The herald., 1894-03-04
in A NUTSHELL.
men, etc.

Our always esteemed contemporary,
the Express, is not yet rsconciled to the
view which the HERALD takes Of the
"chAnge Of heart" and eleventh hour
repentance" OF ex-President Harrison
on the silver question. This is sad, but
we console ourselves with the idea that
We have seen things even more triste in
our time, the more's the pity. Speak
ing of the little gentleman's speech at
Trinidad, Colorado, the other day, Fri
days San Francisco Chronicle says:
On his way across the continent ex-
President Harrison was headed off at
Trinidad, Onlo., and gently but firmly
compelled to make a little speech. 1t
was not long speech, but it had good
deal in it, especially on the question of
silver. President Harrison said, in sub
stance, that he would rather have sig
nalized his administration by the re-
monetization OF silver than by any
other one thing he could think OF, but
that he did not believe silver could be
restored to its proper rank as q money
metal without the assent of the great
nations OF Europe.
This view Of the silver question, while
it certainly does not agree with that of
the silver men of the United States :.
The Chronicle ia talking about dis
tinguished and powerful member OF it's
own party. and it goes without saying
that it would not speak with the same
freedom of Mr.. Hsrrison's utterances
that would be perfectly natural in q
Democratic or Independent journal.
Now, as a matter Of fact, if Mr.. Harri-
son had not, while president, been a
mere cuckoo of Wall and Lombard
street manipulators he could have sig
nalized his administration by the re-
monetizstion OF silver. All that would
have been necessary to have insured
this result would have been to have di-
vorced himself from his alliance with
Wall street and it's English congeners.
Where the dsmagogue comes in is
shown in later portion of the Ohroni-
cle's editorial. We quote:
1t is not probable, to say the least,
that either Harrison or Cleveland will
be candidate for the presidency in
1896, but if it could be that the people
were required to choose between them,
there would be no shadow of doubt as to
the Issue. Everything else apart, this
country must pass judgment at the bal
lot box on the money question, and no
one who is An active antagonist or op-
ponent of silver need hope for political
honors.
Now this is as true as gospel. Little
Bennie 1--WE mean no dlsrespect to his
fantoccini characteristics by this dimin-
utive adjective) unlike this Chronicle is
firmly convinced that he will be the
next Republican candidate for presi-
dent and the next occupant of the
White House. He sees the enormous
revulsion OF the public sentiment
in favor of the white metal, and belong
ng to the good LOrd, good Devil trIoe OF
trimmsrs, be is determined TO get in the
swim, and it lie there where the DEM
agogue comes in.
AS to our esteemed contemporary, we
cheeriully recognize it as the Defender
OF the Faith. 1t is always ready to do
battle for any Republican, from an ex'
president to an ex-county tax collector.
1t has done yeoman's service in that line
in the past. The editor deserves an
office when it is in the power of his
party to confer it upon him. and for our
part we heartily hope he will get it.