The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-05


The New York Tisaes, the New York
Evsniaa Foss. the Springfield ReysSfsoaa
and the Boston Herald, al able, ssade-
yS=deas and iafseatial, because they are
fad<pensent Democratic newspapers, unite
in free, hearty and unqualified praise of
the patriotic astitHde OF the Republican
party IN both houses OF congress during
the struggle over the silver purchase re-
peal bin.
The New York Ereniag Post says:
The attitude Of the Republicans in con-
gress during this long controversy has
been such as 80 merit the warmest praise.
In the house during August, and IN the
senate since eariv September, they have
stood firmly for repeal. with the exception
of the few from the silver states and In the
senate Don Cameron. They have resisted
more than one temptation to try and seize
partisan advantage By assisting . compro-
mise that would undoubtedly have hurt
the Democrats, but would also as undoGbt-
ediy have worked vast harm 10 the coun-
try. They sustained the Democratic
leader in the senate in hts test of endur-
anee," they supported the Democratic
president against the opposition Of fully
half of his own party. and, though in q
minority OF the body, they will furnish the
majority of the votes that will carry re-
peal. In short, the record of the RepubGi-
can party throughout this controversy is
one that it may well be proud OF. !"
This Is high praise. but 1t is well de-
served. The Republicans knew that for
the Democrats of the senate to refuse to
follow the house and instead to adopt
any compromise would be fatal to the
1ap hat rha pfa
fused to lend their aid TO any form of COM
promise. and have stood ready 70 support
an amendment to the rules which would
bring the senate TO . vote, though they
knew that such 9 change would diminish
their own power to resist the legislation
of the majority in other directions. The
Republican party has shown its capacity
TO rise clear above partisanship into the
serene, upper air of patriotism. With the
exception OF few men from the mining
states the Republicans in both branches
have stood from first 10 last for immedi-
ate, unconditional repeal of silver pur-
chase.
The Democrats, on the other hand, have
been divided; have wayered, filibustered
and agreed to compromise. After nearly
two months of dilly-dallying John Sher-
man arose one dag and dashed the Demo-
cratic Texas steer with his bull whip,
bringing blood at every stroke. He
warned the Democrats that if they did not
do something the Republicans would take
the initiatiye. Then that political mole
and trickster, German, drew up q COM
promise, which John Sherman tore to tat
tiers with incisive criticism, and then the
whole herd of higgling Democratic COM
promisers became stampeded by the force
of public opinion and did the only thing
that was left for them to do, Wig, passed
the repeal bill with the help Of the Repub-
hcans.
The logic of events drove the recalci-
trant Democrats into the support of repeal,
which they neither expected nor desired
to enact. So stupid has been the conduct
of the Democracy that David b. Hill ex-
presses his astonishment at the neglect of
the Republicans of New York state to
seize their opportunity to beat the Democ-
racy. Had the Republicans any organi-
zation." says Senator Hill, I'VE would be
beaten this year" The apathy of the
Republicans. their neglect to register and
their indifference will probably save the
Democracy in the Empire state, when the
behavior Of the Democratic senate had
produced feeling of disgust which ought
to have given the Republicans the victory
had they been read " and eager for battle.