The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-12
sxArrLE. MONDAY, sov. n.
wnAr OF THE FuruEE.

The tremsndous Republican victory Of
Tuesday last settles one thing definitely
for the future: there will Be no further
disturbing tariff legislation. and probably
the tariff viii not be the leading bone Of
contention Ia the campaign OF 1895.
The national Democracy will not dare
again tedo battle for the fustian Demo
cratic tariff philosophy, what shsn9
In our judgment the more important
issue from this time onward viii Be tbs
money question. Taking the country a. q
whole, the Republican party Is unaiterably
opposed to free silver, although anxious
for international bi-metallism.
On the subject OF finance the Republican
party 10 far sounder and safer than the
Democratic party. aud for this reason Is
sure 10 retain Its renewed grip On New
York, New Jersey, Delaware. Connecticut.
Indiana. Illinois. Michigan and Wiscon-
sin.
The Democratic party ~ q whole cannot
be trusted on the money question. In
Ohio the Democracy in the recent cam
paign made . declaration for the free
coinage of silver, which means the substi-
tntlon of 50 cents in place OF 81 In all
debts. contracts. engagements and bust
ness transactions which are specifically
payable in gold. II this we're once enacted
it would. as John sherman hss repeatedly
declared, convulss society and Danish gold
from circulation IL not from the country.
The Democratic convention Of Arkansas
this year adopted . resolution saying:
I'VE still consider the act of 1873 whereby
silver Was demonetiEed as the greatest leg
islative crime Of the century. aud demand
the FREQ and unlimited coinage of both
silver and gold at the ratio OF 10 to 1, a. ii
then existed"
The Democrats Of Michigan not only de-
ciarsd for the free coinage OF silver, bat
also demanded that all the circulating
medium of the country should be issued by
the government, aud declared against any
kind Of bank notes either national or
state.
The Democrats OF North Carolina re-
solved for free coinage At the ratio of l6 to
l. The Democrats Of Oregon did the same,
and further demanded tha, all government
paper be made legal tender for All debts,
public and private.
The Democrats of South Csrolins de-
manded free coinage OF silver without
waiting for an International agreement
1t 10 perfectly clear that the Democracy
Of the South. Southwest. Middle West snd
the Pacific coast are "a sincerely for free
silver IS the Fopnlists. and for this reason
We expect in issa . fusion between the
free silver, or hss money. Democrats and
the fopulisss
The result of this fusion will Be 10 make
the Northern states that lie east Of the
Mississippi solid for the Republican party,
for ali the Northern states east Of the Mis-
sissippi have become practically identical
IN the interests of tariff aad finance.
Its true that the Republicans Of the
trans Mississippi states have declared gen
orally for free coinage, bat this dsclars-
ton 10 merely . sentimental atteranee. q
firing in the air, blaslng away st the stars
and bsggsng nothing but bats. for the ma
sienal Republican party outside the silver
mining states. Is sure TO oppose sny plan
of coinage which points 10 the single sllvsr
standard or TO . disparity Of the twe
metals In the circulation.
The Reed-Iodgs idea Of DISCRIMINATING
by the tariff against countries unwilling 20
help as 20 universal hs-mstalilsm has been
widely discussed. and this plaa has the
msEls of holding 10 thu idea OF parity
between the two metals in the circulation.
In the asxt house. which 10 Republican,
the siiverites VIII receive far less consider
alton thaa they would had IL been Demo-
cratic, aud IL 10 safe to prediei TIA. the
Republican ffsy-fonrsh congress vii net
pass any free silver coinage bill