Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-13

this country and the men engaged 10 manu- |
featuring that will be out Of employment |
That Is plain enough.
I've Dsmsessiic Party and NE Currency.
The indications are that the special ses-
s,on Of Congress that has been called by
President Cleveland will be a stormy one.
The chief problem 10 be deslt with will be
that Of the currency. There is
no question uron which, the Democratic
party is more thoroughly disunited. As has
been repeatedly shown by votes in Congress.
q very large majority Of it's members favor
free silver coinage. Their only objection
10 the Sherman law has been that it did not
70 far enough. That measure was adopted
purely As mskeshif. to AVOID free silver
Lac which the bulk OF the Democratic party
was determined to force upon
the country. As they had votes
enough to achieve their purpose the Sher-
man compromise was regarded a. triumph
for sound currency not because of any inner
ent virtue in the measure itself. but be
cause Of the vastly greater evil Of free sill
yer coinage from which, temporarily at
least, it saved the country. Indeed we be-
lieve that II has operated to perms-
nently obviste this danger. A large ma
jority Of the Democratic party will be
found, we spprehend. upon the converting
Of the special session, to be as much the
property Of the silver lobby rs they have
ever been. Few people understand how
powerful aud how insidious is the lobby
maintained at Washington by the silver
barons. To the enormously rich owners
of big silver mines. the passage of free
coinage measure IL fraught with momentous
interest for it would be purely and simply.
Asschere 10 enrich the bullion holders at
the expense OF the masses. To attain this
desirable end the silver barous have al
ready expended a vast amount of money
and stand ready to expend
~ much more as may be necessary to
attain their purpose. The issue is squsrely
joined. 1t is doodle VS.. the interests of the
people. As usual in such cases, the bulk
Of the Democratic party is arrayed on the
side of doodle. President Cleveland and
Secretary Carlisle are credited with favor
ing a sound currency. 1t is to avoid the
evils srising from the enforced silver pur-
chases, that Congress has been called III
nwAR htxg1 ...xI far
relief from these evils at the hands of
party. = majority of whose representatives
arc outspokeuly in favor of making the
United States mint dumping ground for
the silver Of the world We
think not Undoubtedly some Dem
ocratic congressman, especially those
Who come from districts beyond reach
the much cultivated "silver craze" have
weakened in their advocacy Of free coinage,
but &c believe that both President Cleve-
land and Secretary Carlisle have largely
over estimated the number of these men and
that when Congress assemblies very
large majority Of the Democratic members
will be found outspokenly in favor of free
silver. To be sure it has been said that the
President would not hesitate to use the Fed
eral patronage as whip to lash reluctant
Democratic congressman into summon, oi
his currency programme, but even should
he resort TO this use of his executive
powers there is no reason to believe that he
will be able to rescue majority of bis par
ty from the Cyclopesn clutches of the silver
barous. Viewed in any light there is no
reason to doubt but what the Democratic
party 10 largely and hopelessly committed
10 free silver coinage. In vain will Presi
dent Cleveland and Secretary
Carlis,e eude.vor In seeurr the adop.;op ot
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'''"' currency p0.'s y! "e n."'''.Aa
OF congress. Ii sueh wise poiicy shaii
prevail. ii will be through Republican sup
mort. Well may President Cleveland lock
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programme which Democratic majority
of Congress is determined to carry into eff
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zee" s"e .'ie"" VI Sou"u currency aes'"s'
the calamity predictions of united Demo-
cratic marty II forced the resumption of
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