Evening journal., 1894-08-23
CONTEMPORARY OPINION.
Delaware Republioans' Iuoonsistent Plat
firm.

Delaware Republloans' Inconsistent Plat
form.
From Philadelphia Evening Telegraph (Rep
Delaware Republicans, 80 far as repre-
sented by the State convention held
Tuesday, are committed to the archaic
propositions respecting silver which
sensible minds are abandoning as being
too plainly impracticable TO be worth
talking about any longer. They de-
mand bimetallism and the use OF both
gold and silver es standard money. and
then they Immediately cross out this de
msnd by virtually admitting that they
are unable to fix on any Iatio at which
the two metals should circulate together
AS the question OF ratio is the crux Of
the whole matter, the one difficulty that
cannot be overcome, the sticking point
impossible to pass the resolution demand
ing bimetallism really demands nothing
and IN effect defeats its own purpose a
further proposal Is that the United States
should adopt policy which shalt give
to both metals en equal debt paying
power IA the currency OF the nations''
by the International agreement III that
means anything, II means that our
government shall again attempt to get
England, France and Germany to ioin
with us in holding another silver con
ference. This proposal Is simply silly.
There is no more probability, not to say
possibility, OF putting new life into that
dead and buried notion than there Is in
the babYa clamor to get hold Of the
silver OF the moon. In the first place
the government Of this country has been
forced into such mortif,ing and dis
graceful situations by It's persistent
attemps to hold international confer
ences Of this description it IS hardly
possible that our national authorities
could again be driven to make advances
50 humiliating, In the second place. IL
our government should be dragooned
by the silYerites into renewing its nm
welcome invitations to the govern ments
Of the Old World, it Is certain that the
only response TO such untimely and
impertinent -assuredly from
England and Germany. and probably
from other countries-would be a more
curt and more indignant snubblng
than ever before. Thirdly, il our
government could be induced "a
propose another conference. and
Il tue other governments could be be-
guiled or cajoled into accepting the
proposition, that conference could never
come to any agreement as TO an inter
national ratio between gold and silver.
Such thing is impossible There Is no
such ratio to be reached By governmental
authority and the government rep.
resentatives conld not unite on such
ratio, acceptable TO all countries. II
they should sit in conference from now
until doomsday Finally, admitting. for
the sake Of argument, that ell these i'm
possibilities which the Delaware Repub.
leans demand should By some miracle be
realized to their wish, admitting that an
international standard Of value should be
established by consent Of all the govern
ments ia the world. what would it All
amount to II would amount TO exactly
nothing The very next day after ina
International agreement had been 81
tablished, shift in the market where
values are really settled would dlssIpate
the international agreement to the four
winds. ltwould never be heard Of again