The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-22
A MISTAKEN POLICY.


Mr.. Bowling, the new secretary of the
National Republican league, is quoted as
expressing the opinion that the contest
next year will be fought mainly on the
tariff question, and that THE Democratic
party wlll try to eyade the issue and di-
vide the Republican party by raising the
currency question; but 1t will not avail"
If this means anything X means clearly
that in Mr.. Dowi4ng's view the Repub-
licans will decline 10 take any stand on
the money question watch will divide tine
party-that is 10 say, wnich will not be
acceptable to phe Iree sI.ver faction
= That was apparently the. view which
seemed to prevail with the small poll
tlclans VINO ran the convention OF the
REPUBLICAN 4eAs ue al Cleveland, and AIr.
DVwIing as AAld.y 20 be banned Ior
-~..>..s ...e SAiI eI. sen.r.ne4it VI ,ne oSdy
winch ei-c.ed nm. Bu. lt mignL be yek
for Republican politicians OF this class
10 understand that If they think the next
e.ec.Ion is to De won by a cJwardl.y
policy VI snull..As and evasion ON tn
mos; vltai ana Commanding issue OF ma
tlona4 politics. they are doomed TO dIsap-
po.nJment.
The tariff question viii have It's appro-
priate place amoAg the issuss OF The
coming presidential campaign. The Re
publican party Will not fail to give 1t all
the prominence its Importance M rlts
But of vastly more urgent Importance
than any reimbursement Of the tariff
which could be brought about by RE
publican success next year, 1t is that
the country be delivered at once and
forever from any apprehension Of
change In the money standards by placing
the monetary system of the country on
the politicians, especially those of the
Democratic party, to the demands OF
the free silver faction, which brought
on the disastrous panic OF 1893 1t Is the
dangerous strength displayed by that
faction in congress, and especially in the
senate which has kept the country for
years constantly on the brink of the
preciplce over which the public credit
threatened to go down in.o the black
abyss OF repudiatlon and dishonor, and
which has made recovery from the con-
sequences of that panic slow and doubt
ful.
With the exception of the representa-
tlves and senator's from the silver mining
states the Republican party In congress
has maintained an unbroken record 0f
fidelity, at least OF intention, TO the
cause Of sound money and national honor. |
And one OF the main reasons why the |
country is impatient to restore the Re
publican party to power is the prevail |
irg confidence In the intelligence and |
honesty with which It would deal with |
the money question. The sure way for 1t |
to forfeit that confidence is to turn its
back on the overwhelming sentiment of |
the peterborough mining states. The
petty politicians that recommend that
NNuiS dit npt Nne SoIl Ol men WnOm u
young politician like Mr. Bowling should
accept as political guld.s.
The Democratic party has shown what
comes of this kind OF thing 1t has gone
from one step Of degradation to another
In Its effort to strengthen Itself by cater
ing to every popular deluslon on the
currency question until it has lost the
confidence OF the country, and Is hope
lessiy divided and demorallzed on thar
very issue. That party will have enough
to do In patching up hollow and In
efectual truce on this question between
Its own eontendlng factions without rals-
Ing any issue for The Republican party.
The Republican party will raise its own
issues and one of them VIII be fiat
footed declaration for monetary system
which viii make every dollar Of American
currency as good as sold and as good as
any dollar in the wide world.