Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-12
gr,,smsiy Dsiiesis Sense Of Humor.

Possible fame awaits the person who
car extract sunbsams from cue"mbefs
Possibly too there is = bnmorist either OF 80
broad a eslihre or Of 80 delicate an organi-
ration ~ To appreciate along with our rs
tesmed neishbos, the New Age. source
of humoy that 10 hidden to the rest Of h"
world. The New Ag' ssJs
ssIn view Of the fact. il it not amnsing
10 see the .iorRSAL trying tn make It's read
,ys helterr that IT 10 Ctevei,nd who Is re
.ponsthle" for the silver Law and that IN
urpinR us repeal he has changed front
and il advocating the Republican policy :
The parentage Of that chilli too well
known. kind nsighhor
The JorRr.t infers that its conte M
porsry slludes TO the editorial published IN
the Jouas,r along with the Presidents
recent message.
Blu, where in that editorial it APPEARS that
the JorHSAu ia trying Ia make its readers
believe that Mr.. Cleveland IA responsible
for the Sherman Law We fail to see and
think c.hess will confess similar blind
meas Perhaps the extreme scnsltiyeness
- the amusing may accompany second
sish. that sees in the editorial what the
speaking Of Mr. Cleyclsnds position for
,epeal SAID He fsyors the immediate re
peal Of the purchasing clause of the Sher-
man act which act he recognizes was the
only judicial compromise at the time 1t was
rssaed. The position thus formally taken
i. the one Mr. Cleveland has occupied and
=. identical with the Republican financial
policy SO far as sle executive part Of the
Democracy Ia concerned We learn through
the Presidents message, that on this par
ticuIsr point II is in accord with the Re
publican party. that il looks to the Repuh-
hcsa party to support its position. But m
fortunately tho financial policy of the
msjority Of the legislative branch Of the
Democratic party i. in striking contrast to
that outlined in the message.
Mr.. Cleveland could not have been re
spcnsihle for the sherman act. If his party
vas not responsible. ts was because il want
Ell something wor" free coinage. But
the JorsSAI points ont that Mr.. Cleveland
aud the majority of hIs party do not agree,
that he il advocating what the majority
Of Republicans favor, the repeal Of the
sherman laws silver clause. that he
looks to Republicans for his support.
AZ our neighhor seems determined to he
anu ,ed ii may he able to satisfy its craving
from = perussl OF the facts. 1t will be re
p,embcred that senator Voorhees,, chair
man Of the finance committee of the S,nate
in his speech on Tuesday esssycd to rebake
the Republican senators for passing the
sherman Law. The hypocrisy of such
charge IL glsring. We inquire
What senator Voorhees, was doing when
the Republican senator's voted for the Sher
MN isw. When the Republicans were
voting for measure which they helis we'd
uscessary to avert free coinage these Demo
cratic senators, Voorhees, among them. were
vstins for free coinsge. On June II. 1890,
Mr.. voorhees, and the following Democratic
senators voted IN favor of a free silver
coinage bill; Bate. Berry, Blodgett. Call,
Cameron. Cockren. Coke. Colquitt, Daniel,
Eustis, George. German, Harris. Hearst.
Jones, Kenna. Morgan, Payne, pugh. Ran
scm, Reagan. Turpie, Vance, Vest and
walthall. But two Democratic senators,
Gray Of DELAYS arr and McPher.on of New
Jefsey, voted against free coinage.