Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-02-06
sILvFR AND rHE PARryEs
The Difference Between the Two Parties
on the Question of Free Coinage.

on the Question of Free Coinage.
A few days since the New York World,
in advocating an international conference
on the silver question win the leading
commercial nations Of the world. maze
the statement that 1.-The silver question
/ cleaves both parties A statement farther
from the fact could not be made. The free
! coinage question does not, and never Did.
cleave to the republican party,
The New York Press II answering the
/ statement If the World, gives some facts
which should be carefully studied LIZ all
persons who wish TO be iBtelligentiy and
correctly informed on the silver question.
The Press says
1t was the republican party that passed
the present silver bullion purchase law,
! which the leading silver advocates in con
gress. including men like Senators Jones
and Stewart of Nevada, declared would
| bring silver Ia the market with a value OF
81 20 per ounce, or par with gold. Specu-
lation ran il up to above 81 20, but The
world movements of silver droveit down
TO midway between 80 cents and ST. and
made it touch the lowest price in years
Outside OF two OF three small states
whose electoral votes would be lmmaterial
70 the decision of the presidential question,
if republicans carry New York, the repub
lican party Is not likely 10 be atft c,ed by
the silver question in the siIghtes! dlsas-
trous degree. 1t has ood always for sound
finance, honest money and a currency every
dollar Of which has been worth dollar. Il
can carry New York and the presidential
election on that platform.
"a. ,r,d9A11, ,f he b Ia F,aHfy nj
altogether different. The democratic purity
cannot win the presidential election OF this
year without carrying the state o. New
York. The voters of this state are utterly
and absolutely opposed to free silver coin
age They are opposed to any tampering
with the silver question.
That is why the democrats who stand
with Mr.. Springer would Ike Il dodge the
issue
The democratic party is committed IN
three.fourtbs of the states Of the Union 50
fatty and broadly to the free silver coinage
that their representatives in congress
must make a record on that question or 90
home to angry and dissatisfied ard dis.
gruntled constituents Ihey cannot
evade the question, even II they would,
and Mr. Bland, az chairman OF the house
coinage committee, has already notified
the country that regardless Of Mr. Spring
ers declaration in New York, hls COM
mittee will bring in az soon as possible
and get it passed. if they IAN. bill under
which provision will be made for free
silver coinage. Mr. Bland has served
notice on bis confrerts that they must
pass their bill or lose all hope Of carrying
inv Of the doubtful western or southern
states.
It's perfectly apparent that on M
BANDS plan of action the democrats can
not carry New York IN the presidential
election. II is equally apparent that If
they follow the Springer PLAN they will lose
all hope Of carrying any Of the Western
States. one or two of whiC they must have
to elect president. The republican
party is in no such disagreeabIe position
before the people. and, a, it bas already
provided international commissioners 70
seek general arrangement between civil
lied nations for ti-metalisms It need not
care very much which course Is pursued
by the democrats in Congress. he
democrats will ruin themselves on either
born Of the dilemma.