The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-03-26
Bayard's Letter on silver Coinage.


Sentinel. o@....E ......
Thomas F. Bayard is out with an
open letter calling plteously upon the
voters and leaders OF his party to be
ware Of the dangers OF Free Coinage.
He is doubtless trying to fill the sho es
OF the late lamented Samuel. Randall
party TO think as he thinks, and only
because he recognizes that ''the public
mind seems to have been slowly awak-
ened to the exposed and admitted dan
gers OF such action" Il cannot sulIi-
GENTLY express my amaZement and
sorrow" no says, ito see men of the
Democratic party now fastening to
adopt these dangerous fallacies and
clothing their honored party with such
cast off garments, to impede its march
to power and usefulness by such balls
and chains of suicidal error"
Quite good. but not timely, MIR.
Bayard, why was not your small voice
heard two years ago on this subiect2
Why did you not supplement Mr..
Cieveland's letter n year HEo2 Why
have you refrained from advising so
long, while your followers put their
trust in your leadership and have
drifted closer and closer to the falls.
Why, at last, have you come out de-
nouncing 'as fools" members OF your
congress for whom you voted know.
ing their silver views and whose elect.
ion was the period of great Democrat
ic rejoicing? You've told us already
1t is because tho people became slow
ly awakened to its dangers" Your
sentiment Is then, il the people had
not found out. all would have been
well, and your letter would not have
| been necessary.
| You are exercised, not in behalf of
the great interest of the people. but
the party, and dare not let your party
go to the polls on a subject so expos
CD and admitted as this is, but walt
until after we carry the next election,
and then. il successful. bring it up
with whoop and claim tho victory
wis won on that issue as in tho Nc
! kinley case only Il st Fall, You are in.
/ terostod in the "lnaroh to power and
/ us fulness" as stated. and not in the
| iniquttous measure against which you
| 50 Nghemently wall.
| Mr.. Rayard, though awakened to the
| dangers OF this policy, is still asleep
to those OF Free Trade. He takes the
\ opportunity through his letter to os
| .enslDly assist the poor working man
by claiming an honest dollar for him,
| while he 5lurs the protective methods
which mirke 1t possible for him to earn
tho dollar. lie repeats the two re-
maiBlng phrases having similarity
to truth, that of the "Aicruhaut Ma.
rine' and depression of Agricultural
both Of which he knows is caused by
the worry policy he prescribcs Free
Trade but takesscara to suggest nc
remedy llle Mckinley bill prescribed
The cure FOR agriculture, and though
Mr.. BaNard sees hor ConNHlescinS, he
huwls for n change OF medicine.
1t also preSclibe5 a subsidy for the
marine service but Democratic quHcks
got their pill down the congressional
neck and the marine service Is still Oh
its buck. Mi. Bayarl, the proper
place FOR you is ont OF the Democratic
party; you have no good reason fol
helns there except Tor the loaycs and
fishes, and your warming words now
written, are evidently to that end, hav
ing seen the chances of both Cleveland
aud Hill waning and Democracy slow
~ choking TO death on FREQ Silver
nil, ), 10 working man 'uwaking
to lie dangers you arc endeavOrinp
to sober the now overlooked body poll
til 10y nuX VOmica.
You 'deLounce all legislation by Ro
| pubitcans' I'M Ter which you admit
things have run so smoothly for 80
many years and take care to suggest
nothing instanl. Get in our rLnks
whore able leaders teach the best intnr-
est Of eyrry voter and where tho wei
fare OF tho whole country Is ieaIously
guarded whether the people SLOWLY
awaken to it, or not. j. Ii. Kennel.