Show True it claimed then as now to bean be-an allaround uptodate silver paper but we knew then as well as now that It was only a qualified silver organ that its course WoUd be controlled on that question by the action of its party entirely but that does not matter says the Tribune The Herald is accused of the crime of following its party on the silver question ques-tion We admit the accusation and attempt at-tempt no defense If it is a crime to be in full accord with our party on the silver question then it is a crime to be in accord with the declaration of the Chicago platform on it which declaration de-claration is in favor of the free and Independent in-dependent coinage of silver sit the ratio of IGto 1 and not In Xavor af waiting for the consent of any other nation Is there anything wrong or servile In fa voting n party lead such UP this Our contemporary followed that lead a year ago but it shows wonderful signs of repentance and of a keen desire to follow fol-low the leau of a party which is op j = posed to the free and Independent coinage of silver a party which believes be-lieves in knuckling to the powers of Europe We always expect to be in accord with the Democratic party on I the slIver questipn for it is the champion cham-pion of the free and independent coinage coin-age of silver by the United States |