The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-28

IT is well known by every intelligent voter
that President Cleveland is in accord with the
business men of the country. in favoring the
repeal of the Republican silver purchase act
known as the Sherman Silver Bill, and yet every
Republican demagogue, from Mckinley up,
says that the President" "has no financial policy.
And, by the way, the Republican press. in
Guiding the immaculate Cleveland Leader, is at
present engaged in holding up its hands in
financial horror over this same bill and charging
the responsibility for its enactment upon the
Democratic party. Republican leaders have
rushed in with precipitate haste to bolster up
the ridiculous falsehood, and between them, a
better example was never given of the old say
ing, Whom the Gods would destroy, they hrst
make mad"
The Cleveland Plain Dealer very thoroughly
convicted the Leader Of Trying to sneak out
of it," in a very neat article, which we give
below. The only consolation the Leader can
possibly have is that il. is not alone among its
Republican contemporaries, and that the words
of the Plain Dealer apply with equal force to
multitude of its brother organs in the Buckeye
State. The following is the article referred to ::
The Leader. a.ving discovered the other day.
that the Sherman silver purchase law Is
nei,her safe nor commendable from any SOUND
mint of VIEW now asserts that the Demo-
Gratis were responsible for the law and are re-
sponsible for the trouble resulting from It," II
saws :. the Republican members will be found
ready 10 aid In the repeal of the measure forced
upon the country by the Democracy"
The Leader trades upon the ignorance. 1of-
Retfulness or blind partisanism OF Its readers or
it would not venture such statements IL the face
of the recorded fact. Tne Fifty first Congres
tina. nassed the Sherman silver purchase Law.
w.s overwuelmingiy Republican-ther being
n Repupucan msjority of IA in the senate and
.oover all in the House-and the President was
a Republican There was as much possibility
nj measure being .s forced upon the country
Inv the Democracy through that congress and
president as there was of q full grown elephant
crawling through the keyhoie of ale lock,
The records show that not single Democratic
vote was given in the senate or house Tor tne
sherman law as it stands. and that not single
Republican vote in the Senate or house was cast
against 1t. How, then. can the Democrats be
responsible fol the law" and . responsible for
the tIoutle resulting from it2' Was it because
the Republicans passed the law merely to spite
the Democrats who did not want itb What an
.sipipe excuse that is to make for Republican
enset..ent that ia confessed to be-. neither safe
nor commendable." f.gh a,il sF,ae..-5.s /.
when the law was, enacted the Republicans
took The glory fit all to themselves. The ONO
Republicans in their State convention held two
dnys alter the enactment of the law. declared ID
their ulatfolm: 1--WE fully approve the wise
a.,,on of the hepublican members of both
honses of congress in fulfilling the pledges Of
fa0i the coinage OF
silver" s
Gov. Mckinley, who. we presume, win soon be
denonncipR the Democratic party on the stump
for not repeating the law. heartily supported 1t
in the house, saying: I'VE get by this Dill the
use OF our entire silver product, and we make
that product into money that safe in the haI ds
OF the people and will be good for all tint.
whereyer and by whomsoever held. No man
should hesitate betW cen the two millions
month that We have now and the four and a.
half millions q month that we shall have under
the proposed law. To defeat this bill means to
defeat all silver legislation. and to leave us with
ton millions month only. when by passing this
bill we would have four and a-halt millions
month of treasury notes as good as gold."
mThe exact partisan measure of respOnsib ibiity
for the sherman silver purchase law was stated
bv Mr.. ConRer of Iowa. the Republican. who
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the iath of uly. This measure. he said. 'Wlll
he given to the country. 1 am happy to say. by
Republicans. 1t was agreed upon in conference
by Republicans only. 1T was passed in yonder
chamber only by Republican votes. and l sus-
pect that it may pass here only by Republican
votes. 1t will then 60 where it will be signed
by Republican president and from there II
will 20 to country which in November next
will give such Republican endorsement sna'
many of you gentlemen will mot be found here
10 pass npon the next silver measure that may
come before congress. 1t 10. Mr. Speaker IN
line with Republican judgment and Republican
policy" ,..-. ,-.i....s..
All this was, at the time. heartily endorsed bs
the Cleveland Leader. which now has the impu
deuce, or stupidity. or both. to say that th'
measure was forced upon the country by thu
Democracy which TOOK the hrst nationai 5N op
Dortunity to denounce it as '' cowardly make