The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07

70 what feast were the Republi-
cans invited? TO a feast where it
was proposed to strike down an
act which had been benef cial insits
operations. The Republicans had
received full notice that this would
be followed fast and furiously by|
striking down the last vestige Of
protection and the placing in lieu
thereof a law that would yield
revenue only, but no protection to
any American citizen. This was
the feast. to which Republicans
were invited by their Democratic
friends. For one he would go
hungry this evening.
This is the true Republican
position; at least it is the position
Of an overwhelming majority Of
the Republicans Of the Northwest.
The Republican party is sacredly
pledged to the maintenance Of
bimetallism, and it is utterly in
conceivable how any Republican
can consistently support a policy
which, as far as it has been out
lined, seems to have the destruc-
ton of bimetallism for its ultimate
object.
Who are clamoring for the I'M
conditional repeal of the Sherman
law?
The aggregation includes the
gold monometallists of Wall street,
the worshipers of wild cat cur
rency in the south, the silver
monometallists of the far West,
and the devoted band of Cleve-
landites who shout Allah! Allah!
whenever the portly prophet
cracks the whip. The position Of
the gold men is consistent and
logical: unconditional repeal
means gold recommendation. - The
Wild CATERS will vote for repeal
not because they love free 1911 sill
yer less, but because they love
shin plaster currency more. Some
extreme silver men will vote for
repeal because they are bound to
| make fools Of themselves, as usual.
The Clevelandites will vote for re.
peal because they are told to dc
so. In the hands of this iniquit.
Gus and absurdly Heterogeneous az
gregation now lies the welfare O:
the American people. But wha'
does it matter to the conspirators
, if the prosperity Of the people il
threatened with ruin? Aprea aaoas
: le de1letge. A flood Of wild ca
: money offers the gold men
5 golden opportunity for golde1
| harvest, and it is not unfair t,
s assume that they know it.
The unconditional repeal of tn
e Sherman law cannot be secure
/ except with the aid of Republ
S can votes. Are the Republican
J; ready to assist in creating a cond
RI ton which will place the countr
); between the alternatives Of gol
r recommendation and wild ca
l. money? Is the parlor of th
d Democratic spider so resistlessl
S attractive to the Republican fly
r. Since when did unconditional SUI
5. render become the way to victory
g If any and all plans for a stab
}. system of bimetallism are rejecte
l. when presented as a condition (
n repeal, what guarantee have Il
Republicans that the enemy wi
make concessions after he has bee
given complete control of Il
coveted territory? The time
make terms for bimetallism is b
fore, not after the Sherman la
has been repealed.
The howl against the Sherm
law is kept up; but it deceives n
" body. The people now undo
stand that the recent moveme1
ho of gold were, or are, due to 9th
ho causes. They are, more over,
:: clined to doubt the sincerity
"a Wall street calamity-ites who &C
:, tinue to pay premium for t
~. very currency they decry.