Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-04-19

FO1 AND AGAlH1T.
The Democratic club Of Boise, the |
sJe6ersonian," held : meeting the
other evening, and the proceedings.
published by the Democrat, show It
to be ; queer organization, = most
Democratic organizations are, and
running over with Inconsistencies.
Silver coinage came up for consider
atlon and G. G. Stevenson moved is
be referred to the Chicago convea-
ton. Before the motion was second
ed John Davis moved that the sense
Of the meeting be expressed in favor
of free coinage. This motion was
seconded and the subject opened for
discussion. L. Vineyard said silver
is, as it always has been, Democrat
10 measure, but in the coming cam
paign it must be made > secondary
consideration. Mr.. Morgan moved
that bi- metalism be recommended rs
q plank in the national platform.
while John Davis amended BY NOV
ing that the sense Of the club be for
free coinage, which was carried. I'm
mediately following this g. G. Steven
son moved that the club indicate as
its choice for the next President of
the United States to be nominated
at Chicago, Grover Cleveland. The
motion was carried with great ap-
plause. That club is daisy. It is
for free coinage, it says, but at the
same time against it. That is, the
club is for it, but dare not recommend
it as plank OF their party platform,
while at the same time avering that
it is a genuine Democratic measure.
Queer proceeding. Cleveland is one
of the most pronounced and uncom-
promising of the anti-silver men Of
the country, yet the club decided
, Grover to be its choice with sgreat
applause" Queer again. Perhaps
the Democracy has no available can
D didate who is a free coinage man.
D Taking this as the correct view, the
assertion that the Democratic party
is the free-coinage party, stands out
0 in bold reliefin the light ofrldiculous-
v ness. The fact of the matter is the
r Democracy is "great on" making a
: big noise and proclaiming from the
! house tops and other high places
/; what great things they will do if only
i given a chance, and how they will
h rush unterri6ed into the fray anc
II knock things right and left and hell
r, westandcrosswise, but when placee
II in a position to do something they
v are meek as lambs and their voices
subside, as past events have shown
and some of those events very recent
That party would not appear 81
ridiculous if it had not proclaimed
with such a loud and unanimou
voice that it was the true and onl
=. free-coinage party, and that it was TO
: free-coinage with bowling, uncon
9 querable majority Recent event
9. have proven that the free coinage G
10 silver is a sectional issue, but W
trust the time is not far distant whe
y the people east of the Mississippi wi
At open their eyes to the importance c
, the question and clearly see that ther
,r is not money enough with which t
transact the growing business of th
country, and that it is not a measur
!, simply for the benefit of the silve
"a miner, but for every producer in e,
of cry section of Uncle Sans domain
n The demonetization of silver enriche
rs the money lender by making none
,v scarce and consequently moro val,
=, able. 1t was scheme to compel ii
ID borrower to pay back in money wor,
n. 33 per cent. more than that which
.a borrowed, or in other words to pa
33 per cent. more than he actual
owed. That was the bottom of tt
'e- whole scheme. The blatant talk Of
Ite 70 cent silver dollar and a wrong rat
rd sixteen parts OF silver to one
he gold-is all bosh. If gold were d
to monetized and silver made the stan
a ard and coined free, silver would [
rn- up and gold down until the raj
ass would be nearer like ten parts of S
ed yer to one of gold. In 1873 VIII
lis silver was demonetized it was at
ce premium over gold at the ratio OF
tie to /, an ounce of silver then bei
ion worth from sl.30 to $1.32 per oun'
il Wheat was worth from also to u.