Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-24
Murat HaIstead Writes Con,
cerning Them
AND SEVERAL OTHER THINGS
II the Party Of Free Trade Has - c..
age of Its Convictions IL Wm
Bs Disrupssd-

that there % no longer . national dou~
We have the Masaachuas1n
type Of democrat. which. barring To
OF II, ~ no more like ~
than democracy, ~ they
are found in the states south Of tlza
Ohio ana beyond the Nssslsippi river.
Throughout The vast ares Of the SOUTH
era states the political organizations
and activities are controlled bs the raOo
questions almost exclusively. beyond
that there IL competition between The
various theories of false finance an4
spurious pollIlcal economy, aud there
10 no agreement whatever with the
of New England, excepe
those things 50 vaguely oot.
lined and indistinctly coiored that no
fellow can find out what II meant
There are democrats on the facsno
slope who have an idea OF the slgnld-
canoe of the phrase sound money"
not wholly without correspondonoe
with the New England's not,ou.
When We strike the Rocky Moontaiu
silver state, free coinage with q
view 10 imitation and thirty three por
cent fepudlatsou. Is paramount se the
race questions are ln the south. la the
northwest the ruling passion OF tbs
democracy ls somewhat underlined
but earnestly held and voeiferonsly de-
clared free trade Jury. and there. ~ IN
the south and southwest. the leading
presumption is that the true farmer 10
- nsturai statesman. anc that the hay
NOW poiicy OF fsnancering IL the hign-
est form of wisdom regarding money.
In the middle states. from the Potomac
to the Hudson and east OF the noun
tame, democracy runs 10 ffie phrase6,
the chief Of which 10 tariff reform,
but what We are "a understand by it
has not been stated IN any platform,
and its business applications are far b.
yond the average comprehensio
The prejudices that Edo duty foe
principles with the democracy are ioD
pronounced aud intoierant As 20 raoo
and money ana economic questions in
ONO, Indiana, Iiiinos, Kentucky and
Tennessee tnan 10 the other ktates; blt
II 10 the cohesive power Of the desaro
for the digniiies. salaries and public
contracts associated with Office that ~
ind most influential IA those states.
Besorabte Agreemsas i@pesssbss.
If we are 10 credit the democracy AZ
New England, New York, NEW Jersey.
Pennsyivania. Delaware and Maryland
with the enlightenment becoming ov-
ilsxation. touching the public credtl
and ice maintenance and advancement,
by holding firmly to the accepted
standard Of value In the greatest, rich-
est, most prospcsous and intelligent
nations, and II We put aIongside of
them the doctrines relating 20 money
that are almost universally held by the
democracy Of the south and west. ~
perceive that Il is impossible that there
should he an honest business agreement
in the preparation of q platform 70
winch the ieeveral ecct,ons could rub
scribe in honest agreement.
The differences are 90 radical that %
undertake 70 strAddle them again
would seem " be prepoeteroua lin =
matter of course that il the democrnta
about to assemble ~ Chicago have the
courage of their convictions, as they
had in Charleston thirty two yesrs ago,
they must be disrupted now as then.
The only possibility of getting around
this 10 by the assertion that the republic
cana are themselves without naed
principles relating TO currency. CON-
age, the standard of value and Ill
things implied IN the common phrase
the 'silver question:" and that they
actually manifested the by efraddio
at Minneapolis. The difficulty Of this
defence, however, ~ he untruthfui-
ness. The golden key 20 the eiiver res-
oiution adopted st Minneapolis - "a
the phrase that recognizes the nccos-
atty Of the reaaiustment Of the ratsS
between the tive precious metais
Irrespective Of platforms and caudi-
dates. there risee before the people q
the United States the stupcndous~Queo-
tons distinct IN every outline. made
conspicuous by the history Of the mool
historic period of the nation for . gen
Grafton, whether the law making towef
that has not beeu IN the possession 81
years ~ TO te restored 10 them without
qualification or rsstrictien Of any sors
whatsoever.
Fresessssass AavNseaxu
The election in November next viii
probably determine not only the dis
position OF the executive department.
but Of The legislative and judicial also.
and IL is 70 be determined whether the
nation 10 10 he governed accordinx -
the example that the supremacy a
Tammany bas placed before us IN koU
York. The republicans have tbs ~
vantaEes and disadvantages Of ~ nm
usually Affirmative attitude. The 81
vantaecs are predominant The plat
form u the record Of the adminietFn-
ton, and Il u emphasized IN the strong
est terns ~ the candidacy for the re-
election of itk pressdent. There y ID
indecisson. otncurity or douta about tho
leading aud controlling pi'sncipiee oI
the party on eli the great bu4loeee oueo.
tsons. The hacteronn1 IN front II
which both psrt,se are = bss studied =
the history and the ehorsctaF 0f th>
parties themselves. aud the voters q
the United states viii hare 70 enerosl<
their inteliiGenee. their comDon eomoo.
seif-respsct and eepse uf safety. ~
then Ne shall al peeceabiy Gts16e u
and make the t,est of the cofSeeqne1oo6
The republscspe appeal 70 lobof 90
10 capital with equal foroe. They at1
for protection ~ uphoidsng Wages. fol
maintaining the highest standard a
value, and with II the public credit
whsch 10 identical witb the pnbIic bonol
and tire general safety and pfDQpt91sy
Thp capital commands, fse<auee "a \
sound. and ist,cf trusts because Il ~
been tried. The presidential Question
u deeper. larger sBd clearer than \
customary, and NJ ppce mere conpge
bens.ve aud incisise.
The democratic party fs;l< even ID
promises ~ what II proposes - 90, on6
tfse incapacity OF congress for 611