New-York tribune., 1898-11-05
SOTND-IONEY RECRUITS.

After careful study of all the information oh
tainoble Chairman Babcock Of the Republican
Congressional Committee who has unequaileu
means of Judging and n cautious tenpernment
is no longer apprehenslve but has been con-
vinced for more than n week that "A substantial
so,,nd.money majority will be elected 10 the
ITousa of Eepre sentativcS next Tuesday. SO
far as we are aware all the evidence now ac-
cumulating as the campaign draws To close
tends 10 confirm his opinion, in which Demo
cratic leaders themselves appear 10 coincide y
striking indication of the general tendency OF
public sentiment concerning the imperative hc-
ccssitv for a Republican Congress is seen In the
suddcn. somewhat unexpected and altogether
vocomc change of attitude on the part of THE
Ncw-York Times" and THE Brooklyn Eagle
Tho nropensities Of those influential journals are
Dcmocratic--so strongly Democratic that III
their desire 10 see the Democratic candidate TOT
Governor of this State elected they nave un'il
this last week of the campaign been unable 10
persuade themselves that they were under any
moral obligation 10 support Republican candi-
dates for Congress at the risk of injury to their
State ticket But finally the pressure OF reason
and conscience became too strong for them 10
resist. ON Wednesday THE Times published Il
leading editorial article TO which we have al
ready referred In terms of sincere respect, and
from which we quote again these decisive
words:
"Tbe Times" will advise no man 20 vote FOR a
candidate for Congress or the Legislature WHo
Is not known to be by conviction ana u''eiu'loc
q sound money man. state Issues TOT fooSc-
Volt and Van WyCk: National issues Tor ton-
grcssmen; the sound money issue In the senate
and Assembly districts, since Senator Murphy
successor is TO be chosen by the next leg'slh'-
ure. Every Intelligent voter can draw these dls-
tinctions between State business ana the Ma
tOn's business. and make his ballot speak MS
mind No man ought to seek an election
10 Congress unless he is willing TO tell what he
thinks about one Of the most important ques-
tons that can come before him. The voters oi
this Commonwealth have right to ask their
Congressional candidates how they are going 70
vote on silver coinage. If the question comes up.
Failing to receive a satisfactory answer. or get
ting no answer at all. they are at liberty to vote
with the opposition.
This was printed in "rhc Times" on Wedncs-
day. Only one day later "The Brooklyn Eagle
published a leading article still more conspcu-
ous in typography and not less emphatic in ex-
preston containing these sentences:
THE Eagle" advises It's readers to vote for
only such candidates for members OF the House
Of Representatives are. and uncondition-
ally and always will be. for the gold standard
and as Will say so and Will promise 10 be so.
! This can be done without injury TO Van Wyck
or benefit TO Roosevelt. 1t should be done re-
gardless OF the i'll good effect OF II on the
Gubernatorial candidacy OF either man. II the
| Democratic candidates for the House of Repre-
sentatves for the gold standard, so much
the better. If they are not II they are in
their hearts but will not say So lest they lose
votes the Republican candidates should be pre-
ferred by gold-standard Democrats In every
Congress district No silver Democratic candi-
date for Congress and no Democratic candidate
for Congress who remains mute on the money
question should receive the vote Of any gold
standard Democrat whatever.
The practical meaning of such advice from
powerfu Democratic newspapers Is unmisaka-
bic 1t means that IN their opinion the sup
porters of sound money In nearly every Con
gress district in the State OF New-fork ought to
vote for the Republican candidate. And we do