Year: 1879

Democratic Dishonesty.


II seems according to what Messrs.


Coke and Maxey the two Texas Sena-
tors say, that the Democracy is about
to los, that State and would lose it if
the Warner silver bill or some other


imitation enterprise was not adopted by
Congress. Senator Coke is represented
as having said in the Democratic eau
Gus which is now virtually the Congress
of the United States, that "Greenback-
ism was running wild in Texas, and if
something was not done to ccunteract
it, the Democratic party would even.
tually lose the State, and nothingbut
unlimited and unrestricted silver coin
age would save it to that party" Sen
ator Maxey concurred in this view, and
all the Western Democratic Senators


advanced the same views in respect 10


the exigencies in their own States.
Here is the key to the eagerness with
which he Democrats in Congress for
sake their old and established princi-
pies of sound currency and are now
grasping after the heresy Of imitation.
Their party is in danger and something
must bs donet) keep it in the numeri-
cal majority in Congress, or they will
lose their hold upon the reins Of the
government. Thy care little what
that is, no matter If it does Hood the
nation with ataintel irredeemable cur
rency 50 that it but inures to tn ebene-
fit of their party. Here is an illustra.
tion of a great party that has abandoned
its principles and is now following the
people instead of leading the people,
like ship at sea without rudder or
chart, their Iarty knows not where it
will anchor and cares less, 50 that it is
not driven to pieces upon the rocks
and shoals which surround it. Sena-
tor Coke knows very well that flood
of silver certificates for which the War
ner silver bill provides would be quite
as bad if not worse than fresh issues of
Greenbacks, and yet he and his coadju.
tors are willing to sacrifice principle for
the sake OF hol ling on to some little
political advantage for the Democr attic
party.


Commenting upon this subject, the
Philadelphia "Recorl,' whose staunch
and unhinching Democracy is admitted,
says, ''it were Letter for the Democracy
to lose the State of Texas at the next
election in a fight tOr honest money
than to carry it by lowering its flag to
the Greenbackers. To party which
battles manfully for well-defnei prin-
ciples Of Government defeat is often
but the harbinger ,f victory. But to
party which has no principles, apart
from the vagaries of the hour, as is the
case with the Democracy of Ohio to-
day, success is but the forerunner of
inglorous defeat.' Of the forty three

Democrats in the Senate, only two are
found who will not sacrilic. principles
for party. One of them represents the
smallest state in the Union in popula-
ton, the other the algest-Bayard and
Herman, The silver bill could easily
he passed by the Senate without the
aid of those two Senat RS, but the Dem
ocracy know that the recoil against
the party would be tremendous. These
Senators represent enough Of the Democ-
cy Of the great States of New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio, to oveIwhelm
the party in irretrievable ruin, and
they well know that without New York
on their side the contest for the Presi-
dency is already decided in favor CT the
Republicans. Under these circumstan-
ces, the two Senators mentioned will be
allowed for the present to have their
own way until the meeting of the reg
ular session of Congress in December.
In the meantime Ohio will have ended
her political campaign, and if in favor
OF the Democracy, then the fight will
be renewed, and Bayard and Herman
will no doubt be allowed to resign from
the Finance Committee. The Democ-
racy reassured will feel strong enough
to 90 ahead in their schemes OF imitation
and dishonesty. Should the Republi-
cans carry Ohio, the contest will be
virtually ended in favor of that party
in 1880. Unhappy Democracy, but we
have no tears to shed.


The South American Trade.


New York merchants are beginning
to see the importance of the South
American trade, and are preparing an