| Show A FOREIGN OPINION On the Policy of Free and Unlimited Unlim-ited Coinage of Silver TH LONDON TIMES VIEWS I Discusses the Issues of the Next Presidential Campaign and the Prospects of Either Party Special 1 to THE HERALDExaminer Cable LONDON Juno 3Tho Times in an editorial edi-torial this morning says When Mr Mills proclaimed in the House the otherday that the Democrats would give the country free and unlimited coinage of silver he announced an-nounced 1 policy that he might be very willing to carry out himself if he could and one that he sincerely believes to be a sound one both for his party and for the country but there are many Democrats who believe it would not be sound for either one or the other and we agree with them That in our judgment it would be ruinous to the country we need hardly say Our readers know our views on that point and the lacts on which we rest them but we are confident it would be a greater error l politics to make any such measure the controlling issue in the next elections or in those of two years hence It would be substituting an issue on which the result will be conceded con-ceded by every one to be a least doubtful for one on which the party is strong and has been gaining strength ever since 1SSS and it is not only possible but very probable proba-ble that on the new Issue the Republicans would be a great deal stronger than they are on the one that has recently been the dominating one So Jar as can now be seen if the issue of lt > 92 is not silver it will be the tariff In 1SSS the Democrats actually act-ually had a majority of the popular vote and would have had a majority of the electoral elec-toral votes had rot those of New York been shamelessly sold by Governor Hill and his faction We have no doubt that were a vote to betaken be-taken on the President again in November next on the tariff issue the Democratic candidate can-didate would be elected We are by no means sure that that would be the case in 1893 on tho issue of free coinage of silver He would be a rash man who would predict any such result I must be remembered that by far the larger part practically of the great body of business men who would vote for moderate tariff reform if represented repre-sented by a suitable Democratic candidate can-didate would not vote for any Democratic candidate on the issue of free coinage Who would lead then Democratic party in a fight for free coinage i At present Mr Cleveland appears to be almost inevitable n n n H n 1 UU1U alU lt uu uccu gruwIng stranuer every day since his treacherous betrayal in ISbS stronger in his party and stronger in the confidence and respect of the whole people Mr Cleveland could not be the candidate of the party favoring free coinage without suffering greatly as web we-b fatally from the irreconcilable inconsistency consistency between his position in the past and any sucu candidacy Mr Vest intimated last week in the Senate that Mr Clevelands views had been modified with regard to silver That is quite possible Those of most public men have been but rather in degree than kind We have no idea that he has changed his opinion as to the underlying principles of currency legislation legis-lation or that he would consent even to consider a nomination on a free coinage platform But if that were possible he would still be a very weak candidate on such a platform quite as weak on that as he would be strong aplatform of tariff reform I knowledge knowl-edge this fact should induce his party to name some one else it is simply impossible I I to conjecture what would bo the result I |
