Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-07-27
The Party of Fidelity and Courage.

90 the heDuDllCduS hive U0dC0n Ul0n-
selves, by helping the Democrats out of
the hole on the silver question, have
they? The New York Times carefully
gathers and prints declarations to that
effect by many Democratic represents
tives. Mr. Herbert, of Alabama, SAYS
defeat Of free silver was "the best thing
for the national Democracy that could
have happened" Mr.. Tracey, of New
York, says the "vote eliminates the
issue that would have defeated us, and
now the Democrats can carry New York
and the country" Mr.. Deforest, of
Connecticut, says the vote twill help
Democrats in all the Northern and East
ern states" Mr.. Little, of New York,
says this greatly helps US. think New
York is now safe for the Democracy"
Mr.. Coolidge, of Massachusetts, says sit
was great day for Cleveland, will help
us wonderfully throughout the North,
and especially in Massachusetts" Mr..
Cadmus, of New Jersey, says sit leaves
New Jersey safe for Cleveland. If it had
passed we would have stood no chance
IN New York"
| III al this is true the Democrats owe
more than they can ever pay to the Re-
publicans of the House, who have kind
ly fixed New York, New jersey, Cons
necticut, Massachusetts and Illinois for
theHiDemecratsT so thatfthey are 'safe
for@GleFeIand. p Simply a1dS manfully
doing their duty, and letting the people
take care of the consequences, the Re-
publicans have deliberately voted away
their chances of success. it is said, and
turned the government over to their
Obp eneAts.} In that case no more hon
oFable act of political herOism has vet
been recorded. But do the Democrats
Imagine that the people have no respect
for d party which does its duty, what
severthe cost? ;. DO they fancy that vot--
ers will not sustain and reward such a
p arty?
When anybody calculates that the
people Of these United States are either
stupid or tngTratefdf, II he IS likely to find
himself mistaken. They honor fidelity
and courage. They. are certain to think
more of the party which casts seven
eighths Of its vote against bad bill,
though at the peril Of defeat, than of the
party which casts a great majority of its
votes for the bad bill, in spite of the
knowledge that its passage would be
politically ruinous. Of the ninety-fve
Democrats who voted against the free
silver bill it is probable that much more
than half opposed it only for partisa n
reasons, and would have voted for it
without hesitation If they could have
helped their party by SO doing. In all
probability we shall see most of these
men voting for free coinage after the
presidential election, and loudly 1declar-
ing that they have been in favor of itaall
the time, but only wanted to defer
action in order to help their ,presiden-
tial candidate. sl.iN 3HEI 10 .1o5l
The people will contrast the attitude
Of the two parties in this respect. 1t is
quite likely that their appreciation of
the pluck and fidelity Of the Republi-
cans will help that party in all the
states, and especially in states like this
where cheap money has few advocates.
A. deep personal interest will also move
voters in the same direction. They
will ask themselves whether they are
moro ready to trust the party which is
persistently wrong by large majority
unanimously right They will ask
whether Democratic President, beset
by-an overwhelming majority Of his
party friends to sign a silver bill, can be
trusted as ga fely to yetoit assagR epahli-
eanlsI resi- dc Mt a earthly sup perte q IN III 8
|5geto by his panty InfAheT delibe Ute
nldgms ntSof Hinsfy i've e5p ocrMs, he
set7puIposs M their pArty mus sssohae-
ISho wlhe colo eas eE because it wStldAb re
condemned by the people. Bu ftSstf2 y
Democrat pafAsed, even for the sake Of
partv,gtp reAsE Ae 7fanaticism in their
sheir oWn hnlnd ara 80 9pe fsisted in
theireatte npt to dehase The currency.
Doesahats fact recomrnsnd@ tlH Demo
cratic Marty t, public aeenfden@ ?-New
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