Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-06

Congressman Sweet In Boise st.,e.m.

Neither party will nominate a can
dldate for President in '92 who 70
committed to the free coinage of sill
'er' unless a mighty change takes
place In the sentiment now prevailing
throughout the thickly populated
centres OF the East. What are we
to dof Will free coinage bill pas.
the next Congress? Possibly; but l
doubt it. There will be no elections
Dill pending then to induce Demo
crats to unite in the Senate. It is
an open secret here that the Demo
Gratis IN the Senate offered to defeat
the silver bill if the Republicans
would lay aside the elections bill.
Inc proposition was rejected, and to
defeat the elections bill the Democrat
ic Senators united with the silver men
In favor OF Vests substitute, we'll
knowing, however, that it could not
pass the House. These are cold facts.
Gorman, of Maryland, is no more in
favor of free coinage than Walker, of
Massachusetts, or Grover Cleveland.
Now let US look at our losses.
have before me the report of the Di-
rector of the mint. 1t shows that the
government has made net profit on
the coinage of silver during the twelve
years ended June 80, 1890, of $685.
69S,O57.41. This enormous sums of
nearly sixty-six millions of dollars rep
resents the difference between what
the government paid for silver and
what it was worth to the government
as money. 1t also represents the
money that has been taken from the
resources of the silver producing
States, (without anything in return
for it, as the result of the outrageous
exercise of the power of government
against one class of producers. II
also represents sum of money that
would have been available for the de.
velopment of the resources of the
West, had We received what our pro.
duct has evidently been worth to the
commercial world. Whatever We
have received back out of this func
which rightfully belonged to us We
have obtained at the same old rate O
interest.
We had bette have the free coin
age of the American product thai
submit to this tremendous loss; an,
as long as the East believes Tor con
trolls Its people by affecting to believe
that unlimlted free coinage would re
suit in deluging this country with sil
yer from the old world, and at tn
expense of losing our gold and de
stroying values, just so long we wi
be unable to carry into effect the am
bitions, as we'll as the just and equita
bic wishes of our people. Unles
therefore, some unexpected conditio
arises, ! see no hope for free coinag
; for six years to come; except we ca
bring it about gradually and by cat
tious and judlcious advances-a
ways fighting for each step gains'
am not in favor of wasting an
more time over the schemes to pu
chase silver. The principle is wroni
and good seldom comes from ba
: principles. No compromise shouI
be accepted now that does not adm
that silver is money; but if we wei
obliged to apply the principle only
American United States) silver,
. would be step that must prove bel
:, efcial to the West, and with silv,
!. once recognized and restored in OF
r own country the victory is two-thir'
a won.
r The withdrawal" of Cleveland
Y nonsense. There are sincere silv
!. Democrats who would be glad
4 "withdraw" him, but they are wit
/: out the strength to do it. The Sout
e eru States need silver and desire
d but would prefer Cleveland and
Democratic administration to a col
+ bination with the West and the 81
Q cess of silver. l see nothing for
d but fight, fight, fight; and eventual
: victory.