The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-09-26
BATTLES FOR SILVER
Senator Dubois Speech at Mos
COW on That Subject.
AT A lA1AA COUNTY RAIL-
Republicans Meet at Moscow and Indulge
In q Torchlight Procession and
Dlsten to q silver speech.

! Republicans Meet at Moscow and Indulg
| In q Torchlight Procession and
| Disten to q Silver speech.
Moscow, Idaho, Sept. 22-Latat
county republicans had grand rally
this evening. At 7 o'clock there was I
torchlight procession. the streets being
lined with people. At 8 O'Clock the
opera house was damned to the doors,
1,C0o people being present. Senator
Dubois spoke az follows
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentlemen
This is a time when the voters Of Idaho
who have an interest in the prosperity and
slider before casting their ballots. The re-
su its of the pending election are certain ia
have great effect on our future.
The republican party has been the steady
and consistent friend of the west. 1t is the
party which We must look to in the future
for aid in our material development and
growth. That party gave us our home
stead and mining laws. It gave us state.
hood. 1t gave US 4, DOC. 600 acres OF land to
support our schools, penitentiary. asylum.
and other public institutions. No substan-
tial benefits have come to our far west, no
legislation has been enacted by the general
government for the assistance and develop.
ment of our young and struggling country,
which Is not due to the republican party.
This is pretty broad statement, yet 1t is a
true one. The democratic party has not
always opposed legislation in our interest,"
but they have never proposed it. They
have always been against the admission
OF opr territories to statehood. In the case
of Idaho there vas not democrat in either
branch OF congress who favored the grant,
ing to US of the great boon Of statehood.
They carried their opposition to the ex-
tremest limit. and refused to vote at all,
thus forcing the republicans to furnish a
quorum.
/Every man, woman and child In the state
bf Idaho. so far as am advised. is in favor
of the free coinage of silver at q ration of
16 ounces of silver to l ounce of gold, 30
that there is no occasion to argue to an au-
dience In Idaho that it would be to the ad-
vantage Of the state or the country to get
away from the gold standard and adopt
silver as one of our money metals. The
only question that concerns us is how best
we can rehabilitate silver. That is the phase
of the question which l desire to discuss
with yop tonight.
President Cleveland was inaugurated
March 4. 1898. On that day the control of
the United States senate and house of rep
resentatiyes passed into democratic hands
for the first time SINCE 1851 Mr., Cleyeland
was elected as tariff reformer The DEM
ocrat!c campaign was conducted almost
entirely on that issue, They had adopted
at Chicago platform which the democratic
o,n II nd n ho Aool In
favor Of silver. 1t was the general expects=
ton that the president would convene
congress in extraordinary session in
order to reform the tariff in accordance
with the pledges which he had made to the
people, and the platform on which he was
elected. Instead of that he called congress
together on the 7th day Of August follow
ing his Inauguration, ana demanded of
them the unconditional repeal Of the Sher-
bic to silver which was on the statute book.
A majority Of the democrats who were
Of the United States senate and
house Of representatives were in favor of
the free coinage Of silver.
Repeal Of tho Sherman Act.
The Sherman act which was passed in
$780, Mhen the republicans were in COM
plete control of the government provided
IOE tu0 puISA0oC 0uA VO1u0kO Va 3,OVVtVVV
ounces Of silver each month. By this act
$50. 000, 900 year was added to the currency
Of the country. While 1t was not oil that
The silver men desired; while 1t was not
FULL recognition of money as silver, yet it
added steadily to the volume of currency
and was of great benefit to the country in
general,
During the silver debate the silver rspub.
leans contended constantly that the repeal
hn hnp mt nnk
perity to the country. Their prophssies
we're more than fulfilled. and the result OF
The repeal caused our party associates in
the east to look more closely into the silver
question. with the result that the republican
party 10 more friendly to silver today than |
it has been for many years.
know of several New England republi- |
can senators who would have 20 hesitation |
il adopting free coinage tomorrow. Soma
spoken free coinage man. Senators Lodge,
Quay, GallinRer Chandler and others are |
about ready to 90 to any length. Nj. Reed |
IF Maine has publicly proclaimed his 6elief |
hat 1t 10 necessary to restore silver TO Its |
proper place to INSPIRE prosperity to this |
The indications all point 10 the |
adoption Of free coinage BY the rspub lican |
party,
Populists Hurt the silver Cause.
desire to say In this connection. and to
emphasize the fact, that the people Of the |
East, and especially the republicans, are
more alarmed by the attitude Of so.called
IIver champions on other questions than
hey ore Of the effects Of the free coinage Of |
liver. The populiSt party. In my judg. |
nent, II the worst enemy that silver has.
Their Omaha platform. their state and |
county platforms. the action OF their repre-
- AAs. IL AL
ALI demonstrate that they have no use for |
,ither gold or silver. but are striving for |
rredssmable paper money. You can never
induce the people of this country. 10 put
uch party In power. l will leave out Of |
he count entirely their vagaries In regard |
% other matters. The populist party has.
10 strength outside Of the Rocky mountain
tates. They have never succeeded IN car
'ying southern state. although they have /
made great claims in that direction. They
we're annihilated in Alabama and Arkansas
! few weeks ago, where they professed to
relieve they would To successful. A year |
lgo they made determined effort In Vir.
.lnia and were reinforced by the rspu blican |
'ote there. yet,were beaten $4,000 In this
.am paign there 10 but remnant left Of thst |
,arty in that state. They are an unknown |
md eastern states. Their only strength. g
have said. 10 In the silver states Of the |
Rocky mountain coustry. aud In these |
tates they have no usa for any one who 10 |
imply an advocate Of the free coinage of |
liver; they demand Of him also that 10 BE- |
n favor Of irredeemab:s paper money.
The Di6srsnos.
The true bimstallist the true silver ad- |
vocates, who are reprsssntsd By the silver
epublieans In congress. want the govern.
nenvs promise TO pay reasonable In the |