New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-21
cEFL ErTIONN OE A DENOCKAT

Now we have compromise. the Lord be
praised. We Democrats can get together. we
have differences? or course, but now we can
uni,c-one triumphant party. On principles
Oh of course, all have TO yield something In
order to agree, and the Administration yiclds
the principlcs. while the other fellows promise
10 do something by-and-by. If they don't change
their minds That is the blessing Of II compro-
mise. All yield for the sake OF the party
Is IL all for silver, and nothing for anybody
else? But we did the best we could do. we
must do something. or he disgraced. We could
not adort Tom Reeds rule. ana count men
who were in sight. That would be Infamous
II was infinitely better to let business wait and
anguish The great thing Is that we nave Il
compromise. and can agree.
A Republican act? Well so much the better.
The Republicans have faculty Of passing acts
which we cannot afford TO repeal when we get
power They know something about the coiin-
try. and what they do is apt TO stay done So
In extending a Republican act for two years
we are doing very safe thing. We don't know
what in thunder might happen II Democratic
measure had been adopted. But there Is no
danger in extending any act that the Eepub-
Icars have passed
UuIrilIatinc 10 the President? The man had
no business to take Democratic nomination
II he was not ready to abide by the acts of his
partv. Was he "a swndlcr In accepting? or
course liz meant 10 do what he could Tor MS
own ideas. and then 10 stand by his party.
That Is the Democratic way. Is II a question OF
principle: Pshaw. Democratic principles mean
the election Of Democratic candidates.
Does il mean disaster 10 business: Have we
said that the silver Purchase act had caused al
financial woes and disasters and panics: II Is
quite likely We have said many things, with
the idea of making Republicans responsible
somehow for I'LL the disasters that might pos
slblv result from a Democratic return to power.
or course, it is bad act; we said 50 In our
Democratic National PLATFORM. and we said II
ought To be repealed without delay. and that
its continuance every month would mean bank
ruptcy to many people But what does all that
count. in comparison with the unity of the
Democratic party! Is 1t not clear that we
could not unite on any other measure?
Pcdgcst Wen. they are made to bc broken.
like pie crust But we did not pledge ourselves
TO repeal the act ono hour after date. Any vote
for unconditional repeal. two years or four years
after date. il n compliance with the pledges OF
the party Did we say repeal should he i'm
mediate? Yes. but that meant rs soon as the
party could afford H.
Shall we get into trouble two years hence!
After u.s. the dcluge. We cannot be in more
disgraccful or disastrous state than we were
last week Think OF that contcmptuous speech
Of John Sherman We had better vote for the
worst bill conceivable than TO have Sherman tell
us that we cannot agree Oh anything. And we
can only agree on his own bill? Bother; 1t no
longer Is his. for he proposed its repeal IA year
ago. 1t belongs now TO the great Democratic
party. which has picked 1t up, and Is very glad
to use 1t when the Republicans have done
with il.