Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-10-21

wouS ~ pIOteCS WOOsS Say ~ - S"o
polls, because a. your people speak
Congress will act.
You cannot be elected here on one
issue and 60 there and represent an
other. do not think any OF you
will question the truthfulness Of this
statement. If it is 20, l cannot for |
the life Of me see what you expect to
accomplish by voting for Weaver.
That to me il mystery. l cannot
question your sincerity, and am con-
ident that il you stop to think, you
will not take 50 fatal . step, because
- certainly as you live, you men Of
Idaho, more work is being done to-
day to advance tho cause of silver
more work is being done to enhance
the product Of your mines-than has
bsen done since 1873, save and ex-
c-pt the Bland bill and the later sup.
plement thereto. You are voting for
Mr.. Weaver and you know-you alb
solutely know that it can have no
effect but perhaps to cast the vote OF
Idaho for Cleveland through the
House OF Representatives; and you
know, because it is known of oil
men that Cleveland 10 not friendly to
the free coinage Of silver. nor to any
other interest involved in the internal
development Of this State; and know
ing all these facts, l cannot UNDER
stand why you should proceed upon
those lines.
: We must win this fight just a. cer>
! tainly as you live within the lines OF
bime talism and the lines of common
= sense. The tine will not come, either
. IN your lives or mine, when you will
have a stone building here in town.
filed with money, At which you can
}. call and get what MONEY y need.
hold up your finger and saw ut 10
NINE" That time in politics vii; not
come.
Q l do not question Cleveland's in.
tegrity, nor does any body else. He
I has never attempted to deceive you
as to lis views Oh this question, and
I las. winter he showed his courage in
a striking manner. Before the con-
vention had assembled, he wrote q
9 letter protesting against the free
y coinage Of silver; wrote it knowing
that every Southern Democrat was in
,. favor OF free coinage; wrote it know.
ing that every Democrat Of the West
u was in favor OF free silver; and know
ing that it would array every free
coinage Democrat against him-not
q only did he write the letter, but he
9 made the Democratic House OF Rep,
resenta.ives step Into lins with it;
i that is the kind of man he is. Ye,
, silver men in Idaho are straining ev.
y cry nerve to elect this ansi>silyer,
q ant; lead, anti. wool candidate.
j. The only difficulty aud the poin,
u wherein President Harrison and til
q Western Representatives do not agree
II is in this: Tho President does no,
d think the United States can open its
9 minis to the world and maintain the
d parity between gold and silver. We
II are ready to assume the responsibility,
IT aud We regret that the President does
It accept our view. But this is fact
!. within our own knowledge: Presi>
= dent Harrison is a sincere bimetalist,
s. as stated in his letter of acceptance
d and is doing that which in his judg>
r ment is the best for silver. Again,
II regret he does not accept our view,
!. but have told you the truth, and |
't would be unworthy to represent you
70 il was too cowardly to tell the truth.
II We make one mistake. We quib.
% BILE too much about the ratio, As the
70 main thing Is to establish silver II
', ,noney-,o make it money OF ultimate
l. redemption. SO that the Treasury Of
the United States, when it pays ,
N bend or any other Indebtedness, pay,
It it in gold or silver atthe option OF the
'r Secretary. That is the great battle
y and the ratio will take care OF itself.
y Alexander Hamilton, who in m,
d humble judgment was tho greatest
>. 6nancier this country ever produced
N and the equal of any ever producel
ID in any country in any age, said in dis
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