New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-21
NU POPELLNT ILLIINCE T..

80 POPTLTST ALLIANCE.
The Republican party stands for Good "ov-
eminent. Good Money and Good Times. lHi'
means that il can have no alliance WIN any
marty or faction in This country which by i'S
principles. its policies or its practices PERMITS
or winks al any deterioration In the hgh stand
ards Of qualification for civil Offices or the use
Of official position for any other purpose 'liah
thc general welfare |: means that ii can nave
no sympathy with any party or faction Wmch
looks with favor upon dcbasemcnl OF the cnT
rcncy or the dution upon any prc'eN' OF 'ie
oro hundred cents in the dollar which IL hlik'
,ho ohlipotion of the debtor and the honest que
- ,ho ..ra,litor And il 50 strenuously insists
imam an economic system which will foster en-
,nrnrisc encourage capital reward labor ana
thereby make Good Times that II can have NOM
;,y in common with the doctrnarcs who III
s,nport Of wild AMI visionary theories nave
shown 4 willingness To bring disaster 10 our
ministries and distress upon our people for the
sake of an experiment. Upon the last polh'
,hnrc is no danger Of the party or any OF lis
leaders going astray. The issue has Dc'h :"
s,rorcly made upon Protection. and The party
is SO thoroughly committed to II as il ''ruih''
doctrinc that there can be no collusion with
II * rs strongly committed To Good Govern
mcnt and honest administration; pn' 'h'r'
always more or less danger in the necessities OF
professional politicians or supposed party chi
goncics Of weakness and concession ana c"nsr-
oucnt lowering Of standards We nave '''''
danger to contend with in Il concre'" FORM III
this city and State at the present moment
There is also danger. though We mop" III" w.
,.,,sif linn
licvc ii is not imminent. maj 'h' postum"
If the, parry IN favor of sound money may ~
COMPROMISED or weakened by some sort "f AM
,nce ARRANGEMENT or understanding WIN the
representatives Of the party in III" southern
States which, calling itself Fopnlist. has a nom
inol bond Of sympathy with the RrpubhchhS III
lis oppostion 10 the Democrats, but when III
lis advocacy of free silver coinage Is ~ wide
anars from them n the poles As a rue me
Southern Popusis are. We believe III FAVOR "l
Protection. though they do not max" their ~"
yocacv Of il Il prominent feature III thcT pat
forms In 80 far as they are III revolt against
the Democratic dcspOtism when mas rfiue"
roughshod over all opposition pcrpe'uaiihs '"''r
own control by fraud and violence. ih"y may
be said To he In sympathy with Rcpnpiicahs q"
The score of Good Government. winch lh'""'s
Of course honest elections. In bOth these par
tlfulars and especially in the sturdy uphiii hS"'
thcv have been making against The inv'terA'e
foes Of Rcpublicanism. they appeal strongly I"
The sympathy Of Republicans. Ihey ASK Tor
more than that. for practical aid ana support
In short they offer an alliance "iirhSiN" anu
defensive against the Democrats of thc 'un'h'
They have no one else 10 look 10. ana thnt
seems the most natural thing in the world. In
several If the Southern states the scattered
remnants Of the Republican party. feeling mat
their fight against the Democrats was hopcls>'
turned in their desperation at the last election
10 the new party and in The event became
merged with thcia.
70 the active politicians with whom success
and not the triumph Of principle is the ciii'i
consideration the proposition offers strong
,.mn,otion II seems 10 them to contain the
promise almost Of political revolution IN pr"'h
ing thp solid Democratic South Bul even II 'iihl
wnr. certain. i, il "A temptation that Repub-
rc.ns cannot afford 10 toy with. In the belief
Of many sagacious political observers. the puc'
ton Of honest money AZ opposed 10 'ie HEM
shift of free silver coinage, or any o'h'r "c''''
of financial qIackcry will occupy much more
prominent place among the issues OF me "'N'
Presidential campagn-if indeed, II does not
dominate all others than in any previous 'c'
ton Republicans cannot anord-l"oklhg III i"
~ n simple question Of party policy en'angle
themselves in any way with free silver advo-
cotos II would be- a sacrifice Of principle; ana
that never pays.
The Democratic party in the Western States
has been cOquetting with the new party ever
since il came into existence. by open alliance
with II il has seemed To have gained something
ike success But the ENHANCEMENT has brought
them only the cmbarrassments under which the
people have seen them vainly laboring for ID"
last two wears. while the country has been
MINCED into distress on account Of it. That
example should be Il warming As Rcpubhcahs
we may sympathlzc with the voters In the
Southern States in their efforts to throw OF IN"
hateful yoke Of Democracy. but any alliance
with them Is made impossible by their attitude
on the question Of honest money.