The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-12-01
SILVER THE ISSUE.
Chairman Tauhsneck Says All Other
Questions Must be Dropped in 1895.

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The Washington correspondent
of the Rocky Mountain News inter
viewed Chairman Taubeneck of the
National Peoples party committee
at " Washington, Nov. 21st, and asked
him what he thought of the fnan-
cial position of Mr.. Cleveland as
recently foreshadowed. Mr.. Tau
beneck said:
"The Cleveland administration ia
going to force the financial issue
on the lines mapped out by the
Bankers Association at Baltimore.
This means the retirement and de-
struction Of the legal tender notes
now in circulation and the with
drawal and cancellation Of coin
notes Of every description. II sig
mites the utter demonstration Of
silver and silver representation in
our currency and the intrcnchment
everywhere Of the single gold stand
ard. l do not believe any such
scheme can pass the present Con-
gress, but at The Fifty-fourth Con-
gress the Republicans from the East
and the South in both branches
will support the Cleveland policy.
All hope for silver depends on the
Porulists to prevent the passage Of
a new banking act formulated to
the taste Of tho banks and money
centers. Assuming that such will
be the financial policy Of the Cleve.
land administration, then the Peo-
Piles party must accept thechallenge
and make the money question the
sole issue for the future. We must
lift the gold standard gauntlet and
take the other eide.
I'm this connection permit me
to say that | regret deeply that the
Peoples party has been honey
combed and undermined by ali
sorts Of schemes, fancies and alb
siractions. But for this uufortu.
nate condition, the Peoples party
would have largely triumphed a,
the late election. but by rainbow
chasing and endless freaks and
foibles, we drove thousands upon
thousands. who are with us heart
and sole on the money issue, into
the ranks Of the opposition. ]
would like the Peoples party tc
get down to a single proposition
namely, to the money question, and
strip it Of all else. No socialism OF
anarchism, indeed no 'isms" of any
nature or side issues, nothing bu,
the fight for bimetallism against
the single gold standard, for silver
hand in hand with gold as money
metal, with equal currency power
This is the true issue, aud should
be made the particular test of part,
fealty. 1t is the vital question
nearest and dearest TO the hearts o
the people and appeals for mainte
nance and assertion TO the masses
In fact there is no other question
and can be no other question wortl
the mention before the countr,
until IL can be adjusted equilably
40 between the debtor and credito
classes. The gold power is strang
ling the people, and sooner or late
it must meet the strangers fate
The Peoples party must confine il
Efforts 10 this cause and this caus,
alone, else 1t can never free itsel
from the clutches of the gold stand
ard o!igarchy, which now makeI
merry over the pitiful and mott,
attire which many Of our Populis
leaders have permitted themselves
to wear. When the Peoples part,
strips itself of all other question
save the money issue, that, and tina
alone, then the managers of til,
single gold standard will be unabl
to stampede our friends"