Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-25
Indefinite Portponement.

We SAID the other day to the Charlotses-
vile Chronicle that We OF the Democratic
party would no. go before the people with
any prospect Of success IT we should at
tempt 90 play with them the juggler's
game OF side. tracking the silver question.
and at the same time nominating fol Presi-
dent mar pledged by all his expressed
opinions aud his environment to veto
frce-coinnge bill. We then asked the
Chrome, for its opinion upon this point.
That paper responds az follows:
".our idea IL that. good Democrats being %
hopoiesely divided upon this question at pres
eni, the convention should SIMPLY ignore II, both
as 20 platform and candidate
ave have perfect faith That any Dernocra'
whom We may elect VIII respond TO the delipe-
rate and weil-oonsidered wish Of the people.
That wish baa mover yot been expressed, snd
the people are not prepared 70 express II Tor
lack OF knowledge Of the vast subject "hen
trained economists Ike tho editor oil the DIS
PATCH and others are not prepared to prcdic'
the effect of such measure and can Only say
they are willing. with fear and trembling 10
chance IT. as an experiment. what folly 70 can
on the plain people 10 decide on-hand the mo
inentous issue?
.Uowaver. rs Mr.. Cleveland Is the only statee-
man talked OF for the nomination who hhs e1-
messed dordcd views on the subject. ana rs inc
action OF New York has virtually taken MIN oui
of the lis, Of possible candidates, the question IS
hardly worth further discussion
What does the C'rcnic'e mean by zig
norine the silver question! If it means
that the silver bill should be side-tracked
till the meeting of the next Congress and
ell aspirants who it is known wouid veto
sueb bill should also be side-tracked,
then we can fall in with its proposition.
Rnt If If means that the Chicago conven-
ton should, IN its platform. omit all
reference TO the silver question and then
proceed TO nominate a man for President
who is pledged to veto free-coinage Dill
paqse,I in 1893 or 1894, then we cannot give
our consent to any such proposition. III
vouId be q case Of keeping the WORD OF
nromise To the ear and breaking it TO the
hone D-one of the most unJustihable
cases we ever heard of. The people can
not thus be trfed with. They would
know that Mr.. HARRISON and our nomi-
nee stood upon the same platform 30 lar
as silver WAS concerned.
The Chronicle tells US that the next Presi-
dent would respond to Tho deliberate
and well-considered wish of the people"
but adds that they have never expressed
q wish on this subject. In other words
the Chronicle seems to justify in advance q
veto of the silver bill. Ii the plain peo-
ple" are to be put of until their opinions
coincide with those of trained econo-
mists." then we might as well all OF US
agree to surrender at once to the mono
metalnsts. In that event We need not,
however, take the precaution of side
tracking the silver question, seeing that
our nominee, it elected, would beyond a
doubt veto free-coinage bill. and the Re-
publican nominee, it elected, would do
the same thing. On, no. Let rs Ignore "
the silver question next fall. and also
IGNORE all aspirsnts whose nomination
would DO equivalent 10 declaration IN
favor of veioing free-coinage bill.