The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-20
INDIANA DEMOCRATS AND SILVER.
Hoosler Editors Get Warming Note
From an Independent Piper.
IndIananotda nnd.l News,

Indianapolis Qnd.) News
There are 16 to dangers ahead Of botn
parties in the unofficial conventions which
are soon to meet in different parts of the
country. We spoke of one of these the
other day-that of the National Republic
can League, which Is soon to assemble
in cleveland. What win be done there
can not be predicted, further than that
1t seems incredible THAT 1t will be coh>
trolled by the free silver element. A
determined effort VIII, however, be made
by that element to control 1t and whether
NJ be successful or not there Is almost GER
tain to be ltrouble.
The Indiana democrats will soon have
to face just such another danger. The
democratic editors of the state are soon
to meet, and 1t Is probable that they WILL
attempt to formulate a financial policy
for the party which will make 1t simply a
wing of the popullst organization. 1t will
be well, we think, for these gentlemen
10 consider what such action will mean
In the first place, there Is no reason for
making any commitment at the present
time on this important subject. The
country is getting along very well. Busi-
ness Is improving every day In spite or
the fact that we are using gold stand
ard. There Is plenty of work for every
one who Is willing to work for fairly good
wages. The situation is In every way
better than It was year ago, and II Is
growing better right along. The shrewd
thing for our democratic friends TO 90
would be TO dwell on these facts and
to attribute them all to the democratic
tariff. Certainly II would be Ithe heighth
of folly for the democrats to 80 into the
free sllver calamlty-howiing business az
a time when the whole Industrial move
ment Is in their favor.
But, further than this and coming TO
the merits of the question, 1t may as
we'll be understood now as later that
this state cannot be carried for free sil,
yer, There is, to be sure great deal
OF noise just now, but a very few men
can create a good deal of SUR IL they SCI
themselves resoluteay TO It. The nat
money sentiment I'M Indiana does not be-
gin to be so strong as 1t was after the
panic OF 1873, when the leading men IN
both parties were fighting resumption.
And, moreover, the revulsion against Vhat
sentiment has already begun. There are
many professional politicians, particular
ly In 1.-The democratic party, who are ln>
cllned to take the silver road because
they think 1t leads to political prefer
meut When they. once see that II leaus
to political destruction TO themselves ana
political exile for their party they wili
nace albout with great alacrity. The wise
thing, therefore, for the democratic eds
tors is 10 go nitltle slow. 1t will be an
easy ma9ter for them TO split their party
Wide open. There are thousands OF demo-
Gratis in Indiana, business men, bankers,
wage earners and property owners, both
large and small, who will not-because
they can not-follow their party In any
movement booking TO the depreciation or
the currency. Their interests are all
the other way, and they win vote Tor
their own interests.
II would be interesting TO trace the his
tory OF this money question as II bears
upon the political life OF the country. But
Il Ia enough to say now th0t the men Ike
Voorhees, and Shanlthn, Who are 80 tm'
pressed with the free silver fallacy, nave
departed from the old traditional demo-
cratic dockrine. From Jefferson down the
democratic gathers 10 whom these degen>
crate sons are 80 fond of appealing, nave
had an absolute horror of the whole haa
money tareory. They did not think that
could iegislate a dollars worth |
OF value into o piece of paper or thar
H. could make dollar out or 80 cents. |
n khe democratlc party had only stood
by ahe doctnno Of the fathers II would
have had q much more credkable history.
but when Il was hanished from power
durinx ana after the war, i seemed 20
b. willing to adopt any expedient which /
promised to work Its restoratton. Inc
case Is much the same low. A1ter the I
defeats OF lasl fall fts so-calied leaders,
In their demorallzed condition, are wiii-l