New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-01
HERE WE ARE, HERE WE STAY
LET THE LEGIONS OF HONEST MONEY
STAND FIRM.
A GLORIOUS VICTORY IN 1896 ALMOST CERTAIN If
REPUBLICANS HOLD THEIR GRoUND-THE
DUTY OF THE PRESENT YEAR.

tration. and nearly two and one-third years since
| the Democratic party took control OF the Govern.
ment during those years the country has passed
! through some wonderfully exciting scenes.
1t will be about one year before the National
conventions will again to formulate the
! platforms and put In nomination the candidates
| for the next Presidential contest. A word to the
| Republicans OF the United States as to their duty
during the twelve months which must elapse be-
| fore their platform Is again published and their
! Observation-Disclosures arot selected.
The Democratic party is weighted with the
| odium of its wretched work In framing and en-
acting a revenue bill and with It's disgraceful
foreign policy that II would seem as II that party
| had little or no chance In the coming race. More
| than that the Democratic party is hopelessiy d.
| vded upon the money question. Here Is the exact
position which they occupy in that regard For
| twenty years they have been opposing the meas
urcs OF the Republican party without any regard
| for sound principles. 1t has always been enough
| for their party leaders to know that a measure
was advocated by the Republican party to In.
sure their own instant opposition to It, The lead
ers Of the Republican party have been from the
| start in favor OF sound currency and against
/ placing this nation upon silver basis. The
/ Democratic leaders have attacked the financial
policy OF their opponents with great energy and
| bitterness and in doing nearly all Of them
/ have committed themselves TO the free and UNI
limited coinage OF silver the old ratio of 10 TO l.
1t is claimed that some OF them did so, not
because they really believed In such doctrine
but because they considered 1t necessary In order
TO down their opponents. There are only few
/ Democratic leaders who did not pursue that
course. the most notable being Mr.. Ceve-
land.
we'll remember the scene In Congress when the
l vc-
yer to A. J. Warner first made public That
letter stated squarey where the President stood
In regard to the free coinage Of silver upon the
old ratio Of Is to l. | remember congratulating
tho members Of the Democratic party upon the
floor OF the House upon the fac, that they had one
man in their party who seemed 10 have some
sense left. upon one subject. anyhow | can
never forget the bitterness with which Bland
Warner and the entire imitation crew denounced
Mr Cleveland on account OF that letter.
Al that time John G. Carlisle was considered n
free silver man BY members of Congress Ills op-
position to the Republican party had been so pro-
nounccd and unremitting that he included oppo-
sition TO sound money" one OF the principles
OF hs own party. and he constantly spoke in IA
vor Of free silver" 1t is on that account that
Mr. Bryan and Mr.. blackburn have little trouble
in their efforts to show that Mr.. Carllsle's po-
.ltion now is entirely inconsistent with the one
s;renuously maintained by him upon the floor
Of the House and afterwari In the Senate. The
Secretary certainly wcakcns his present position
by attempting 10 evade the drift Of his former
teachings II would strengthen his present ef-
forts amazingly II he had the courage to say.
Yes | once talked nonsense upon this subject.
bu, that was before had given the question care
ful study. am now giving you my best judy
mcni after a YER thorough investigation. feel
sure that was wrong then and am very certain
that | am right now" II Is no evidence OF lack
Of brain power In a man that he changes his
opinions ancr careful study upon any disputed
point Had Mr.. Carlisle taken such n course. he
could have compelled his opponents and critics to
address themselves to the question as 10 whether
he IL or Is not right now Instead OK that. they
have coniented themselves with an effort 10 con-
denim him on, OK his own mouth. and have met
with small success. His difficulty arises from
the fact that. Tor years he Yell in with the free
coinage" nonsense and preached H. ~. not lit
tie He ala that without much regard az to
whether his teachings were right or not. SO long
AS he was making point against his common
enemy the Republican party.
The advocates OF free silver can. however
make no such point against Mr.. Cleveland. They
have known exactly whore he stood upon this
question. at least since his letter to Mr. Warner.
dency twice since that time. Mr. Bland did SO
with his eyes fully oren. SO did Senator Black
burn and Senator Vest. 1t is useless FOR those
gentlemen to claim that Mr.. Cleveland has de-
cclvcd them upon this question. They know bet
ter or ut least they ought to know better. What
word has he ever uttered which could have mis-
led them? When and where has he ever taken
back a single syllable Of his Warner letter? Why
do not these men tell the exact truth? They sup
ported Mr.. Cleveland for President well knowing
that he did not hSrec with them as 10 the free
coinage OF silver They did 70 because they
hoped he would be able TO get votes where the
people believed In sound money; and IN that way
they knowingly and purposely abandoned their
Own principles simply for the sake OF success
They won his election In 1892 and yet have been
abusing him since on the ground that he
deceived them He did nothing Of the kind. II
they were deceived at all. It was by themselves
Their talk about expecting him to favor legisla-
ton In behalf Of the free coinage OF silver is
bOsh.
one important fact, however. has been brought
10 the surface by the vigor with which Mr.. Clcve-
land has maintained his former position 1t Is
now known beyond "A question that all over the
country. there are large numbers OF Democrats
who agree with Mr. Cleveland. Even in the
South ouch Is the case only think OF Mr.. Wat
tcrson. OF The Courier-Journal." who has been a
stanch advocate OF silver for many years. coming
to the front and warning his Democratic friends
against the adoption Of a Free Coinage plank
in their State platform. He tells them. In so
many words that the adoption OF such plank
Will cost them the State Just imagine for one
moment the possibility that Kentucky may go
Republican,
II Kentucky can be wrested from Bourbon rule.
| ,tro
The news comes from all over the South that
the Democratic party in that section Is divided
upon the question OF Free Coinage Of Silver"
There are many Democrats even In the hereto
fore SOLID South" who will not follow this silver
cra2c In Kentucky the Republicans have NOM