New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14
SOME DEMOCRATIC ADVICE.
CLIFTON r. BRECKINRIDGE GIVES GOOD
COUNSEL TO HIS CONSTITUENTS.
URGING THEM NOT TO BE RASH IN DEALING
WITH THE SILVER QUEsTIoN-A WARNING
AGAINST sECrIoNALIsM NEW


TARIFF BILLS
Washington. May l3-Representative Clifton r.
Rreckinridge of Arkansas. was one Of the Demo-
cratic congressman from the South who voted dur
ing the late extra for the repeal Of the Sher
man Silver Purchase act. Some Of Mr.. Breckin-
ridges political opponents are using his position re-
Gardng that law TO defeat his denomination to Con-
gress Inasmuch the Arkansas Representative IL
unable to visit his district and personally explain
his attitude upon the silver question, he has pre-
pared an address to his constituents which sets
forth the opinions held by him regarding both the
money and the tariff question. Mr. Breckenridge
says:
..My advice to you fellow-ctizens, Is to act with
caution You have kept down all questions that
could affect your unity, to guard what have al
ready gained and to finish the fight for tariff re-
form, and | urge you TO continue this policy until
the Tariff bill becomes law That is not far Off
only a few weeks at most-and we have waited and
hoped and fought for this for years. Then We can
look around us and take counsel for the future
This Tariff bill IL to be followed by other tariff bills
but there will be comparative cessation of fight
for several years. This Will be the period for
thorough discussion and treatment of the coinage
and currency question. | do not underrate the I'M
portance OF this question. 1t is a question of the
first magnitude. and 1t will require all the learning.
ability, industry and patriotism OF the party to bring
1t to a safe and wise conclusion.
"Our hasty advise that sectional alliance
be formed OF the West and South against the East.
Fatal COUNSEL Are seeking sectonasm? II
Divine Providence for some retributve purpose
forging Il final and overwhelming curse for our lana
He could not put II in more effective form than
this.
LET us keep party National party. Let
us not break away from brethren OF the North.
nor strain the bonds which bind together. Who
extended TO the helping hand in our times OF
helplessness and trouble? Who Is to take their
place? Wherein do they differ from prin-
cple? II Is only upon few questions OF method
that any OF differ And perfectly sure
that they wrong? The test proposed is the
vote on the Sherman law. OF the great States OF
Wisconsin, Michigan. Illinois. Indiana New-Jersey.
Connecticut, NewYork-all now under our control
all giving their entire electoral votes to our party.
except Michigan. which was dvided-out OF
all these great Democratic States. only three
Democratic Representatives voted against the
repeal OF that law. or the great body OF
Democrats from Minnesota. the States have
enumerated and from all the other States east
OF the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and of the
Potomac rivers. only five Democrats voted against
repeal III,
'The test which my critics apply TO me Is equally
applicable to all of these IL Is applicable to nearly
two-thirds OF all the Democratic members OF Con-
gress II Is applicable TO the great majority or our
party throughout the Nation at large, and l sub
NIT that IL Is I'm open defiance OF all that nave
ever advocated. and OF the pain requirements
OF our National platform. Neither John G. Carlisle
OF Kentucky: William L.. Wilson. or West Nir-
g.nla nor Roger O. Mills OF Texas, would be eligible
US your Representative under the test they pro-