Arizona silver belt., 1894-08-25
POLITICAL JreeLEns AND srlyss.

eSNAaN AAiSHh VI thO SNAe NhN fAS- iers to remain incognito, ard evidently enjoys thrust at the Republicans, sends us Q clipping ccndemning the f. nnncial resolution adopted by the National Republican League, at Den yer, sometime ego,
 The resolution reads: "We believe in the use cf gold and silver as money metals maintained on perfect parity and interconyertibility. We do not believe that there will be a permanent return of prosperity to our country until the full use and highest position of silver be restored, and We favor such legislation as will bring about the result.
 While we are not advocating the cause of the C.. O. F., we are inclined to the opinion that the foregoing reso- lution is very great concession to the silver cause by representatives of party that is largely responsible for the demonetization of silver. The resolu- tion declares for gold and silver main tained on s perfect parity" without al- luding to Q change of ratio or an inter- national agreement, and as the estab- lished rstio is Is to l, We must conclude that the League favors the maintenance, of the parity between the two metals at that ratio Certainly the people of the West will not take issue with the League in their declaration that We do not believe that there wall be per maneut return of prosperity to our country until the full use and highest position of silver be restored There Is certainly nothing ambiguous about that language.
 As far as our observation goes, the Democrats have been no more coura- geous on the silver issue, than the Repub- licans, notwithstanding they have posed as the friends of the white metal Al though in complete control of the Ma tioual government, all the financial leg islatioR of the present session of Con- gress has been hostile to silver, and wa ''''' .J.,.,e conventions all ' .e, the country endorsing the admin istratlon and straddhng the silver issue Even the financial plank adopted by the Missouri Democracy, in spite of the presence iu the convention of Con- gressman R. H. Bland as the champion of silver, was a meaningless tumble of words, which goldbugs and silyerites alike may construe to suit their fancy.
 The Democrats of Texas held theIr convention last week, and adopted platform The West looked to them for ringing resolution in favor of the free courage of silver. Here IS what they adopted. "We hold to the use of both gold aud silver as the standard money of the country, and the equal coinage of both metals with out discrimination against eith CT metal or charge for mintage, but the dollar unit of coinage of both metals must be of equal intrinsic and exchangeable value, or be adjusted through iuterna- tional agreement Could @ more stultifying declaration be devised than this? While advocating the coinage of the two metals without discrimination, they demand that the gold and silver dollar be of equal intrinsic value, which would necessitato change of ratio that would be fragrant disorim- ination against silver.
 The ablest advocates of silver in Congress have been the Republican Senators from Colorado, Nevada snd one or two other Western States.
 The fact of the matter is fhat both the old parties have been hopelessly divided on the question of silver coiu- age, the East and North against the South and West, but we are sorry to say that the South has not fulfilled its promises. Nevertheless the sentiment i'll favor of free silver coinage is grow ing and if the voters of the country will do their duty it is not improbable that in the next Congress the Bllver men may be IL the majority and able to enact the needed legislation to re- habilitate silver.