The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-06-22
An Elaboration to Free Coinage Hen.

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The most discouraging feature Of The
political agitation over the silver ques-
ton is the jealousy Of the silver men OF
each other. The Associated Press dis
patches reported few days ago that
Mr.. Taubeneck, chairman of the Nat
ional Populist Committee, and his as
sociates were then at Springfield, Hi
nois, much excited and enraged be-
canse the Democrats we're stealing the
free coinage plank from the Omaha
platform. The leading Republicans of
the West-such men as Teller and Du-
bois- manifest the same spirit because
the Populists and Democrats are steal
ing the thunder of the silver Republic
cans. Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Bland, rep
resenting the dominant silver senti-
ment of the Democratic party, are also
alarmed for fear the independent silver
movement or the Populists or the Re
pnbicans viii derive benefit from the
great popularity of the silver movement.
None Of these enthusiastic partizans
need be alarmed if each party contin-
ues as heretofore, trying to monopolize
this issue. There will in such case
be nothing in the way of an issue for
either of them to appropriate, because
the fssue is an entirety and cannot be
divided. The vitality of the issue con-
sists of its entirety. The gold issue is
also an entirety, and the goldites on
both sides of the Atlantic realize hat
fact and act together, although they
pretend to belong to different parties.
But every Administration for 20 years
of whatever party, has pursued the
gold policy, and faithfully rendered the
service to which vast money contribu-
tons 10 the respective partizan Cam
paign Committees entitled the contrib
utors. The commercial press of Europe
and America has also honestly ''stayed
bonght,p and the hearts of the Cleve-
lands, the Harrisons, the ShermaDs,
and the Carlisles have continued to
beat as one. While the masses of the
people have worshiped the golden calf
with a silver veneering as thin as
gauzs, which, without the name it bore
would have deceived no one, the Re-
oublicans, who are blind to the decep-
ion of The brazen image, saw the
name Of party Of proud record in
Icribed on it. The Democratic masses
aw the same idolatrous image from a
lifferent standpoint, which disclosed to
Jew the word Democracy. The Popu-
lists detected the fraud and saw how
he honest voters of both sides were de-
eived. They refused to worship the
olden image, however disguised, and
for more money than gold
ouId provide, composed of gold, silver
nd paper from the Government direct.
Sut they divided their devotion to the
cd Of more money with so many deities
f reform that their councils were con-
used and their purposes thwarted.
When the Populists see that the god of
lore money is jealous god, requiring
ndivided devotion, and the Republl-
ans and Democrats learn that names,
owever sacred, may be used for the
Hest purposes, and that the livery of
ne Court of Heaven may be used to
srve the devil 10, united front may
e presented against The gold monopoly.
the fact can ever be known that the =
sal issue is between a combination in
9TH the old and the. new worlds to
ibject the masses to servitude by de-
irving them of money, on the one side
I'd the American people, struggling to
store the money of the constitution,
] the other side, for the purpose of re-
tablishing the Government Of their
theirs, neither party names nor coll Z
teral Issues viii prevent them from /
hitting against the common enemy.
hen such time arrives it will then
apparent which group Of silver men
ii constitute the strongest and best 4
Icleus around which all may gather,
d if the Democratic party shall not
that time have gained the right of
adership it will be compelled to make
" for those who have. fit leads, its z
ors Of concession must be wide open =
all the friends of the sound money"
the constitutiop.-Ci Cincinnati En-
irer