The herald., 1898-10-31
fX-PRfSID[NT BENNY
TALKS WISELY THRoU0H HIS
FAMOUS HAT
THE SILVER ISSUE is NOT DEAD
But Is More Than a Little Likely to
Rise Up and Smash the
Administration
Associated Press Special Wire.

| INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 3O-Chairman
Hernley of the Republican state central
committee recently invited ex-President
Harrison to take part in the campaign. The
ex-president has sent Mr.. Hernley letter
saying that important legal business will
OCCUPY his time for several weeks. He dis
cusses national questions as follows:
'In New York, where was recently, the
Democratic party has pushed aside the free
silver question, and is making campaign
upon the theory that national issues, and
Especially the free silver question, are not in
volved. In Indiana the case is quite dill
ferent. The Democratic party here has af-
of 1896, and in our own. district l under
stand the Democratic candidate for congress
| is strongly urging upon the people the issue
of free silver coinage at the ratio of l6 to l.
Now whatever be the case in New York,
here Democratic success would distinctly
set forward and strengthen the propaganda
for free silver coinage. In New York many
gold Democrats who affiliated with the Re-
publican party in 1896 are saying that the
silver issue is not involved, but men of that
faith certainly cannot say so in Indiana. II
seems to me that it would be a distinct set
back for the cause of honest money and a
distinct injury to the state of Indiana if, in
our people should vote for the free coinage
of silver. Honest money Democrats who
have hoped that the issue might not meet
them again in Democratic national con-
Ivention will help to make it's appearance
there certain if they aid in securing Demo
Icratic victory in Indiana this year. The ap-
parent settlement of that issue in 1896 CON
tributed immensely to bring the prosperity
which we now enjoy. to give confidence to
capital, and to secure work and wages in
good money to the workingman.
These classes We're awake then to the
i 4 il
with an overwhelming negative. 1t would
be an unpleasant thing to contemplate if.
while in the enjoyment of the fruits of that
victory, any of those who supported the
cause of sound money in 1895 should now,
either from lethargy or pique, or through the
influence of minor questions, be led. either
actively or passively, to give their aid to the
huence. I cannot understand why any Re-
publican in the state should withhold his in
fiuence and'vot from the Republican ticket.
Small differences as to the details of admin
istration and smaller differences growing
out of personal disappointments should be
put utterly aside.
Gone consideration, I think, should
strongly influence the voters of the state.
The nation went into war with Spain, sup
ported by the moral sentiment of the great
majority of our people of all parties. 1t
was felt that as to Cuba there was distinct
call upon the United States to interpose for
the ending Of Spanish cruelties and mis-
government there The firing lines have
been withdrawn. and our ships are largely in
our own harbors after achieving victories
that have given increased fame to American
arms; but our foreign relations are still
acute and unsettled, and the appeal to
which the response was so generous and non
partisan at the beginning of the war, to
stand by our own country and its executive
and administrative officers. should be felt
and responded to. Our election results
should not give. or eaH seem to give, en-
couragement to those who would find in our
discords and divided counses their advant-
age. Our British cousins have the good habit
of standing by when their nation is conduct
ing delicate and irritating foreign questions.
every trnlv YOURS.
"BENJAMIN HARRISON"