The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-04-29

the silver issue. This paTerin comment
ing on Bryais fight Tor a silver plank,
admits that lie has strengthened himself
with the people, yet states that the Vote
the question shows the democrat af
the state about evenly divided aud;
assumes that the party are tn wise ~
.foica the issue, tia5 all their Strength
Will be ccntered on the tariff ON which
the party are ii unit and concl1dr tltat
it i.swl~sr to settle one Issue before tax
ing up another.
Inere s. little doubt but that II large
pro,lootiun uf tie masses OF the demo-
cratic party i1vor ilce coinage, and yet
a,aart Use direction OF the leaders il Is
berg dropped out all along the line, Il
toWlftiy surrender to Wall sire 1 aud
lis disgusting to STE now quickly the
.ittle ones III Iiic party fnli lnlo line.
\ recent is,ue OF the Wor,d-iIeiaiIcon-
tains Il communication from II subsrrh-
en- that Shows tie situation in its true
light.
You are correct III this statement that
ne. mdlvl .tutiiy, is stronger Tor having
made the light Tor right and Justice Tor
die people, but | want to say that the
iemOcrat,c party oil the state. through
the Efforts OF the bankers and poll
| tlcians who opposed Mr.. Bryan IN his
grand fight, came forth from the struggle
much weaker for having entered it. You
say that the vote ui the convention in
%Iir;ttcs that the people OF Nebraska are
| jIInSI..S,bl\r I1VIfin] an fine unpSt1nn
Willie yet you seem to assume that the
vote indicated that the people "f the
state, by II small majority, were opposcd
10 Tree SILVER. 1t must be that yoA have
not felt the pulse OF the great Il OF
NeI,rtsku's people outside OF Omaha
aud the mon~ey-lunning class, Or that
your wish II the matter is parent to the
thought. ! want to say that | believe |
STATE d fact when say that four out
i five ri NcEraska's people, outside OF
She bHmkCrS and capitalists, who want Il
scarcity OF money, alc III favor OF the
irrc coinage OF silver. The people Of
Nnhr;'Sk;t w;nN an increase III the vol
inr OF currency 10 IN amount sufficient
To do the business OF the country, and
iry believe that the Tree coinage oT sill
vtri> the easiest and safest mariner by
Ghich lie increased ~vU.Unccan DC put
III tiiNtit''ibH. / W. S,N liit'u Nv N''i''
cratic party should work one reform to
il finish, or words to that effect, before
taking up another reform. and The dem
orrlt> being Il M on the question OF
tariff reform, let that lie made the para
mount issue i'll this campaign. J want
to say that the democrats are not IL
unit IN the question OF tariff reform.
There are democrats i'll the cast, SUrvlv-
ing followers OF That late undemocratic
democrat sam Randall, WHO believe in
o~rAdvucatc protection. There are 9th
er~ who. h2li"v" in maintaining IL tauii
or revenue only and still Others who be-
lave in absolute free trade. There are
more differences Oi opinion among dem
o,,ntS ON the tariff question than cHn
ever exist Oh tie silver question. On
til" silver question there can be but two
opinions. The people must be either Tor
or against it. There is no hail way
ground and tins is why the money power
want to keep this question suppressed.
On the tnrlil question they can deceive
the people ana keep them divided. dis
cussing different phases Of the question,
and prevent any legislation that will give
the masses any national relief from this
mmlcnucrntic burden, or robbery per-
p]ctUHtpd in the lame OF protection.
bpSIdeS this our idea conveys the I'M
precision mat the people are not capable
OF 9rasping more than one question at
Il time. which seems to me TO be IL glfltu-
itOuS Slur at the MASSES who compose
the rank and file OF the democratic
party. II you viii take the time and
trouble 81 coming in contact with the
mnSSes, by getting outside OF the ltnus.
pilclr II which you circulate, YOU viii
come to the conclusion that YOU made
Il mistailo when YOU ISSUED that mtinl.
ton.