The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-27

ton DAY. then. CnQ not UNTIL INcu, VIII inc Hc
publican party pull down It's shades. put up th
shutters and retire from business.
To-day we are so heelthy as a political part,
spoke for are not required. and the only thin
that prevents his having appropria,e otsequie
be- n af o %onrn snp1 int. rs.tsd. .n' nu"
On he 4th Of March next the Grand OLE
w nnp Of sad Ss- Y {. U sisss. s gn9m"s s. Ss,,is IS sss :.
puted author OF this .temarkabic Subsequent.
When MIR. Colvin introduced Mr.. Plat TIM
napkins. and chs.red. just as the enthusiasm
had quletod down n little and MIR. Plagt wa
about o.. to Srsln his so ,pesoh' t I sssoe eso. Sr % *,
hena,or elect. ana ihe' wers given sna th Sn
thanks for the greeting and proceeded 10 read hi,
speech. Although he was suffering from q severe
cold which he had contracted before leayinf
Few York and In spite OF the smoke-laden at
n,osphsro his utterance WAS clear and distinct;
the audience helped him ny keeping very quiet
lo announcement OF his attitnds 70 the none
J le whole OF ms speech WAS punctuated with
applause and was followed BY another demon.
"It 10 not without hesitation that I have again
accepted the responsibilities OF public ONCE.
do so had been put by. and that the remainder
OF my life would have no other relation to public
Affairs than such ms becom es every citizen. Nor
just conferred. ] shall be acquitted thins;
been a candidate for tho Senate. / have not
S,t"d a., any m member ai q me sSs .ssn in,I1a 70
until after the caucus that should accept
the office " 1t were tebndered. That T.
NJ oil generous . expressions OF ,rood will and con-
iidence from Republicans thro ugllout the State.
m n % tsSs for y q ali p, shs, h SS,a Done s" saa t tTied r To- do IN
nv party's service. And 40 l shall no to Wash
IL g,on grateful to the Republican party. ds.
nc resolution TO exert Whatever influence 1
may have. or may acquire. for the welfare OF
gu! ls hf is ss"sci.iiy s0 implying to rcsnter the
Senate coincidentally with tho inauguration of
q srggelles. I.ssiSen,; Thy support f!ysn BY
h"pes which our people base on, his patriotic
vii DO tho success Of the Republican party.
aid no contribution that | can make to that
= ssurieient time has passed since the Novem.
l"r election to permit a close examination OF
g., results. II connot be said that they are
Y anime OF legislation proposed by Mr.. Bryan
obtained so great a popular support ms to forbid
abandoned. aud our Democratic friends who.
without giving unqualified adhesion to Re-
ubiican principles. nevertheless. constrained
ton To support tho Republican cand,-
tAtes. should give sober consideration to thin
isa for n i the not relief yet Of ' tis Freshly ssss e eaS
ass the Senate AS IL will be con stitutod after
he fourth OF March. Capital will not invest.
J reduction Will not increase, labor Will not be
adequately employed until laws. arc passed to
iorure the Treasury against insolvency. and to
guarantee the business interests OF the country
u 81 70 aud reasonable permanent basis ON which
10 operate. IL tho changes In the composition
q tho senate nov In progress shall fail TO pro-
duce y majority that can hold together for the
enactment OF suoh Legislation. we shall have the
anne fight out of which we have Just come to
make again four years from now. under prob
ably less favorable conditions.
The lesson which this possibility teaches to
,ne s"uhurn,onsy pennoura.,; nmo me auiy ~
,un lind no home In the Democratic party.
Their presence there is not wanted. whereas
with u II is held In Just esteem. Thoy must
come into the Republican party. exert their due
ind uence upon It's %politics and accept their share
Abandoning any vital principle. which they
would not ask or expect. we must seek In all we
do to hold their confidence and support.
" People do not agitate themselves over theo-
rics OF finance when they are getting along
aoIn fortabiy. The clRmor for the free coinage
or SILVER became serious only when an ilI.con-
sidrred tariff measure threw thc business OF the
country into confusion and left the ury
without an income sufficient to meet its inov-
Iiabl- OK renditures. 1t WAS then that capital
Withdrew from investment. II was then tina;
production was checked, that wages werc re-
iaGor was thrown out OF employment and that
the people began Ia lend an ear TO the theorists.
who told them that there WAS something tho
matter with their dollars.
1t was not In human nature for those who
had enacted this mistaken law to admit 1t to
Wv Wv 'Alhh' VI Nht Ntouofoh NhiCh NJ Onto
came upon the country. aud they cast about for
other causes. ono OF these they found In the
Ereenbuck. aud they fell TO abusing that useful
feature of the currency with especial bitterness.
II may be mat tho green back Is not AN ideal
form In which TO express a public debt. or to
supply the people with IA substitute for money.
xnd II certainly Is .truo that no substitute
for money should be legal tender; but 1t
for gold. nor was il the greenback
tltnt shut down mills and reduced the oppor-
,mni,'es OF iab"r Hnd tls earpings Of invest,
these things. mud there would have been just as
much gold to raise. and Just as much trouble
Of on the Treasury. and oven then there
would have been an enormous Treasury deficit.
remedy Is to be pro. ided in the same way. No
Is now necessary for the maintenance
the gold standard. ami when we have replen-
ished the Treasury. restored the public credit.
and set the country'S industries again on their
feet, there Will be time enough To louk after the
legal tenders, and to revise our no doubt disor-
''Ther. can lie no p~retonce that tho American
people do not desire To return To the protective
policy. Thev gave n much heavier majority in
! sD4 against tho Wilson bill than in is0U
against all the combined vRgsries Of Bryanism.
themselves TO a system Of production which
must be based on u lower standard OF wages
than has, heretofore prevailed. They do not
want to adapt themselves TO such q system. This
question is not whether revenues can he pro-
vided sufficient Ia meet the Governments neces-
news internal 9s nriI .axs.. " fh.e Ai people mit'o do not SaI w w,sh
the Wilson bill patched mp, They want IL re-
ca +, m d. IA the House Of RsDrsssntstivss
intelligent and consistent tariff based In avery
schedule upon the principle Of preventing The
foreign producer Of goods which compete with
The American innrse, at priss. wi lie w sam, ~
the American maker or such wares either TO 70
out OF business or to reduce the wages lie pays
"if there IL no other respect I'm which III.