The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-02-19
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The Free Coinage Bill.
The Sentinel balIevss entirely 10 ID.
wisdom and justice of the free coinage
or silvsr. The bill which The house
committee on coinage hes decided to Pe-
port fsvorably 10. IN our judgment, ID
the main Z commendable measure, end
W bslicvs that ils enactment would
prove beneficial 10 tho country. Yet
there ID no disgusting the fact that. upon
this question. there 10 : very sharp oivi.
sion OF sentiment 10 ihe democratic
party. This division does not run slrict.
y on geographical lines. The demo-
crecy in sil the states east Of Ohio end
north Of the Potomuc river 10 pretty
nearly unssimous sgsinst free coinage
10 the South there 10 probably . pre-
ponderance Of democratic sentiment in
favor Of Tree coinage. but The opposing
minority 10 very respectable, not only 10
point Of Intelligence and character. but
slso In numbers. 10 Indiana and the
other ststes OF tho middle West major
ity Of the democratic party probably f.
vors free coinage. but the majority ID
mot verv emphatic. In the far Wsst On
ovsrw heIming majority OF democrats. %
we'll % republicans, sre for free coinage.
In visW of these conditions end bearing
Ia mind that there q 20 possibility Of
any free coinage bill psssing the senste
daring this congress, ve think the tree
coinage snemhers OF the house ere MAX
ing . mistske 10 pressing their pet
nseasure st this time. The senate COM
,niitee on 0nsncA hss taken advsrso &C.
iion. and the bill. even II Il pssses the
house. will stand no chance In the SEN
ase. II il were to psse the senate Il
would surely encounter . presidential
veto. The only effect Of pressing THE
question now will be to introduce 90
element Of dissension into the democrat.
Ic party. The democrats are practically
: unit on the tariff question, which 10.
After I'll. the paramount isaue and the
one IN which the country is most inter-
ested. Why. then. should The sllver
question BE- forced upon the country at
lhis time. when the silver men csn hope
10 accomplish nothing BY ~ doing =
Indianapolis Sentinel.
The above ples for abandoning one OF
the issUes endorsed BY the two last DEM
ocraiic National Conventions unsni.
mously. seems TO the CouRIsR vary fals-
cious. Because . few wealthy men.
VINO agree with the Democracy upon
some other measures Of policy, have
been led By the speculat0rs Of Wall
stroet who would like 20 get the u 8.
Government In some mesallisDce With
Eur0pesa mo0Archies In regard 10 The
currency. that they may make more
money off Of the poorer classes By spec
ulasinR Ia The circulating medium. and
have been able 10 buy Grover Cleveland
10 write : letter agsinst free coinsge,
End 10 control few gsfherings OF prom
inent rich men in New York and New
Jersev. 10 no reason Why The great no.
tional Democratic party should turn its
bsck upon any principles In its plat
form. but II d . great reason Why the
Democratic party. which 10 emphsiically
the poor man's friend. and the poor
mau's party, should stand firmly By slI
iis principles. II there was not : few
miIlionsires IN the party, thsre would b
90 talk of abandoning the silver issue,
and 4 would b % infinite source oi
strength 70 tho Democracy II every
millionaire protesting 20 belong 70 it,
would 70 q once % toe RspUblicens,
where they really belong, @ I'll their ef-
forte, o e0.called IDemocsals. are direct
ed 10 sowing seeds Of dissensiou 10 the
party. and asnipuistiug Il 90 - to per.
pesuste The Carnegie theory = that L d
better Tor I'll thst the "rich sh0uId grow
richer, and thu poor poOrer." When the
parsy sdopss their ideas II bad q we'll b
Republican 10 name, - Il would b In
fact.
Again, no party ever succeeded 10 this
counlrv upon : single idea. lt the Dem
ocrsss had every here gone 10 The coun.
try np0n the single issue Of tariff resosm
in 1880 the 61st Congress would without
doubt hsve been Republican instead ol
overw heIn,ingly Democratic The b.
sues diecussed we're fully % uumesouG
aud a effective Ia producing the major
ity. - The various seclious Of the Union.
In Indiana the currency question va
one of the foremost In the csDvsse, Ind
Our posItion n favor OF free coinage 10.
Qurstionshlv brought us g many voters
ss the tsriG Question. Parties that sre
succeasful musi b true to their declared
|principles. II the party now abandoss
He p0sitiOn, amer amrming u over and
over again, both IN plsttorms and legis.
|lative action. Il will desesvedly lose the
confidence Of the people 10 IL integrity
and pumbers Who are Ia favor Of free
coinage 6rst, and . high tariG secoud,
will 90 10 the Republican party, TO -.
cure their second choice, and give that
partv round majority 10 ludiana and
the country generally.
II the Democracy succeed next Fall, u
must be upon : platform sntsgonistic Ia
every regard 70 the Republican party
Free coinage; no entAngIing alliance
with European governments upon any
policy; 3 dissinciive American character
q contrassed with despotic Britain and
Germany; 10 unneceasary taxations tar'
~ Or otherwise; thorough bopessy iu
The sdmlni, tsasioU Of government and
eommendsble economy; no billion dol
las Congresses; . speedy payment o'
the NaslOOel debt \; . repeal Of lLe Ma
sionsl Bsnklng sct. I'll currency TO b
susniahed bv tho Government direct, and
hssed upon deposit of bullion . judi
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