The advocate., 1892-06-15
THE SILYER CONSPLRAoY.

[The following comes to US from Colorado
correspondents nt.-EDTTOR,l
Our senator, Hon. II. M. Teller, q man
for years In the front ranks of the Re-
publican party, and with the foremost In
the nations councils, told It all when, in
his noble battle for silver in the United
States senate, he said:
When the free coinage bill was introduced
in this body in December, I know whereof
speak when say that the banks OF New
York City organized themselves for the
purpose of defeating this legislation, and
venture to say now there is not bank in
the United States known as national bank,
which has not been appealed to by that
organization TO contribute funds and in
tluenCe to the defeat Of silver legislation.
Furthur on he said:
do not intend chat anybody shall infer
from the remarks have made in my criti-
Cism Of the Republican party, in my state
ment of the dangers which have threatened
us, which now threaten US at Minneapolis,
that ! expect that the Democratic party will
be any more liberal towards US as party.
II 10 true that we have had from that side Of
the chamber many generous supporters.
II is true that for the many
years that we have been here en-
deavOring TO secure a proper recognition
for silver, we have looked to men sitting
on the other side Of the chamber, with d
certainty that they were our friends in this
contest. But, like our party, the Demo
cratic party is in the tolls Of power it dare
not offend, and the danger is that these two
great political parties, in their anxiety TO SO.
cure the state Of New York, controlled as il
Is by little circle in and about Manhattan
Island, will neglect and repudiate the inter
est Of the great masses Of the country, and
aot exactly alike on this silver question.
Coming from such high authority,
what more need be sRiGg Does anyone
doubt that our whole financial policy Is
held in the hands Of a few, who thereby
control the destinies Of the people Of the
whole natl N, grinding them to poverty
like dumb driven cattle, and that every
vote for either of the old parties Is vote
to perpetuate that poverty? And IL 1t Is
so on the money question, why not on
the railroad question, the land question,
the tariff and everything else wherein
the interests Of the few conflict with
those of the many? Surely the people
north, south, east and west owe our Colo
RADIO senators a debt of gratitude for
having arisen above party prejudice and
dIctation, and told the plain truth. Their
speeches should be in the hands Of every
voter. They knotO whereof they speak,
and, il mistake not, Colorado, hereto
fore 80 strongly Republican, will go with
them and be Peoples party state this
fall. Tell our Kansas friends to be
brave and true, stand by their colorS and
they will be rewarded by seeing many
States-some not counted on now-wheel
into line this fall. The cause they so
bravely started is spreading; politicians
Of both old parties are already dumb
founded that their following Is so light
and there Is 80 little enthusiasm among
the people, while the voter is chuckllng
to himself, thinking how much greater
will be the surprise and CONSERVATION Of
those same politicians when the votes are
counted next fall and he finds politics
were not in 1t at all; that politics were
subordinated to the peoples interests
and honest men.