The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-04-27
PRINCIPLE, THEN HARMONY.

tongues to wagging. 1t has given an
impetus to politics, and from ocean to
ocean has revived interest in the great
est question now before the American
people.
Illinois has set an example which,
perhaps, will be emulated in many OF
her sister states. The battle is on. 1t
is a fight in earnest. The issue con-
fronts not only the democratic party,
but the republican, as well. The solu-
ton of it will be vast in its Importance
and far reaching in its effects.
Gold mono-metallism and bi-metal-
lism each nave advocates in both parties.
The democratic party is sorely divided
adversary, the republican party.
One of the cardinal principles of the
former is the full, free and unrestricted
use of both metals in our monetary
system. Every authorized expression
of the national democracy upon the
subject Is against the barring of our
mints to the full and free coinage of
either metal.
The gold ono-metallist nor the
silver mono-metallist can find one scin-
iilla of authority in any national demo-
cratic platform upon which he can base
his arguments. There is no demo-
cratic authority for mono-metallism,
and the man who advocates it must
look for authority to the republican
platforms, or to the visionary articles
of men who are under the influence of
eastern %plutocrats, or else from the
visionary and groundless articles of
p~lutocrats themselves.
Our party IS pledged to bi-metallism,
ana if it is honest to itself, honest to
its country and honest to its God, it
will do all in its power to restore to its
monetary system that metal of which it
has been partially robbed, aud yet
under cover of honesty and in the guise
of friendship, by p~lutocratic influence.
The great mass of the democratic
party appeals for an honest, straight
forward execution Of all its promises.
The great mass of the democratic
party, as shown by the votes of its SEN
ators and representatives in congress,
is in favor of a full, free and unre-
stricted coinage Of both gold and silver.
The people demand it, and they are
sovereign Lawmakers.
The people, however, will not get
what they want without a fight. They
will be compelled to 60 into the politi-
cal arena and count honest votes
against those that will be secured by
political chicanery and corruption of
every form.
The mono-metallist will not stand
upon the merits Of his issue, but he
expects to win as he has always won,
by sounding the alarm, ''get ~together!"
EXkwxhnRavEpn BY this means before,
ne SO infatuated
again begun to
~ .ss!s.. rally the boys
Though the convention Is laore than
a year of, the gold bugs have begun to
10y H ~ ~
organize the s.boys'' to fight for victory.
The .'boys" this time are not going to
rally very we'll. They have followed
the gold bug now until they have voted
upon themselves q panic hat has
almost bankrupted the country. This
they will not do again, knowingly and
of their own accord; and this time
they intend to do the ssharmony'
shouting themselves, and call their
gold bug friends together at the altar
of principle.
In the next campaign there will be
no surrender Of the great priaciple of
b~i-metallism, in order to elect a Wall
street gold bug president.
40 for the INTELLIGENCER, 1t believes
the fight is on in earnest, and it wants
to see it settled in the democratic ranks.
For this reason we endorse the move
ment in Illinois, and commend it to
the people of Missouri. 1t will be a
year before our national convention
meets, and in that time the question
can be settled for good.
Modern democracy will either have
to repudiate one of its great principles,
or else endorse it emphatically. The
party, il ii is honest, cannot afford to
do any straddling. 1t must come out
plainly and fairly and let the people
know where it can be found. The
silver men are not afraid of their issue.
They invite discussion, aud are ready
to meet their gold bug friends within
the party ranks to settle the question.
The silver men are willing to 60 into a
state convention and fight a fair and
square battle with their allies, but they
do not intend to surrender at the gold
bug bugle-call for "harmony!"
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