The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-06-09

w havs Learned from history and
from experiences that nothing 1nt
a independent political orgAnisar
don foapdsd upon IT, principles Of
truth, honor and justios oen over
attain tho end espoused in the
cause Of the common people, and
secure to them that equal justice
and consideration to which, ~ right
Of Inheritance, they are entitled.
The peoples party 10 at hand in
Just such capacity. Il il the nat
ural and necessary creation Of the
day, aud ito cardinal doctrine 10
"the free and unlimited coinage Of
gold and silver at The ratio Of 16
to l." It recognizes in that doc
trine the paramount issue in Amer
lean politics, and thus far at least
agrees with the bimetallic league
ia the end to be attained; but the
peoples party differs most emphat-
ically with the league 40 to the
means by which that end may be
attained.
It is significant at this time that
Comparison" bimetallists will not
be confronted in this campaign
with the embarrassment of national
platforms in contrariety with their
declarations on the silver ques-
ton, and as it is alleged by said
/" nonpartisan bimetallists that
Eve are ALL bimetallists here in
Idaho," We may naturally expect
to see democrats and republicans
of this state join hands and trip
gaily to the fray with flourish
Of trumpets and q blast Of horns"
proclaiming their undying allie
glance to the cause of bimetallism,
and We may expect to SEQ alleged
''nonpartisan" bimetallists who are
pledged to support only such can
didates for Office as are in favor OF
free coinage, thereby enabled to
"vote 'er straight" without any
qualms of conscience.
John Sherman is .sbimetallist, !"
although somewhat partisan. Wit
ness his recent cablegram to Lon
don stating his. desire to remon-
etize silver at q ratio of 81 to /.
We have no doubt of it. There
are q great many other bimetal-
lists who, although they are not
explicit, desire the same thing.
Our enemies, realizing that silver
has reached the lowest possible
level of debasement, now desire to
spike it to the bottom of everlast-
ing perdition. Our constitutional
coinage is at the ratio of Is to l !;
France and Germany, the two prin-
cipalt European nations, want to
open their mints at the ratio of 154
to l whenever America is ready to
follow suit; three other nations Of
the world have 81, OOO, 600, 600 worth
Of currency based upon the same
ratio that prevails in America and
not a dollars worth of any other
currency; the Mexican republic is
thriving on a free coinage system
at the ratio of Is to l, and Central
and South America are in line on
the same proposition; the United
States alone, of all the independent
republics Of the earth, and the most
populous, the most powerful Of
them all, and the most productive
of the precious metals, is governed,
in financial affairs, by the golden
rod Of an alien power. It is true
that a hundred years ago hand
full of our patriot fathers fought off
the yoke Of oppression that that
power had placed upon them, but
America at that time was not SO
abjectly servile to and dependent
upon Great Britain in matters of
finance as she is to-day.
In conclusion l wish to say that
l believe the genuine Is to men
of this state have no longer any de-
sire or inclination to experiment
with that sort of bimetallisrh. They
have played with the FIRE long
enough. They joined the bimetal-
lie league two years ago and have
graduated from it to the peoples
party, and l think they will stay
there.
He that walketh in the straight
and narrow way of God will arrive
at the temple of everlasting glory ;
but he that trespasseth upon the
grass which the hand Of man has
placed to the right and to the left
thereof will arrive at the Jug.
POPULIsT.
A 0lsnn's Ferry Heroine.