The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-17

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New York Times: The passage OF the
| Bland silver bill by the senate 49,.
day throws the responsibility VI p0.n ~,
ting or stopping its further passage upo vi
MIR Cleveland We can nave no uouDu %
90 how no viii meet that responsibility
~ ~ e,,nrv measure affecting the cur
rencv for the last fifteen years, eNeept
the reneal Of the Sherman act, the biailu
hin is n political measure ana the po"-
,ical motives for the action taken on inns
a. on the others, are discreditabie 10
those who have yielded to them anu
dangerous 10 the country. Inc piu ha9
had the support Of a small NUMBER OF PEI
fectly sincere infationists ike MI biahi
himself who believe that the urgent heeu
Of the country ~ H4flt libAN9 "'''
or money. Even they have shown them
selves curiously ignorant OF the actuai
and certain operation Of their own meas
IRE. Apart from these, support for the
bill has been given solely for partisan
advantage In the House Democrats voted
for il who were afraid OF the silver vote
in their own districts. In the senate
the Republicans first tried TO Dring II up
in a shape to block the tariff bill. and
the Democrats, to battle that game. press
ed il promptly beyond the amendment
stage and forced definite action upon II.
When it came TO a vote II received the
same sort Of support that 1t had in the
House, most Of II from fear OF the silver
vote. and very little from any conviction
that it was a sound measure.
New York World: That was n noble
utterance OF President Low, of Columbia
College in reply to the common saying
that the State is justified in giving in
struction to children in the fundamentals.
but is not justified in encouraging high
er education by taxation. Said Mr.. Low:
think that those who hold 20 this view
are unaware Of the Importance TO the
lower education Of its opening out into
the higher. / am myself fully persuaded
that a system Of education which does
not make II possible. elmer lnfOuEn
private endowments or through State sup
ply. for child 10 begin at the beginning
and come out al the top a finely educated
man. is seriously defective and in no
place is so open 10 criticism as in a
Democratic community.
II will be a sorry day for the Republic
when learning becomes the prerogative
Of the rich and not the privilege OF the
poor-when college degrees are the de-
coratQn Of a favored class and not prizes
open to all the people.
New York Herald. The passage Of the
Bland bill by the Democrats at such a
time as this is little short Of criminal.
While the country is still slowly re-
covering from the disaster caused by one
silver law. which undermined the sta
bility Of our country. this reckless and
incapable Congress proceeds TO pass an
other which has a direct tendency to re-
vive the old distrust and bring on a new
business crisis.
1t is argued that the power Of the bill
for mischief IS limited, because It is not
general measure. but applies only TO a
specific quantity Of bullion, and that the
country can carry the proposed addition
Of ffty-five million dollars Of fat money
without serious consequences. This does
not change the fact that the principle
involved in the bill is destructive and
that it's enactment would create great
distrust abroad as well as at home by
demonstrating that the party in control
of the nation is essentially unsound on
the currency question.