Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-12
What Republican papers say about the
President mast DO taken with q grain OF

what Republican papers say about the
President mast DO taken with grain OF
salt.
Editoriaily the same paper says that
there IS no question even among the Demo-
Gratis that the interests of the admins.
tration were inimicai to the nomination OF
MIR. NEAL. and that Mr.. CLEVELAND has
"little taste for the radical views Of the
Democratic frse.t trade faction in Ohio"
so tho reader will see at once that to nomi-
nate Mr.. NEAL was the most natural thing
in the world forya tree-trade Democratic
convention TO do.
Mr.. CLEVELAND. however, seems not 70
have been considered By the Ohio Demo-
cratic convention as responsible for the
GOODNESS, II such q GOODNESS exists, be-
tween Mr.. NEAL and the administration.
that BODY cheering most vociferously
when the resolution was read which de-
clared how GROVER CLEVELAND stood In
ths estimation of all good Democrats.
This applause, however. was Offset by the
fact that there was long and loud applause
when the temporary chairman declared
that this country should no longer be
dominated by European money standards,
nor by American cities which financially
owe too much allegiance TO foreign ma
tons" II cannot be denied that this
utterance of the temporary chairman's
might have been intended as hint TO MIR.
CLEVELAND and the Democrats in Con-
gross that The free coinage OF silver was o
measure which had not lost its popularity
in tue Buckeye State.
We are particularly pleased with the
declaration In favor of allowing national
banks 10 issue currency to en- amount
equal TO the par value Of the bonds de-
posted with the Treasurer OF tbs United
States for the redemption of their circu-
lating notes. II shows that the Democrats
Of Ohio regard the preservation OF a good
currency as one of the things which o
paternal" government ought to d. We
would not object to allowing the banks TO
issue even more notes. But not too many.
The banks OF ante-bellum days issued
their wildcat notes to an amount three
times as largo as the amount Of gold aod
hiNcl op w DbN~"'
800 per cent. of the value Of those metals.
What We hope for is that the Democrats
in Washington will learn from the ONO
Democratic platform and from the dis
sensons among the Democrats In Con-
gross that the silver question must be set
tied. And If the silverites are willing TO
accept free coinage and give their oppo-
nents the ratio Of coinage and the gold
ties are willing to accept the ratio of COIN
age aud give their opponents free coinage,
then why not settle the question at once!
II it is said that the silverite caucus reso-
linton was not intended TO commit the
sllverites in favor OF q cart-wheel silver
dollar nor to ratio of 20 or more to !,
then oil we have to say as TO that Is that
the caucus resolution expressly comedies
that point wheS 1t declares, as 1t does, as
follows
"Rssolusd. That We will support bill repeal
ing the purchasing clause In the Sherman act
and concurreutly providing for the free and un-
tramneIled coinage OF silver, with full legal
tender quality and su-h a ratio as will PROVIDE
and maintain the parity between COLO ana
silver"
All that the gold men ask is such
ratio as Will provide for and maintain the
parity between gold and silver" All that
the SILVER men ask is free and untram-
nallad ccIpaCeu