New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-01
TIE ATTITUDE or REPUBLICANS.

Certain Democrats, who have profrsscd TO be
most anxious about sound money act as If they
were hunting excuses for supporting Bryan
They are distressed because Mckinley men
tons Republican principles about the tariff, and
nrofess great fear lest he will drive" Demo
Gratis of their sort back into the Bryan camp
Well If they can be sent there by any courteous
and temperate advocacy of Republican prin-
ciples, we must fear that that is where they
belong These are times which test whether
man is Patriot. or half Patriot; half Partisan, or
wholly and blindly Partisan. If he is Patriot
he will vote for the only candidate against re-
pudlation and Anarchy who can possibly be
elected If Patriot and Partisan about bal
ance, he will throw away his vote on some
ticket which cannot be elected. If he Is Par
tisan enough to vote for Bryan under any con-
ditiOns or circumstances. he belongs with the
Anarchists and repudators and may well
be reckoned from the start an enemy TO be
overcome.
The case is this: The times are bad. and the
people demand remedy The Republicans
have proposed One-suflicient revenue by a
moderate Protective tariff to sweep away ap-
prehension and revive industries and business.
That Is something definite, and whether men
thoroughly tested for thirty years and has
brought the highest prosperity ever attained.
The Popocrats at Chicago proposed one-free
coinage of silver debts payable in ffty-thrce-
cent dollars, and free rotlng The silver bugs
and the agents hired by their millions have per
suaded multitudes that this is n definite and
positive remedy although Mr.. Bryan himself.
who has been declared without denial as yet
~ no Of
first it would bring panic. The Popuists at
ST. Louis also offered a remedy-iiat money in
| plenty land taken from corporations. railroads
and tclegraphs taken by Government. They
believe profoundly in the efficacy Of their rem
edy. though their Convention was subsidized
by the silver millionaires to put the silver issue
| forward also
| These three, whether good or bad. are posi-
tive changes which are proposed as remedies
for bad times What have the sound-money
Democrats proposed? No silver coinage, no
Prote ction no fiat money or absorption of rail
roads ana telcgraphs. Three negations only
nothing to be changed and nothing to be done
In order to bring better times than Cleveland
and sound money have given Us already Is it
in the least strange that multitudes Of Demo
Gratis, Disguised with the last three years voted
for the definite change which seemed TO them
most attractive and promising? But the same
sound-money Democrats think it wise to set up
a ticket representing that plan of negations
their no-remedy policy, and this they Judge
necessary to prevent some of them from drift
ing over to Bryan. free silver and Anarchy. II
is for them TO judge. They best know how
many of them prefer to throw away their votes
But the Republican party Is absolutely forced
to adhere, and holds it the highest Of public
duties to adhere, to the definite and positive
remedy II has offered. 1t is forced TO do so, be
cause It knows that nothing except strong at
tachment to the Protective policy will prevent
many of its Western friends voting for some
positive remedy, if it offers none. II is bound
| by n sense of duty TO urge frankly and man
fully the only remedy which, according 10 lis
convictions will restore the confidence and the
prosperity enjoyed under the Republican policy
prior TO 1893 1t becomes the duty OF Repub
leans to assail the free-sver heresy with al
their might, proving that 1t is not in any sense
a remedy, but a deadly poison and this they
must Of necessity do side by side with theil
advocacy Of change in National policy tC
make the currency sound and the industre:
| nrosnerOuS