The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-02-09
4 sILynR-PbATED REBELLION.

Referring to the attitude assumed by
one Of the silver agtators In the
United States senate few days ago,
the Chicago Herald-a Democratic pa
per-says 1t was striking reminder
Of the attitued OF the Southern seha-
tors at the close Of 1860 and the begin
ming Of 1861 His speech sounded like
an echo from the eve of the war 1t
vas as II Toombs and Yancey had re-
appeared in their places, their breath
hot with the bravado and the menaces
or the incipient rebellion.
The senator gave the senate to under
stand that he would block all legisla-
tion for the issue Of bonds to maintain
the credit Of the government or that
related to an arrangement with banks
for loan or that did not include
surrender to the silver gang. In the
revised report Of his speech ne is made
to say that she will see to 1t that,
so far as this session Of congress is
concerned. there shall be no hasty and
weak legislation that would carry out
ths fell purpose now being attempted
The "fell purpose" of the president
and other patriots is to protect the
public credit from overthrow The "fell
purpose" Of the patriots and states
men of 1861 was to protect the union
from overthrow. The financial integ-
rity Of the government is as sacred
as It's territorial integrity. A man who
would defeat, II possible, the efforts
Of patriotism and statesmanship TO pre-
serve the government from bankruptcy
4 no better than the man who at
tempted to defeat the efforts Of patriot-
ism and statesmanship to preserve 1t
from destruction. A refusal to lesis-
late for the protection Of the public
credit is Of piece with the action of
the men who refused ito vote a man or
dollar for the war"
The rebels of 1861 arrayed themselves
against the government because they
declared that their slaves and their
cotton were in danger. The men who
refuse to legislate in 1895 for the pro-
lection OF the nations financial honor
are those VINO regard the value of
their silver mines as In danger or great
iy impaired. The men who followed
King Cotton into rebellion have their
counterpart in the men who are trying
to crown silver as king and leader in
rebellion.
1t ia the duty Of the honest people
Of this country who are in favor Of
maintaining an honest government at
Washington. to unite for It's defense
as patriots thirty-ive years ago united
for the defense of the union and the
constitution An enemy as lnHolent and
agg essiso as then was encountered
now threatens the country, The ene-
my then sought to divide ana degrade
the nation from It's rank among the ma
tlons Of the earth. The enemy of today
seeks 70 place upon the forehead Of tho
nation the brand Of dlshonor and re-
pudIation
This Is a question compared 20 which |
party lines are unimportant. The finan-
clu integrity OF the government is
more important than any party. Tel
Ter. the slIver-plated reeel leader. has
adhermts IN both parties. The con-
splrators engaged in the silver insur-
rection are non-partisan. They place
tho silver fraud above party. The
friends Of honest government and hon.
est money--the dsbt-payes according
to the contract-the enemies OF theft
and Reputation, should place their
principles abOve party and labor and
daht for comnaon objectl