The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1895-06-27
DODGING THE ISSUE.

Albuquerque A who invariably take
us to task whenever we intimate
that the republican party has not
courage enough to take a well de-
fined position upon the only issue
at present before theAm erican
people
We desire to call the special at
tentlon of these gentlemen to the
report of the proceedings of the
convention of republican league
clubs, now in session at Cleveland,
and to ask them in all candor il
they ever knew or heard of a
clearer case Of lodging the issue.
The silver question is the only
question Of general interest now
before the American public, and
constitutes the only issue that di-
yldes the people, and yet there is
a convention, composed of dele
gates from all the republican clubs
n the country, and very properly
supposed to represent the republi-
can party of the United States,
and yet in its discussions and its
resolutions it positively refuses to
take any position upon the great
issue of the day, and the only issue
in which the people are intere 3ted.
When it comes to Grants victor
les in Virginia, or the United
States Bank or the Dred Scott de-
cision, the convention can give
you resolution just as positive
as the English language can make
it, but whenever some indiscreet
member from the rural districts
introduces a resolution bearing
upon the only live issue Of the
day, the convention
Wiggles in and wiggles out,
Leaving the people still in doubt,
Whether the snake that made
the track
Was going south or coming back.
and after laboring arduously for
two days and nights the conven-
tion hasn't done anything by
which any man, woman or child
in the United States can form the
remotest idea of where the party
stands upon the only live issue of
the day.
1t has been well known for
long time to nearly everybody out
side of the party that such would
be the result, but radical republi-
cans, who are also earnest silver
men, would not believe it; in fact, |
as we have said before, many of
them were ready to become offend
ed at the insinuation of such a
thing. But the action of this club
convention settles it, and the
grand old party which once had
the courage Of its convictions to
the extent Of taking up arms TO
defend what it believed to he right, |
now whillies around on all sides OF
The only issue that is Of interest to
the American people, and is too
cowardly to say which side it en-
dorses. And this is what was
once the party Of Lincoln and
Grant, Albuquerque Democrat.
Why do you charge the repub-
lican party with "dodging the
issue" on silver coinage? There
has not been any question there is
none now -as TO how that party
stands on the financial issue now so !
prominent a feature of American
politics. 1t began legislating in
1862, in favor Of the
money lender and has never lost!
an opportunity TO add to the effects
Of that legislation. 1t then,
through n war necessity which
made IT imperative to add TO the
circulating medium, created the
'greenback" but declared that.
while this species of money was
amply sufficient for the uses
Of tho common herd who
the munitions Of war
and the soldiers who loaned their
lives and fought the battles of the
government good enough for the
farmer, the mechanic, the laborer
and the merchant, il was not fit
'orthe bond holder or money lend
ar and therefore made an exception
in his favor whereby he WIS to re-
,eiye coin for the Use these same