Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-02-26


Entered in the Post Office of Willmar, Mime
sofa. as second-class matter.
PRESIDENT CLEVELANDs REC
OAlMENDATlON TO SELL GOLD
BONDS SAT DOWN UPON AND THE
DlsINTEGRATlON OF THE OLD PAR
TIES on THE MONEY QUESTION
BEGUN.
On the 14th Of this month oc-
Cured one Of the most remark
able and significant events Of the
times. Remarkable because the
party in power by majority OF
five in the House of Representa-
tives voted down the recommen-
dation OF the President, and sig
nificant as Indicating that even
a Democratic President OF Cleve-
lands influence cannot control
his party any longer on the
money question. 1t is well
known that the southern and
western Democrats are as a rule
bi-metalists. Asplitin the ranks
of Democracy has been foreseen,
but how soon it would come no
one could guess And while it is
true that some Of these Demo-
Gratis that voted on this question
were defeated last fall in the Re-
publican tidal wave, they are
nevertheless the representatives
of southern and western Democ-
racy.
Mr.. Bryan of Nebraska and
Mcmillan OF Tennessee were the
principal leaders Of the opposi-
ton. Below is part of what they
said:
"Mr, Bryan was then recognized to
control an hours time in opposition
to the resolution He yielded fifteen
minutes to Mr.. Mcmillan (Dem.,
Tenn who gave his reasons why he
preferred at this time to forego the
opportunity to save the people $500,
900 a year in interest charges. To
do so would be to discriminate
against those Of our own people
who, in the dark hour of their coun-
try's distress, took the government s
bonds and kept the government s
obligations as good as gold. These
people, or others like them. will con
tinue to keep their country's credit
good, and all the powers of earth OF
hell can not prevent it. (Applause.
The issue has come said Mr.. Bry.
an in conclusion. You have got tC
IN
questions we find that the Demo
Gratis of the East and the Republic
cans Of the East lock arms and pro
out reference to the rest of the cOun
try. But. Mr.. Speaker. if they dc
that they must expect that on tn,
principle of self-protection, the RESI-
of the country will drop party line:
and unite to preserve their home!
and their welfare. (Applausc.) TIT
demand Of our Eastern brethren
both Republicans and Democrats
is for steadily appreciating STANDARD
of value. They are the creditors
they hold our bonds and our mort
cages, and they gather an unearnet
increment. And the time will conn
in this country when the unjust exac
tons and the oppressive demands q
our Eastern friends shall heal tn
divisions in the West and South, am
end in the restoration of the doc
trine of Jefferson, that every man i
the equal of other men, and has al
equal right to the consideration O
the government. prolonged up
plause.)'
Now that the cleavage has onc'
started; now that Southwestern
Democracy has once got tn
courage OF their convictions tt
stand up manfullv against th'
policy OF gold mono-metalisn
it is certain that the profess vii
go on. The Republicans als<
split on the question, but party
feeling had a good deal to dc
with their action. They stood
81 for and 63 against. Th'
Populists stood of course sole
against. TO I've sure there wer,
only ten Of them. But these ter
votes represent about 100000
citizens, the only political part,
thoroughly united on views o
finance. It is evident that tn,
Peoples party is the nucleus
around which the disintegratet
material Of the old parties vii
crystalize and form the coming
political party Of the West. W.
T. may deprecate sectional politics
as much as we please, yet we ar
e.. drifting fast towards it. Self
preservation is the first law O
nature and supersedes all othe
considerations. England ant
81 the East have thrown the gauDt
let. In view of the declaration
of both the old party platform
that they are favorable to silver
and in view of the parity claus
lin the Sherman law and in tn
IA defeating act as we'll, this las
move to issue bonds payabl
specifically in gold is extraordi
nary. It's effect, if passed, woul,
of course have been to drive gol,
to q large premium. These gol,
men talk glibly about the part,
of our dollars, while every NOV