Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-20
The Issue Defined.

The fed is fast being cleared for 4
straight Up and down free coinage
fight next year We have NJ. Balfour
declaring that he does not believe Il
monetary conference of the nations
would accomplish anything 1T the pres
ent time. This Is equivalent 10 saying
that no conference Will be held. We
have English and German g0idbug
papers receiving the declaration with
applause and the comment that 1t set
ties the matter of an International CON
ference for good. In this country we
have the general confession of the self
styled sound money" men that when
they speak of sound money they mean
gold alone vr currency redeemable in
gold alone. This is being admitted
everywhere, so that there will be no
skulking behind disguise i'll the cam
Daign. The question has heretofore
narrowed down TO the proposition that
the United States shall rc-cstablish free
coinage without the cooperation of any
other country. or that the gold standard
shall continue iii force for an indefi
Mite period. This is precisely the
issue that The News long ago claimed
must lee faced. We have never had
faith in an international conference.
because the selfish interest of Eng
land is opposed to silver and England
will dominate any conference. The
great papers of England that are con
trolled by the money owning classes
make no concealment of the fact that
the single gold standard operates for
The benefit of money owners alone and
against al other classes. We would
that the English press We're more wide
" read in America. The vast amounts
of interest which Great Britain draws
from this country are given twice their
legitimate purchasing power while the
foods and products which Britain buys
are lowered to onehalf their Legitimate
price. An interview with Mr.. William
Derry shows that the people of England
laugh ct the United States for our
foolishneSS in playing into their hands
by our financial policy. Mr.. Derry is
an EngliShman with interests on both
knowledge
Ii the free coinage men of this coun-
try are wise enough To allow them
selves - be guided by patriotism there
is no reason TO despair of success even
50 early as next year The Tory policy
of modelling our institutions to suit Eu-
rope cannot be continued long without
producing revolution of government
The one giant that stands in the way is
party. II blocks the path to freedom.
American attachment TO party is Il
strange thing. The party name con
rinueS 20 charm long after the princi-
pies on which the organization was
founded have been lost. A sentiment
of loyalty 10 n name leads men To vote
to enslave themselves. Parties are not
liked and Interchangeable. Thee was 4
cime when al those now existing We're
called into being. They were created
for the purpose of advocating certain
policies and when they have ceased -
serve the ends of patriotism there is no
reason why they should command the
allegiance of any free man. The party
machine j. powerful engine in the
hands o. those with money To buy men.
those VINO deal in huge trusts aud
corporations. 1t is largely manned by
office-holders in whom the instinct OF
avarice Overcomes higher motives.
These Two forces entrench themselves
and are difficult to displace, but the
people hold the power after all. and it
is upon tile sound common sense of
the people that reliance must be placed
if the oligarchy of greed is to be crush
ed and the republic be maintained.
The News hopes that silver men every
where Will not let themselves be led
astray but will come together and in
union triumph.-Denver News.