Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-31
IN. Republican. and silver.

The news which comes TO US from
England almost always tells us OF d.
metallic victories when that news comes
from the masses Of the people, but almost
always OF monometalist victories when
II comes from the money kings or their
allies in the House Of Commons. Nothing
oas happened since the closing OF the
Indian minis which so retarded the move
nents OF the blmetallists as did that
nest important measure; and IT may
,afely be said that nothing more detri-
mental TO the cause of bimetallism than
hat measure will ever be recorded In
England or elsewhere.
Is there a shrewder man than John
sherman to be found In the United
states? Is he not more thoroughly posted
Do The financial problems Of the day than
my other leading Republican In the
-uitel States? And yet he seems to turn
deaf ear TO the monometallist news
hat is received from Europe nearly
Every week. and prepares himself TO eN-
Lain and advocate true bimetallism.'
Mr.. Sherman's course in the GAINESVILLE
convention shows that he is not yet
ready 10 cut loose either from the one
.lde or the other Of the moneyed ques-
IONS which still continue TO vex the
,lrs Of the Republican party-leaders.
We say this though we still hold that
there is but one thing that the Republi-
can party can do. Let the Rocky-Moun-
tain States or the Western States, or the
Pacific States DO what they will, their Re
publican party-associatos and managers
in the New England and the Middle
states VIII in the end triumph over them
and will next year declare unmstaka-
bly in their national convention for
angle standard Of values. and this stan
lard gold. Senator Thomas III. Carter
II Montana. has laid down an ultimatum
Oh behalf OF the Republicans west OF the
Mississippi river. He aiiirms that the
Republican prospect west Of the Missis-
sippl depends on how the party meets
he silver question. The western de-
tnanG. he says must be met in the ma
ional platform. Fifty-nine electoral votes
depend on this Those votes, he adds,
will not 60 TO any man not willing 10
pledge himself TO sign the silver legisla-
ion sent 10 him by Congress. We read
al this as mere idle talk. When the
Republican National Convention comes
iown to business, Chairman Carter and
lis allies will be overslaughed and out
goted, and the gold standard be pro-
nounced the standard advocated by the
Republican party. There will not be two
.Iee-silver parties nor two gold-standard
parties However this may be. the Re
publican party has no other path before
Il than the one that leads to monometal-
ism 1t must accept its fate, or we
might say it must glory In its fate, and
stand forth as the champion of single
measure of values and that measure
gold
Treating this subject, the Springfield
Republican says truly that no Republi-
ean mentioned conspicuously in connec-
ton with the nomination who has the
aintest chance Of getting that nomina-
lion viii make any such pledge as Mr..
carter says his western people will de-
nand. In a word, there is nothing fer
he Republicans to do except, as we have
once or twice stated TO come out as
ivOwed monometalists.
Senator Hills silver platform is one
that will before long attract attention.