The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-04-06

the moutbpiece OF his party, there
was only one course to pursue. 1t
is not evident why Mr.. Cleveland
should be denounced by his party,
unless it is, as stated last week,
necessary that some one should be
sacrificed.
MIR. Cleveland is accused of being
gold bug and an enemy of silver.
OF course he is. So is his party.
On that proposition, he and they.
are in full accord. 1t is very tire
some to hear the democrats claim
ing that the president does not
represent their principles. Every
body knows that they have had full
control of congress for the past
two years. They have persistently
voted down every bill looking to
the free coinage of silver, at any
ratio whatever. This is a matter
of history. They repealed the sill
yer purchase act. 1t will be re-
membered that a bill was brought
before them providing for the free
coinage OF silver at 16 to /, II to l,
18 to l, 19 to l and 20 to /, to be
voted on in that order. A demo-
cratic congress, fired by the doc
trines of democracy, voted down
those ratios, one after the other.
Do not let this fact escape your
memory. Actions speak louder
than words. No one doubts that
if the democrats were friendly to
silver they would have shown it by
their acts. They have had full
power for two years to do what
they pleased. The fact that they
have done nothing for silver, is
proof positive that they did no
please to do so.
By reference to the Chicago plat
form we find that the Mckinley bill
is the eliminating atrocity. W.
learn what awful institutions W.
have been harboring without sus
pecting it. There is no question
but that the democratic party
meditated the prompt and etfectiv
repeal of that bill. They did no
believe that the American work
m an should be allowed to produc
any thing;thatcould be done cheape
by the cheap labor of foreign coun
tries. They would upheave tn
very foundation of the system Q
, protection to American labor
They would do away with that al
surd notion that America was fo
Americans. MIR. Cleveland, i
; connection with the leaders of hi
party framed tariff act as near a
they could in accordance with tn
party platform. That is to say,
was step in that direction. The
acknowledged that it was only
step, but stated that it would b
followed by more. There woul
be no halt until the last vestige {
, protection was erased. Simple a
that bill was, it could not pass
! The democrats, ever faithful i
words and barren of acts, met
with determined opposition. Th
bill was patched and repatchet
When 1t finally became a law, II
d features had been changed NOR
than the visage of an Irshman a
ter Donnybrook row. Mr.. Clev'
: land was so astounded at the vic
u divergence between the principle
L. and actions of his party that h
read them the most severe lesso
ever given by president to h
q followers. He did not hesitate
characterize them as the party {
: perfidy and dishoner. He told the1
that they had villianously blaste
the councils of the brave, in tt
e hour of their might.
In the light of these facts, it
strange that anyone can be foun
to condemn Mr.. Cleveland as
o traitor to his party. If you wi
: carefully read over the Chicae
l. platform, and compare that wit
e the actions of the president, yo
= will no doubt observe that
i. stands nearer to that platform tina
J. his party does. He has more ho'
e estly tried to carry cut the profe
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