Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-10

That's where President Cleveland's
admirable message of Tuesday puts
the silver question. He says in SUBJ
stance-The country is in a bad way.
Business is PROSTATE and confidence
badly shaken. There may be INSULT
Client ground for the lack of faith in the
future, but it is sufficient for US that 1t
exists. The cause of our trouble is
principally the silver purchase pro-
visions of the Sherman act. 1t would
be Improbable to consider Just now
who is responsible for this state of
affairs. 1t is condition that confronts
US. No matter who brought that con-
dition on, it is one which "yitally con-
Germs every business and calling and
enters every household in the land"
Therefore everybody is interested
in applying the remedy. This
remedy is the prompt repeal of the
legislation which brought these troubles
on. This matter rises above the plane
of party politics. The workingman is
the one who has the most to dread from
the evils of unsound finance. The
Spectator may find his profit in the
misfortunes of others; the capitalist
may protect himself, but the wage
Garner must bear the brunt. Therefore,
it becomes especially the duty of Con-
gress to provide relief for those who
because of their number and condition
are entitled te the most watchful care of
their government. Every days delay in
removing the cause aggravates the evil
Nevertheless, it is not the time to give
way to unreasoning panic. That will
only make matters worse. The people
have the right to demand that
legislation condemned by the ordeal of
three years disastrous experience shall
be removed from the statute books as
soon as their representatives can legiti-
mately deal with it." This is not q
question of politics, but of business.
After we have cleared the ground and
have found out where we stand, we can
then consider what supplementary legis.
lation may be needed to "put beyond
all doubt or mistake the intention and
the ability of the government to fulfil
its pecuniary obligations in money uni.
versally recognized by all civilized
countries" and to decide on what shall
be done in the way of promoting "the
work of tariff reform, which the true
interests of the country clearly demand
which so large a majority of the people
as shown by their suffrages, desire and
expect, and to the accomplishment of
which every effort Of the present admin,
istration is pledged" But the first
thing to do is to get ont of the financia
morass in which we are sinking, anC
this is duty, not of party, but o
patriotism.
The favor with which this advice ha
been received is shown by the extract
from the press which we print to-day
OF course we have room for only a few
Of these, but they are sufficient to show
the trend of public opinion. The,
come from the organs of both partie
and are encouraging as showing tina
this work of financial reform is on
upon which the President and Congress
will enter with the approval of tn
overwhelming majority of the Amer
can people. 1t is not the voice O
Democracy or of Republicanism; ii
the voice of the American public for tn
application of business methods i
dealing with business crisis. An
when the people speak their will wit
such unanimity their agents in bot
houses Of Congress may be depended o
to hear and obey.