The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-23
SEATTLE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2s.
What Will He Do ?

We give place with pleasure to some
letters published In the peoples col
umn and to a portion Of recent speech
by ex-Gov Campbell. of Ohio, showing
that he has seen the error OF his ways.
Far be 1t from us to put a pebble in
the path Of a repentant and returning
sinner: but neither will we falsify the
facts OF history TO save his feelings.
The Post-Inteiligencer put the case very
mildly in saying that Gov. Campbell
had displayed a tenderness for free
silver" As for Mr.. Delaplaine. he dis
plays a fund of misinformation so CO.
pious that 1t is scarcely worth while
to deal with him.
II is true that the Ohio platform of
1891. on which Mr.. Campbell ran for
governor, did not explicitly mention the
ratio OF 16 to /. There was no nee,i.
The party was thoroughly committed
to 1t. The Democratic state convention
OF 1890, James T.. Campbell being then
In the governors chair. demanded THE
free coinage of silver at its present ra-
ito with gold" The platform OF 1891
demanded 1.-The reinstatement of the
constitutional standard Of both gold and
silver with the equal right of each to
free and unlimited coinage" The party
had taken its stand. nobody had
any doubt of its position, and its can
d!date must accept the consequences
OF that past folly. II he did not believe
In l6 to !. so much the worse for him
The Republican platform OF Ohio In
1891 was In no way Identical with the
Democratic II approved the Sherman
act, passed the year before. 1t did not
mention free coinage or anything
squirting at IT, The New York Repub-
Leans resolved that every dollar issued
by the government. whether paper or
coin. should be as good as every other
dollar" Those OF Massachusetts de-
clased themselves 'unalterahly opposed
to the unlimited coinage OF silver Ivy
this country" unless all the leading ma
tons of the world should agree upon
a uniform international ratio. There
were comparatively few state conven-
lions that year. but Republicans out
side the mining states were against free
silver.
Mr.. Delaplaine's statement that up TO
last
dared 10 indorse the single gold stan
dard displays astonishing political ig-
norance. In 1896 the New York state
convention was held nearly three
months before the ST Louis national
convention. II said: While gold re-
mains the standard Of the U'nitc1 states
and OF the civilized world the Repub-
lican party Of New York declares
itself In favor OF the firm and honorable
maintenance OF that standard" And
here In Washington. where financial
heresies had taken firm root. the Re-
publican convention four years ago he
fore the national convention assembled
to its everlasting honor. voted down
both a free silver plank and comprs-
mise. and declared in SO many words
for the maintenance Of the gold stan
dard.
SO much for the past. Now. how
about the future2 We give Gov. Camp
bell all the credi, that he deserves for
his belated reputation of IS to /
coupled as It Is With nonsense about
our being "saddled with the gold star
dard"; still fiuttering between wind and
water. But what is he going 10 do?
He says that the Chicago platform con.
tanned 'one fatal error"-l6 TO / Rut
every Democratic convention In 1900
demands the reaftirmation n the Chi
cago platform, fatal error" included
The Endorsement Of it at Kansas City
will be as unanimous as the renomina-
ton Of Bryan. WIN Gov Campbell
turn away with horror from this "fnan-
cial heresy' and advocate Republican
success. or will he do as Mr.. pelaplaine