The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-20
A RemnrkabIe Diaerence.

Harpers Weekly. in its last issue, calls
attention TO the remarkable difference
between the leaders OF the Democratic
and Republican parties-a difference that
is attracting wide attention and causing
a great deal OF comment The follow
ing is an extract from the weekly's ar
/ ticle:
OF late years 81 has frequently been
observed that there is this remarkable
difference between the Republican and
Democratic parties: The rank and file
OF the Republican party. particularly in
the northern states, is said 10 embOdy a
majority OF the more intelligent, well-to-
do, and yrtuons elements Of the pOpula-
ton; but its leadership IS pusillanimOus,
selfish and tricky. The Democratic party.
on the other hand, may. indeed. have
among its rank and file a larger proper
tion OF the less desirable elements Of So
ciety, but its controlling leadership is far
more honest. public spirited and cour-
ageous, and therefore more efficient
The truth Of the foregoing observation
is apparent to every thinking and OBJ
serving man. The less desirable ele-
ments" in the Democratic party referred
to are Of course TO be found in the north
ern states. The best elements in the south
are to be found in the Democratic party.
But TO return to the remarkable
difference in the leadership OF the two
great parties; which party is it that is
responsible for the Bland-Allison law and
the sherman silver purchasing law? The
Republican party. That party, in order
10 hold the silver producing states, weakly
consented 10 the enactment Of those laws,
and from those laws have come the great
er part Of the trouble growing out of the
silver question.
When the country was on the point OF
having to suspend gold payments. who
was it that forced the repeal of the pur-
chasing clause Of the Sherman silver law
through congress? II was the Democrat
ic leader, President Cleveland. A few
months ago the silver crazeY was sweep
ing over the south and west and was
cropping out in the east. 1t looked very
much as II the silver sentiment would get
control of the whole country. Who came
forward to check the craze? Were they
not leaders Of the Democratic party?
President Cleveland, Secretary Carlisle,
and others spoke the words that set the
sound money forces at work. The "sil-
yer craze was checked and in Kentucky
a conspicuous victory for sound money
was won.
And what have the republican leaders
the men who are spoken of as the lead
ing candidates for the republican nominal
ton for President-said or done to help
the cause of sound money? Has one of
them uttered a single word. Has Har-
rison. or Mckinley. or Reed, let the people
know where he stands on the silver ques-
tion2 Is It known whether any one of
these republican leaders is for sound
money or not? Who is authorized to deny
that each one OF them is ready to make
a bargain with the silverites, II by so
doing he could increase his chances for
attaining the object of his ambition?
A few months ago the very general
opinion was that the Republican party
would win the next national election
with hardly an effort There has been
remarkable change in public sentiment
within the last few weeks. Men are say
ing that IL would be safer to trust the
democratic leaders than, to commit the
country to such leaders as the republl-.
cans have shown, ana are still showing,
themselves TO be. 1t is quite certain that
the next national democratic convention
will declare for sound money, and II it
does the Democratic party will have a
most excellent chance of electing its tick
ct. The country aemires the courage and
the straightforward honesty of the demo-
cratic leaders, and will put into power
men upon whom 1t can rely and trust.