The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-07

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER :, 1895.
This paper is Democratic in principles
aud is Independent in its rie,cs on all local
questions.
The Republican Party and Free
silver.
The Presidents strong words on the
s~uperfluous. There is a general idea
in the east that silver IL dead, and THAI
arguments against it are like Kicks ad-
m.5s.stered to a corpse.
1t is to be feared. however. that this is
rot true. There are Indications that sill
ve- ssal has a irold upon THE West. There
are indicatio that it is gaining
st,enssa in the Republican party. and.
before this congress adjourns. some in
sane thing may be done, which will IN
flict new injury upon the Nationaa
credit. for even though President Cleye-
lands veto SHOULD stop 1t, the mere pas
sage Of any advanced silver measure
by both Houses would seriously injure
the country abroad.
The Herald printed yesterday an
interview with Mr.. Michael H. De
Young. of the San Francisco "Chroni-
Gle" Il was a very shrewd summing
up of the situation from a silver point
OF view. 1t showed very clearly the
danger CT the Southern and Silver pro-
duciag states Joining in the National
Dsrace.atfa Convention to force a free
silver pank in the platform. This is
an additional danger 10 the country. Mr..
De Young figures that On such a comSina-
ton The Democracy would be sure of
vfotcsry. although he names an ex-Con-
federate General. Morgan, OF Alabama,
for Presidential candidate. He thinks
THAT besides the solid South the party
would carry California, Colorado. Ida
NO., -MVHudIds 1Ntfd0d iowa, AAN-i
sas, Nebraska, North Dakota. Oregon,
South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin.
wyoming and Utah. Altogether he
thinks the free silver idea would secure
to the party the 1856 votes of tine South
ern States and So votes in the other
fifteen, a total Of PAP, a majority of 81
A, fins rev Tcfectnral Co9lprn
Mr.. De Young. however. thinks there
is ore way this result can be averted.
He thinks the Republicans may take
the wind out of The Democratic sails
by coming out for free silver too. This
is what he says
If good sense prevails and the. Republic
cans come out for silver and show that
dMate could have q show against them.
fol-. bimetallisrn ARD protection are aogl,
by Reed, Senators Lodge and Chandler
are followed, we can sweep the field.
Whether the Republican party
sweep the field on a free silver issue.
depends on whether it can sweep the
sclid South. 1t would assurediy lose
Massachusetts, New York and Pennsyl-
wanna. It would most likely lose all
h smaller Atlantic States down to
Maryland. and it work almost certainly
lose Ohio. Indiana and Michigan. and
quite possibly Illinois. too.
Whatever might be the upshot of a
Presidential contest with the lines drawn
upon silver as the main issue. the present
danger Mes in the possibility Of the Re-
publican party wooang silver votes for
next November by dangerous conces-
sions during the present session. The
Introduction of a free silver bin on an
International basis by Mr.. Chandler, is
a disoufeting symptom. There is. 1T is
true, no danger OF the other countries
mentioned in 1T giving Ut vitality by TAX.
ing the action which the bill contem-
plates: but the measure shows the party
tendency, and shows it plainly enough
to canse serious alarm in the money
markets OF Europe.
THE anorfnable sarvica nf the North