The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-24
As TO FREE COINAGE.

1t is interesting indeed to watch
the transformation of the political
scene as portrayed in the various
comments upon the recent election,
in so far as these comments relate to
the silver question. Some of them
see in the result of the vote the ut
ter humiliation of the cause of BIZ
metallism. But in general the drift
of opinion goes to show that the sill
yer dollar has gained much ground
within the past two years. The Pro-
violence Journal, Independent in pol.
tiles advances the following hopeful
view:
"While populism has apparently
lost in power in the west it has
grown greatly in popular favor in
the south; and it is from that fact
that there is the greatest reason to
fear unsound currency Legislation
from the next congress. Gaining in
the south what they have lost in the
west, the populists will have just
about as many votes in the next
house as they have in the present
one; and while it is true, as the New
York Evening Post, independent,
says, hat the republicans ARE now
able to dispense with the mining
camps as a political factor will they
not look upon this rising populism
in the south as a political factor to
be conciliated at any risk, with a
view t the use that can be made Of
it in the next presidential election?'
This goes to impress us that the
time was never more ripe for making
the silver issue a national one. The
hope, thus founded, is further streng-
thened by the fact, generally &C
knowledged, that the bankers and
monied men of America are planning
to have a candidate for the presi.
dency in the field in 1896 and it is
equally evident that Cleveland is
grooming himself to be their chosen
candidate at that time. The direc
result of such an event would b,
that the republican party would de
clare unqualifedly for free coinage
and trust to the people for a hearty
support. Silver men regardless o
party are not afraid of the resul
of such a turn of politics. They ar
not particular as to which part
espouses the cause of free coinage
so long as it can be made a nationa
issue, and everyone must admit tina
it is not a national issue today. w
must secure the dividing of two grea
parties on that question, and the re
suit will not be other than success
full for the dollar of our daddies.
The Boston Globe democratic
predicts the great fight, which is t
come, in the following words:
Some of our contemporaries jun
at the conclusion that because
number of free silver coinage candi
dates were defeated in Tuesday
election, the question of remonetiz
ing silver is no longer a living issu'
in politics. Nothing could we'll b
further from the truth. In a grea
majority of states the platforms Q
both the republican and Democrat
conventions declared strongly for b
metallism. Instead of w~arrantin
the assumption that b%imetallism
going out of favor, the last campaig
indicates that the friends of mono
metallism are too few and far be
tween to make their influence fe
anywhere. The silver issue will ne
down at any mans bidding.
must be met, and the safe, logic'
way to meet it is for the real frient
of sound money to unite at the ca
lest opportunity in urging on tt
movement for national bimetallisi