Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-03-01
Silver Is thc Issue.


for West and Northwest, the Central
States and the South, have espoused
the doctrine OF unrestricted coinage OF
the white metal The old party leaders
of the East view with apprehension the
growth OF the movement, and read in
il the doom of the monOpolieS fOStered
by the present Ubiquitous currency sys-
TEN.
Eastward the star of Empire wends
its way.
And now conservative Michigan
wheels into line. At Battle Creek the
work began. AND already Lansing. the
capital city. is ringing with its echoes.
As reported by the press. here is Il
synopsis OF the proceedings:
The real result Of the conference
was the adoption of the report of the
Committee on Resolutions rs amended
by Daniel Strange. The report de-
mandcd the free coinage of gold and
silver at the old ratio of Is To /; that all
paper money be issued by the govern
ment rs full legal tender founded on
the taxes and wealth of the country
and that no more gold bonds be issued
in times of peace: that the best inter-
csts OF the Third Congressional District
of Michigan demanded the election of
n Congressional representative who
adopts and advocates these principles:
that the conference pledges its united
AMI enthusiastic support to such Il man.,
regardless OF previous party affiliations;
and all men who wish for better times.
and broader and wiser legislation. are
invited to join and work for these iinan-
cial reforms. The chairman was au-
thOriZed to appoint Il committee of five.
and the committee was instructed To
prepare Il silver platform and call Il
congressional convention for the pur-
pose of putting Il candidate in the field
Addresses We're made by Daniel
Strange. T.. w. Ewing. Patrick Gil
key. III. ]. Flynn, and W. D. Smith.
and each of these gentlemen was con-
fdent that Il silver party can turn
things over in this district. Mr.. Smith
Ekened the movement to the formation
Of the Republican party under the oaks
at Jackson, and said he would not be
surprised if the party grew until it
spread over the entire United States
and elected President. 1t looks now
as if Democrats and PrOhibitiOnists
would join the Populists and Us many
silver Republicans would vote the
ticket
II is now apparent that the Republic
can leaders will attempt to nullify the
influences at work, by having their
party indorSe free silver. But the mis-
sion of the Republican party Is full
filled. and its days of usefulness past.
PopuliSm is the order of the day, and
this dispatch from Lansing shows the
trend of affairs:
1T has become apparent within the
last few days that Il determined at
tempt will be made to commit the Re
publican party in this State to the Issue
of the free and unlimited coinage of sill
Yer. Free silver sentiment has grown
like Il pigweed in Il radish bed in this
State during the last two years. The
Patrons of Industry are committed to
ii, the Farmers Alliance has the Issue
for It's basic principle, the State Grange
prefers it 10 most of the other financial
schemes of the present day, the Demo
cratic party is split in two upon the
question. ana scores of the leaders of
the Republican party are in favor OF it.
Right or wrong, the Republican party.
with its inherent greed for power,
wants the votes Of the free silver men,
When the votes are delivered the party
may not see tit to enact Il free silver
law, but the issue will have served its
purpose. 1t was matter OF some sur
prise when the other day State Senator
L. w. Clapp brought the question into
the Michigan Legislature. Senator
Clapp resides at Battle Creek, where
the recent free silver conference was
held, and he is Il candidate for the nom
inatiOn for Congress to succeed Julius
Cesar Burrows. The support which his
free silver resolution received was Il
surprise. and indicated that the Repub-
lican Senator's ale ready to rush pell
nell into populisn. Although it was
laid Oh the table by Il vote of Il to 10,
tuc NOtc WIS TecOuSluercu on the lOliOW-
ing day and the resolution made a
special order in the Senate. 1t is be-
lieved that if the resolution is adopted
it will have considerable effect upon
the platform makers. 1t is by no means
improbable: tl.at The Republican iriy
in Michigan will indorse the free silver
idea, in which event the party will be
as badly severed as the Democratic
party now is over the same question -
Let the good work go on. But watch
with jealous care that the POpulisi
party is not emasculated by accepting
only partial aid from either of the old
parties. POpuiism is wide enough
broad enough, and progressive enough
to furnish governmental code for the
whole country. And if either or both
of the old parties think to steal tn,
thunder of the new star in politics
they will find themselves mistaken.
Has Honorable Precedent.
Government ownership of the tele
graph is not ut all an exclusive tenet
of the POpulist party, as Senator Allen
tried to imnress upOu his fellow Spp1.