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Show CAN'T AFFORD TO FIGHT. The little epat between Senator Wol-cctt Wol-cctt of Colorado and Senator Stewart of Nevada was the worst generalship we have yet seen among the ultra silver men of the west. Mr. Wolcott favors the Banding of a delegation to the financial finan-cial conference r.cfvided for by the German reichstaff,while Mr.Ste wart disapproves, dis-approves, and in lieu of that propoEes independent action. Now we have always been an advocate of independent indepen-dent action with regard to silver re-monetization, re-monetization, and still are, while at the same time we do not deny the de- j airability of international concurrence, j 'Nor can we see that participation in that congress should bind us irrevocably irrevoc-ably to its decision should that be ultimately ulti-mately agaiDSt remonetizaMon. In-..:; In-..:; deed that would be a very effective club to hold over the conference. It would go far toward forcing silver if our deleiates to it should be able to say : Gentlemen, we pray you to give us j fre6 silver, because we greatly Sear ; that if you don't, the United States ; will recaonetize anyhow. It is beyond question that this very declaration ! would go far toward determining favor-eble favor-eble action. European financiers know well the strength of the United States. They know that if she moves independently indepen-dently in this matter they will soon be forced into the same line of policy. We have stood so long in the attitude of solicitors for favors that a little exhi-i exhi-i bition of manliness would have a fine effect, and it would succeed. As long as Europe can keep us in this degrad ing attitude they will be sure to do it, but that is no reason at all why we should remain as Buppliants forever, when we really are the masters, absolute, abso-lute, of the entire situation. But whatever attitude we finally as-Eume, as-Eume, we must show no division among the silver men themselves. We muEt stand solidly, shoulder to shoulder for the metal of the west. We must talk and think of no ratio lees than 16 to 1, but if it should go a point or two lower than that in order to secure the united action of the world, we would ' be willing to concede that. Of coiirso, tbe old ratio is the beBt for us and would only recede with extreme pain, but there are some things which are better than this eternal trade disquiet which for the last twenty-one years has been grinding the very life out of our people. We can secure that something some-thing if we act together, and we will lose it entirely if we go to lighting among ourselyeb. We dare not do this. There iB too much at stake.Tne interests are too large. The promise is too bright as to what we may become if w Be-cuie, Be-cuie, within a few years, the united favorable action of the leading commercial com-mercial nations of the world. If this conference is held and it should fail, which we believe now that it will, then comes independent action which cannot fail and the fact . that we appeared at the conference will show a willingness on our part to be fair, which will win Bympathy which cannot fail to be very helpful in our independent effort to restore re-store the money of the ages and of the nations. The time has come when we 6 re compelled to resort te the diplomacy diplo-macy which the nations of the world, but especially those of Europe, use In . dealing with matters as grave as this is. It would De exceedingly bad diplomacy diplo-macy cr policy to go there divided In any sense. It would be excellent diplomacy di-plomacy to appear in that conference with but a single thought ca the momentous mo-mentous subject. This ia the way, we think, to look at it. We say to the gentlemen gentle-men of Europe: We will meet you upon any half-way matter of justice but the ratio must not be too low, else we will go at it and force you to remonitizs at our own 16 to 1 ratio. If this is done we feel as much assured as-sured that they will ome in as we do that tomorrow's sun will rise. A little J acksonian backbone and a good deal of toleration and good feeling will go a very long way toward settling this, as many other serious and important matters. |