Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-06-25

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long to it. Four Thousand ma
tional banks are it's agents; five
thousand other banks and trust
companies do it's bidding. Merch-
ants and boards Of trade are de-
pendent upon the banks for &C
commodations and are clamor-
Gus in their praise of gold mono
poly. Politicians and officials,
high and low, rely on the money
powers, the press and the min
ions of the the bank for political
success. The president Of the
United States places three hun
dred thousand offices at the serv-
ice of the money power for the
political or other favors he re-
ceives. Before such a force any
other people would be powerless.
but the American people for more
than one hundred years have met
and cong uered every foe. They
have always been equal to the
emergency:
Silver was demonetized by the
Republican party, and the leaders
of that party have labored in sea-
son and out of season to keep it
demonetized. The great mass of
the Democratic party previous to
theadvent of President Cleveland
was in favor of the repeal of the
infamous act of 1873, demonetiz-
ing silver. as is shown by their
uniform votes in both houses of
congress. But when the money
power discovered Cleveland they
found an instrument to thwart
the will of Democratic masses.
and they gained a valuable ally
for Sherman and Harrison and
other active agents of the gold
standard. The alarm and distress
caused by the raid of the gold
com bination in 1898 created a
furore which amounted to a polit-
ical cyclone. which was directed
by the firm hand of the executive
against the two houses of con-
gress. Many Democrats fell be-
fore the, blast. but the Repub
cans sailed with the wind, and the
Democrats who were stranded
by the violence of the storm were
swept back into the arms of the
Republicans of the two houses.
Together they made a majority
to do the bidding of the money
power and to wipe from the
statute book every law which
recognized silver as money
metal.
The people have at last taken
this matter into their own hands.
Twenty years of betrayal have
taught them that equivo-
Cal platformsan and good-Lord-g good
devil politicians means gold mo-
nopoly. They know that those
who say they are friendly to sill
yer. but want it accomplished
without doing it themselves are
enemies and cannot be trusted.
No man is a bi-metallist who does
not advocate bimetallism as it
existed thousands Of years be-
fore Sherman visited England in
1867. and before he carried out
the purpose Of an English syndi-
cate to strike down silver in
1873.
Conventions and the party
lash have thwarted the will of
the people for 20 years. Public
plumber, a venal press, and ten
thousand banks have dominant
ed the conventions of all parties
since the man from Buffalo took
charge of the Democratic party.
A majority to do the will of gold
monopoly has been easily Sc
cured in the conventions Of both
the old parties: and a multiplici-
ty of issues bars the success of
the Popnlist. What are party
lines without party principles?
What is the Democratic when it
repudiates Jefferson and Jack
son and follows John Sherman?
The Democratic masses are in
favor: Of restoring the money of
the constitution. They are
speaking out in every state and
their voice is heard with dread
by the enemies of the republic.
A very large percentage Of the
Republican masses are equally
true to the principles of free
government with the Democrat
! ic masses, but the Republican
leaders who Worsh ipatthe shrine
Eofgold mono are numerous
and more powerful than the
Demo cratic leaders who work
with them to maintain in the
gold standard. There are more
|Harrisons than e leVeland s., and
more Shermanss than Carlisl les.
The Dem cracy Of. illinois has
|broken the ice. The rank and file
of the Republi can part y. outh and
West are Sullen and angry but