Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-03-22

Washington down to 1873, were work
ing against the business interests" of
the American people, and common
sense" Also that the success and pros
perlty of the United States under repub.
lean reign. when bi-metallism was the
/ foundation OF our financial system was
failure, and detrimental to the inter.
ests of our country? If SO. for the sake
of the suffering people, give us some
more legislation against business in
terest."
The most successful times in the his
tory of cur country were under the l.
metallic standard, and was upheld by re-
publican administration. And since
the dastardly act perpetrated upon the
American people by congress in 1913
who through a disguised bill, demone-
TIED silver, removing the unit of value
from silver, transferring it to gold, this
standard proved beneficial to the PEG
pie.
1t is an easy matter to see why Mr..
Conn is disgruntled and against bi-met-
alliSm. The free silver democrats pro-
pose to organize a silver party, and thus
destroying all hope Of democratic SUI
premacy III 1895.
Another republican utterance of Mr..
Conn is found in these words:
Until Europe will accept silver at a
parity with gold, we must continue to
use gold bullion in payment OF foreign
demands.
There has not been so much adverse
criticism relating to paying gold to
England as there has been against the
removing of silver as one of the stand
ards; and the standard TO, that our fore
fathers stamped with approval and who
carried on u bloody war with the very
nation, that we are told in this republi-
can article, should give their consent to
our returning to the money we realized
the greatest success from as a nation.
When they speak about the parity of
gold and silver, we turn 10 history and
learn, that for 200 years of tree coinage,
there was only variation of two points
between the two metals. Now if bi-
metallsm for 200 years, kept gold and
silver at parity, there is surely good
reason to believe it can be done in this
day and age.
While the monied men and gold spec
ulators of the republican party, those
especially of the east, desire to cling to
the single standard; the republicans
who believe in the prosperity Of the
people, are in favor of bi-metallism
And we emphatically declare it is not
republicanism, to quietly fold our hands
and wait for England, who, with hel
shrewed lobbyists, manipulated the
wire so finely that our lawmakers fei
into the artfully concealed trap in 1873
to tell us to move in that direction.
For over twenty years we marched
within the ranks of the republican
party, casting our ballot for the candi
dates that held aloft the standard of re
pubicanism. We were led to believe
rot only by its history, but by the utter
ances of its renowned leaders, that the
republican party "led, while all Others
followedr' This party always advo
Gated protection, and that high enough
to protect American industries. Their
again we were cautioned by our leaders
THAT whatever was advocated by Eng
Gland, should be steared clear of by
america, for it was detrimental TO the
growth and prosperity of our nation.
And yet our friend Brooks believes il
to be republicanism to follow Mr.. COnn's
advice, and bow the neck of American
prosperity under the heel of European
aristocracy, abiding patiently the de
preston that hangs like pail over thi:
country, "until Europe will accept sill
yer on parity with gold
No, Brother Brooks, we must say the
argument made is not republicanism
1t will also be found, that three out Of
five of the rank and file in the republi
can party, are in favor of bi-metallism
and we predict that the republican
party in its next national convention
assembled, will place plank in thei
platform in favor of bimetallism. Their
Brother Brooks, where will you be at
Married.