The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-09-26

opinions are converted into living |
forces
la TIC practical politics OF parties
there is no characteristic Of current
news more important than the sudd en-
aggressiveness OF the gold standard
heresy. As far as outward signs can
tell Us, the entire northeast is a unit
in open defense OF the single gol Il cur
rcney basis. The secretary Of the
treasury contends for il In his public
addresses. The Republican party
seems about ready to abandon all af-
fectation OF conceding anything to sill
ver except limited bullion purchases
Clubs OF Democrats are formed in st
Louis and Kansas City to disseminate
literature in opposition to free coin
age of silver on any terms.
Congressman Bynum OF Indiana is
about to do what Congressman Patter-
son has been doing through the south
make series of gold standard
/ speeches before nonpartisan audiences
I la the principal towns OF his section
This recently acquired boldness Of
the gold standard idea is news Of the
kind which the practical citizen must
read before heSan form an intelligent
Judgment of the relation the currency
question bears to party politics y
newspaper which conceals such news
IS cheating its readers.
The Republic generally understands
what II gives utterance to, and 1t tells
the truth in the above In its incep
tion the gold standard idea was the
work OF plutocrats and money lenders
IL had little standing among leaders
of thought, since most Of the great
economists have been and are bimetal-
lists But 1t has been exploited as the
antithesis Of unsafe and disturbing in
Aation and has now political inhu.
ence which Eve years ago seemed an
impossibilty in the United States.
Bimetalism has had Is great politi.
cal strength in the west Now. more
than ever, the fate of silver depends
on the fidelity aud good management
Of western Democrats. First Of all, il
is their obligation, as practical politi
clans to cut the ground from under
the feet of monometallism by proving
that the free coinage of silver has No
association with reckless and disturb
ing arrangements Of the currency.
Ditnat "a ttgr, Il etuhiltt,. 4, ,..t-. .
preservation Of levels in prices ant
payments. The free use OF the tw,
money metals contemplates equal jus
tice to debtor and creditor 70 pre-
vent unjust contraction aud to encour
age the confident circulation Of money
aud credit are the benefit which &
J promises to confer upon the people
) Bimetallism can attack the golt
: standard without fear of the outcome
? But TO repeal the gold standard laws
the Democratic bimetallists OF tn,
west must unite and meet boldly tn,
boldness of the monometailists. =,
succeed, they must first win within
D the Democratic party and then defea
the Republican party The task o
j. outvoting the gold standard minorit
in the Democratic party, and after
d, ward the gold standard compactnes
: Of 'he Republican party is withi
their power, but is no child's play
: Inflaming dissentions over details an
dividing into factions on incidenta
tests will not do H. Harmony anon
, friends of free coinage and a unite
'front.' against the gold standard con
,ututc the practical politics of the si'
e uation