Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-06-05

We notice in the Burlington Free Press
of June 2 further recognition of the
great popularity of the silver sentiment
in leading article on the editorial page
of that journal which says:
The best opinion at this writing is that the
republican currency plank will be very much
in form like the one adopted oy the MAINE
convention. 1t will declare for the mainten-
ance of the gold standard and against the tree
coinage of silv er at the ratio OF l6 10 0y thls
country alone; but ii will, 1t IS thought ue'
clare with equal clearness, in favor OF the
recognition OF silver on equal terms with gOlu
as soon as it is possible to reach an agreement
with other nations with which we have lnu'
mate commercial relations a frank adNo.
cacy of a future international agreement
would not at all dlscredit the party platform
in the East, and 1t would conciliate many re
publicans in the West and southwest. for
there is no longer any wisdom IN denying
publicly what so many statesmen pllNately
acknowledge, that the friends OF silver nave
multiplied exceedingly all over the country
Again in this copy of the Burlington
Free Press is quite sensible letter from
Washington that discusses this subject as
follows:
But among the leaders in Washington there
is II good deal OF talk about compromise both
Mt St Louis and Chicago. On th3 republican
side the argument runs in this way: While
we want 10 declare unmistakably Tor sound
money, there is no reason why we snoulu
make our platform unnecessarily on nslVe
to the silver men. We must admit there are
many silver republicans, and they are IN all
parts OF the country, even in New England
, andrhe middle states as well as in the west.
We do not want to drive these men out OF the
party simply because they do not agree with
ms on one question ii we can help it. Fur
thermore. republicans everywhere agree
that il the attitude OF the world on the mon
etary standard question were to change ana
bimeta lism were to take the place OF gold
monometallism among the great CONNER
cial nations, we should want the United
! States to change, too.
Now, the facts are, many OF the strongest
"sound money" States IN the country, incud-
ing Name, Massachusetts, New York and
| Pennsylvania, declare in their republican
| conventions tor maintaining the present
standard until international action should
bring about the reconciliation OF silver.
This, then, is good "sOund money" and re
publican doctrine. At this point the silver
men step forward ana say:
"lnstead OF merely declaring that the re-
publican party will maintain the gold stand
ard until the world goes to a double stand
ard why not make platform that Will
contain n promise to do everything in Your
| power o bring about international rehabilt-
tatiOu OF silver? II the republican party viii
do this, will pledge itself to take up the den
mite policy OF irving to secure DlmCtalllsm in
the world, but declaring Its purpose To mann
tain the existing order of things until such
international action can be had, then the
/ Western republicans may prevail upon THEN
constituents to remain with the party rms
icy. which might in the near future be pro
ductlve OF great results"
1ns is the argument of the silver republi
cans, and good many people on the other
81 lie have been impressed by it, Another
weapon which the friends OF compromise are
making good use OF is this: II the republican
party carries the election, it will come into
power pledged to revise the tariff rs
quickly as possible. In order to carry
To Votes 'S OF all %reg he repubicans IN the he's senate
But if Won drive these senators and the peO
Dle behind them ont OF the party, how are
you going to pass an nc of tan iH revision
And II you cannot revise the tariff, what sort
OF an administration will you have in the
public estimation;
FOR these reasons many senators and rep
resentatives say they believe the republi
cans III st. Louis will throw some consola
tion to the western silver men and endeavol
TO keep them in the party.
But perhaps of more account than al
this estimate of the political situation
comes the result of the election in Ore
gon on June l. Oregon is one OF the
Western States which the gold press has
constantly claimed would 90 for golC
standard, Its leading paper, The Ore
gonian, which is one of the ablest papers
of the Union and always republican
has been outspOken for a golC
standard. SO have some of its lead
ing public men in the republican party
Gold candidates were nominated for con
gress and other offices IN this election
but by telegram we learn that the sill
yer ticket, composed of republicans
democrats and populists, was every
where triumphant.
o The REGISTER stated several week
since that there would be no gold stand
! ard platform adopted at ST. Louis Thi
Notwithstanding the gold press, whicl
constitutes nearly the whole Easter
press. have proclaimed most positivel,
that the gold standard would be adopted
We wish we could see as clearly that tn
republican party at st. Louis would o
this great question of finance declare eX
actly right; that they would announc
in the words of Senator Foraker thei
belief in bimetallsm and their determi
nation to restore it at once by any saf
method that will not debase the curren
cy. Let them do this IN good faith AM
6 the fight is theirs; ana if they carry ou
! such provisions wisely, and at the sam
r time subserve the interests of the peopl
: in other matters lntelligently and upright
r ly, as they certainly ought, and as it is n
y more than fair to suppose that they will
they can establish their power indef
nitely.
= The people want Justice to themselves
o and this is all that they do want. Blu
: this they will have, and in the near fu
T ture. They will overlook all the delir
n quencies of the past in any party tha
t lines up for their wants and wishes i
!, the future. I'The republican party ha
+ the first opportunity at st. Louis t
.,.oo ;.,oIe T., oooord ,,,ith tbaro NV,1l