Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-24
New Issues.


During his first term as President Of
the United states. Mr.. Cleveland dlstin-
euished himself hy instituting what was
STYLED "a campaign Of education"-that
is. SO styled after it had proved to be a
success. The Presidents theory on the
subject was that "his deserts are smalr'
who fears to allow his cause to be passed
upon 10y the people in country where
the established government IL popular
one. 4 wonderful success was the re-
suit of the campaign Of education on the
tariff question The voters came troop
ing up To the ballot-boX. and the Presi-
dents policy was seemingly approved by
the whole country.
Is il probable that there are soon to be
new issues raised for decision by the
voters? Nobody can safely predict what
the President will say in his message,
or whether he Will commit his admins
tration 20 new policy on the silver
question, the question of the protection
Of American industries, the currency
question. the free list in the new tariff
bill. the question OF new banking sys-
ten. or any other question.
Perhaps 1t might be well in this connec-
ton to quote the text Of Mr.. Carlisle's
speech in New York on Tuesday last
before one Of the most notable audiences
ever addressed by Treasury Minister.
We use the word text In the sense In
which II Is used in the pulpit. Here is
the toast which was the text of that
speech
Commerce demands and the honor OF
the country requires that the Obligations
OF the United States shall be paid In coin
current In any market Of the world, and
that this question shall be settled for
all time and beyond all controversy"
This last requirement that this ques-
ton shall be settled for all time and be
yond all controversy" may foreshadow
a new campaign OF education, or rather
may be hint TO the President that the
fnanclers OF New York wish the whole
world to be informed by the President
that the United States will henceforth
have but one standard or measure or
values.
Here would be live issue. Here would
be a fine field for a new campaign OF edu-
cation. II viii be recollected that the
Democrats in the United States Senate
divided equally on the final vote on the
lin TO repeal the Sherman slver-law.
there being eighteen affirmative votes
and eighteen negative ones. 1t viii also
be reconected that Senator Voorhees,.
the leader OF the repeating forces in the
Senate. and the Presidents right-hand
man on that question. announced during
the progress Of the long contest over the
question of repeating the Sherman law
that he was still In favor Of the free
coinage of silver. So IL is evident, not
wlthstanding Mr. Carlisle's splendid
speech. that the Presidents forces are
not yet well in hand. II he can settle
In the affirmative the proposition stated
IN the toast to which he responded in
New York he will have earned n reputa-
ton that ought TO satisfy the ambition
OF any man. Read that toast over. and
see II It does not promise 10 be far-reach-
ing in its consequences should Mr.. Cleve-
land decide to make it the subject Of
new campaign OF education. We mean
our remark TO imply that II Is for the
President and not for the Secretary of
the Treasury 10 mark out the policy Of
the administration