The record-union., 1897-07-01
RADICALIsM AND DEMOCRACY.


RADICALISM AND DEMOCRACY.
There is no secrecy about the effort of
the radical Silver Democrats to whip
the Democratic file into the ranks, head
ed by the Chicago platform, and all the
radically crank ideas of that eccentric
document, to say nothing Of the revolu-
tionary and incendiary expressions of
the remarkable concoction. This is dis
tinctly manifest in New York and in
Ohio, and in the effort to rally the Dem
ocrats about Mr.. Bryan as he swings
around a new circle. There is no toler-
alton thought of, no desire to make con-
cessions, no expressed wish to do the
best for the country first, and party Sec
ond. Party is put to the fore and placed
above all else.
The same spirit is manifest in a de-
gree in Congress, where the radical sill
yer men hold up the wise proposition to
appoint a Monetary Commission to ex-
anime into the whole financial system
of the Nation and report facts and con-
clusions. There can be no reasonable
objection to such a proposition from a
patriotic standpoint, or any other, ex-
cept bitterly partisan one. The truth
is these radicals do not want the finan-
cial question settled; they will lose their
stock in trade whenever it is settled, as
it will be, and We believe speedily.
These gentlemen have only the gos-
pei of free and unlimited coinage of sill
Yer at the ratio of Is to l. They will not
only admit nothing short of that to their
councils, but they denounce and anath-
ematize every American who ventures
to suggest that there may be error in
that demand. The patriot who finds his
country struggling to settle any ques-
ton relating to it's internal policy is ever
ready to hear suggestions of relief or ac-
complishment, no matter from what
source they emanate. The partisan,
however is hide-bound and intolerant.
He has one patent remedy and will sub
NIT to no thought of any other. Those
who accept his preconceived ideas are
righteous, those who venture to differ
with him are lost.
In this connection it is worthy of note
that dispatch from London announces
that the international commission to
confer with European nations upon the
silver question is meeting with much en-
couragement, and the latest advices are
that they come to England from Paris
with a joint note from France and the
United States looking to convening a
monetary convocatiOn of the nations to
settle this same silver question The
London National Review says of this:
I'VE are able to announce that Eng
lands reply will be that the Government
is willing to reopen the Indian mints, to
make a further substantial contribution
to the rehabilitation of silver by ex-
tending it's use in England, and by in
creasing the legal tender of silver, MAX
ing silver the basis of notes, empower
ing the Bank of England to use it's sill
yer reserve, and that material assist
ance and strong moral support will be
given to the object the United States
and France have in view"
1t is easy to forecast how such news
as that will be received by the radicals.
They will scout it and declare that the
United States cannot be content with
any international conference or action.
but must have free and unlimited coin
age of silver at the ratio of Is to 1-they
might add the ill-concealed demand, and
the placing of the radical Bryan wing
of the Democratic party in power. They
have already shouted that the Repub-
lican party has failed of it's promise,
since it declared to the people that if
given the reins of authority it would
secure international silver agreement.
This is disingenious. The Republican
party made no such promise. What it
did pledge itself to do was to readjust
the tariff with a view to the protection
of American industries and labor; to
use all it's best energies to bring about
international monetary agreement. And
to the letter the Republican party is
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