Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-20


samples. The greatest absurdity of all
is the demand so often made, and form
ulated again in this address that the
United States shoulder the whole load
of silver production, while it staggers
perceptibiy under only part of it.
The position taken by the convention
that the United States should guarantee
market for the product of every silver
mine, because protection is given other
industries by means of an import duty,
is astounding. 1t is no part of the policy
of government to protect any industry
by buying its surplus product, and the
proposition that it do so in one case is
sufficient to stamp with the seal of public
disapproval the whole manifesto.
THEIR NAMES ARE ON RECORD.
Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette.
A leading Democratic paper, in pub
fishing the vote in the Senate and House
on the passage of the Sherman bill, says:
among the yeas one seeks in vain for
the name of Democrat, and equally in
vain for the name of Republican
among the nays" That only proves
that the Democrats were disgusted and
disappointed because they were foiled
in getting what they wanted-free silver
coinage. The Sherman bill, as the lead
ing conferees have explained, was a
compromise to avert the greater evil of
unrestricted coinage. 1t has been a
subject of party caucus by the Repub
licans, and when it came to vote Dem
cratsopposed it as matter of policy.
When the free coinage bill (for which
the Sherman law was virtually substi
tute) passed the Senate only 3 Democrats
voted against it, while q voted for it.
twenty-five Republicans recorded their
names in the negative. When the Senate
bill went to the House for concurrence,
on a motion to substitute free coinage
amendment, the yeas were 135 and the
nays 152. OF those voting in the affirm
ative 1l2 were Democrats, % Republic
ans and Independent. OF those against
the amendment % were Democrats and
l30 Republicans. This vote was taken
June 25, 1890, or about three weeks be-
fore the passage of the Sherman act, and
it shows the attitude of the two parties
with respect to the very worst feature
of the silver question absolute free
coinage. If, as Mr.. Cleveland has said,
the present law is the sole menace to
the financial welfare of the country,
what would have been the condition
under free coinage, for which large
majority of Democrats in both houses
had voted? Their names are on record.
THE BOURBON HUNT FOR A CANDIDATE.
Cleveland Leader.
The Democrats of Ohio have been in
deep water many times, but the present
embarrassment over candidate is In
some respects the most ludicrous in their
history. While their organs are boasting
about the ease and certainty with which
Governor Mckinley will be defeated, the
leaders are vainly casting about for
someone who is willing to undertake
the desperate task of combating cam
paigner of McKinley's recognized skill
and ability for the doubtful honor of
being defeated by the champion of pro-
lection. Every shrewd politician in the
party in Ohio has read the signs of the
times, and begged to be excused when
named in connection with the guberna
torial nomination. Johnson has felt it
was his duty to remain where he is, and
makes the absurd proposition that John
]. Lentz, of Columbus, be named Harter
is even more decidedly averse to State
office than Tom L. Virgil P. Kline
would not have it under any considera-
ton. Judge Hunt, of Cincinnati, de-
clares he too is not to be considered in
connection with the Office. He is too
well satisfied with the judgeship he won
| by the skin of his teeth to take any
chances, apparently. And Larry Neal,
after much angry protestation and sun
dry bitter mutterings, finally says he will
consent to accept the place if it is forced
upon him, but he does not intend to
exert himself to get it. Ex-Governor
Campbell has protested at every oppor-
tunity that he could not think of taking
the place. Frank Hurd is in the same
category, and there is only ex-Mayor
Burnette, of Springfield, Lentz, and our
own "Long John" Farley who have not
refused. Probably they have not felt
called upon to do so because they knew
the chance was small of their ever being
really under consideration for the place.
The STANCE thing in connection with
all this is that the Bourbons all talk
loudly about how easy it will be to defeat
Mckinley. If they really felt that way,
the party would not have so long and
desperate hunt for a candidate. All
their pretensions are nil compared with
the hard fact that no one seems to care
much about combating the Champion of
Protection.