The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-07-15
THE SILVER BILL.

THE SILVER BILL.
The Chicago Democratic convention
declared unequivocally in favor of
honest money, but this declaration
has been set aside by the action of those
Democrats in the United States Senate
who made so much haste to facilitate
the passage of the Stewart silver bill.
No one doubts that if they had az
IDENTIFY desired it, they could have ac-
complished the defeat of the bill. At
any rate by endeavoring earnestly to
obstruct its passage they would show
that they are in line with the
sentiment of the party as express
ed at the Chicago convention. The
Democratic platform declares in favor
of the silver dollar as well as the gold
dollar, but it demands that the silver
dollar shall contain one dollars worth
of silver, and not 20 cents worth. An
able article in the Baltimore Sun of
July 9th directs attention to this mat
ter and charges that the silver bill was
passed with the aid of Democratic
Senators for the purpose of embarrass-
ing Mr.. Cleveland's candidacy if not
with view of securing his defeat
The Sun says
1.-THE convention at Chicago, fresh from the
people, adopted by practically unanimous
vote financial plank declaring in favor of
the true, honest Democratic bimetalism, with
free coinage for both gold and silver at a ratio
determined by the intrinsic value of the
metals. These Senators rebuke the conyen-
ton and spat upon its declaration by pressing
through Immediately on its adjournment a
bill providing for the free coinage of dis
honest, undemocratic seventy-cent dollar, in
accordance with the demands of the Omaha
platform. They have sent this bill over to the
House, where it will largely depend upon
Speaker Crisp and his two Democratic asso-
ciates on the committee on rules, whether the
bill shall be pushed through by Republican
gag processes, and shall throw the Democratic
party into the fight disorganiZed army, eX-
pending its strength in internecine strife.
Now, when every prospect in the country is
encouraging when New York Democrats are
healing their differences and taking up the
fight with zeal and enthusiasm when the
fruits of McKinleyism are seen in the terrible
struggles at Homestead, and when every sim
cere Democrat felt his confidence rising,
COucS tlllS uCIlDcidtC dtICulp W HiuhO ouCCCoS
impossible from the start by throwing away
all chances of carrying any of the New Eng
land States or Wisconsin, and by pushing
New York violently and against her will into
the Republican party. And all for the ignobe
reason that their wishes have been disregarded
by the Democratic people in choosing acandi-
date, and that the candidate chosen will not
hand over their respective States to them as
their personal, senatorial satrapies. The
people should know this. The people,
who have smashed machines, will tread
out treason. They did not nominate Mr..
Cleveland to have him knitted by small circle
of patronage-mongers in the Senate or in the
House. They have spoken once, and they
will speak again. Favorite sohs went down
like stubble before the convention. Favorite
Senators will meet and far more deserve the
same fate after the convention if they try to
thwart the popular WILL
The bill came up in the House OH
Wednesday and was defeated by a
vote of 154 to 1876. Congressman Ray
ner, of Maryland, is accorded much
credit for his efficient services i'll op-
posing the bill.