Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-26
SEVEN FOR SILVER.
Teller's Claim Of States for the
White Metal.
TO EAKE FREE COINAGE TIE ISSUE,
And Vote Only for the Great Party That
Has q Free Silver Platform-Interesting
Interview with the Colorado Statesman
Senate Passes the Nicaragua Caosl Bill
by 81 to FL votes-PriDcipal Features Of
the Measure.

WASHINGTON, Jan. s6-"Is it true"
senate leader Of the silver party, that the
silver states will form an alliance next
year with the party that will recognize
the principle of free coinage and stand
pledged to the fulfillment of its platform
promises in the national campaign"
'iou can say" replied the senator, with
unhesitating decision, ''that the people Of
the silver states of the west will exact
from their representatives complete and
undivided loyalty to silver. That Will be
ahead of every other consideration and
will control our action, regardless Of pre-
vious or present affiliations with any OF
the old parties. We may stand alone as a
distinct fourth party, or we may form an
alliance with the Republican or Demo-
cratic party. We will be governed entire
ly in the premises by what we consider
best for the interests we serve" which he
added were the interests of the whole
country.
Depends Entirely on the Silver Plank.
'.If the Republican party should adopt
gold standard platform at its national
convention next year or fall short of full
and unequivocai recognition of silver
tha: party could not carry single silver
state. 1t would be defeated in Colorado
by 5000 votes. / am sure of that. With
the Republicans committed to gold, or
failing to come out squarely for a bime-
tallic standard and the Democratic party
taking the opposite ground, our duty
h., lc;,
with that one of the great parties which
looks to us likely to win, provided we are
enabled thereby to secure the recognition
for silver we insist upon, and are given
satisfactory assurances that we will be
accorded honorable treatment if we con-
tribute to the resultant success"
Has Cinch on Seven States.
'Rut will the masses of the Silver party
ratify an alliance watch may be entered
into with either Of the old parties on any
such agreement" was asked.
Beyond the shadow of doubt. Colo
RADIO, Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana,
Idaho and California arc certainly strong
enough to elect silver tickets against any
combination that may be reared in opposl-
tion, and think Oregon and Washington
might wheel into line. Silver is strong in
Kansas, Nebraska and North Dakota and
can control the situation by alliances.
The populists are stanch friends of silver "
Silver men were not necessarily Populists,
but all Populists Were silver men.
Easy as Falling on n Log.
You have got yet explained how you
propose to carryinto successful operation
your plan for free and unlimited coinage
of silver. How about that:''
Nothing easier. Let congress declare
for free coinage and we at once become n
worlds market for silver. The metal
might pour in upon US from all quarters
at first, but no sooner would sellers see
that they could get par for their silver in
the United States than the same price
would rule in every other civilized country
on earth, and they would all GO to mint
ing silver The more silver money that
can go into circulation on that basis the
greater the prosperity. You can't have
too much of it Any strong country can
establish n bimctallic currency, make it
go and force her ncighbors TO follow suit
1t is only necessary for the United States
to declare her commercial and financial
independence, as she did her political
Independence, and the thing is done"