The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-09-30

dollar, recognized as 1t IS to-day by
every money market, as the surest
value in civilization. Whatever
assails 1t, whether in its form as paper,
or silver, or gold, assails the whole Re
publican system of financial legisla-
tion.
The repeal of the silver purchase
clause is a pretext, a war ruse. Except
with tranquiizing assurances on the
tariff and other points, Republicans
should have resisted it from the be-
ginning. The clause would have been
repealed a year ago with Democratic
assent. Senator Sherman so proposed,
but in vain. Republicans did not care
for it then, nor do they care forit now.
1t was necessary, however, for Cleve-
land tn make alliances. There were
other compacts, and it is time to re-
deem them. Let us recite the Obliga-
tions: Silver as money must be sacrl'
feed TO the gambling spirit in Wall
street-to which so much Of the cleo
ton of Mr.. Cleveland is due. The
Federal election laws must be abolish.
ed in answer to the Southern lynchers
on the one side, and the criminals of
Tammany Hall on the other. The
wildcat, shinplaster banks must be re-
vived to satisfy what is now called the
sacred principle Of States right in
money! The income tax must be i'm
posed, and with this an impost upon
sugar, teaand coffee. This will punish
Yankee capital and labor. The pen
sion list must be razed down into a
kind of almshouse bread and water
portion for each veteran. And, final
ly, under the pretext of "honest taxes"
and as the crowning achievement of
this avatar, the whole protection
system must be swept out of sight.
These are the links in the chain. 1t
was an incredible blunder on the part
of our Republican friends to suppose
that they could assist Mr.. Cleveland
in the welding of the links and escape
the consequences of the completed
bonds. IF they had reflected, they
would have seen that there has never
been a moment when the President
has presented an issue upon which
Republicans could unite in the hope
that good would issue. Mr. Cleve,
Ian d never meant fair dealing with
them. He is a fanatic in nothing SC
much as his Democracy, and the des-
truction Of the Republican party
would be the supreme and glowing
trump h OF his extraordinary career
With that we do not quarrel. If he
can destroy us then it was so appointed.
Our usefulness is over and our work is
done. But it must be destruction, moi
suicide.
To this extent, SO far at least as Sen
ator Cam eron resists the Presidents
first assault upon the Republican lines
we are in accord. There are points
however, in which he cannot be fol
lowed without an irrevoeable aban
donment of Republican principles
We dissent from his historical state
ment that A meTican policy has invar
iably been the expression of American
antagonism to Great Britain. We d.
not so read h istory. If it were true
would be ignOminious rather thai
honorable statesmanship, We hav
striven to mind our own business ant
want England to do the same thing
When we have been in accord we wer
happy. Otherwise we accepted j
/ without complaint. We dissent from
Senator Cameron's position as to stat
banks. This we could only reach b.
tearing out the very cornerstone g
that financial system which ,as legac
from Lincoln and Chase, is almost a
precious as emancipation. We shoulr
be pru dent and not indiscriminate fl
dealing with silver. 1t would be a
grave a mistake to coddle as to destro,
it. Our policy is not to protect silver
but to ensure the sacre dness Of tn
peoples money. Behind this money
silver and gold should be maintaine
as precious metals, as is done to da
in France. The assault upon silver
an assault upon the peoples money