The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-09-17

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without free coinage, bimetallism
is impossible-never did exist,
and never can exist. Therefore
to ridicule the one, which is alb
solutely essential to the other, is
so palpably illogical, that it nee
essarily impeches their honesty,
or intelligence; more than this,
it absolutely impeaches the intel
ligence of the trainers of the
constitution, that clearly contem-
plates bimetallism and was
adopted by congress in 1892 as
the foundation of our monetary
system. Now we are told, while
admitting it's wisdom) that we
must have the cooperation of
other nations, before we can
avail ourselves of its most benifi-
Gent provisions. Evidently
Washington, Jefferson, Jackson,
Lincoln, Hamilton, ETC., were
not drawing their inspiration
from "other nations i then, so
much as Mr.. Cleveland and his
coadjutors are now. Presumably
they framed coinage laws speci-
ally for American use, without
careing continental what other
nations thought of them. y
Note-that this monetary warfare
was begun, and is being waged,
by the real friends of sound
money" which for more than 80
years was the money of the con-
stitution-that at last, the right
eouSness of bimetallism has vir-
tually been admitted; while its
practicability by this nation alone
has been denied. Where public
policy, justice and right lead the
way, impracticability is not a
debatable question; and to say
the right thing is an impossible
thing, is blank atheism. Where
there is a will there is a way"
1t were better to deny the exis-
tence of God and done with it,
than charge Him with blocking
the way to a righteous thing.
For eighty years a practical par
ity existed between gold and sill
yer in spite of immense disparity
in their production. For twenty
years of a single standard, where
is the parity now ? Where ths
treasury-where national pros
, perity? The two eras prove to |
demonstration that the supply O.
gold alone is insufficient. Th'
, inevitable, is borrowing o.
bankruptcy" In a nation O
such wonderful resources as this
+ both are disgraceful. Nature, a
f usual, has bountifully supplied
: this nation above all others witt
/ the very specific" needed-silv
. er. Use it as standard none,
I and be saved-or reject it and b.
: lost This is the plain teachin:
of the Gospel of financial saliva
, ton. And like the other Gospe
D we must go it alone. Mark that
q No international nonsense vii
k excuse us in the day of final SET
4 tlement-but rather I'VE kneV
) your duty, but you did it not
e "go." The basic principles c
f sound money" are clearly de
= fined in the constitution as tbi
5 metallic;" and Congress has n
|. power to change it, says Wei
# ster. 1t follows that the legis
a lation of 1873 was not only
5" violation of the Organic Law,
If but usurpation of power. Ths
h the same criminals should no
J. wheel about and claim par exec
n lence, the champions of ''soun
s money" shows more cheek, MOI
ID Satanic impudence imaginable
1T or possible outside of the unre'
lie enerate gold bug The "dishol
N est dollar" the ''Buzzard dollar
M the fifty cent dollar" are ere
lie tions of their own, not ours. v
~ the people, never dreamed
a. such dollar prior to 1873. II
IN people we are told do not wa
r silver" ASK the next ten me