The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-11-19
The Political Outlook.

Give the country Chance. Patriotic Position of
Sound Money Democrats.
A luncheon was given Tuesday after
noon, Nov. 10th, in the banquet hall of
the Equitable building in honor of Mark
A. Hanna by Isaac A. Seligman of the
banking house OF j. d ". Seligman d Co.
Among the 80 or 40 guests present were
Gen. Horace Porter, Cornelius n. Bliss,
Carl Schurz, Gen. Louis Fitzgerald, Presi-
dent of the Mercantile Trust, Seth Low,
D. o. Mills, and j. Edward Simmons,
President of the Fourth National bank.
MI Seligman, in the course OF some
remarks, emphasized the Importance of
Joint action in the future by the Republic
cans and the national Democrats in set
Ting the currency question. He paid a
tribute to work for national honor and
credit done by Mr.. Hanna, and then in
troduced that gentleman.
MIR. Hanna said hat he felt that he was
addressing an important body of New
York bankers, and lie spoke of the general
work OF the campaign. The present or
ganization OF the Republican party, and
also of the national Democratic party, he
understood, would remain in the field to
further the good work So auspiciously be-
gun.
Mr.. Hanna said also that the new Adj
ministration would begin its work with
out amy pledges, and wholly untrammeled
i'll the selection of a Cabinet, a statement
which was heartily applauded. Mr..
Hanna said that he hoped they would be
able to enlist all good citizens in the cause
represented by the national banner.
Abram S Hewitt said that, as one who
had had experience in conducting a ma
tional campaign, he knew what Mr. Han
ma had gone through, aud he congratulate
ed him upon the generalship which he
had displayed Mr.. Hewitt paid high
compliment to Maj Mckinley, and con-
cluded by asking that he be permitted to
enroll himself under the banner of the
National Democratic party, and by pro-
posing as a toast the success of the i'll
coming Administration, to which he
pledged the support of himself and OF all
patriotic Democrats.
Gen. Porter, Carl Schurz and several
others also spoke, and the general opin-
ion was expressed that, after so many
years of stormy discussion in the country,
absolute rest was needed and no new po-
litical question should be pushed to the
front to disturb business. 1t was felt
tunity to build up national industries and
il that were done there would be such an
advance in general prosperity til; labor
ing men as well as business men would feel
the beneficial results of the election
HoKE SMITH VIEW OF IT.
The most ardent free silverte. the
most scepucal observer of political events,
must be convinced by the result of last
Tuesday S election that the people OF the
United States Will nos tolerate the free
coinage of silver at Is to /.
Ii the sound money sentiment We're ex-
actly the Mckinley vote the result would
be decisive and final. But beyond all
question the sound money sentiment is
tar stronger than the Mckinley vote.
There We're perhaps GOO, 600 Demo
Gratis who do not believe in the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver and yet voted
tol Bryan. They were Democrats who
think That the preservation of their party
organization is more important tltan the
money question, OF Democrats who felt
that, having taken part in the primaries,
they We're bound by the action of the
parlys highest convention. Mckinley S
election is not the triumph of the Repub-
.ican party, but OF the cause of sound
currency. While every free silver vote in
The country that was cast went for Bryan,
oy no means the full sound money vote
was given to Mckinney.
The free silver agitators must perceive
this; the Democratic party cannot afford
to ignore it. 1t will be useless to con-
tinue the demand for the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver at IL to /; it would
be worse than folly for the Democracy to
adhere to it as a party issue. Common
sense should have it's sway even with
those who honestly believe that the free
coinage of silver would be great boom
to the country, They should look thu
facts squarely in the face and accept their
logic. They should realize that their
ideas cannot prevail, and that the only
result of continued silver agitation would
be to disturb business. We must believe
that this viii be the conclusion both of
the free -silver leaders and of the masses,
who have been carried away by the free
silver movement. Atlanta, Ga, Jour
nal, Bryan.
GOLD DEMOCRATS To COOPERATE WITH
MCKINLEY.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 10, 1896.
Word has gone out from the headquarters
of the National Democratic party here to
gold Democrats everywhere that they will
be expected to co operate with the Nc
kinley administration in any effort that
may be made to reform the currency sys-
TEN. Chairman Bynum of the gold
Democratic national committee sent let
tiers of advice in all directions to-day, and
then said for publication that there was
one grave duty devolving upon gold
Democrats.
They must stand by and support the
Mckinley administration in carrying on
the reform necessary to the perfection of
our system of currency" he said. 'It
has been the policy of each leading party
to obstruct legislation proposed by the
other, in the hope that some party adj
vantage might result from such action.
In my Judgment, the time has arrived
when all those who have the best inter
ests of the country at heart must aid in
the accomplishment of such reforms as
are absolutely necessary to restoration
Of complete prosperity. Exactly what
legislation should be enacted is a matter
to be thoroughly studied, and this sub
ject should be committed to our most
experienced statesmen and tinanciers. |
feel confident that the sound money
Democratic organization is willing to give
all the assistance in this direction within
its power.
Mr. Bynum looks with favor on the
suggestion that as INDIANAPOLIS was the