Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-06-01


many Of the travelling public in favor OF
silver as against il; you will find the sill
YER men forcing the argument. | have
heard such expressions as these: IL have
concluded that the times will not I'M
nrove until the United States coins sill
YER" at is time America considered It's
own interest and coined It's silver" and
II have concluded to vote fer no man
Who 10 not in favor of silver" again, cit
is time for the silver republicans to or.
oanize in the east aud insist on the party
declaring itself in favor of silver at 10
to ." again, "If the republican party
fails to declare in favor of silver 1t Will
not succeed in the next election" and
81 am commencing to think that there
ia something in the argument for BIZ
metalism.' There are quite number
of silver papers in this state; here are
two dailies in jamestown, and one on
the fence, at least 1t will not express it,
self in favor of gold, bnt publishes occas-
ionally some article furnished it by the
Sound Money Club The sentiment
in jamestown is in favor of silver, and
this irrespective of party. l have heard
one of our bank presidents express him
self emphatically in favor of silver.
%. / base my answer on the fact
that the opposition has organized a,cam-
paipn against silver, and is flooding the
country with gold literature. and the
fact that these documents are scattered
throughout the east as we'll as the south
and west is an evidence that they believe
the silver sentiment requires to be
checked here as well as south and west,
and if the silver sentiment was not pro-
crossing they would not take the trouble
to fight it.
Sd. The leaders of the democratic
party realize that thew have not single
question let upon which to go before
the people in 1896 with any hope of auc-
cess, hence they have canvas ed the field
for a popular question, and that they
found silver to be such Is evidenced by
the declaration of Messrs Crisp, Voor
bees and other leaders, and the state
ment that Hill will declare himself for
silver and become the presidential can
d,date on that platform, while denied by
him is OF doubted by these who are
familiar with national politics. Hill for
president, western man for wee Qresl-
dent, Crisp, in event of success, for sec
rotary of state, and Voorhees, in the
cabinet is a reasonable program, and the
Shadow cast before" predicts the 'com
ing event." If silver was not progress
ing IN the east these leaders would be
more careful in promulgating their
views on this question at the present
time.
The political changes which will result
from the spread of bimetalism is inter
esting to study. As an abstract prop
oIition republicans and democrats alike
are divided on the financial question.
Democracy must adopt it or resign bus
mess. The republicans must adopt it or
run tt chance Of defeat. 1t seems to
me certain that either one or both of
these parties will declare Ia favor of sill |
YER If the democratic party favors 1t
and the republican party opposes 1t, the
silver republicans wild be forced to an
undesirable choice either to vote their |
ticket at all odds, thereby endorsing an
anti-silver sentiment, or vote for a party |
that past experience shows to be irres-
ponsble for it's party platform, or for a
party too young with too many chimer-
cal planks and uncrystallized in it's ideas
Of finance to be trusted on so important
a question. This will result in the
taking ~ hat he considers the
least of two evils. But if the republicans
declare in favor of silver then there
would be no recogn zed opposition to it
n this campaign--it would secure an
other 20 years lease of the presidential
char But suppose the democrats
declare for free silver, which would be