New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-21
HERE AND NOW.

s,nce our esteemed contemporary THE New-York
Times" suspended IT'S nght loI soui'" ''''''' ~
THE New-York Tribune.
Whom Where? Show us where the fight for
sound money is going on and we Will be In the
thickest OF 1t In a jiny.-IThe New-io rK Times
Right here in New-Yorl State, where on NO
vember thirty-four Congressman are 10 be
elected and where the politics OF united States
Senator Is 10 be determined by the popular
choice of a Legislature. Those congressman
and that Senator will have to he for SOUND
money or against it. and just ut present Inc
Times is trying TO defeat the men who VIII DE
for It.
"The Times" finds II convenient TO ignore the
NatIonnl character which this stake OF Senator
and Representatives puts into this contest II
will not admit that the election by the greatest
State I'm the Union Of n Governor ana otler
State officers who voted for free silver in lS?6
and do not declare against il now. In preference
IN mon who uneOlIivOcally declare for the goa
standard would encourage the Bryanitcs eve;y-
whore and that a victory of the gold men WOuld
strengthen the sound-mony forces OF the Na-
tion When II cannot avoid recognizing the
financial Issue il comforts itself in assisting
Van Wvck. the Bryanitc. with the assertion
that the Republicans are no better sound-mohey
man Than the democrats who suppressed the
money question from the Syracuse platform
while shouting for Bryan and boasting that
tbcv nominated candidates who faithfully voted
for silver And this 1t says in face OF the TACT
that the Republicans have done absolutely
everything they had the power 10 do for SOUND
money with the present complexion of the
United States Senate.
Rut though this is the position Of "The Times"
m OpfObpr
the vast influence of the great State of New
York is in the balance, il had different opinion
about the meaning of State and Congress cleo
lions last June when little Oregon was VOTING
for q Governor and two instead Of thirty-four.
congressman. ON June last "Thc Times
commented cditorially on the Oregon election.
under the title THE Victory in Oregon hailed
the result as highly gratifying" rejoiccd that
the Republican candidate Tor Governor had a
majority of some 10000, and that in the Con
press districts the Republican candidates had
been chosen by increased majorities, and said:
1--WE regard the Oregon election as clear PROOF
That the gold standard will win the hearty sup
port of the majority of the people in any STATE
heretofore regarded as doubtful when 1t Is pre-
scented in a clear and honest fashion
! What should make an election of n Governor
| an uneuulVOcal SOunu-IlOle! pidtloIin iiSh-
" gratifying" as a sound-money victory In June
and of no account in October?
! Why is the election OF two sound money mem
/ Lers of the next Congress important and the
election of thirty-four members Of the same
Congress something which It does not concern
sCund-money men TO fight over!
VIVA; has the Republican party done since
last June which makes its victories on sound
money platforms less sound money victories
row than then:
! Why Is the introduction Of the sound money
! Issue into the State and Congress elections In
! New-York IN "affrOnt' and an insult to the in
/ telligence" and lis Introduction into n similar
election in Oregon very satisfactory" and COM
mondablc:
Does the fact that the Democrats Of New
/ York sncakcd on the question and nominated
Bryanitcs. while keeping silent on Organism 10
/ befog and deude sound-moneY people make the
presentation 10y the Republicans Of the sound
money issue lin a clear and honest fashion"
something TO he condemned in NcwIork when
II is praised in Oregon: