The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-17
SILVER MEN CONFER.

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or for any other reason, Jilen the sill
yer manipulators will turn their at
tention to the Republican convention
and see what they can do in that
quarter.
1--WE are bound to win if we unite"
said Senator Stewart today. The on
ily hope Of the gold combination, con-
sisting of the dominant factors of the
two old parties, of remaining in power
either under the name of Republicans
or Democrats is to keep the silver
forces divided. The Republicans and
Democrats in the next campaign will
have a difficult task in finding a
'Straddler' on the financial question.
The gulf between the gold monopoly
and the shrinking fortunes. penury
and want of the masses grows wider
every year, and the 'straddlers' find
themselves in danger of the fate of
PharOah.
"The impossibility of converting
the gold leaders of the two old parties
to bimetallism is becoming more ap-
parent every day. Last year the free
coinage Republicans of the west
thought they had converted Mr.. Reed
to their principles. They were very
happy for while, and pointed to
many things as an evidence of his
support OF their ideas. Now. however,
they sadly confess that his vote for
Cleveland gold bonds has forced them
to give him up.
NO HOPE OF MCKINLEY.
"Then they conferred their fond
hopes upon Governor Mckinley, of
Ohio. They recalled the fact that he
had voted for free coinage when in
Congress, and Republicans were pre-
dieting that he would be all right to-
ward silver if elected President. They
whispered that he was in favor of
free coinage. but that he was COM
PEELED to keep quiet for the present in
order not to ALLEVIATE the gold element
in convention. But now Mr. McKin-
ley has deserted them. He very I'M
kindly destroyed all hope OF those who
were depending on. him. His declara-
tion that he would not, be candidate
on free coinage platform was the re-
finement of cruelty tofthose who had
judged him by bis record in Congress
long ago &c ST
1.-The skill of Harrison in phrase
making to satisfy both sides is about
com animation, while he was President
OlouOat UOACO UIO pOOp1O
who favor silver to make them stay
away from the polls att the last presi-
Dental election, Or to vote for Mr..
Cleveland, whose activity in the gold
cause had some what abated while he
was out of Office BY the way. the
strength Of both Harrison and Cleve-
land is remarka BILE in slow race. In
the last election, Cleveland had the
advantage, for Harrison, being in Of
flee, was able to make more enemies
than Cleveland could out OF Office. A
multitude voted for Cleveland, anoth-
er multitude stayed away from the
polls; and enough people voted for the
name of Democracy without the sub
stance to give TIE Democrats a trium-
plant majority.
THE fact that each party relies
solely upon the misconduct of the
other, and in the past fifteen years
each side has been able to make un-
limited capital from the shortcomings
of the party in power. But there is
going to be another element in the
next campaign. The people are tired
of the two old parties, disguised with
their shortcomings, enraged at their
failure to legislate for the people and
in favor of the money of the cOnstitu-
tion. The people will unite in 1896,
and such union means the restora-
tion OF the government to the people,
for whom it, was OrHainod -