The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-12-09
REFORM WITH THE PARTY.

We Can Never Expect Relief From the
Present Political Bosses of the Nation.
The death of Mr.. Plumb has cost the
free silver republicans of the senate
their most aggressive and courageous
leader. Now the chances are that the
senate will pass no radical silver legis-
lation this winter. Senator German,
along with all the other eastern SEN
ators, is opposed to it as matter Of
policy and the free silver democrats of
both houses are much less insistent
than they were in the last congress.
The same thing is true in the house,
where every day brings forth evidence
Of the decadence of the silver craze.
Both parties are playing for the presi-
dency and the leaders are convinced
that free silver would be the worst
possible card to play in New York and
New England. The people at the
treasury department believe that if no
action is taken by congress there is a
good prospect that France will soon
issue invitations for another inter-
national conference and that England
and Germany will accept This, it is
hoped, will pave the way for an agree
ment which will increase the use of
silver in Europe and permanently raise
its market price.-Associated Press
Dispatch.
The above clipping is taken from the
columns of democratic paper and for
candor it is to be commended. Here is
the great so-called "party of the peo-
ple"-the democratic party-in full
control of both branches of the nation
al legislature; they (the leaders and
press) have loudly proclaimed for years
that they were uncompromisingly in
favor of the free coinage of the dollar
of the daddies," of more money, less
taxation and any and all measures that
promised benefit to the people, but
were prevented (?) from doing anything
by the republicans. This ''party of the
people, now has a golden opportunity
to redeem all of its promises, to exem-
plify all of it's good intentions, and it
hastens to announce to the ''people"
that it was joking just maneuvering
for the offices, you know"
The majority of the republican lead
ers have opposed any increase in the
volume Of money, have posed as the
sponsors of the rich and have made no
pretentions to being friendly to the in
dustrial interests. In this they are con-
sistent-they are acting out their
avowed intentions and no one is disap.
pointed. But with the democrats it is
different. They have persistently as
sured the people that they only await
an opportunity to comply with all of
their reasonable demands. < = Both
old parties are playing for the presi-
dency and the leaders are convinced
that free silver would be the worst
possible card to play in New York and
New England" Then we are to un-
derstand that the primary object Of the
leaders of both of the old parties is
to obtain and retain full possession of
the reins Of tn e government, that the
peoples inter ests and the welfare of
the country are Of secondary concern;
in other words-'the people be id"
What do those alliancemen who have
been advocating reform within the old
parties think of the prospect? Is it not
as plain now as it can ever be made
that such a thing is an absolute impos-
sibility, that no relief can ever be ex-
pected through their actions? Ex-
Senator Van Wyclx, of Nebraska, very
aptly stated the case when he said:
1.-The only way to clear the rats from
ship is to sink it, and the only way we
can purify the old parties is to bury
them "-Butler mo J Union