Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-04-27
Def OF BLACKBURN
He Boldly Throws Dawn the
Gauntlet
ON THE SILVER QUESTION
UnlImIted eoinas. A. 10 Ia without
Regard "a an Int-rDstisa
Agreement.

Louisville. April 20.-In an interview
published in today's CourieT-Journal
Senator Blackburn in unmistakable
terms outlines his position on the silver
question and boldly throws down the
gauntlet to his opponents FOR similar
candor on the same subject. With his
usual aggressiveness the senator almost
dares his opponents 10 meet him on the
issue he represents, and II may be as
sumed that the issue will be promptly
accepted. Senator Blackburn has writ
ten statement of his position on which
he expects To stand or fall in the scna-
torial race. He declares his position as
follows:
"If | have not heretofore shown any
disposition to be interviewed by the
daily papers OF this city II has not been
because OF my purpose To conceal from
the people my views on any public cues
ton. but because | was anxious I"
avoid. II possible. the perversion and
distortion TO which my utterances have
generally been subjected.
II never had. have not now. and never
| intend to have any secrets in politics.
| I am al loss To understand how any
one. especially in Kentucky. can remain
l in ignorance as TO my sentiments upon
! the silver question u they feel enough
4 interest i'm the matter a. desire such in
| formation. For the last 20 years. in con
| gress and on the stump. anywhere and
/ everywhere, have earnestly and per
! sistently insisted upon the restoration
OF silver metal TO that place I'm the mon
| ey system Of the country which II al
ways held prior 10 the passage OF that
| disastrous act of decentralization lii 1873
Upon this subject I have never held an
1 "a
in the slightest degree altered or mod
ifi.d in all these years Yet IL there is
still any of the uniformed who desire
To know my views | viii reiterate them
in the shortest space possible hy say
ing that | am In favor OF opening the
mints of the country To the unlimited
coinage OF silver metal on an equality
for the coinage OF gold. | am opposed
10 gold monomc tallism and just as much
! opposed TO silver monometallism. With
out reservation. | am bimetallist
want and mean TO continue 10 insist
upon the use OF both metals on even
terms as the redemption money nf this
country | am opposed 10 this govern
ment waiting for any international con
ference to act. Our experience with
such agencies has not been such as &c
give us either confidence or hope OF
attainment OF this purpose.
Daniel Webster declared the con.
stttution Of the United States made
, gold and silver the redemption money o.
, the country and that neither congress
nor any state had any rightful powe
20 substitute any other. nor TO destro!
either the one or the other OF thes
I metals II congress had the power q
r dernonetize silver. IL had the same pow
{ or TO demanetize gold. II they couli
! strike down hair, they could strik
> down all,
Z II am in favor OF the restoration o
silver metal at the ratio OF 10 TO
believing. In the light of experience tina
c covers a century. that such ratio wi
establish and maintain permanently
a the parity between the two metals
CARLISLE is SILENT
e Senator Blackhnrn's interview ha
/ called forth an editorial from the Ever
. ing Post, calling upon Secretary Cal
. Isle TO come out and answer the senf
r tor. The Post says:
! Senator Blackburn's challenge 10 n
\ administration and to the friends OF III
-e administration Is a challenge which NJ
D. McCreary cnn not meet and which mui
he met by the gentleman from kel
lucky. who is by invitation OF Clev
land secretary of the treasury.
:, TT should have been met before. IL
der the defiance OF Blackburn and Pro
tor Knott the silence of the secretar
:. OF the treasury savors too much
u timidity. The fight 10, sound principle
a for reason. for democracy. must
e. made and made before the meeting
In the state convention In June. Hal
20 money democrats have waited for Gu
Isle 10 speak. He IL the natural lead
50 In this contest and he can not open u
70 campaign too soon. nor put into Il I,
IN much OF the fighting qualities.
a. 1.-THE crisis IL upon the democrat
IA party In Kentucky and II can not
or averted."