Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-05-13
rug EXTRA SESSION or CON.
GREss.

The Examiner Of q recent date, after
referring TO the firm determination oil
Cleveland in calling an extra session OF
Congress In September 10 reform the
tariff, and expressing complete conn.,
dence 10 the courage Of the Democratic
msjority TO carry out the platform on
which they were elected, admits that the
financial question is less encouraging,
grows more and more muddled and the
prospect Of . friendly settlement more
and more remote. II then goes on to
cay: eve hope that the administration
and Congress may meet on that delicate
ground in . spirit that will produce good
results. 10 any event il will be well for
Congress TO meet and have the suspense
over. The Democratic party is in power
At last; IL must declare its policy; it can
gain nothing by delay"
For the Democratic party to declare
its policy sounds like . huge joke. 1t
would be more in order for the Exam
liner to declare its policy and stick to it.
Has the Examiner forgotten the cam
paigns Of 1855 and 1907 In 1883 the
party, on the demand Of Cleveland, ig-
nored silver which in 1884 they. in their
platform, had demanded to be remone-
tized, only to have that demand ignored
by Cleveland after being elected, and in
stead made . campaign on the tariff issue
alone. On the other hand, the most
prominent plank in the platform on
which Harrison defeated Cleveland. as
~erpoundcd by the principal speakers Of
the Republican party, was . promise to
return to the people the money Of the
Constitution-gold and silver-as il had
been when the latter was demonetized
in 1873. The result Is still fresh ia the
minds Of the Democratic Congress.
SO when in 1890 the Republican Con-
gress failed TO carry out its promises to
the people. the Democracy throughout
the Union, with only two exceptions,
adopted the slogan Of free and unlim-
tied coinage OF silver and accomplished
. political revelation in the lower House
Of Congress never before witnessed in
this or any other country, thus showing
plainly the standing Of the Democratic
party on the silver question. Did the
Examiner ct that time advocate the
election Of Pond for Governor and OF
Democratic Congressman IN o platform
demanding free coinage Of silver! Will
the Examiner be kind enough to show if
the Democratic party has changed its
views ON that question, and If so when!
Is il not also o fact that q large number
of delegates to TIE Chiosgo Convention
which dominated Cleveland were in
structed to vote for Cleveland and free
coinage? The Democratic platform
built in Chicago, on which Cleveland
was elected, contained, as q matter OF
fact, q plank that was uncertain in it's
wording on this question OF free coinage
lit could be construed to suit the gold
bugs and silver men alike); In fact. 1t
was SO elastic, to use q common express
sion, that il would stretch q mile before
it would tear an inch. 1t was a make
shift to keep Cleveland's ideas Of finance
out Of the campaign. II was, as it has
since turned out to be, o fraud on the
Democratic party. But having been
falsely represented is no reason why a
Democratic Congress should lend itself
to perpetuate an existing fraud and
ignore the time-honored principles Of
their party. They have no compromise
to make with Cleveland. though he be
President, Cleveland on the other hand
has nc right 10 demand any compromise
from his party in Congress when they
are bringing on such legislation as has
been demanded over and over Of the
different National and State Conven-
tions. All his efforts at catering to the
gold bugs Of Wall street and wealth
generally should be 80 severely con-
demned and frustrated as to prevent any
Democrat in the future from emulating
his example.