The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-09-10

Inc American pubic, as never
before, are at last fully awake TO
the Importance of the money
question as the most important
factor in national prosperity. No
intelligent business man denies
that it is restored to it's constitu-
tional basis, all financial legisla-
ton based upon it must, in the
nature of the case, partake in
some measure, of it's diseased
and unnatural condition. Ever
since the monetary conference in
1873, the writer has been con-
WINGED of the utter folly of long
er pursuing the phantom of inter-
national "Bimetallism,' by con-
current action. The result of
the last one by Mr.. Harrison,
ought to convince every sensible
man that what the English dele
gate, Rothschild, stated in the
discussions, is emphatically true
and logical-"The question is
one which every nation must
settle for itself, in harmony with
it's conditions, and Independently
of others, mo two being under
the same conditions. This view
was clearly taken by the trainers
of the constitution, when they
declared "gold and silver only"
TO be the legal money of the
states. Why didn't they add
providing other nations concur"
Nothing is clearer than that
the manifest destiny" of this
nation is to lead, not follow. That
our early statesmen started in
upon this theory is forecast by
our Bill of Rights, declaration of
Independence, and constitution
this too in our infancy What
superb nonsense to plead the
baby act in our manhood. Is
this the outcome of a 100 years
OF self-government and home
rule If so, the result is not
fiatterino. y y n More than one
hundred years ago, we tipped a
cargo of British tea into Boston
harbor. That was a heroic act.
But we now tamely submit to a
hundred fold greater tax on Brit
ish gold, in the interest of free
trade, and the single gold stand
ard. Well, what has this tc
do with the Horr and Harvey de-
bate A great deal my Inter
national goldbug (! This debate
has narrowed down the main
question to one point. 1t de-
monstrates beyond cavil, thai
bimetallism is the true policy OF
the United States. Horn admits
it, the great parties admit it, and
the single naked question now
remaining is, how, or by what
method, or methods, shall we at
tain it ? Simply that and moth
ing more. For years prior to
1873 alarmists, and crafty, not to
say cowardly, politicians, were
shuddering over the awful brink
of Resumption y Greeley said
the only method was to Ere
sumo y IF ever we remonetize
silver, history will repeat itself
and no "crash" will follow
certainly not Inappropriate legis-
lation goes with it. as it should.
OF course the prediction OF
the gold syndicate, that "such o
panic as the world never saw
will follow the RECOMMENDATION of
silver, is pure assumption with
not a shadow of evidence to sup.
port it. Even its demonstration
was not realized until two years
after it occurred. Neither die
resumption occasion a ripple, bu-
rather a healthful calm; the
''panic" a sick man feels wher
he RECEIVERS health $50 From
the creation down, the double
standard has been adopted by
the Almighty. This basic prin
ciple pervades all Nature. Mar
was not left alone" in the Gar
den; had he been, his success
multiplying and replenishins