Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-02

ant notoriety on account of the recent
conference of some Of its members with
the Republican silver Senators, at
which protection. free silver coinage
alliance was suggested, MONDAY hold
a special meeting to set itself straight
on the money question, Tho meeting
was largely attended, and after a de-
cidedly acrimonious discussion, in
which the silveritos were not back
ward in expressing their views, the
following resolutions we're adopted:
Whereas, False aud misleading re.
ports have been spread broadcast over
the country as TO the conference at
Washington ON March 10Th, between a
number of Philadelphia manufacturers
and those free silver Senators, who,
though elected as Republicans and
avowing themselves nrotectionists, do
clined TO vote for the Republican
revenue measure known as the Dingley
bill, unless coupled with free silver
coinage amendment; and,
Whereas, These reports have created
the impression that the friends of
protective tariff are willing to COM
promise the cause of protection by en-
dorsing the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at a ratio of l6 to |, in OK
change for additional protection; and,
Whereas, These statements are not
only compromising tho integrity and
patriotism Of our manufacturers as in
dividuals, but especially SO as members
of the Manufacturers Club therefore,
be il
Resolved, That the Manufacturers
Club, speaking for its members, ON.
phatIcally dcnounces as false the state
ment made by the friends of FREQ silver,
and echoed by those Of free trade. that
our Philadelphia manufacturers are
willing to barter with the silver Sena-
tors for free coinage Of silver in eX.
change for additional protection.
Received, That the question of BIZ
metallism can tie permanently settled
| only through an international agree
ment, and that the Manufacturers
Club declares its unalterabe opposition
TO the free coinage OF silver by tho
United States alono, firmly believing
that such a policy would result in dis.
| aster at home and dishonor abroad, and
would only operate to place this country
upon tine basis Of silver monometalism.
| These resolutions place the club on
record as opposed to the FREQ coinage
of silver "by the United States alone, :"
but they make no reference to the attl-
tude of the clubs organ, The Manufac-
rurer, which has editorially favored the
silver craze and vigorously combatted
the gold standard as the basis of our
national finances. Mr.. Charles Heber
Clark, editor Of The Manufacturer and
secretary of the club, attended the meet
ing, and sneeringIy opposed the resou-
tions as being in line with the "finan-
cial policy Of Grover Cleveland and
John G. Carlisle. :" But the silverites
were fow in numbers, and the rcsou-
tions were adopted by largo majority.
Having voted against the free coinage
Of silver "by the United States alone, +"
the club should go a step further and
reform the policy of its organ. 1t
would be ridiculous for The Manufac
turer TO go on printing editorials in
direct opposition to the public declara-
tions of the organization that owns it.
|
Delaware and the Washington Monument.
A fact not generally known TO the
people of this State is that Delaware
is not only conspicuously represented
in the ornamental tablets with which
the interior Of the Washington Monu-
ment, at Washington, is SO liberally
provided, but was one Of tho earliest
of the States that exercised the priyi-
lcge of thus expressing practical inter
est IN the project to erect great and
imposing memorial to the Father Of
His Country.
The corner stone of the monument
was laid in Isis, and tho stone that
represents Delaware was prepared and
presented the year following. 1t is
located on the first landing, only thirty
feet above the main floor 1t consists
Of an oblong block Of marble, bearing
a bust Of CAESAR Rodney in has relief.
Across the top is the word Delaware, -
IN large raised lettors and at the bot
tom the year. "lS49. y" An inscription
covers the spaces on either side of the
bust Of Rodney, reading WAS tho
first g adopt and will bo the last to
desert tho Constitution.
Tho pumptness and liberaity dis.
played by tho people of Delaware OF
that day were highly croditabie to theil
patriotic spirit, Dcawareans Of to.
day who visit Washington should
mako IL point to 20 TO the monument
andilnspect the stone that speaks such
praise for their ancestors. Being neal
tho base of the structure, it can br
rasily reached by the stairway, without
tho fatigue OF Il long climb. or itaolf,
without reference to its associations, il
is Of sufficient interest to repay what
ever trouble visit may involve.
A rather curious case now before
Secretary Of War Lamont is tho appli
cation Of Colonel ". Il. llughns, OF th,
Qdartrrmaster' Department, for cor
rcction of his age record. Under tn,
operation Of the Retirement act Colone
Hughes will retire from active seryic,
in October next. He entered the Mill
tary Academy in 1852, giving his ag,
at that time as 20 years. Colone
Hughes now asserts that a mistake wa
made, and that he was born in the yea
ls33, in stead Of 1882, and is now loe
than G3, instead Of approaching Gl, th
age Of retirement. Col. Hughes, there
fore, called upon the Secretary Of Wa
10 permit him to change tho record
and this having been done, to rcmaii
anuthcry year in the service before goin,