The Indianapolis journal., 1895-06-24
THE LEAGUE CONVENTION.

Those free silver men who marched up
the hill at Cleveland can now face about
and marcn down again.-Washington Post
Und.)
The Cleveland convention deserves we'll
Of its party, since IL had the courage and
discretion to subordinate itself and confine
its action 10 its, legitimate field of useful
ness.-Philadelphia Press.
Sound money is the issue on which the
presidential campaign or next year is to
be fought, and the Republican party has
neglected great opportunity To strengthen
its lines.-Philadelphia Record OemD
Magnanimity has no place in political
issues. and the convention would have COM
manded far greater respect If 1t had bowled
out the silver issue by a grand majority.
Philadelphia Inquirer ,(Rep)
The Republican Leagues convention at
Cleveland very wisely decided that il held
commission to fix or define the doctrine
ed danger of quarrel on the silver Ques-
tion.-BrooSlyn Times QSepD
AS to the currency question, the league
Of Republican clubs came to the safe and
statesmanlike opinion that silver is a white
heavy metal obtained from mines and used
with charming effect for tableware and
some other purposes.-Chicago News Qnd.)
The message from the Icity of Cleveland is
that the issue for next year Ia not silver
or any other side issue, but the tariff and
nothing else. Given a sufficient revenue to
run the government, with moderate sur
plus for rainy days, and the silver ques-
ton passes out of the public mind.-New
York Advertiser (Rep.) r.
Now, suppose the gathering had been
composed of Democratic delegates from the
entire Nation; would il have been possible
for the managers TO avoid resounding
explosion on the subject of the coinage Of
silver? Every one knows that il would
not have been possible.-Chicago Record
Qnd)
The feeling of loyalty TO the party pre-
vailed over all other considerations, and the
convention proved itself to be master of the
situation by simply adhering to it's estab-
lished purposes. in spite of all efforts to Sc
cure an expression from il on a subject
over which II had no jurisdiction.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat tRepD
The Republican League convention has
been disappointing only to Democrats. 1t
has done nothing that the Democratic
papers said IL would do, but has followed
Republican counsels and the precedents of
former league conventions, recognizing that
IL is only an auxiliary organization, with
no power to make party platforms name
candidates.-Chicago Inter Ocean (Rep.)
The truth is that the convention was si-
lent because the leaders OF the party feared
to have it speak. If they would confess and
defend their prudence the country would
perhaps admit the policy of it. But while
both slverites and gold bugs are claim
ing victory, the public Will accept the re-
suit as a compromise born OF weakness on
one side and fear on the other.-New York
Tribune (Rep) .s
The Republican leagues have always been
regarded as an organization to assist in
carrying national elections. and not to
formulate platforms. Therefore the course
they will adopt is the most judicious one
for them and the party they represent. II
virtually remands the settlement of the
and therefore gains time in which many
now unexpected events may take place.
Boston Transcript Qnd)
The Republican League convention at
Cleveland has done wisely and we'll to leave
the problem of 1896 for the convention of
1896 to deal with. And when 1896 comes the
Republican party will be found ready to
move with solid ranks for the settlement
of the money question on a distinct line of
policy that Will commend itself to the
patriotism and good judgment OF the coun-
try-New York Recorder (Rep)
| The free-silver craze has suffered a
serious setback in the national conven-
ton of the Republican League. The meas
ure OF the defeat of the free sliverites can
be appreciated only when it is remembered
that large delegations from the Southern
and Western States were especially set up
to attend this convention, to storm IL with
a deliverance in favor OF the free and un-
limited coinage OF silver on the basis Of
is to i--Philadelphia Times Dem)
None of the members advocated debase-
ment of the currency except few from
the silver mining States. and the resolve