The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-06-27

vented his attendance. lie said; in this
serious year, between the republican de.
feat In 1882 and the republican victory in
1886, not only 100000 republicans, but
mon of all parties look TO your delibera-
tions." His faith in the league was
strong and to its members he
looked for courageous action, looking
TO victory in 'o6. Reference was made to
James e. Blaine, which was received with
tremendous applause. He advocate pro-
lection to the mine, the field, the factory
and the farm. He favored coinage on the
basis adopted by the founders of the re-
public and maintained through the years
OF the country's best prosperity, the basis
that prevailed In tho days of Abraham
Lincoln. Thomas II, Reed wrote; II APP
prciate tho honor Of your invitation to bo
present and address the National Repub-
lican league convention at Denver, and
regret il will not bo possible to got away
from my duties todo so. appreciate tho
Importance OF the convention at this time
and believe it's deliberations will he wise
and the results good" Judge Thurston
read q letter from Senator Cameron,
whose name was greeted with applause.
Cameron's letter was as follows:
UNITED STATES SENATE,
WASHINGTON, ID. G., June II, isf.
NV Dedr ST:-Your invitation comes NJ a
moment when congress requires the attention
Of is members, should bc glad to accept it.
for We have entered u troubled time. This Is
not moment for stimulating bitterness or In
flaming passions. We need all our powers OF
forbearancc and self control Let us give credit
Ia. fl.lr Ian.
lions, even though they give no credit to us.
All Europe and all America are In trouble.
Everyone admits that the world Stands On tho
edge OF n revolution, social and political, but
everyone shrinks from lt. Neither The North
nor south nor East nor West, neither capitalist
nor laborer wants to create caste or classes or
10 spread misery, oppression or violence. We
all see the danger before us. We all want TO
avoid It. The only dispute is about the path.
To those OF lis who have had chiefly In mind
the struggle between silver and gold this Is the
question, which, for the moment presses hard
est. The single gold standard seems to Us To bo
working ruin and violence that nothing can
stand. II It's influence Is to continue for the flI-
ure at the rate Of It's action during the 10 years
since the gold standard took possession of tho
world, somo generation. not very remote, Will
See IN the broad continent Of America only a
half dozen oyergrown cities, keeping guard over
q mass OF capital and lending II out TO q popula-
tlon OF dependent laborers on tho mortgage OF
their growing crops and handlwork.
Such sights have been common enough In the
worlds history, but against IL We all rebel Rich
and poor alike, republicans, democrats, popu.
lists, labor and capital, railways. churches and
colleges, all alike and all In solid good faith. re-
gret such future as that. This agreement Is
the least part OF the situation. at least We can
be sure that no one is deliberately consplrins
against our safety. Even on the burning ground
Of gold and silver we agree In principle.
mo party and no party leader has ever ap-
proved Of the single gold standard. Not one
American In 100 believes In II. We are more
unanimous In our hostility than we are on any
other question In politics. The vast majority In
all parties agree that the single gold standard
has been, Is, and must be a material disaster Of
the worst kind and what Is still more strange,
almost the whole world sympathizes with us.
Nine-tenths OF mankind are hostile to the single
gold standard. Our 7O.OooOs people are unanl.
nous against it. Most Of the great European
countries and their governments are against Il.
South America rejects II. The whole Of Asia
knows only OF silver, and India, which contains
hye-sixths Of the subjects of the British crown
is as hostile TO Ii AS ourselves
Yet, the London bankers say we must submit
and we have submitted. so strange n spectacle
has never been seen IN our history and the ar
gument and even the coInpulsye proof
brought by the worldwide ruin seem TO be help
less against such an astonishing power. What
Is the use Of argument when we are convinced
| and when at least nne-tenths OF the civilized
world are agreed England holds MS By th,
single gold standard, by force OF capt
tai alone, more despotically than she coult
| hold us to her empire Ia i5T6. The mere threa
| Of her displeasure pafalyzes mankind.
The whole agricultural class. the whole clas
| or classes Of small prospectors, the farmer
| that make the bone and sinews Of our race, IN,
artisan whose interests are bound up in the sue
cess OF our manufactures, all OF thes'
| join hands with what Is left o
| their old enemies. tho landed aristocracl
| OF Europe, 10 protest against the revolution
made for the benefit OF the money lender
alone, Had all the despotlc governments tha
have existed In 900 years united their intellI
gcnce 10 set class against class. and shatter IN,
| foundations Of society, they could have lnyente,
| no device more effective than this deere,
| which at one stroke doubled the value Of gol,
and swept the small proprietor everywhere int
bankruptcy. We have reasOs TO know the poT
| ular feeling, and We do not bcllye the slngl
| gold standard can be long maintained. "
want real money, coin, carrying intrinsic value
yet II England succeeds In her obstinate efor
/
Ing eau save Ms from paper
| The republican party must either FIX the sn
gle standard Of the nation or reject it. We cal
20 longer escape the issue. The repnbllcal
tarty held power for n whole generation and dur
ng all that time made only one fatal mistake
| Under the influence Of the banking Interest,
acting In what was then believed 10 be the tr,I
interests Of the country. the party fell into
| foreign conspiracy for making the sing.
| gold standard, and, what was wors,
did it with foreign air Of col
splracy. Neither the banking Interests nor an
other has for this time right 10 claim supero
| knowledge or wisdom. In View OF the ruin the
have wrought and the yAstcr ruin which the
threaten. no risk that. In their opinion. you ma
seem TO run can cause a moments fear i've
those who oppose tho return Of the rcpublica
party TO is Old principles viii admit tha
those principles would give n powC
for another generation. We need only
maintain cur own convictions and no Othg
party, born or unborn, eau take the field frol
us as long Us We choose TO hold Il. You hay
only 70 adopt platform OF four words and {
take your stand on II firmly, courageously, Wit
an honest determination & be true 10 ig. N
party has always maintained the national prll
ulple Of high tarin You. whose deepest an
best Interests depend upon rs success, ha,
| Alone the power 10 add =. Free silver Net
truly yours, j. ID. CAMERON.
| After an extended address by ox.Co
gresham Moore, on republicanism in th
South, the convention adjourned until
o'clock tomorrow.