The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-11-14
TONNE p SED ElN,
I. Our Congressman Showed Plainly
That He Stands squarely
on the Platform.
The NJ Letting Was Wen Attended
And the Audience Was
Wen Pleased.

Well Pleased.
Con gresham ToWne came to Prince
ton Saturday on his return from St.
Cloud Though suffering severely from
the indisposition which recently con-
fined him to his room for several
weeks, he appeared before q large
meeting at Jesmer's opera house and
delivered his address on. 'Bimetal-
ism. So enthused with his subject
Ibid he become that few people who
heard him realized his physical con-
dition. He began by q reference to
the attempts OF the gold-bug press to
read him out of the Republican party
and stated that before he finished he
would prove to every fair-minded per-
son in the audience that no man in the
United States, who recognizes the
authority Of any political party is
free to support the single gold stand
ard !. 81
That there is something wrong with
the financial condition Of our country
few deny He believed that the de-
monetization 81 silver was the fault
and was working for the Interests of
silver because byst he restoration Of this
metal to equality with gold he ex-
$pected to:see an improved condition of
the nation. # speople cannot be de-
pended upon to work and vote as they
think, then the popular government is
:founde upon the shifting sands. II
here is any thing wrong in this coun-
try and continues so it is our fault. I
The question is not the silver ques-
stionkbut the gold and silver question.
What is Bimetali ism? The etymology
of the word is Two-metallism and it
means the equal treatmen of both gold
and silver in money system. It
means that both are t., be standard or
primary money. Itmeans that neither.
is TO be redeemed in the other. tt
means that the mints are to e.open TO
the free and uni mage at both.
and that AIDE btor shall have his option.
TO pay his debt ID Whichever etal he
8pleases: challenge any body any
where to produce a definition Of BIZ
metallism made before 1896 by re-
:putable authority that conflicts .With
this definition Furthermore, II will.
retire from the POLITICAL arena, close
my mouth and hold my peace forever
on this subject if there was q definition
previous to 1895 given by any econo-
mist or person Of Importance that
meant otherwise than I have stated.
I am emphatic about this because an
attempts making to. hoo dwink the peo-
pie ofthe United States on this sub
.ject. All political parties in this coun-
try are on record uneq uivocally in fa-5
vor of bimetall ism, and the shrewdest
schemers among the gold monometal-.
lists see clearly that they can only
hope to win by making the people
think that. bimetallism is any system
where both gold and silver are fused, Is
without reference to how they are
used; that bimetallism prevails in the
United States now, and that it is we
who propose to interfere whit. John
Sherman, Joe Wheelock and the Min
neapolis Tribune claim that we now
have bimetall ism in the United States.
The statement is false and known to be
false by those who make it. They
have attempted to read me out Of the
party, because Of my belief
and. dictate to me what I shall think. 8
Our National platform says:
The American people, from tradition
and interest, favor bimetallism. And
the Repub lican party demands the use
of gold and silver as standard money,
with restrictions and under such pro-
visions, to be determined by legisla-
ton, as will secure the maintenance Of
the parity of values of the two metals,
SO that the pure asing and debt-pay-
lug pOWcEsOl 8tuG OOlldE, Nv Sill
yer, gold or paper, shall be atall times
equal. The interests of the prod ncers
of the country, its farmers and its,1
working men, demand that every dol.
lar, paper3or coin, issued by the gov
eminent, shall be as good as any other.
The convention at Brainerd which
nominated me had the following plank
in the platform adopted: &
trad tion, interest and conviction
the american people are favorable to
bimetall ism, and the Republican party
Of the United States and Of Minnesota
is definitely pledged thereto in it's
State and national platforms. To that
principle we proclaim our adherance.
Bimetalism is the equal coinage, at
the government minis, of both gold
md silver; and inasmuch as the party
iss pledged to that achievement, and
believing it to be ia the interest of the
people, we hereby demand the
certain and speedy accompl ish-
menta OF it under such condi tions
~ shall insure the parity Of the two
metals and their .common EN- ployment
ss ultimate or standard money In the |
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