Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-07-30
CONSISTENCY.

NON8AS
II consistency is . jewel the vslae put
On 10 By politicians seemingly doni-
nsered BY Wall and Lombard streets Is
sbous On Q per with silver ss . trading
commodity. When men high in the
councils Of . party, Ike Springer OF
Illinois, Patterson Of Tennessee, Clark
and Herbert Of Alabama and . host OF
others, themselves nominated and elected
On . free silver platform and many OF
them voting for the Bland bill in its
diferens stages. and when . free silver bill
already passed by the Senate, and those
same men, one after another, ike sheep
following their leader. commence falling
down on their pledges 10 their conssisu-
snss and the platforms on which they
were elected. then indeed does the
aforesaid iewel consistency rate rather
low In the political market. Among the
prominent newspapers whose voice was
strong for free silver, whose arguments
and logic In favor Of demonstration
we're unanswerable and were copied
throughout the United States 60 The
dismsy Of the gold bugs, whose slo-
quencs was like balm unto iacerssed
hearts Of downsroddsn silver communi-
ties and the masses Of a~griculturists and
working classes generally. the Salt Lake
Tribune now stands forth - N advocate
10 the abandonment Of the silver agita-
tion and the adoption Of q measure for
mulassd by the gold bug administration
and which every one who has any COM
mon sense 10 well aware will terminate
exactly ~ former moves by fcEmer gold
bug administrations in that direction
have. With the Tribune the matter
seems TO be nothing good can come out
Of Misunderstanding only "a advocated
by the Republican party can or ought 10
be good for the general prosperity Of the
country, even when proven sbundansly
30 the contrary.
Two years ago the Tribune was solid
for free silver. When . free coinage
bill was passed by An almost unanimous
Democratic vote in the Senate, and re-
fused recoguizance in . Republican
House, and the voice Of the nation was
proclaimed 90 strong in its favor, the
present commodity Act was passed a. .
compromise and credited - . Rspubli-
can measure. As such ID was hailed by
the parsisans Of the administration as
panaces for ell the evils charged 10
what the Tribune called again and again
the great national crime-the crime OF
the esnsury-shs greatest crime ever
psrpssrstsd on . free and enlightened
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of silver. The
Tribune proclaimed louder than any free
coinage journal that the measure was
equal to and in . few months would
the frss coinage Of silver.
The predictions were new verified.
What the verdict Of that Journal would
have been had that same commodity
Act been passed u . Democratic meas.
can we'll be imagined BY any one
who has closely followed the curse Of
that journal. The election that followed
The passage Of that commodity Act 90
dissusssd the people that they 10 less
than three months repudiassd the ae-
Of that Congress and adminissEs-
hon By one million votes. The Tribans
again took courage. bswailing the actions
81 its y party administrator and sp-
parensly never entertaining the idea that
Harrison. after the rehaks administered,
would ever again DO rsnominAted. COM
IN able warfare for the rsmons-
Of silver. An such An advocate
% continued until the sigma were plain
that Harrison would again be the Re-
pablican standard bearer backed bycfice-
holders. Wall and Lombard streets. |
Then trimming sails became the order OF
The day. and has continued until free
has been By some solid arsumsns
rsiegated 10 the rsar-psrhaps . con.
change Of heart 81 The eleventh
hour.