The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-16

SENATOR MITCHELL ON FREE SlL'
YER.
Senator Mitchell has embtazoned his
way from the Atlantic to the Pacific by
statements OF the most radical and ex-
travagant kind on the silver question
to every newspaper reporter who could
be induced to listen to him, and these
interviews" have BEEN heraided as ex-
presstve OF the temper of Oregon and
other northwestern states regarding the
money issue. The senator either doesn't
know the sentiment of his own people
on this question, or elise has become
desperate over his gllmmering chances
Cor reelection in the light Of the recent
robust reputation OF the dogmas and
crowd with which he is unfortunately
allied by the Portland League conven-
ton, and he IL thus bidding two years in
advance Of the legislature for the Popu-
list votes which he thinks may be in that
body. A few days ago he repeated in
st. Paul the same stock of predictions
he Qet loose In every town Of consequence
between here and Washington, and the
Pioneer Press of that city was provoked
to take up his case and dispose of 1t In
the following effective fashion;
Senator Mitchell should have waited
till be got back to Oregon before indulg-
Ing In such nonsense as he talked to a
Pioneer Press reporter. For without re-
flecting ON the average intelligence of the
people of Oregon, there are evidently
moro Of the kind Of people there who are
capable Of swallowing such stuff, or they
would not have elected Pennoyer for their
governor or Mitchell for Their senator.
Among other foolish things he said, 1.-THE
Republican national convention would
not dare to declare against the free COIN
age OF silver" The Republican party |
has always oppossh the free coinage of
silver. The last Republican national con-
vention declared unequivocally against |
the free coinage Of silver. Every Repup-
lican state In the Union outside Of the
poclost1bouough silver mining camps and |
their neat door neighbors is dead against
the free coinage OF silver. Ohio has just
spoken for the Republican states OF the
North, In a ringing declaration against
free silver. This Republicans Of Ken
lucky have just taken firm stand
against II, and there Is fair prospect
that they win carry the Democratic state
OF Kentucky upon that Issue. Not dare,
indeed Before what power will they
quail when II comes TO declaring In the
next national convention the convictions
OF seven-eighths OF the Republicans OF
the land? Is II Colorado and Nevada and
Montana and South Dakota and Oregon
that WIN stdhs the voice and the con-
science OF the party that was brave and
strong enough to put down the Southern
and str@ngle the gigantic power
Of slavery7
The Republican party will reafilrm,
with more emphasis than ever before,
IN It's next national convention, Its op-
position to the stupendous crime and
swindie OF the free coinage of silver,
And, II we are not much mistaken, even
Oregon by that time will shake Off Its
ieiirlum tremens OF Populism with It's
ree silver snakes, and sign the pledge
Ind enter upon sober and vlrtuous life
II orthodox, sound money Republicans,
senator Mitchell meanwhile. will do good
erv.ce In helping to redeem Oregon from
he Populist free silver craze by going
Jack there and retailing such arguments
or II as he dealt out to the Pioneer
'ress. For there cannot be many people
n Oregon who can be deceived with such
hsurditles as that the monetary value or
liver has been destroyed by Its de-
nonetlsat.on IN this country. For they
now better. They know, or ought to
now, that previous to 1878 the entire cir
lcation OF SILVER In this country outside
I subsidiary coinage never exceeded ST.
ave put In circulation in silver coin or
! paper notes representing silver coin
nd bullion nearly ssOO.OOO.OOO. and have
ave held them UP to par with gold. We
ont believe there can be mAny people
!, Oregon so Ignorant as not to know
rat, or who are 50 simple as to believe
is story that the farmer would get any
Iore for his products by taking his pay
deprecated siver, SO that Il would
Iquire two dollars 70 have the purchas,
& power that one dollar in sIlvsr has
W. II ought not to require much OF 4
at kind OF nonsense TO convince the
.opls OF Oregon that cause which Is
lpported by such arguments is the shall
west h.rnbug and fraud OF the day.