The St. Johns herald., 1894-10-18

sitions 10 be uLtenable, and that th
 much advertised charges of gio extravaganza and inappropriate
 of public monies to their own use and benefits, by Gov. Murphy an' his associates, during his admins tration, in regard to the Loan Com mission, mismanagement of publi institutions etc, would be shown t. be entirely false.
 That they utterly failed Tn so do ing, and that they did not offer single substantial reason as to why they should be supported for th' high offices to which they aspire 1 we think will be conceded by every fair mind and conservative indIvid ual present.
 To say their speeches fell fiat only truthfully expresses it. They were neither forceful in character or original in detail, and showed ar utter lack of either preparation or ability.
 Gov. Murphy after admitting that the republicans had control of both branches of Congress as well as the executive, proceeded to say that the democratic party was equally responsible in committing one oi the most outrageous crimes that has ever been perpretrated on a free and confdlng people to-wtt ; The demonstration of silver in 1878. Comment is unnecessary. Talk about sophistry and rot. He also repeated the generally accredited statement that the clause that com. mited the perfdIous act was inserted in an underhanded way ,and was un- known to the executive. He failed to staie, however that Senator Sher- mau, who, possibly had more to do with its insertion and passage than any other man, has repeatedly sta- ted in answer to the latter charge, that 1t was passed in the usual way, and that every ono connected with it could have known with tho least possible care, the full effect of his act. The democratic party is perfect ly willing for them to take either horn of the dilemma. It either shows an utter disregard of the rights of the people or an utter lack of care and capacity in the simpler details of Legislation. In the name of common sense we ask where does the republican party claim for friendlinoss to silver come in. He failed to toll his audience that when the last free coinage bill was before the house, that it received al- most its entire support from the democratic c members. The bill that has been so ably championed by the Hon. Richard Bland, one Of the more prominent democratice lead CTS, who has grown gray working In tho cause of free silver. In fact he is known throughout the length and breadth of this land as "sllver Dick" Bland.
 He touched very lightly on the other great question before the peo- pie, to-wit: The tariff. Repeating the oft exploded statement that the consumer does not pay the tax, that no par: of the tariff is added to the cost of any article produced in this country. A statement that is not now made by any intelligent advocate of protection in any oth, CT part of this country, and can be refuted by almost any one that con- sumes one dollars worth of protect ed goods. The immense aceumula- tions of wealth, and the gigantic trusts Tn the protected east speak for themselves.
 We have not the space to thor oughly ventilate the fallacy of his remarks on the sugar question, but we will simply say; that he for got to tell his hearers that re- centIy about three hundred sugar