The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-03-30
A Square Issue.

Hon. Joseph G. Hendrix, who was a
member of the congress recently ad-
journed and who is president of the
National Union Bank of New York, at
manufacturers banquet recently given
in Brooklyn, advocated the reconstruc-
ton of the old parties making the fin
ancial issue the basis. He proposed to
make square issue between the gold
standard men and the silver advocates.
He said
"If there is to be battle ofthe stand
ards fought out at the next Presidential
election, we, Of the New England and
Middle States, and of the area north of
Mason and Dixon's line, and east Of the
great rivers, are ready to throw off ell
party trappings and meet the Issue in
the common interest of our republic
and have done with it. No more Janus
faced platforms; no more good-Lord-
good-devil leadership; no more shifting,
lodging, trimming, or time-serving
Presidential candidates. Let the silver
men choose of their number Let the
single standard men choose of their
number, and then let the American
people deciden
Here is one man who is ready to
throw ofthem mask Of fhypocracy beneath
which the bankers have succeeded in
securing nearly all that isworth having
in the country, under the impression
that the robbers are now powerful
enough, with their wealth to carry the
elections. We only wish the Cleve-
lands, shermans, Belmonts and Nor
gans would all come out in the same
bold spirit and make the issue an open
one, relying upon the "New England
and Middle States and the area northofI
the Mason and Dixon's line and east Of
the great rivers" to carry the gold
standard to victory That portion Of
tbe country thus outlined wonld carry
enough electoral votes TO give the coun-
try. a goldbug executive, and what man
could they select to suis their purposes
better than Cleveland? Let the bank
ers select him for their leader and there
would be no more good -Lord-good. devil
leadership; no more shifting, dodging,
trimming or time serving on the part
Of his leadership at least. 1t would be
a straight out test. of the power of mon
ey pitted against the intelligence ofthe
people.
But the campaign Of education is go
ing on now, and the people, notwith-
standing nearly all the great and pow
erfpl newspapers of the country are
owned, controlled or supported by the
money bags Of this country and Eng
land, will understand the causes which
have Impoverished the masses before
the time the next presidential cam
paign is finished, TOO well to be led into
slavery. We suspect chat the
knowing ones among the goldbngs re-
aize this, and that such speeches as
that made by Mr.. Hendrix will be very
rare. Their next platform will be as
Janus faced as their last one and the
good Lord -good-devil policy will still
continue. Dodgiug and trimming and
time serving will still 60 on. Only the
silver men viii come out on a square
platform. They have already an
nounced their principles and allwho do
not squarely join them, all who say,
"Stick to Democracy and through the
party secure a bi-metalic currency" or
that 1.-The only hope for silver rests
with the Republican party" can be
s5unted on as abettng the goldbug |
policy of continuing the power Of mon
ey, monopolies, trusts, combines and |
plutocracy. They have the money,
not only of this country, but Of nearly |
all of Europe to fight the battle against
the people with, and it yet remains to be
seen if that will carry against the INTEL
hgence of an enlightened people. We
do not believe it will and, further, do
believe that if the issue be madesqnare-
ly between the single gold standard
and l6 to ] free coinage, even the Mid
die States except, perhaps, New York, |
would be against the single standard.
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