New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
EnIC IT[NG IUE De WOCEIIN.

Prcsid NJ Clevcinl> dc1y in cllling Con
prc.s together i, due a> hi friends frankly con
fcss ,o his belief that the Democratic plriN. AMI
t.. reprc. n liivcS in Congrc especially. re-
miro 70 be educated before they can be 'ru'tod
70 lecisla,c for the financial and Other condi-
tion> now disturbing The country. H. theory
is admittedly. that The best result" will b" OBJ
,,incd if he can c,n'ryc - gc' Congress -
gcther at that particular N )ment when mere
will have been just enough failures ana bn>l-
ms, calamity T. brighten hi> party into the az
cc lance Of his scheme Of relief bat not enough
Of those failure, and clamitic> tp cause over
whcmng panic AMI collapse Much might be
said abon, the kind 4 party this must BE-. whose
in. aplcily. who's" devotion u financial hcfr|\
and need Of education IL official head i thus
compelled - pr claim. Much nigh, he sad oi
the extraordinary conduct OF the pc 1ple IN IN
trusting supreme power 10 part! thus az
cu>cd by il own chief
/: appear, 10 be a pant of the educational
rr,cc>.. either directed by Mr. Cleveland or
undertaken by his immediate pari,an> in his
behalf. intended + fit Democratic >cna'ois and
congressman {, lcgi>a'c t, ml,lcpicS"m III"
fact, relating to the passage # the la~t Of that
in chief degree have caused the existing de-
lrns.ion. II seems - he thought that if the re-
spon,bity for the enactment of thls one bit
of lcyi>lltion can be imposed upon the R"pub-
lican>. it will be easier +, induce Democrats 10
vote for it., repeal. This point is probably well
taken. 1t is generally difficult 70 induce n
Dem jcl4it 70 do a thing because it onght 10 be
done but if he can be brought - believe that
Republicans oppose IT, or would like to pre-
vent it. or are responsible for the condition
which make, il necessary. h" i readily won to
its support. Where principle carries HIM an
inch prejudice will taxi him league.
BIT the truth Of history i not 10 be ignored
even for the sake of educating the Democratic
party The Silver Purchase act Of 1890 was
passed as the result Of a conference between the
Finance Committees of both houses after the
senate had passed free coinage bill by the
votes # ~ Democrats and - Republicans.
agains, 30 Republicans and Democrats. and
after the House had defeated the Senate bill
by the votes Of 1870 Republicans and - Dem
ocrat,, against l12 Democrats and % Lcpub-
lican~ I'm other words. the Dcmoc party
in both houses was substantially a unit in favor
Of free coinage. and in each house there was Il
minority Of KcpublicanS-vcry small in mum
bcrs. but large enough 70 be dangcrou>--lcady
e. unite with the Democrats in passing such a
| measure. Some ~'r Of legislation tending l.,
the frccr use Of silver was the inevitable is>li"
Of such a condition. The : nat, Free Coinage
bill could not have been beaten in the House
except upon the understanding that .mc,hne
would come from the conference which would
continue the experiment OF silver purchases
The present act was indeed passed by Kopub-
leans and without the aid of any Democrat.
but the Democratic opposition was thai which
had expressed Itself in the vote for free coin
age when, in the Senate in the proportion OF
- to and in the House in the proportion Of
l12 t. 23 the Democratic party had voted t.
open the minis t. the silver Of the world and
10 pay good American gold for il AT the rate
Of one-third more than il was worth in the
market
The Democratic party docs need cdllcaion
All sensible people must agree with Mr. Ceyc-
land aS 10 that. But his act in deferrng the
meeting Of Congress seven or eight months
when he might have bad it in session within
two weeks after MaTh 4. a Mr. Have,
did in 1879. will not be well judged if It's chief
effect is u ill Democrats with mi,nfolmaiion.
The present Silver law i, the result Of their
stand two years ago for free coinage. II they
repeal the law, and stop both the purchase and
coinage Of silver. thay will humbly confeas, -