The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-23

the end that the country would understand
precisely and without question the real pur-
poses OF the Democracy with regard to the cur
rency. No shifting, shutting, faitesing declar g.
ton Of financial principles should be accepted:
none, In deed, that il not as clear as the sun at
MONDAY.
The Philadelphia Times independent
Dem takes the same view. The resolu-
lions of the New York state Democratic
convention were squarely against free sill
yer coinage The Pennsylvania Denoc-
racy and that of New England agrees with
that of New Jersey and New York in
saying:
We believe in homes { money. the gold and Sill
yer coinage of our constitution, and OF a cur
rency convertible into such coinage without
loss. We believe that all doilars coined by the
United States should be OF equal intrinsic value,
and that all paper currency issued by the gov
eminent should DO rsdeemable in either gold or
silver coin, at the discretion of the secretary OF
the treasury. While believe in the full re-
monetizstion Of the latter metal by an interna-
tional agreement. we ara equally opposed TO the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver by our
government, Independent of action by other n a.
tons.
The Indiana state convention by its
committee of resolutions rejected free
coinage plank and adopted the following:
We believe there should be kept in constant
circulation q full and Sufficient volume OF
money consisting of gold and silver and legal
tender paper currency. at par with each other.
The Wisconsin Democracy. under the
lead of United States Senator Villas, are
against free silver coinage as expressed in
the Bland bill. Free silver was beaten in
the Nebraska Democratic state conven-
ton by 247 to 229. The Democrats of Min
nesota in convention have declared against
free silver coinage. The chairman said:
We want q dollar that will represent 100 cents
worth OF wheat, lumber or iron. We do not
want a dollar that represents 20 cents worth OF
anything.
The resolutions declare for free coinage,
but free coinage at the ratio of about % to
1.-The market ratio-instead of IS to 1, as
commonly proposed. Then if it should
prove that silver had been undervalued-.
that the reopening of the minis to its free
coinage had raised its market value-the
ratio could be changed. This kind OF free
coinage might prove impracticable in prac-
tice but it is honest in principle and the
ory and SAFE and far different thing from
the swindling free coinage expressed by
the Bland bill.
On the other hand, the Democrats of
Ohio are committed to free silver coinage;
the Democrats of Kansas have declared
for Cleveland and ''free silver" the DEM
ocrats of Iowa are for "free silver" and
so are the Democrats of the Solid South,
with the possible exception of Delaware
and Maryland; so are the Democrats of
the Southwest and all the states west of
the Mississippi save Nebraska. The ma
tional Democracy at Chicago will find the
silver nut a very hard one to crack
without breaking the jawbone of
the party jackass in the attempt.
The mere nomin alton of Cleveland will
not save the Democracy without
al incorporating plank in the
platform repudiating the Bland free coin
age silver bill. The record shows that free
silver has in congress more Democratic
than it has Republican adherents, the
Democratic members having cast 1873 votes
for Mr.. BANDS bill and the Republicans
only 10, while against it were So Demo-
Gratis and 62 Republicans.
The Democratic vote in the House
showed a majority of 81 in favor of the
measure, and it was only Republican
majority Of 81 against the Bland bill which
prevented its consideration. and the effect
of this record cannot be nullified by the
nomination of Cleveland unless he is
nominated upon an uncompromising anti
Bland free coinage platform. No
silver straddle: no stupid currency utter
ances like those of the Oregon Democratic
resolution will save the Democracy this
year. The candidate and the platform
must fit as perfectly as the human skin
does the human body.