The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-04-30
THE SITUATION.

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are in favor of reinstating the
former system of minting and
circulating silver coins, is now
presented to the real friends of a
more prosperous state of affairs
in our nation. That freer use
of silver would bring about that
prosperity is evidenced from the
fact, universally admitted, except
by those whose interest dictates
its denial, that, as silver goes up
to its original standard of the
world, so are prices advanced;
and as the reverse takes place
there is fall in prices, and con-
sequent stringency in our mark
cts. Those who deny this propo-
sition are to few and evidently
to lily informed or base to be re-
garded, and we shall not stop to
daily with their ignorance or
greed-if we may not designate
their claims by some more severe
term.
But the question is, how? Who
can do this work? 1t is admit
ted by all that, in a form of gov
ernment like ours, the people
can do it. Their supremacy is
admitted, and, yet, that fails to
solve this all-absorbing question.
They could do it, but-can they?
Will they? Our nation has be-
come too vast in its territory to
assemble them in one mass as
could be done in an Indian tribe
or in former errors of the world.
Even cid Rome, that could do it
once can do it no more; far less a
great and populous nation like
the United States of America. 1t
would no be impracticable to at
tempt even, to carry out, any
united action. except by delegat-
ed powers. To do that organic
alton must be established. In
that--deny it as you may-free-
dom of thought and purpose Can
not at al times be carried into
execution. Often, alb too often,
communities whose aims are all
in the right direction are so far
circumscribed in their ability to
take part in combinations and or
CARNATIONS, through lack Of pecatn-
larry means, that far less people
dominate the action of delegated
bodies. 1t will ever be so-until
the world is better ruled than il
is now. Until man is governed,
in government affairs, less by
selfishness, and more by the
spirit of patriotism. But we
must yield to it. We have tc
organize. And, although more
wealth and excessive cunning
may frequently award unkird
victories over right; although
the rat nature may be supreme
and patriotism may be clad il
mourning, in great nation like
ours, it is our remedy, our only
hope. And still, we, as people,
nave to decide how we will &C
complish this end. That it vii
be brought there is every reason
to believe;and that it rests in the
formation of political parties
Delegated conventions with a
purpose of uniting to one end il
: the legitimate result of all ex
perience. Reason would guild,
us in that line if we had learneC
it from the other source. w,
must, then, act with some party
and must consolidate all force.
to the end to be accomplished
We can not; we dare not, as ont
would regard his own salvation
falter in harmonizing every reas
enable element of strength tx
accomplish our object. The pas
few years have taught us les
son of sorrow, of distress, o
weeping, of commercial AM
business wrecks, of hapeless life
of unrequited toll that has shock
: ed the world; and for a natiol
that should be as prosperous a
ours, we have made a page Q
history that is dark, indeed.
WHAT PARTY
The result of all our reasoning
then. leads to what party sha
we take ? For our own part W
/ announced. through the column
!. of the MESSENGER. long age
"that we would go with tn
> party and people who woul
: unite to reinstate silver" 1t ha
(? been our fortunate, or unfortur
u ate as one may be pleased I
term it, lot, to vote the Demo
cratic ticket ever since our earl
u manhood; but when the Demo
d cratic coveutions were about t
n be held in 1892 we made it publ
a that we could no longer supper
o any party that would not sustai
the old rule of our coinage. Thu
Il party put in nomination the mos
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