Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-12

115Ils1aNrs VIEWS.
From the Republican League Leader:
aenator Pettigrsw and the represent
tAtiveo Of the silver interests Of the
West are very emphatic In declaring
that under no circumstances will they
submit 70 . straddle In the national
platform Of the Republican party on the
financial Questtan next year. We
have had, = he say; TALL we can stand OF
that sort Of thing In the past. II the
republican party undertakes TO dodge
or bubble upon this question the silver
republicans will Withdraw from the
convention and nominate presiden-
tial ticket Of their own. No, we do not
expect TO have plank inserted favor
Ing free silver coinage. Our demands
are very moderate. All we ask or will
ask is for the convention to pass a res
olution such as have outlined, defin-
ing the presidents authority in the
matter Of vetoes. After that We will
concede to the other side candidate
like like MIR. Davis, who is known to
be In favor Of gold, but who will also OBJ
serve the principles and suggestions
contained In the republican platform.
In word, all We desire Is TO have an
honest man In the White House. We
are perfectly willing to have the merits
Of the financial question submitted to
the people for their decision. II the in
coming Congress could not sec fit to
pass bill favorable to the silver inter-
ests we would not hold the leaders of
the party responsible. Our policy
would be to 20 back to the people and
try and elect Congress favorable TO
our interests. We recognize the fact
that II we cannot secure the support of
majority of the people through their
representatives in Congress that there
will be no hope OF legislation in the in.
terest Of silver. For my part, I have
no dotbt that when the question is
fairly presented to the people the yer-
dict will be all that we could desire.
But il 1t should be against us We will
subside and quietly await future uevei-
opments.
1.-THE Republican purity will be com
PEELED to face this issue in the next
Presidential campaign. Ii an attempt
Is made to evade 1t and adopt /, strad-
die, the result will be disastrous TO the
party. II tho silver interests OF the
country or the silver Republicans with
draw from the Republican National
Convention next year the Republican
party, so-called, will lose from seven to
ten Western and Southern States. On
the direct issue, am satisfied that an
independent Ecannidate, il nominated
upon silver platform, could poll
enough extra votes to throw the Pres
idential election Into the House Of Rep
resentatiyes and prevent an election by
the people. You ask: How could this
benefit the silver people or prevent the
election Of the Republican nominee?
Assuming, I suppose, that the house Of
Representatives., being overwhelmingly
Republican, will simply ratify, If called
upon TO do so, the selections Of the Re-
publican National Convention. Con-
yention. But that is by NO means GER
tain. A Presidential election, when it
Ia thrown into the House Of Represen-
tatives, Is not controlled exclusively by
party lines. Each State has one vote,
and the vote OF each State is decided by
! mOjoritY OF the members Of the res
peciive State delegations. While the
Republicans control q majority Of the
State delegation, it Is by no means sure
that they would do so II the line should
be drawn between silver and anti-sil-
YER Republican. think thata major
lily Of the States, as represented in Con-
gress, would cast their vote Tomorrow,
other things being equal, in favor OF a
Presidential candidate who is known to
be friendly to silvea, but of course, as n
REPUBLICAN,, / should prefer to have all
our differences settled within party
lines. II remains for the National Con-
vanAfnn hnwavAr. tndafarmino vh 20 tho.