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

before, are at last fully awake 10
the Importance of the money
question as the most important
factor in national prosperity. No
intelligent business man denies
that it is restored to its constitu
tional basis, all financial legisla-
ton based upon it must, in the
nature of the case, partake in
some measure, of it's diseased
and unnatural condition. Ever
since the monetary conference in
1873, the writer has been con-
WINGED of the utter folly of long
er pursuing the phantom of inter
national ''Bimetallism," by con-
current action. The result of
the last one by Mr.. Harrison,
ought to convince every sensible
man that what the English dele
gate, Rothschild, stated in the
discussions, is emphatically true
and logical-"The question is
one which every nation must
settle for itself, in harmony with
its conditions, and independently
of others, mo two being under
the same conditions. This view
was clearly taken by the trainers
of the constitution, when they
declared "gold and silver only"
to be the legal money of the
states. Why didn't they add
providing other nations concurp
~ Nothing is clearer than that
the manifest destiny" of this
nation is to lead, not follow. That
our early statesmen started in
upon this theory is forecast by
our Bill of Rights, declaration of
Independence, and constitution
this too in our infancy What
superb nonsense to plead the
baby act in our manhood. Is
this the outcome of 100 years
of self-government and home
rule If so, the result is not
flattering. n More than one
hundred years ago, we tipped a
cargo of British tea into Boston
harbor. That was heroic act.
But we now tamely submit to a
hundred fold greater tax on Brit
| ish gold, in the interest of free
trade, and the single gold stand
ard. = Well, what has this to
do with the Horn and Harvey de
bate ? A great deal my Inter
national goldbug A! This debate
has narrowed down the maiI
question to one point. 1t de
monstrates beyond cavil, tina
bimetallism is the true policy o.
the United States. Horn admits
= it, the great parties admit it, anG
r the single naked question nov
remaining is, how, or by wha
method, or methods, shall we at
tain it ? Simply that and moth
ing more. For years prior t.
1873 alarmists, and crafty, not t.
say cowardly, politicians, wer
shuddering over the awful brinl
of Resumption r' Greeley sal,
: the only method was to IRE
sumo ~ If ever we remonetiz
silver, history will repeat itsel
and no "crash" will follow
certainly not if Inappropriate legis
lation goes with it, as it should
e n = Of course the prediction c
the gold syndicate, that ''such
panic as the world never saw
4 will follow the reconciliation {
d silver, is pure assumption wit
J not a shadow of evidence to SUI
i port it. Even its demonetizatio
/ was not realized until two year
after it occurred. Neither di
l. resumption occasion ripple, b'
rather a healthful calm; til
"panic" a sick man feels whe
he RECEIVERS health ! = Fro
le the creation down, the doub
IS standard has been adopted /
u the Almighty. This basic pril
l 's ciple pervades all Nature. Ma
IL was not cleft alone" in the Ga
III den; had he been, his succe
z multiplying and replenishir
d the earth would have been
~ = f. s1.,x. 80 @l,o% 1f NJ. ~