The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-10-06
HARRISON AND SILVER.
HIS UTTERANCES EMPTY AND
MEANINGLESS

MEANINGLESS
the Salvation of silver as Il v tncy y stan
Depends Upon the EeputiiitiOn o: tile.
O!d M"ncy-Dom mated Political FAR
tcs.
SiIvcr'> FeterIn ned Foes.
President Harrison's reference tn sil-
Ter. in lis letter of acceptance. merely
effects the Intentionally ambiguous
:tngna@a of the Mum, solis convcn-
ion, "i,h an appended personal opin-
on lirttnG.t. tt b,.at the forca of the
'rce coinage iifi'yciric'tt III th" silver
mining states, which persona. dp'n'or
: in turn shown of cvrrv Particle If
significance hv the conditions that ar.
ittached to il. The party of the none:
metals in al. c@mncrciI transactions,
10 maintain which is. As thf' President
lays, an essetial condi ion to tn" rtotot
!!ion of free coinage, was bestowed by
ne act of decentralization. At the
iin,c that bill was silrreptitiouslv car
iipd through Congress. silver com
mandcd 1. premium over gold. Its
t'tsIiN " ltbi r,plI- HHSup 'Ittt IS VIC
redit of the G"sesr,rent, Will never
be reasser,ed until the iE't"I States
returns to the money of the Const tt'
lion l,v cnacting the free and unre-
rirted coinage of silver. The crime
# dcIh,t""t;satitn iir the Government,
,i.routi. ciffr',t a.e,.cics and methods
and designed bv the frtd.ot classes pi
lhe world to influence similar :itt',r, III
Europe. must be unlone bv this Go,
"rnment as the prelude to a shadow OF
hope for silver's restoration to the
stardina it ljaid in commerce for thous-
ands df yta's bef',te 1873:
President Hartisoii thinks that with:
in two years sentiment in sd7't' ~ -
larger use of silver" has developed III
Europe. In fact. within the present
rc"r the only great power not meas
ua'I 'r''i.c .s"l1 trust Austria -
las lemoneilzcu II >es, rpd TIE "crr'
liality. promptne>s ana ,:'hsn''f-itr
with which the Presidents invitatiC!I
Tor an international monetary confer
nee has been accepted, merely inai-
ttns .lesire tn quiet the feeling and
i,n:est :.iio1s tI:e plundered r"pnla-
ions Of Europe; 81 the conference
originated III TIE hone ~ delr'ding the
plunIered producers of this eo.iHtss
md influencing their surrender to Il
yrasping and dangerous plutocracy fol
four years 'tiorc.
Cleveland is coNie--ea enemy OF
aime!allism and hence an cLe,t::s nj
Colorado. and upon that Point a foe oi
he American people. Harrison is not
!. vii. !.sa 50. but less honest in as
scr,:rG his .,osit:nn. He knows
mat he could haTe 1t salkcser in
he silver S'ates by simply ,nateei,ia
o forego the ve:o rowe, IN the EXERT
# a free coinage bill passing dur
ing his occupancy of the presidential
hair, but he does tf't anu dare not
make the promise, because II" -erra
sents very different interest and dc.
pcnds upon that interest for his
! chances OF election. Hence he uses Il
Wilderness "f words in the vain hope
9f ,ieSeis ine the tS-,=i without compro
.ufslng himself viii. :hr Eest; He
knows that bill is pending II th,
United States Senate, i'll reduced br
his own lieutenant in that body. the
passage Of wilicl: woull reduce tn,
v.slnc Of silver to ~ Gems, ''- 10 cent>
per ounrc, hui h" avoid, the lea>. 't's
| crcnce To that contemplated blow a
liz white metal. although it involves
&c al,so!u:. ruin OF the silver mining
Industry,
IN y.,.w G, President Harrison's lat
est u:tcranccs. F.upc,essiv -tarts and
meaningless so far as the silver ,fues
ton is concerned, the Endorsements
Just NOW current will hc understood 4,
the expressions OF spof' L'in:er-, who
consider Themselves and not t.h ~ei!
fare al Colorado or the county.
The salvation of silver :,> a none,
metal depends wholly upon the rrpn
dil.,oa rf the old moncy-,!ominated
oli.ica. pat,les ~ ;l,e A'.,crican pco
pie. The fate OF the Write ta..;a. -
whether it shall be farther deh:,s,t
next winter with the result of ciosin.
o,lr mines. or whether the none,
EtGker- aIl corporate rapacltv ano
privileges .t,laii receive the check tba
s,lall forecast llopa,:t t,,um:h and III.
reassrrtlon of justice and ettritS il
fin ance and industry will depens
II; on the independent free coinage
vote that will he cast in the approach
ing election. TO Colorado the resul
is vital. as every Intelligent person il
the state must see There should be
waking up and the consolidation of th'
silver vote acains: siivers determine,
foes as represented hy Harrison an'
Cleveland Eockv Mountain News.