New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-22

will not place their orders freely now, In the
belief that duties will be repealed and goods will
be cheaper in the fall, this thing in different
light from President Cleveland However, the
Free Silver question il certainly, just now, one Of
the clouds which darken the country 8. future.
great many persons want to understand this ques-
ton They ask for light The Tribune gives it
to them to-day in large-paged pamphlet, in
which the Free Silver question is argued out by
William NJ Stewart. the Free Coinage Senator
from Nevada, and Roswell q. IIorr, who takes
the conservative and honest dollar view. Each
party to this joint debate contributes six able
rapcrs While il is considered that Mr.. Ilorr
wins the debate, yet Mr.. Stewart has had the
assistance of the best talent among the Free
Silver men, and has presented his side OF the story
strongly The pamphlet is commended to all who
want 10 understand the Silver question. Price,
25 cents a copy.
Ii is given out that the Governor OF South
Carolina has purchased $500, 900 worth of whisky
and beer with which to stock the State Dis
pensary 1t would seem to be good time for
the Governor of North Carolina to pay his re-
spects TO his fellow Executive.
Our neighbor The New-Yor World does not
lack assurance When @e said the other day
that the question about the famous tariff plank
Of the Chicago Convention was net 80 much
who did it rs what he did it for, we suggested
that perhaps either Larry Neal or lom
Johnson or Henry Watterson, each of whom had
been credited with the authorship. might answer
the question. With great promptness, before
either of them had time to answer, The world
steps ont and says: We do not mind cnighten-
inc our neighbour All right But until 1t APP
pears that Larry" and Tom and Henry are
as slow of speech as BALKAN was it does not seem
necessary to repeat the miracle.
A Washington dispatch says that the Pr'ai-
don't feel. that the repeal Of the Silver bli Il
a matter which can safely bc left to the wisdom
Of Congress That may be, but il Is the opinion
of many Democrats from the way the President
is acting that he does not feel that anything
can safely be left 70 the wisdom OF Congress.
"Tbo Ncw-Ycrk IIcralds" Washington SPECIAL
or Wednesday saws: The President has taken
such a strong position on the silver question
,bo, many members and Senators are loath u
commit themselves against repeal Tor lear OF
rroiudicinr their chances for Federal patronage
II Is added that the patronage question mas DEN
"A powerful lever in the hanis OF the fresl iehI
and has been used with Representatives 10 u'e
best possible advantage" Whi,h Is only CIT
cumlocution for tho statement mat the Ir'Si-
dent j. using Federal patronage to brloe Demo
cratic members Of Congress 10 carry out 'le
promi.e OF the platform.
Iio,tonant-Goycrno Billy Sheehan probably
thinks that the German Emperor and his Chancei-
Ior made the mistake Of their lives in not sneak
inc the Army hill through the R"ichst'g. instead
81 ,lIovinc il TO be beaten, and then appealing 10
the people
Isn't there strong reason 10 be suspicious "heh
the Finance Department OF TINS city NAMES
,coi.i,ition for twelve red skivers and Twelve
LACK skiycrs? This combination of rel ana
hlac, i di.1uctng IN itself, but perhaps Con-
,,oilcr Mycr, i abb TO explain the matter salts
ftctorily Probably there are million or motc
ncrsons in this town who couldn't Tor the lie
If tbcm ouc.s what the Finance Department does
with is skiycrs, any way. Controller Myers
has the floor.