Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-06

American ratio Of Is to l, or at all, except
with the consent Of foreign governments,
and at a ratio dictated by them, l have
TO announce that can no longer act with
this party"
Expressions OF the regret he feels at the
step follows. He declares that he abates
not one iota Of his conviction with refer
ence to the beneficial influence to Ameri-
can industries of the policy OF protection.
But he thinks protection will do us no
good unless the supply Of money is made
to keep pace with the demand. Scarcity
OF money is accompanied by an artificial
fall in the price OF commodities.
Parting of the Ways.
The Republican party, he claims, has,
up to this time, been moving in the direc-
ton of an increased currency. But the
repeal of the purchase clause of the Sher-
man law was the parting OF the ways
While the Democrats must share In the
responsibility for that repeal, it is only the
action Of the Republicans with which he
is concerned. The Republican party, be
says, repealed law of its own making on
the demand of a Democratic president
Senator Jones SCOTS with bitterness at
what he calls the International bimetal-
lists. \ remedy by international confer
ence he pronounces impracticable, and
cites British testimony to uphold the
claim. The money question, he protests,
Is one OF those great issues justifying q
new formation of parties. If all free sill
yer men voted together, he says, there is
no doubt that free silver president
would be elected in 1896 1t can only be
done through a new party.
Forced Third Party.
''Tbe opponents o. silver have pointed
out TO rs precisely what we ought to do.
When they determined to repeal the pur-
ci,ase clause of the Law Of 1890 they fR-
nored for the nOnce ali other issues, for
got the struggles and animosities of q
third OF a century, shut their eyes to tariff
campaigns and to exhausting struggles
with force bills, together with all the Bit
terness such occasions recall and Joined
hands without hesitation for the accom-
plishment OF their common purpose, not
abandoning, but holding ia reserve their
differences. In other words, they forced
FOR the purpose, and for the time, q third
party. That purpose accomplished, they
Immediately restored the statu quo and
returned to their differences. They voted
in congress as one party in their repre-
sentative capacity. We should vote at
the polls as one party in our individual
capacity. All who believe in the pre-
dominance OF monetary reform should, in
my opinion, come together on that issue
and for the time being, hold in allegiance
their convictions upon other questions
reserving to themselves the right to re-
adjust their party relations when the
| monetary question is settled and other
issues come to the front.
Dependent ON Monetary Reform.
History teaches that while reforms of
a minor character may be accomplished
through parties formed for the achieve
ment of other purposes, no question Of the
first magnitude-no question involving q
great fundamental principle operating In
the interest Of the masses of mankind was
ever settled without the creation of new
party to achieve il"
The senator then drifts into discussion
of the history Of the formation of the two
great parties and the melting causes. He
closes as follows:
"In the immovable conviction that the
progress. prosperity and happiness Of not
| only the people OF Nevada. but of those of
the entire country are more immediately
dependent on monetary reform than upon
any other issue that can be presented for
political action, shall henceforth vote,
and act with the party that brings this
overmastering issue to the front. Yours
truly, JONI Z. JONES