New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-29
SITTER IND REPUBLTCIN DUTY.

Tho letter of Senator Cameron. expressing
views I'm which ne has been known to diiIer
from the ma iority Of the Republicans. ana the
resolution ahoptod by the Republican League
~ Denver raise IN the minds Of some the qu'S'
tion whether thp"o Is IN progress any change
I'm thc attitude Of thr Republican party on the
silver issue There is in fact. no departure
from the position taken in the National platform
of 1899. nor is there anything inconsistent with
the s,,prort which Republicans I'm Congress gave
IN fine recommendation first made by Senator
sherman and aftcrward by President Clcve-
land. that the purchasing clause Of the Silver
act Of 1890 he repealed.
The position of the Republican party for many
years. and OF The Tribune also. has been one
Of answering fidelity to sound money. while
seeking earnestly for means by which hr use OF
silver rs money may be increased. The inter
national conference was an effort which would
have been helpful had not the silver people
themselves crafty tried to promote their cause
by clccing Mr. Cleveland with Democratic
Congress- and taking from the Republican Al
minstratlon the might If public support IN itS
efforts From that hour. rs The Tribune had
predicted the crushing defeat aud long delay
Of the international effort was inevitable \
Democratic party camoring for free coinage
controlled both houses Of Congress. Demo
cratic President was able to resist its worst
endeavorS only by The aid Of Republicans
The Republican party IS not for IN" silver
monompiaSm which has become The ruling
fnnaticsm Of majority Of Democrats. nor Tor
the gold monOmctallism which the President
and his more scrvilc admirers appear to have
borrowed with FrcrTrHdc notions from BrltSh
theorists The Republicans are sincere ana car
nest I'm striving for genuine bmcialhc settle
mcnt knowing that II must be- first OF all. con
sistcnf with the undSiurbc1 use Of gold In litcT-
national settlements, and second. consistent
with the smaller use Of coin ana I'll" growing
use Of improved representatives OF coin In cur
rent transactions No solution viii ever be
worth finding which does not protect the sollrd-
ness ~ the currency for those WHO have been
creating obligations payable in gold. and avoid
the futile AMI dangerous attempt to fore" com
mcrcc against It's will 10 Use one Kind OF coin
instead Of another.
Free coinage by this Nation alone would de
stroy the soun1ncSs ~ the currency. force silver
into Use ~ the only coin In clrculntlon ana me
only basis 81 The representative paper currency
and east upon The United States alone the ire
mrndouS risks ard the incalculablc losses OF
disruption OF exchange between This and other
c,uIu,rcial nations But international settle
men, IS not possible So long ~ other nations.
eager 10 faiirn on The spOliation Of America.
are encouraged by the mastery In This country
81 a ualfy devoted 10 free coinage As long ~
such a party i in power the Republican party
has no other duty than 10 defend the ~oundn'NS
OF the currency against continued assault. II Is
not called upon 10 propose or to decide upon
form ~ settlement which II + M present power
less even 10 promote. Fidelity 10 National in
forests demands that It's force should J." held
unified. for resistance to Democratic efforts
threatening Tie soundncss Of the currency. and
should not be- divided and frittcrcl away In
premature attempts 10 fix upon modes Of set
hing the international question which 1t has at
present no power to adopt.