The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-04
THE OLD TRICK,
The Enemies of Silver Pretending
to be in Favor of 1t.

Bluffs:
Il fear for the immediate future Of
our country. All the deceptions Of
nell Will now be practiced by the Re-
publlcanS in order to be restored to
power. Witness John M. Thurston,
ponticlan and corporation lawyer, de-
clalr1ng for bimetallism. If it were
not true the people are fools we
but hell enlarges itself to meet every
emergency"
Here is the action referred to by our
correspondent:
OMAHA, June 12.-Flfteen hundred
delegates were present when the state
league of Republican clubs was con-
vened at noon, at Lincoln, by State
Chairman Slaughter. A careful esti-
mate of the personnel of the conven-
tlOn Indicates a conservative element
as regards silver, and, while some STIR
ring resolutions in favor of that metal
will be introduced, they are not ex-
pected to be adopted. President
Lansing stated that he hoped the con-
ventlon would not undertake to frame
platform for the nominating cOnven-
tiOn which is to meet in Omaha next
August. He thought the delegates to
the present convention should content
themselves with renewing their allie
glance to the principles of the Repub-
lican party and with the election of
delegates to the national convention
of Republican clubs which is to meet
in Denver later on this month. This
alluSiOn to the determination of some
delegates to bring in the silver issue
was pointed, and brought forth cheers
from many of the delegates.
John M. ThurstOn, of Omaha, re-
sponded, and accepted the challenge
thrown down by President Lansing.
lie declared that he was not afraid to
express his sentiments on the silver
question at the present time, and he
desired that the convention should
nave the courage to express its Senti-
mentS now. The cheers which greeted
his speech when he alluded to the
question proved unmistakably that
the large majority of the convention
was with him.
And then we have the following
news:
WASHINGTON, June 12.-The ad-
journment Of the Berlin silver COM
mission without making definite
recommendation has been the subject
of more or less comment among sena-
tors and members who take an inter-
est in the silver question, since the re-
suit was announced. The news was
somewhat of a disappointing nature
to those who had been hopeful that
the commission would pave the way
to an international conference, which
should proceed without the cO-opera-
tiOn of Great Britain: but the advo-
Gates of an ependendent financial
policy for this country do not share
the Disappointment. In referring to
the announcement from Berlin, Sena-
tor Teller said that he regretted the
fact that no Recommendation favor
able to silver had been made. The
commission was, he said, the out
growth of the discomfort among the
agrarian classes, and was appointed by
the government in response to the
strong pro-silver sentiment in the
agricultural section of Germany. I
have never understood that it expect
ed to do more than to collect infOrma-
tiOn in regard to the situation, or if it
was the original purpose that the
commission should make a recOmmen-
dation, think that was abandoned
some time since. The proceedings of
stand, and, of course, will be of bene-
fit to the cause to the extent that
they educate the masses of the Ger
man people, 1 should have been grati-
fed if the commission had led to an
international meeting, but it was
hardly to be hoped, in view Of the
declaration of the German representa-
tiveS at the Brussels conference, that
Germany would never reverse her
position and enter into conference
of this ques tion in which England did
not participate. Outside the educa-
tional effects of the publishing of the
proceedings. | do not think the COM
mission will have any effect, unless it
be to increase the opinion that is al
ready growing in this country that the
United States will have to take this
question in hand and act independent
ly of other nations
The silver leaders in the house say
that the adjournment of the Berlin
conference without definite results is
another evidence that the United
States must execute her own financial
policy without waiting for foreign ma
tions. Some Of the Republican leaders
of the house, who have recently be-
come identified with the restoration
was not accomplished at Berlin. Mr..
Burrows takes this view of the fail
ure, and says it shows that Germany
is similarly situated as the United
States, in that she cannot act alone.
This being recognized here and in
Germany, Mr.. Burrows says it hastens
the time when silver-uSing nations
will come together in concerted ac-
tiOn.
Now all this would be encouraging
if these men were honest-but they
are not. They are Just terminating a
Congress in which every proposition,
of every kind, in favor Of silver, has
been slaughtered by the united votes
of Democrats and Republicans. They
would not even authorize the coinage
of the silver bullion which now lies
heaped up in the treasury vaults. Sill
yer was ostracised at every point;
trampled under foot ruthlesSly and in
solently.
But the knaves have got to 60 before
the people soon: and SO another great
game of rascality is to be inaugurated
to fool the fools and defeat the real
friends of silver. And so we expect to
see McCleary, Tawney, Fletcher and
all the rest of them bowling for free
silver from now until election day.
Their masters understand the situa-
tion and permit them to make this
concession to the prejudices Of their
constituents hoping for that early
day when popular suffrage shall be
q ahO1iShed