Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-29
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~, 1870
Let Us Have Peace and Harmony.

Let Us Have Peace and Harmony.
rbsre "a no longer any good reason why
ANYBODY should doubt that the Dill 10
repeal the purchasing clause OF the sher-
man silveY-law win soon become a law
TIM votes taken in the respective houses
~ Coprress on that bill indicate It's
,,eedv uassngs by both OF those bodies'
and az the President is known TO De 'n
favor OF the measure. there VIII SOON
main no such excuse for clamorous eiH'
a,,rt hard tiraes as has been found Dy
noiisscal CassandraS In the SAID Sheri"a"
law.
A most remarkable episode In the ex-
rcrsence OF this country--if episode we
NAV call it's that which Is now under
consideration. Tho law condemned 10
death bears the name Of the most expert
nnancier In the Republican party ana ye'
Is 10 be repealed by and with the ad'ice
and consent OF that party and that man.
Tho Democratic senator whose boldness'
courage. and audacity aided most in en-
pneering the repeating bill through the
Senate "a O man between whom ana th7
President there has long existed WHAT
may be termed at least GOODNESS. mus
an administration measure Will owe us
success TO an anti-administration senate
for without tho aid Of the Republicans IN
the Senate Mr. Cleveland would nave
been poweriess TO secure the enactment
into a law OF the only bill OF which ne
convened Congress in extra session 10
Hrtlr
secure the passage. Mr.. Cleveland mas
thus scored q victory under unforeseen
and UNPRECEDENTED circumstances. Ills po-
utical enemies secured this victory TOT
him, and caused his name TO be enrolleu
with that Of Andrew Jackson as born
leader Of men. Stranger still, the leader
Of the anu-Cleveland Democrats, or DEM
ocrats who have personal objections to
the President. Is by universal consent
conceded to have had a larger share IN
the triumph under consideration than any
other Democrat In Congress. What tri-
umph over himself Mr. Hin achieved at
the same time cannot be even so much
as imagined except by statesmen.
And now let us set up monument
where we are and continue on our jour
closure rule has not been made one OF the
rules of the Senate. The Democrats in
that body would now have reason
20 experience unalloyed satisfaction If un-
der the operation Of such rule they
could proceed - consider tho House bill
TO repeal all Federal eiection-laws and the
projected bill to reform and revise the eX-
In hN a n
a rule the Democrats are at the mercy
of the Republicans, for it is a clear case
that the large Republican minority In the
Senate could successfully filibuster for
year against the passage OF any bill objec-
tionable TO them. The recent experience
In the Senate proves not so much that
public opinion was strong enough to infiu-
ence the action Of the Senate as that the
minority was too small TO continue the
contest indefinitely.
We have claimed that the victory under
discussion was a victory for both Mr.
Cleveland and Mr.. Hin. We must add
that II was, strangely enough, victory
I'm another sense for the Republicans also.
but the Republican victory is not likely
TO yield TO that party such early fruits as
the Democrats will gather from theirs.
The passage OF tho repeating bill TO even
its present condition will strengthen the
Democrats IN every State In which there
are TO he elections held next week. 1t
may give US Massachusetts. 1t will at
least cut down the Republican majority In
Ohio. II viii not weaken the Democrats
In Town, mississippi Virginia. Maryland.
or Now York.
Let US have peace" This Is the
lesson which We would have the Demo
Gratis Of Virginia to learn from the expe-
rience OF the last two months The silver
question ought not 10 be allowed TO d.
vide the people at home. seeing that 1t
does not divide the Republicans and
Democrats In Congress on party lines.
wfssly have tho people Of Virginia deter
mined not 10 allow their enemies to SOW
tares whilst they slept Indeed. they
have not yet been asleep. They should re-
joice that the leaders Of the Democratic
party have counseiled coolness and mod
Grafton In the midst OF the great finan-
cial battle which has just been fought
and won The fnaa result may be differ
ent from that which either party expects;
but let the consequences be what they
may. the Democratic party Is not likely
to ssffer from victory which both Hill
and Cleveland Joined hands In securing.
Democrats OF Virginia, turn out on the
Sth Of November. and secure triumph
for tho Democratic party OF the whole
Union