Evening journal., 1894-11-19
rho SILVER Llnlne.

The cloud which overwhelmed the
Democracy at the late elections was not
without its silver lining and now, that
The atmosphere Is once more clear IT. Is
plain that great point has been gained
BY those who believe In old fashioned
Democratic principles and support our
noble President In his efforts to sustain
them II Is true that both parties have
been divided on the silver question--one
quite as much as the other though
the Republicans In the Eastern ana
Middle States have tried to pose as the
only honest money party
Notwithstanding this, there is no doubt
that the Republicans, take the country
through. have been just as much afflicted
With the silver craze as the Democrats.
AS a result Of the election the ailverites
have been everywhere signally defeated.
Wherever either party declared in favor
o. free coinage and tho 10 TO l ratio that
party wEs beaten. or course other
causes contributed to this result but the
silver issue was not without Importance.
n California the Republican platform on
this question was somewhat worse than
the Democratic.
According to the New York Evening Post
California stands out, as the most con-
spicuous II not the sole exception among
The Northern states, from the line Of
Republican victories OF the year and there
Is no room to doubt that the cause Of
defeat WAS the populistic platform. the
socialistic tendencies Of the party and the
bad character OF the leading Republican
newspapers Of San Francisco" In Ohio
the Democrats platform came out
squarely 10 favor OF silver The silver
plank PROFESSIONALLY contributed TO the
increase Of the Republican majority,
though OF course Republican victory was
70 have been expected there in an3
csse this year. stlll, there Is no room to
doubt, that. as with tho Republicans in
California the cause OF Democratic defeat
In Ohio was partially the popuiistic plat I
form and frankly soclalistic pronounce
ments Of the party.
One q the members Of President
Clavelend's Cabinet IS rsputed to have
said that the Democracy must promptly
reorgauize upon the principle Of tarlT
reform and sound finance" This IL good
advice and there should be no further
doubt possible as to the Democratic
stand upon these two live issues. The
Cabinet member already mentioned as
favoliug a party reorganiz Ation on the
basis stated, in speaking Of the party,
says; 1T must renew the fight on the
old Democratic lines, eliminating alto
gether the faint Of popuIiam and All
other isms, and appealing 70 the people
AZ an exponent Of safe business methods
and sound money II should unillseh-
lnaly oppose the demand for the free
coinage Of silver, aud adhere to the gold
basis for our currency. unless some new
scheme for the settlement Of the silver
question which has, as yet, not beer
advanced Or thought out, should be sug.
gested by able and experienced fnanciers
70 Democratic politicians.
We agree most heartily with this sd
vice with the exception that the last few
lines, az to new schemes, strike us Al
unnecessary. We do not see tn,
necessity for sny. There seems n,
reason for any new scheme for TIL
settlement OF the silver question" It il
more likely that there need be no furthe
Silver question at all. II is merely
necessary to abandon all schemes aud 4
build solely upon the rational gold basis