The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-03
"HONEST MONEY.
A Couple of Consciences That Are Badly
Mixed Up.


| Mixed Up.
The gold bug brigands set up a
| howl for honest money" the same as
thieves shout stop thief in order to
escape with their plumber in the con-
fusion which their cry creates.
All the changes are rung on 'hon-
est money"-as if gold were the only
honest money. Silver greenbacks
treasury certificates are all 'scalawag
money" They are dishonest money.
| We the gold bugs have the only
'honest money! that is. our money!
! Here is specimen of the way the
term is used. A Washington dispatch
to the Hessian Herald daily Uemo-
cratic organ of the Shylocks)-say
| MANY warm tributes of admira-
ton were paid today by the honest
money men to Major Brawley. of
South Carolina and Mr.. Wilson. of
| West Virginia for their courage in
voting against free coinage. There
is strong sentiment in the districts
of these members in favor of the I'm.
limited coinage of silver and many of
their associates say that they have
signed their political death warrants
by their action. The gentlemen
themselves are inclined to accept the
correctness of this view. Major
Brawley. however declared, in clos
| ing his mastery speech on the SUBJ
ject. that dear as the approval of his
constituents would be to him. he held
his conscience higher than their
praise. Mr.. Wilson has been urged
by many of his friends to, sacrifice his
convictions in this one instance in
order to preserve for his state the
benefit OF his splendid talent and long
experience, but after careful reflec-
ton he decided with Mr.. Brawley that
the approval of his own conscience
was dearer than that of others and
voted steadily on the side which he
believes to be right"
&Now it is altogether evident that
the two gentlemen above named have
gotten their 'consciences" mixed up
with their cash account in some way,
says the Chicago Express.
When men will stand as candidates
for congress On a free coinage plat
| form; make free coinage speeches dur
ing the campaign, and then go to
Washington and vote agains. free
coinage the conclusion is inevitable
that it is not matter of conscience.
And the chances are that their consti-
tuents will look at matters in the
same light.
| Pursuing the same matter (the
Bland billy still further the dispatch
says: The following is the pro.
gramme OF honest money advocates"
In view of the probable attempt
of the Bland men to have the silver
bill again made special order the
anti-free coinage men are preparing
to appear before the committee on
rules at the proper time and insist
that if the silver bill Is to be taken
from the calendar of unfinished bust
ness and forced to a final vote the
special order shall also contain a pro-
vision for the protection of the minor
ity by providing for a vote upon the.
! following motions:
l. That the bill and substitute be
committed with instructions to report
back bill as a substitute to. provide
for an international congress to con-
slider the matters referred to in the
bill. reported by the majority of the
/ committee.
9. If the above is decided in the
negative that motion simply to re-
commit the whole subject shall be per-
mitted.
8. If the above is decided in the
negative, that a motion to postpone
the further consideration of the sub
ject to a given day in December next
shall be permitted
4. If the above is decided in the
negative the previous question may by
the friends of the bill and the vote
had first upon the substitute offered by
the minority for an international mon
etary congress. and if that fails. then
upon the pending amendments OF the
bill
And this is what is called the PRO
gramme of Honest Money Advocates. +"
1t would properly be called Scheme
of Moneys Dishonorable Advocates. -"
But the Bland Bill is dead Dead
as Julius Caesar! Stabbed to death in
the house of it's pretended friends!
Of course show of friendship for
free silver will be exhibited Reso-
lutions may be passed. Test votes
that will simply test how many
knaves aud fools there are in con-
gress-may be taken. But free
coinage bill has no more show in the
present congress than humming bird
has in hades-
Will the people resent the insult
which has been heaped upon them in
this matter of fooling and finding for
twenty years with the silver question?
Will they rise up in their might and
smite hip and thigh the treacherous
scoundrels who have killed the
Bland bilr'?
Will they deal at the ballot box
next November death blow to the
knaves and pirates who are shouting
honest money" for the sole purpose
Of plundering the people?
Will they do it?
The Grecnbacker,s Day.
a. h.