New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-03
SOME INQUIRIES FROM A VOTER
INFORMATION WANTED on TIE SUBJECTS OF
FREE SILVER ANNEXATION AND DIsCoRD-
AIT POLITICAL ELEMENTS

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Many voters do not seem 10 understand the
subject Of unlimited and free coinage OF silver
VIII you explain II. and bimctallism. and also
whetho.. ID your knowledge any country that ever
tried unlimited silver benefited or injured by Il?
Is Mr. Bryan really working FOR the public good
or for some other purpose? No one can doubt
his ability. or that he is an orator of the
first order. He has tho working classes and some
priests Of high standing in the Roman Catholic
Church-with him. Father Ducev sound the warn
ing from his pulpit that the laboring classes can
not stand the oppression Of the capitalists much
longer"
Are Mr.. rman and Mr. Altgeld good leaders
in any cause? Would 1t not ne good thing
Tor tnis Government TO put II in substantial de-
fence? Other nations would not wait UNTIL We
sot ready Tor war as H. the Rebellion. Is il no. a
IN tho Pacific Ocean. two thousand miles from our
sea coast. ana. with the marines OF q United
states ship Of war. under arms. drive the negro
queen and raise tht Stars and stripes over the
Capto.? And now % annex u in tn fac. Of an
foune in H. annexation # Hawaii. 10 our va,
spain went irto Mcxi-o during our Rebel on?
have al"1yN been Democrat but wren ! saw
Ile aiq ,'F yonG FOR NciTi rnc
decordan' political elements I'm his country are
Sn 6s Would BE- a2ysed for 4cins one Class
against another. In tn appointments 20 oihce Tor
We * 6 ne hand 9'k the honG Of Croker out
OF over twcnty five hundred appointments there
hold cv@rythinc JETFERsONIAN.
New-York. Jan. p
H. Many countries ,ricd unlimited coinage Of
silver the United States FOR one. and all the
silver went abroad because il then worth
relatively more than gold. when great Increase
in its production made il worth materially less
than GOLD at ratios Of coinage formerly adopted,
all commercial nations had TO stop such coinage.
They could not afford 70 make the dollar pay
able - every aborer for his work or 10 ii credi-
tor for his debt a deprecated and uncer' ain
dollar. Stin less now. when the lepre-
citation has gone far that even Japan aban-
dons the use Of silver
> This Nation is rather more ready 10 defere
itsel. tfan anybody outside the War and Navy
departments is aware. No other Power thinks
Of resisting or even objecting to the annexation
Of Hawaii. and its value to the United States is
mainly as n defence Of the Pacific Coast and
It's commerce. In that sense the islands would
be worth more than a hundred forts. or the
largest beet any nation can boast.
- The discordant clements in this country
are not 10 be harmonzed by putting any one
Of them into entire control. that Is true. 1t IS
not true that Tammany appoiniees are all OF
one nativity or faith: but If they were. Tam
many represents only shifting phase Of local
government which. with men Of independent
spirit capable Of voting for sound Republican
although themselves always Democrats. can
moi last No form Of civic misgovernment can last
when the people refuse TO be slaves TO a party
name and blind 10 the objects for which party
eXists.-Edl