Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-17
DELAWARE GAZETTE AND STATE

stable standard of value-for uncer-
tainty would attend every business
Notwithstanding in the chances
would replace careful and settled calcu-
lations-and fluctuations like the tides
Of the sea would not only twice day,
but every hour in the day, unsettle bar
gains and SCI at naught all calculations.
"Surely, it does not require courage to
oppose measures that threaten to bring
about such condition of affairs-and
describe the condition of mind that can
deliberately advocate it.
"There seems to be body Of
UNpATRIoTIo POLITICIANS
in the ranks of the Republicans Of the
House of Representatives, who find
nothing but pleasure in the present dan
gerous condition Of things, and to enjoy
the opportunity of assisting to place
their party opponents in false position
but the stern judgment of an earnest
and honest public sentiment will award
them the contempt and punishment
they well deserve.
"But my word of earnest and sin
cere warning is to those Democrats
who shall have thoughtlessly as
sisted to push aside the great and
essential measures of reduction and
reformation in our present onerous and
sitting system of tariff taxation and
administration--as system that has driven
our merchant marine from the high
seas, and blightcd the great vocation of
agriculture in all its branches-has pent
American industry up within our own
boundaries, and turned loose upon it the
fangs and talons of monopolists from
which IL cannot escape.
"To THEM APPEAL
TO remember upon what issues the
present Democratic majority in Congress
were elected, and what the popular will
really intended when it cast Reed and
his rules--Lodge and his Force bill
Mckinley and his tariff down in the
dust!
"lf the earnest desire continue-and
fervently ! trust it does--to achieve the
fullest and safest use of both the
precious metals in use as money-let the
movement take shape in pressing upon
other nations the wisdom and expediency
of bi-metalism.
FOR INTERNATIoNAL COOPERATION.
'If bi-metalism be possible and prac-
ticable, ii must be admitted that it can
only be brought about and maintained
by international corporation between the
great commercial powers, and nothing
should be left undone in the pursuit of
this end. But the United States, acting
solitary and alone, cannot maintain any
fixed ratio Of equivalency between two
units of value composed Of different
and distinct metals.
"Surely a consideration of the conse-
quences of pressing such measure
to hasty decision demands care
full contemplation-and the people are
entitled to have a question so pregnant
with lasting and profound importance
to them and their posterity submitted to
their calm and well-informed judgment.
PARTY FAITH AND PATRIOTIC DUTY.
IL would be unfaithful to my
party affiliations, and unmindful of
my duty to my country, if | did
not now beg the Democratic ad-
vocates of free silver coinage to be-
ware lest by their action they impair
and weaken public confidence in the
wisdom and conservatism of the organ
ization of which they are members, and
thereby increase the dangers and evils
OF the continued ascendancy and con-
troll of a political party proven by
its record in the last Congress
to be sectional in its objects and
purposes, mercenary throughout its
organization-an regardless of the
constitution of our government when
ever power is to be obtained or per-
petuated by Its violation"