The record-union., 1895-05-03
THIS Is GOOD POLITICS.

A party of distinguished Democratic
bimetallists, headed by Senator Morgan.
will, the coming summer, make tour in
special cars of all the States of the North
west and of the Pacific Coast to discuss in
public meetings national topics. and es-
pecially the money question. 1t is good
politics. 1t Is the right way to hold polit-
lcal meetings, at a time when there is no
heated campaign on. no abnormal excite
ment. and nothing to prevent the people
from listening calmly and weighing argu-
ments thoughtfully.
It is the temperate, sensible, and digni-
fed way Of doing good political work and
we cannot commend it too warmly.
Moreover, as the party of speakers and
leaders is to consist of seven or eight per-
sons, and as they are not men OF large
means, it is frankly stated to the men of
the party in the several States to be Wis
tied that they must call upon the people
of the party to meet the expenses of the
it is frank and manly, and if any COM
munity appealed to deems itself not in
interest, all it has to do is to notify the
Democratic committee and that place will
not be visited.
We do not think we violate any conf
dence in outlining this plan, which we
h,v .l-of ~ oio ol Iaft 10
a distinguished Democrat of this city.
For we notice that the matter is public,
in way, in Washington and Oregon,
where the question of providing for the
meetings is already under discussion by
the Democrats. More than that, a good
many Republicans are giving encourage
ment to the plan, for they see in it decent,
frank and wise political activity. By all
means, they say, the time for the discus
sion of great national issues is in the time
of quiet. and when partisan blood is not
at the boiling point.
That the Republican party will adopt
some such method in this year is very
likely. We cannot see how it can afford
to leave such work to the Democracy
alone. It is not more divided in its
views upon the money issues than is its
great political opponent, and its platform
gives it as broad ground for public dis
cussion as does that of the Democracy.
The Portland Oregoniaaa, referring. we
assume, to the similar missionary work
of Democratic leaders, says:
In sending members of his Cabinet and
Senatorial supporters of his policy through
the South and West to rally the Federal
office-holders about the standard of honest
money, the President is only supporting the
Democratic national platform of 1882. This
declares that:
"We hold to the use of both gold and silver
as the standard money of the country, and to
the coinage of both gold and silver without
discriminating against either metal or charge
for mintage, but the dollar unit of coinage for
both metals must be of equal and exchange
able value or be adjusted through inter-
national agreement or by such safeguards of
legislation shall insure the maintenance of
the parity of the two metals, and the equal
power OF every dollar at all times IN the
markets and in the payment OF debts"
There is a contradiction between the de-
mand that there shall be no discrimination
in coinage, and the demand that the parity
shall be maintained; but the spirit OF the
resolution supports the gold standard, since
in no other way can the parity be maintained,
free coinage of silver. The President is max
ing the fight against silver nlonometallism
precisely upon the lines OF the Chicago plat
form.