New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-29

NATIONAL LIFE OR SILVER.
"No Protection until there is a straight anu
".,opuinc Republican Senate and President of
",ho same pattcrn" This Is the answer OF the
democrats. Popusts and Silverites 10 the over
whclmins majority by which the people have
demanded the restoration Of protective duties
And there are Democrats 50 obtuse that they
imagine that this condition will help their party
The American people do not take slap In the
face with meckncss. if Democrats only knew
thc fact. but are in the habit of making ;hcir VIII
known and respected. They strike back. some
times smashing things which at first they had
not recognized as hostile to their welfare In
,s,c they demanded no further extension Of
slavery. The Lccompton Democracy disregard
oil and insnltcd them. When they struck back
slavery went out OF existence an enemy Of
National life. and Democracy went ont OF power
for thirty years. SO In 1894 they demanded
restoration Of protective duties. The Democrats
and SiIvcrcs defy and insult them. The Amcr
can pcoplr will strike back: Of that very man
WIN knows Americans is sure. II is not their
WAY to smash only the trckslerS ana d'Hla-
goggles who appear on the surface. but III" causes
hohinl them which make such demagosucs pos
slblc and which threaten the Nations pros
Ecrly.
Their natural impulse will be to smash the
silver interest body-cvcry fragment or trace
Of intention to Use silver ~ money except as
token. Just rs paper Is used 10 represent goa.
THAT has net heretofore been the temper or the
Nation. II was not the temper of the Nation TO
dcstroy human slavery until slavery made war.
I'm, ANYTHING that threatens the Nations life
ar nrospcrity be II what ii may. Americans VIII
trost os an enemy Had any slavc-holdinS S'ate
instantly stamped ont disloyaty. and made II
known that slave-holdiag was not necessarily
hostile 10 National life. the result might nave
bccu different The silver States will now pro-
coed 70 show and quickly. whether they mean
to mt silver before National welfare ard Ma
tloaal honor II they mean that The people VIII
..,,,l.lv and surely make an end Of all talk or
Lilncta,ii>m in this country, and OF every 'ho'sn'
of compromising with IN interest which threat
ons both the honor and tie prosperity Oi the
Nation.
Predictions are not expensive or valuable
silver men may say The best that any irl'hd
can do today Il To state without reserve pre-
clscIy what public opinion is in regard 10 me
latest manifestation Of hostility to the pupnc
welfare For II must not be forgotten 'ha' '"e
.flrcr boltcrs are exactly III the attitude or the
slave holding rebels who put their personal coli
,i.,i,us and interests before the welfare or thc
X,tl,n These silver men avow a cohVlcu"h
that protection Of American Industry IS h'''N-
slrv 10 tine Nations prosperity ana 10 III" wei
h.,n. If 9OuppOOp WdEr'arncrs wool growers
and uu,bcrmcn: but they deliberately threaten
+, Jrav this admitted public n'rd III "r''r ~
...r,... Interests If their own The kindr>i thlu-
,.,f ,n,lnIy ~ 10 : 10 toll them 'lii he WI"
-,,i... w,r on tnr welfare Of the American p'o-
.l COOS down. and cannot begin To guess now
FIR uopilar Indignation may alter previous IN
,llna,ions respecting the interest when NUS
f.6,s the declared will II the Nation.
Mon who have honestly advocated blmrtalilsm'
l,. M, f-.. coinage Of silver by the lnitei
S,,,.s alnro. lave been placed in a false posi-
lion for wears by tie demands ~ The SILVER III
,.~..t l. IS ,l. naked truth That most ~ them
,r. today in thc humor 10 treat tie whole busl-
moss - IN. Nation treated slIycry when 'hA'
,,,,.r.., WIS not content with liberation. but
l.r,,ul.I extension into every Territory or dis
,,,,ioo ID, fine Union Men of great power are
,.,,. .,ring to cach other: This has gone too
far and II blnotalllsm means destruction OF
.@,,i,noI Industries there must be IN end OF all
.,.,,orr,n,lsc or cnrccSsion" Nobody except the
.r,cr mon themselves can check or modify that
feeling They can do 1t only by hury'hg out III
sigh, every politician who attempts or tNr'"''"s
+, MI, the silver interest before the welfare anu
I'm. honor Of tie Nation. For the Nation ho'"S
ur,tcctlon Of It's industries. ana VIII nave IT,
The Nation knows that its honor requires r'''-
mo LARGE enough 10 cover Its expenses anu VIII
have that revenue raised. The men VINO r'ius'
both are going TO find tremendous Na'lonai ana
laval feeling. even in the States Whch 'l'F
morlnc exclusively devoted TO the SILVER III
rerpst.