Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-07
Some General Assertions.
TURNS ON THE DEMOCRATS.
Giving the President a Brief Rest-An
Illustration.

Giving the President a Brief Rest-An
Illustration.
This spectacle humiliating as il is has been
no more extraordinary than the amazing
Change of front by large section eff the DEM
ocratic party. At the last session that partv.
with few exceptions stood nobly and manful-
ly for the old party traditions, hard money
gold and silver, A clear majority of the pres
ent members took the stump before their elec-
tion and pledged their constituents that they
would vote for free and unlimited coinage.
The sudden change would be ludicrous if its
effects were not tragic. One prophet of De-
mocracy announces that tariff reform is the
slogan; another insists that being Democrat
is the test and watchword. The south and
west want free coinage. but these leaders think
they must carry New York and couple Of lit
tie states adjoining. These states are lenders
and not borrowers, and want less rather than
more money. The friends of the tariff reform
er have, in the north, at least, the courage of
their convictions and demand the putting
aside OF the silver question
Lay Low and Say Nuffn'."
The adherents of the other Moses who is to
lead his people out of bondage want to crafty
the popular demand, but are fearful of their
eastern following, and so they let i dare not"
wait upon II would" and the silver bill is
shuffied aside. And meanwhile the other bell.
wethers of that party who coyly look about
and wait for q voice they hope to hear like
Br'er Rabbit, Keep on lsyin' low and sayin'
nuffin'." Among ali these shoals and breakers
our bark is driven. To the eastern ear each
side gives assurance Of undying hotility to the
''70-cent dollar" as they designate it, and tell
how the "silver baron" whoever he NAV be
has been beaten and bafied. while the west is
assured that political necessity required the
postponement of the measure In this parcel
ing out of the country the south counts for
nothing. She is to be Democratic, anyhow.
Made q Modest Admission,
The dominant wing of the Republican party
claim the fruits of this substantial! victory be-
cause their support at critical moment
brought defeat; while the eastern section Of
the Democracy insist that their superlative eff
forts brought about the desired result. One
gifted young man, the efiorescence and bright
particular star of mugwumpery, product of
Massachusetts, q gentleman who seems from
his exalted pedestal to only reach down to the
Democratic party that he may throw over it
the halo and sanction of Harvard university,
has admitted in a recent interview in Boston
paper that he and the Democratic party did
II all
Constituencies Not Acquiesoent.
There is going about the Capitol talk about .
Ihange of conviction in the minds of great
numbers of people. Mr.. President, constituent
ciee have not changed their minds; their rep
resentatives mistake silence for acquiescence
There Is no reaction The evil 10 increasing
every year, and when the next harvests fail
and trouble comes the voice will be louder, the
demand more peremptory. When that day
comes the voice Of the eastern capitalist and