Dubuque Telegraph.