The oasis., 1896-06-27

structions as to the belief of the con
 stituents they had been selected to
 serve. Each delegation was to present
 the voice of its people and ask it's in-
 corporation in the party declaration
 of principles. Bnt except in Colorado
 and Idaho each delegation was under
 the implied compact Of all conventions
 that individuals and delegations are
 bound in advance by the general con census of opinion as given utterance
 in the party platform. Then when our Arizona delegation met their as- sociate representatives from the rest of the nation, they found ten other delegations with instructions practi- cally the same as their own, thirteen with instructions for a single gold standard and twenty-four delegations instructed for bi-metallism as con- strued in the plank which was adopt ed By delegations the bimetallists equalled the two opposing extremes. But those twenty-four bimetallist delegations were from the great and and populouS states whose electoral votes will decide the issue, and nu- merically their vote in the convention was as seven to two against both the extremes, had they united. Now the republicans of Arizona have taken their case on the silver question to the assembled wisdom of tue entire party. After a full and free discus sion of the problem, in all it's bearings, the party has enunciated it's remedy for the ill of which complaint is made. and it's pledge to work for application of that remedy.
 An international arrangement for restoration of silver can and will be effected by the administration of Pre- sident Mckinley. The Brussels con ference was making satisfactory pro- gress in that direction, and would have done much more had it been be- licved that the United States was in its demand for bi-metallism But it was then believed that in the election Harrison, the aYowed bi-metallist, who had called the conference, would be turn down for Cleveland, the open and ayowed gold mono-metalIist. The conference adjourned subject to the call of the President of the United States, with an implied understanding tbat if this country wanted bi-metallism 1t should so declare by re-electing Harrison. The result is history.
 But al those great commercial na- tions which united in demunetizing silver in 1873 are now anxious to unite with the United States in its rcstora- ton. They hold that it will require a united effort, and they await the initiative of this country. On that subject Senator II0ar of Massa- who is now in Europe and has there given the subject thorough and carelulinyestigation, promulgated the following declaration, from Paris, on the day the republican convention at St. Louis was called to order;
 T am confident that the time is ripe for settlement Of the silver question and the rc-establishment Of by international agree ment and with the cooperation of England.
 "The next republican admiuistra- can have tue honor Of this if the con yention does not commit itself to tue extreme statement Of gold monomc- tallism and the leaders are prudent in their action.
 In d speech NJ. Moline says that if it depended on France alone we need not wait long and NJ. Meline's declar- atioa is supported by 347 out of 5e0 members Of the chamber of deputies and leading statesmen. including NJ