Evening journal., 1893-09-30
nae INDUSTRIAL KINGS.

This silver 0lbcushlout the silver Cl-hln
and the accompanying and corollary facts
which they bring into prominence assist
in revealing the history and emphasizing
the methods Of the Republican party.
The silver law itself, in spite Of all the
excuses, explanations and apologiz
which have been made for it, is as much
Republican law as the Mckinley law.
IL came from precisely the same political
cult as we'll as from the same Congress.
It's foolish aud ignoble to allege that
the Democrats would have done worse
it is false to allege that President Har-
rison approved the silver bill under
duress, because there was no other bill
before him. He was not forced TO choose
between two evils. he had but one to
consider. He could have vetoed that
bill or any substitute, worse or better,
which came to him, as Grant vetoed the
pension bill and the greenback imitation
bill as they came to him.
Cleveland would have vetoed the Sher
man Silver Purchase bill whether the
seven silver states OF seventy times seven
silver states had threatened defeat or not
These "reminiscences serve to throw a
great deal Of light on the Republican
party, taken. as they are, in connection
with the comments Of the party papers
on Senator Cameron. The Philadelphia
Press says:
The tenor of the greater proportion Of
Republican comment is that by this act
Mr. Cameron has killed himself politi.
, cally and that he cannot again be elected
to the Senate under any circumstances.
and yet Senator Cameron's position on the
election bill and the silver question was
e well known before his last election IL
was a matter of notoriety In Washi
ton where ne had not hesitated to com
nit himself aud with particular free
. dom. to his Democratic associates What
l he has since done is only what it mus
u have been known he would do when th'
= opportunity offered. The Press gav'
r, the iacts very wide circulation when th
a party had a chance to send some repre-
a sentative and trustworthy Republican q
the Senate ia Mr. Cameion's place The
7 were discussed by the Republican mem
s bers of the Legislature of 1891, previou
d TO the caucus which put Mr. Cameron II
IS nomination for re election.
Thus anything dictated by the bosse
/. in Pennsylvania, no matter II opposel
e bv the ablest and most devoted part
10 pap rs. must 60, because the csmpaig
y subscribers are behind the bosses
ir This is another reason for separatin
p BASH ess from politics another reaso
J, why it should be put out Of the powe
II Of Congress 10 legislate for the benefit O
m ie the detriment Of any particular indus
10 tries
i We have both Cameron and Quay @
at the results Of that evil Also, Tellel
I'd Stewart, Jones aud the entire silv'
~ crowd, as results Of silver
I'd politics
= 1t is true, the Democrats have Hill al
Ak Murphy but the Tammany machine
al the result Of local conditions Thoi
an conditions do not affect the who
y. country and are not promoted
national laws The Democrats de6e
We rammany Han in the last National cor
ko yeutlon, and ia the next conventio
no Tammany Hall will be ignored The
90 can nominate and elect a PresideI
NV without Tammeny dlctation.
But such is not the case with q
Ass Republican party 1t cannot exist Wit
oct out dictation from the Pennsylvan
'ss protectiouists and the Grand Arr
,r VI officials. This proposition is emphasiz
est by the canvass Of Mckinley ina Oh
ms He is appealing to the very evils Will
ans make Quay and Cameron possib
'9n which give the silverites their streug
AZ ~ in Congress the industrial kings