The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-11
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY II, 1850;
stiii blaming tho Republicans.

Still the Democratic papers are
\ throwing the blame for the defeat 81
the Till to repeal tho silver purchasc
act on the Republicans, while major.
ity OF their own party voted with the
Populists against the repeal, in spite
OF all influence that their President.
elect had been able to exert over them.
~ should be borne In mind that the
s republicans had not the same incen.
tive to vote for repeal that the Demo-
Gratis had. The Sherman Silver Act
wasaRepublican'compromise measure
\ as q choice between coming 400, 00C
ounces OF silver a month, and an en-.
TIRE Tree coinage act. Tho sherman
!. Act was only accepted by the Republi
cans upon the principle that half q
loaf fs better than no bread.
Even Mr.. Sherman himself was yer,
much dissatisfied with his own act
and was heartily in favor Of its repeal
the First favorable opportunity. Hat
u not been FOR the Sherman act, the
country for the Last two years would
have been bearing the consequence:
OF free silver coinage. Even now
many sound money Republicans
were afraid to vote for the repeal bill,
fearful that II it passed. the flood gates
oil free coinage would bc opened, anu
nobody would know of the evil conse
quenees that would follow.
Then again the Republicans were
not handicapped by the resolutions OF
the national convention as the Demo-
Gratis were, who were pledged By the
chicago platform to an Immediate re.
peal OF the Sherman Silver Act. In
spite OF all this only one hundred and
three Democrats voted for repeating
The silver purchase law, white one hun,
ured and eight joined with the ten
Popultsts and voted against tho re-
peal.
IL should be remembered that Tho
Republicans III the House number in
all only seventy.four. and OF these
thirty-nine voted for repeal, notwlth-
standing the serious objections TO the
form OF the bill submitted, which no
doubt led many OF them to vote
against it.
As Mr.. Cleveland was SO anxious FOR
the repeal OF the Sherman Act, why
did not the one bundled ana eight
Democrats who voted against repeal
vote for III And should not Demo
cratic papers who find so many OBJ
Jections to the thirty-tive Republicans
who voted against repeal, fnI more
room to condemn tho orc hundred
and eight Democrats who deilel the
edict OF rresIdent-eloct Cleveland?
As the majority against repeal was
only nine, why could not this number
have boon more easily found amongst
one hundred and eight Democrats,
than amongst thirty-iivo K bllcans,
In no manner bound to help the Demo.
Gratis out OF their difficulty
The result of the vote is in no way
encouraging to Mr.. Cleveland, who
Siay find himself compelled to call a
new Congress together in extra ses
sion at an early date, the responsible
ity for which will lie with those Who
elected him, but at the Sumo time de.
iioerately intended to defeat the lluan.
eial policy he advocates. In the next
Congress tho Democrats have tie
President. majority of tho Senare,
and very large tnajorityin the House,
and are fully able TO help themselves
without any aid from the Republicans.
Let them then use their own party
for the advancement OF their pattieu.
lar principles, without calling upon
the Republicans for help