Evening journal., 1894-05-03
THE PEsKY slLVERlTEs.

10 is unfortunate that there are some
silverites or Populists in the Democratic
party Of Delaware. II is true that they
are not active nor self asssrtive just now,
but, Notwithstanding that, they are
liable to break loose at any time to assist
the Western cranks and the Southern
Populists In disturbing the harmony Of
the Democratic.party, by fooling with and
confusing the finances Of the country
This is unfortunate, we say, because Of
the disturbances that are likely to follow,
but It Is unfortunate, also, because their
vagaries are nonsensical and the legisla-
tion that they may procure is harmful.
This is true because they start with
the idea that silver must be used. Then
they scheme and plot In order to make
an excuse for the use Of silver. Il is as
II they found an idle gate somewhere,
then hunted about the country for hole
to put the post in. They never
stop to think whether gate is
needed at all or not, and if needed,
whether the gate they propose is the
proper gate or not. They have an idea
chat the gate should be set up some
where; they are not particular where,
they are only particular as to the kind OF
gate they wish set up because it is the
gate they have. They 60 about sug-
gesting all sorts OF benefits that a gate,
such as they propose, would confer
Many Of them are things which. nobody
wants done; many OF them are things
which would be harmful to do, but these
facts hRveno deterrent effect on cranks.
They have gate to set up, and to set up
that gate they bend their energies
The sllverites do not stop to consider
whether we need more money or not,
and then IL more money what kind
it would be best for us to have; but they
get the silver craze lodged into their
brains and urge that we must have more
silver without considering whether more
silver would accomplish the things they
expect II to accomplish, or not, or
whether It would accomplish diametri-
cally the opposite things from those
which they expect.
We have never read an article from
one Of these men nor heard one Of them
talk for five minutes without being
struck with the similarity Of their pro-
cess Of reasoning to that of the fallaciou;
reasoning Of tho protectionlsts. The sill
verltes and the McKinleyites each have 1
panacea. The panacea OF the MeKinleyites
Of course, is higher taxation; th'
panaceR Of the silverites is more silver
Now we have 5000, 600 900 Of silve
already we have per capita currenc.
Of S24; we have great balances Of unem
ployed currency In all Of the commercia
centres, and there is no indication what
ever that we could use more silver Th
bank checks, notes aud bonds used Al
supplements to the currency system
are so admirable that we do not need
more money. In fact the evidence Il
all the other way. We have a create
amount OF money than any other countr!
in the world, except France; we have
better banking system than any othe
country except Scotland. There is moth
lug to be added TO the quality or tn
quantity of our currency except the on
quality Of elasticity.
The silverites do not profess to ad,
that quality or do anything else excep
to add q quantity Of their favorlte meta
to that metal which is not used now.