Fair play., 1893-05-20
PAI1RY PAR1lSANSHIP.
The DespicahIe Policy Of Csia naity-Howi'
r.. ing Republicans.

One Of the most deplorable features
t,.,vrlnped bv the financ al difficulties
which the present auuiifiis.retion is
called upon to encounter Is the un-
patriotic attitude assumed by those
who are profes>edly the spokesman Of
the republican, party. They were not
content with the per9istea. tnisrepre-
scntation of the purpose and the policy
of the administration which led to an
official contradiction from the. presi
dent They still magnify tl:c dangers
and mi>rcprc,eat The course which VIII
be pursued in avcrting them. Nothing
could he more complete or more ey-
plicit than President Clevslaud's de-
NAL. He meets all points Of assault hr
saying that silver redemption has not
at ANY time been determined upon or
contemplated by the secretary Of the
treasury or any other member of the
present administration: and that the
president aud his cabinet are absolute
ly harmonious in the determination t.
exercise every power conferred upon
them to maintain the public credit, to
keep the public faith and to preserve
the parity between gold and silver and
between all financial obligations OF the
government"
There is not a weak point n this
, comprehensive assurance which parti-
sansilip can attack, and party mean
ness is thrown upon its inventive re-
sources. Stories OF every concciva bile
kind are manufactured with no ":her
purpose than 70 impair public conf
drncc in the administration, and are
made the basis OF editorial attacks
aimed at the same unworthy result.
Thr ,liegruntind and discrelitcl rcpuits
hcan leaders Honia r!itii"r weaken the
hold of the Democratic party than td
avert Il great financial calamity. They
Nuu!d rather serve their party than 10
serve their country. They invoke dis
astrr with a hope of leading the people
to believe that it was brought upon
them through the weakness and mis-
management Of democratic admins
lratiuh,
In this policy of desperation t'i"r" Ia
the fatal mistake of having undereSti-
mated the wisdom. strong common
sense and patriotic spirit of the people.
They are far from being cngIlfrd in
tic ignorance which the Republican
calamity howlers have assumed as Il
basis for their dcsDicablc line of action
'f'ir uasers clearly understand that the
DANGER which mcuaccS the bil,.ncas and
the prosperity of the country is the di-
rect result of republican legislation and
administration. They see through the
pcrplrxitics involving the present ad-
rlinistration the cRuses which pro-
,!ucrd them An empticd treasury. an
impaired gold reserve and a silver law
that increases treasury notes with only
silver bullion behind them are all lcc;t-
cics of republican rule For more than
thirty years the republicans have con-
trol!cd one or more branches of the adj
tninistfa.ion, and when not able to
make laws To their own Hiking have
been in Il position to defeat such re-
formatory legislation as was presented
from democratic sources Republican
rule not only exhausted the treasury.
but il mortgagcd the future by obliga-
tinnS which the government must meet
and left untold evils of legislation
which demand time for correction. to
say nothing of the burdens which they
have already imposed upon the people.
But.agains, all this the national credit
IS proof. and President Cleveland has
made no mistake in relying upon the
good sense and patriotism of the people.
Their confidence is not to be disturbed
by those in whom they have so lately
expressed an utter want of confidence
detroit Free Press.