The old Abe eagle., 1894-11-01

explicit than the following in re-
gard to silver adopted by the De-
mocracy of New Mexico at the
Las Cruces convention? And it
voices the sentiments of the Dem
ocrats from Ohio west and of the
entire south, with large follow
ing in the east. Read it:
Resolved, That the Democracy
Of this territory by their repre-
sentatives i'll convention assem-
bled, hereby declare in favor OF
the free and unlimited coinage of
silver, at the ratio Of 16 to /, as it
existed prior to its decentralization
by the Republican party in 1873.
And we pledge ourselves not to
support by word OF vote any one
who is not heartily and earnestly
in accord with the above declara-
tion.
This is as clear-cut resolution
as ever was penned, and ought to
fill The bill with any Populist or
other friend Of silver. The Demo
Gratis do not claim that their party
is strongly for silver in the ex-
treme east in the sense in which
it favors it in the stree and
unlimited coinage on an American
system, unencumbered with "In-
tprnational' complications under
the name of "agreements;' though
the ancient money has its friends
among eastern Democrats. But
eastern Republicans, as well as a
very influential portion Of that
| party in the west, are squarely ar
rayed against the use of silver as
money except as subordinate and
subsidiary TO gold. And the Pop.
ulist party has no foothold in the
east, and is important in localities
only in ihe west and the indications
are certainly against its eXercis-
ING a greater measure of influence
tEan the dozen or more other side
show parties that have sky-rock-
eted across the political heavens
within the past fifty years did Oh
National legislation. The hope,
then, for the restoration Of silyeI
is entirely in continued Demo
cratic ascendancy in the NaHona
government. This hope is ampl,
justified in the fact that during
the long period in which Democ
racy almost uninterruptedly haC
The shaping of American legisla
ton, never once did it disturb tht
status of the dollar Of the dads.
/ AS was pointed out last week, th,
Populisl party was not a silve
party originally, but turned to i
as policy move, abandoning al
the luggage of moonshine that i
had started cut with. 1t is OF cours
easy to refer to the action Of tn
President last year in exertjnl
all his influence TO secure the re
peal of the purchasing clause O
the act of 1890 as an evidence q
Democratic bad faith toward siI
yer; but not one responsible an
, representative body of Democrat
of the great scope of country d,
- scribcd above has indolsed NJ
: Clevcland's policy on this quti
ton, though he has been con
G nended for his adherence to th
well known tenets of the party
general. The way has been mud
clenr for sound conservative legil
lHlfon on this as on all other gret
National questions, and it wi
come If the party is retained
power for sufficient time. No OH
with Judgment enough TO form n
opinion Ms to what would be I'll
result o; lett NJ 90 his hold at t.
of tower would expect ihlt an
party coming into power as II
Democrats did n year and ha
ago could in that short time nal
all the changes in lc kislaii,n r
lquIled in country comprlsin
the area roYulntion md interes
{. -. .!i.nd States.