New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-19


There is something besides virtue in mod
Grafton. 1t hcstows upon those who cultivate
it peace of mind and good rcpute. In such
weather as this no argument is needed to prove
that moderation in eating and drinking and in
the activities of life conduccs ID health and
comfort but that is not what we arc thinking
about Just at this moment. The value of mod
Grafton in speech is the text of our brief dis
course.
A wear ago a convention of ardent and
robust Democrats assembled in Chicago for
the purpose of nominating a National ticket
and constructing platform on which the can
didates might be borne to victory. The pro
ceedngs were animated from the outset and
finally sufficient amount of heat was gen
Grated to fuse divergent views upon the tnrlif
into the sonorous declaration that Rcpub-
lican Protection is a fraud robbery OF the
great minority of the American people for the
benefit of a few" eliminating atroclty'
and "unCons'it tional." Thereafter through
out the campaign, large number of flaming
zcaots sat in newspaper Offices or Travelled
about the county proclalmng the supcrlatlve
truth and sagacity of this dcllvcrancc. And
after the election many of them were smlttcn
with glief and Indignation at the thought that
under our legislative system a new Congress
could not be convened instantly for the pur-
pose of oxtermnating root and branch the
horrid scheme of oppression which was drag
gng the country down t. pcrdition and re-
ducing the toing millions t. bcggary and
starvation. But as time went on the prac-
teal Democrats who are relied on to do things
or to prevent things being done, gave the party
to understand that it might be very incon-
vcnient to interpret the platform literally, and
above all to be in hurry while other persons
with a glimmer Of common sense i'll their
cranums pointed out the fact that the exist
ing system couldn't possibly be wiped right
out and oughtn't Il be If 1T could. Ihcrcupon
the zealOts. getting Il clcw to the Official pro-
gramme. and pcrceylng also that the public
mind was greatly disturbed notwithstanding
all efforts to produce a calm. fell into silence
with dull thrd. And so it has come To pass
through combination of various influences
that amc st every body now comprchends with
disgust how essentially dishonest and ridicu-
lous were the resoundirg phrases and cp.thctS
Of the Democratic platform.
Again men who assume that their personal
prO>pt ritN would De greatly promoted ii inc
rest of mankind would agree 10 pay them
81 30 an ounce for silver for the remainder
Of their days have be n INDUCING in trcmcn-
douS asseyerations for long time past, and
enjoying exceedingly the applause which their
valcrOus rhetoric evoked from sympathetic con
stituencics But at last having assembled for
the purpose of firing shot that would be heard
round the world. and having ascertaincd that
one of their number. to wit Governor Watt,
of Colorado was loaded right up to the muzzlc.
they got him t. touch himself off Now Gov
cInOr Waite didn't describe the wrongs which
they were suffering in any more narrowing
terms than others had employed before him,
but they perceived that his remedy Of blood
up to the horses brides would make utter
folls Of all who didn't hasten TO disavow it {:
and So ever since the most intelligent men of
that section have been busily explaining that
Governor Waite is what he is and that Colo
RADIO is rich enough in multifariOus resources
to astonish the world with her growth and
prosperity if she should never send another
ounce Of silver t. market. Thus it appcarS
that if the silver men had only recognized the
value of moderation they would not now be
making a strenuous effort to restore the credit
which their own TO ly has dest Dyed.