Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-08-19
RANK HYPOCRISY.
Republican DOuble-Dealings In the sher
man Law Matter.

Hepuuitcan DOuDie~DeHuu$S tno SuSf~
man Law Matter.
The one thing of which many Of the
organs affect to be most
afraid just now is that the democrats
in congress will not vote for the repeal
of the Sherman silver law. Every ex-
preston of opinion from q democrats
source which can be tortured into dis
approval OF repeal, or even into doubt
as to it's expediency or possibility, is
made the most of; and the country-or
that portion of it which the organs can
reach-is told every day that the re-
peal cannot be expected.
These expressions of opinion are
made with every pretense of regret;
but it is very clearly apparent that the
regret is hypocriticaL The organs
wish the democratic members Of con-
gress to vote against repeal, and the
wish is father to the thought that they
will so vote. If they are really honest
in their notion that the law should be
1repeasva--if tney agree Win ouermau
and the republicans who were fore
most in urging the measure that it
should be done away with at the ear
liest moment practica ble-this is con-
temptible position to take They
ought to have patriotism enough at a
time when most important interests OF
the country are at stake to put their
miserable partisanship i'll the back
ground and do what they can to bring
about repeal, instead of laborinR TO
prevent it because they fancy that
prevention means discredit to the
democratic party. 1t is not the
first time, however, or yet the
second or the tenth, that the
organs and leaders of the g. o. p. have
shown their readiness to sacrifice the
country if they could thereby put their
opponents in the wrong or make par
tisan capital 1t is not to be believed
that the democracy will aid the hypo-
critical members of discredited party
in their contemplate scheme When
the Sherman law was passed 1t met in
both senate and house the undivided
opposition Of the democrats This was
given, not in the hope of securing leg
islation more favorable to silver, for 1t
had been demonstrated before the
measure was put on its passage that
such legislation could not be had. The
bill was opposed because it was be-
lieyed to be vicious and mischievous in
its character and intended solely to
help the republican party at the ex'
pense of the country. Experience has
strengthened instead of weakening this
view. The measure has proven even
more vicious and mischievous than was
anticipated. The very men who urged
it most strongly have been brought
face to face with its injurious charac'
: ter. They are apologizing for support
ing it and pledging themselves to vote
for its repeal Surely this is no time
for any democrat to take the back track
in the matter. The party stands
, pledged to repeal not only by the unan'
: imous opposition which it made to the
: bill when on its passage, but by the &C
ton of the national convention de
D noupcing the measure as "a cowardly
t makeshift."
g A failure to repeal this Coward,
n mYsrshtftr viii not eniy disarss sstlt VI,
e just e3 pectaiions Of the countr, nuffer
e ing as it is from the consequences o
G this and other vicious enactments o
!. the republican party, but it will affor'
y great comfort to the worst and mos
j. unpatriotic elements of that party. Th'
q democracy cannot afford to violate 1T
;, pledges for the production OF such re
y sults.-Detroit Free Press.