Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-04
ONE oursPoKEN REP.

under consideration. We make the
following extracts from recent speech
delivered by Mr.. Sweet in the House
of Representatives and commend IL TO
the calm consideration OF all liberal
minded Republicans. He saidI
~ was a member OF the national
convention which met Mt Minneapolis,
and again the Republican party pre-
sented Mr.. Harrison 10 the people for
president. In that campaign told
the people Of our state that the Re-
publican party was friendly 20 silver. ]
recited the planks in the last two ma
tional platforms. and reviewed the his
tory of what our party had done in be-
half Of the white metal. did this TO
my own injury, knowing il was to my
injury when did it; but / did il, sim
cerely believeing that told the people
the truth. i did not deceive them,
but was my self deceived. ] shall not
again attempt TO deceive them, for l
shall not again be deceived myself.
] am bound TO admit that they had
more correctly estimated what TO ex-
pect than /. But 1t is some satisiac-
ton TO know that by their votes they
said they believed told them what
tho ught to be true
"Our Democratic friends are no bet
ter off. They gave the people OF our
state their assurance that while Mr..
Cleveland did not pretend TO be with
them on the silver question, that never
theless he would respect the voice OF
the people as IL should be formulated
through statutory enactments and
that he would certainly not disapprove
the action OF both houses Of congress-
upon this important question. That
story, in the light Of recent events. 10
OF course joke. II does not concern
me particularly, because | did not tell
them that Mr.. Clevelend would APP
prove favorble silver legislation. did
not believe he would and ! am now
satisfied that he will not. il probably
needs no argument TO establish that i
am correct in this view Of the case.
"In passing I desire TO say that
while as q citizen / am shocked and
alarmed at the extraordinary course oil
the president in suspending, nulifying
and setting aside laws, he cannot,
nevertheless, be charged with bad faith
upon the silver question. His position
has always been stated candidly and
courageously, and II silver men have
occasion 10 rehuke themselves because
they assisted IN placing him in ths
presidential chair. they haye no one Il
blame but themselves.
ut is not my purpose, nor have
the right or inclination 10 criticise the
Democratic party for ins action upon
this question. have q right TO crit
else the Republican party Tor tn
course which IL has pursued, because
as member of that organization ac
cepted its declaration in good faith
acted upon them in good faith, ant
asserted 10 the people among whom
live in good faith. that our promises
would be fulfilled. am not an nd
mirer Of the Sherman Law. believ
IL is wrong in principle. and ] believ'
tina. this Law or any other compromis
which stops short OF making of silve
absolute money Of redemption, will
full legal tender power will be fsiiur,
There is no halfway position that ca
be successfully entertained. silve
must either be money or . represent,
tive OF money. As representative {
money il Is and must be commodit,
subject 10 all of the fluctuations in tn
market TO which any other commodit
is subjected. Placed upon lew
with gold, II passes from the hands ,
the money changers and becomes, lii
gold, a fixed measure Of value an
medium Of exchange among peopl
Entertaining this view Of the que
ton myself. ] did not blame any r.
puhhca Cor voting TO repeal the pu
chasing clause Of the sherman Law
What i did blame Republicans 70
and what do blame them for, an
the basis upon which ! now ohsrl
them with having been uniaithful
the platform, is in this: That the
were ready 10 repeal the purchasin
CLAUSE OF the Sherman Law witho,
providing substitute in lee plac
under the terms Of which party pledg,
would be sustained. No Republics
who voted for unconditional repeal ca
successfully defend his course il b
admits that party platforms are bin'
Ing upon political organizations.
"The debate III one may dignity
by calling IL debate) was remarkabl
Ia this: That nearly every Republics
who spoke announced himself in &
yor Of bimetallism, and at the sam
time voted 10 destroy the last line {