The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1892-10-15
Eddy on Silver.

For the first time in the history of
our State we have the privilege, or the
right conferred upon us of electing to
congress two members of the house of
representatives. 1t has been my good
fortune, or, at least, | have been honored
in being selected by the Republican
convention of the second congressional
district to represent it as its candidate
on the Sth day of next November.
several of the papers of the State in
opposition to the Republican party, or
in opposition to me personally, have been
very anxious, apparently, to know my
standing upon the silver question-in
truth not anxious at all, because they
knew it. | have been one of those who
have believed that in this State, in a
community situated as we are, it is not
necessary for every man outside of the
insane asylum to stand upon the street
corner and in season and out of season
declare his allegiance to a cause that in
Colorado is paramount to all others.
Nevertheless can say to you as l have
seemed to me to be fit and proper that
| am absolutely and unqualitiedly in
favor of the free and unlimited coin
age OF silver; lApplausel that should |
be elected to the high office to which
am aspiring will give up my time and
all my ability, so much as l possess, all
my energy and every effort that l can
put forth, and by every act and by every
vote lend aid and assistance to a cause
which | believe to be not only necessary
to our own prosperity but to the pros
perity of this nation, and of every
civilized nation.
There is, | think, no doubt in the
mind of any honest, candid thinker in
all these United States that we have
not sufficient circulating medium.
bitterly and who has done so much. in
our minds, to oppose the cause of silver
even old John Sherman himself, has
announced that in his Judgment there
is not sufficient circulating medium in
this country. We of Colorado have
been brought close to this silver ques-
ton; we have been compelled by our
circumstances and by our surroundings
to give it consideration, and give it
thought, as the citizens Of Pennsylvania
have been compelled for generation or
more to give most careful thought and
consideration to the question of tariff,
to the question of duty upon iron, steel
and coal.
The distinguished gentleman who
has been nominated by the peoples
party, in whose judicial district am
speaking tonight, who is II resident of
neighboring county to this of Ouray,
who is warm personal friend of mine
as l am of his, against whose personal
character nothing can be said, against
whose standing as man nothing can
be said, has allowed himself to assume
a peculiar position politically. He has
announced in his letter accepting the
nomination to the Office of congressman
that he is in favor of the Peoples party
Weaver in his speech in Denver. Now.
in view of the fact that very few of his
proposed constituents heard General
Weaver's speech in Denver, in view of
the fact that there has not been pub
lished in this State full and complete
report of General Weaver's speech in
Denver, how is it that any of his con-
stituents can know exactly upon what
construction of the platform he stands !?
His friends, many of them, say he is a
Democrat, while those who are strictly
of the Peoples party say that he
is a Peoples party man. So far
as he is concerned, I have yet
to learn that he las made an open,
square announcement of his views
in this regard. 1 can tell you where
stand, and can tell YOU in no uncertain
terms. l stand upon the Republican
platform enunciated by the Republicans
of the second congressional district at
Colorado Springs. That platform de-
clared unqualifiedly in favor of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and in
structs the nominee of that convention,
should he be elected, to disregard all
party ties and all leadership by party
leaders in the interest of silver; in
structs him to vote first and last and
upon every occasion as will best ad,
vance the cause of silver. L stand upon
the plank of that platform that declares
unqualifiedly in favor of the protection
of American industries and American
labor. Applause. l stand upon the
plank in that platform that declares
the party as being in favor of adj
vancing the interests of the labor
ing man so far as their interests can be
advanced by national legislation.
stand upon the plank in that platform
which declares against the employment
of such mercenary men as have been
known as Pinkertons throughout our
land, [Applausel and 1 am Republi
can. [Applause.l There is no question
about it. would not attempt to ride
two horses in this campaign, whose
colors were so Numerically opposed to
each other as are the colors of the
Democratic party and the Peoples
party, for all the Offices in the United
States. Applause.l If l cannot be
elected upon a single square issue, if l
cannot be elected as firm adherent
and staunch supporter of the princi-