Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-01-31

insist that this branch snouIo Do con-
sidered as of more Importance than all
the rest of the tree Of which 1t is part.
That they do so only serves to illus
trate the magnifying power Of self
interest.
"'This union of the two old parties
to maintain the gold standard requires
the political union of all who are OPP
posed to It. Unfortunately, however,
this great issue is embarrassed by
other subjects about which there is a
great diversity Of opinion says the
silver mining Mr.. Stewart. 4 fear il
will be impossible for the peoples
party or any other party to succeed in
the main issue unless it (silver) is made
the sole issue
"Such talk from so glaringly inter
terested a source is simply tiresome.
There is danger to silver mining in
terests-though the silver mining in
terests seem to be too deeply absorbed
in the contemplation of purely selfish
concerns to see it-there is danger to
them, we repeat, that the reform
ers will grow weary of their
selfish strain and finally conclude
that paper is a better material
for bearing the sovereign stamp Of
money than silver, for several reasons,
and leave silver permanently demone-
TIED Then, if they did not demone-
tie gold also, it's contracting influence
on values would be prevented by an en-
larged issue of paper money, and silver
be permanently demonetized. If this
shall happen the silver advocates, like
Stewart, will have only themselves to
thank for it. AS it is, these people are
not considered any too congenial com
pany in the reform movement now.
One would think that they would take
a tumble to themselves some day and
talk less, as If they really thought that
this grand popular reform movement
was organized for their special benefit.
1.-The peoples party may, and prob
ably as a matter of political tactics
will, fra 81 ~ &c interest to press the
fightiLy mainly ON the money
question, .lu 1 llng the demand for
free coinage and the substitution OF
government currency for that Of the
banks; but the party, We believe,
would enter upon this contest with
better spirit if the silver owners would
obtrude themselves less on the party's
attention with their unpleasing cry Of
ooh, do hurry up and drop everything
else and go in solely for raising the
price Of what we have to sell That
cry Is already tiresome, and if persisted
in will soon become disgusting, as Mr..
Stewart and his fellow investors in sill
yer mines might have learned if they
had attended the st. Louis conference,
which they criticise, and secured the
confidence of the representative re-
formers from all over the country who
constituted it.
ut might as we'll be understood now
as later that the common people are
going to run this reform movement to
suit themselves, and not the silver
owners, nor yet the politicians in the
party who may be secretly or openly
in the silver owners confidence; and
let no man forget it, The company of
the silver owners is desired for the
promotion of the common good, but in
a movement so comprehensive, so high
minded and so unselfsh as this is, no
selfish interest which stress of weather
may send into this ship for succor can
be allowed to seize its rudder and steer
it as may suit their special wish, and
in attempting to do so they cannot fail
to give general offense."
The thrnlIng earnestness of the
Omaha platform makes it one Of the
strongest ever written.