The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-19
DANA's COMMAND TO M'KINLEY


DANA'S COMMAND TO M'KINLEY.
After betraying unmistakable symp-
toms for several years. during which
Republican papers were quoting its
jibes at Democrats and Democracy as
from that stalwart Democratic pa
per-" the New York Sun has gone
completely over, even tearing itself
away from it's beloved Tammany's
eEfolding arms. and assumed it's
proper place among the councillors of
President Mckinley. If there is any
thing that stirs it's venerable but vlrile
ire more than, say, a kindly reference
to Mr.. Cleveland, it is any proposition
to alter, change, amend or reform the
present currency in any way that will
| retire the greenback 1t would rejoice
to see the national banking currency
eliminated, and 1t might consent to
the transformation of silver certifi-
Gates into greenbacks, but let no hand
be raised against those veterans of
the war" that fought so valiantly
when cowardly silver and gold sought
safety in burglar proof vaults or took
monument flight over seas Then the
Sun is covered with spots and it's
whole surface corruscates with indig-
nation.
So, when the intimation came from
Washington that the president was
going to wade into the currency pond
just little, not more than ankle-deep,
with request that congress permit
him to name a commission to instruct
himself and congress in the intricacies
OF finance, there came from the Sun
a prompt command to LET the Peo-
pies Money Alone" Whether it was
the sage Of the Sun, or the protesta-
lions of alarmed congressman that
prevailed and stifled the request, send
ing the presidential feet scurrying
back to dry land, or not is a bit of
information not vouchsafed to the
public even by those alert correspon-
dents in Washington who find out so
many things that turn out not to be
so. In the Sun office 1t is generally
accepted that it was the "old mans"
command that brought about the
countermarch. This is likely because
the command was backed by the
statement that it was only the mug
wumps who wanted the commission
and they only wan'ted it as a prelim-
mary to the retirement of the old VET
eranS
The Sun argues stoutly for it's DO
slt1on, drawing its reasons from Re-
publican platforms, but, owing to their
customary vagueness, obliged to inject
into them intentions not visible tn the
naked eye and sensible to the ordinary
understanding. 1t might go back
further and do better; back to the
conversion of the party to the idea of
the permanency Of the greenback, re-
sulting in it's stopping the retirement
when McCulloch's policy was rejected.
True, that conversion was only the
outward and visible sign of the scare
given the party by the rag baby, but.
as it lasted, the cause is inmataria1
But the Sun is not on unfamiliar
ground. 1t gave the first symptom of
its dissolution with Democracy in 1894
when, spurred, it is said by the re-
fUSal Of Gov. Cleveland to put upon
his staff a younger Dana, and lured
or hO IL
as 1T fondly terms the greenbacks, it
swung into the front of that little ag-
gregation of discomfort that am
| bitiously termed itself the Nationa!
party, in which Ben Butler saw some
thing more promising than Dutch Gao
and Of which he took the leadership
Butler careered over the country in
special car supplied by the Republican
national committee addressing crowds
from the platform, while Dana labored
as man never worked spreading the
new gospel Of finance with his Sun.
One finds in the platform Of the Ma
tionals the Suns present gospel. eve
! demand the issue of such money
(greenbacks) in sufficient quantities to
supply the actual demand Of COM
| MERGE, in accordance with the increase
In population and the development of
our industries. We demand the SUBJ
stitutiOn of greenbacks for nationa!
bank notes. We want that money
which saved the country in time of
war. and which has given it prosperity
and happiness in peace" Mr.. Dana
was not disheartened because, out of
over nine million votes cast in that
election, his candidate, "Old Strabis-
mus" received but 1880, getting but
1894 in Mr.. Dana's own bailiwick.
and he comes valiantly and vocifer-
ously to the front now, logged out in
his new Republican garb, to command
the president to LET the PEOPLES
Money Alone"
A CUT AT THE WRONG END.
Congressman Shafroth, of Colorado.
has proposed a measure of national
economy which seems to have excited
attention and discussion out of proper
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