The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-04
THE WAX IL looks.

While THE TRIBUNE earnestly sub
scribes to the doctrine of bimetallism,
we have not, as yet, succeeded in clear,
" convincing ourself that free and in.
dependent coinage Of silver is the SUI
preme question before the American
people. But should we ever arrive at
that stage OF perfect conviction,
amounting to absolute certainty, which
such eminent gentlemen as Judge
Sweet and Senator Dubois enjoy, we
sincerely hope that we may be sufi-
GENTLY loyal to our faith to be moder-
ately consistent in action In any
event, we would not urge the mainte-
nance and success of a state Organiza-
tiOn which in its ultimate effect must
operate as an auxiliary to national
political party which we believed to be
omphatically opposed to independent
free coinage. After the most careful
and impartial consideration, we fail to
discover wherein the maintenance of
pseudo Republican organization in this
stats can In any way advance the cause
Of bimetallism. For purposes Of argu.
ment, admit that this state is carried
by Republicans who prefer to consider
free coinage the paramount issue; that
Senator Dubois is reelected; that Ed
gar Wilson is returned to congress;
that Judge Sweet succeeds to the gov
erHorship; that every county is carried,
what viii il all availP Is not Mr.. Du-
bois now in the senate? Is not Mr..
Wilson in the house? Have they not
always exerted their influence and
given their vote for silver? If re-
elected can they do more? Shall we
measure their ability by the record of
their past achievements Then we
may Justly inquire, what specific thing
have they accomplished But we
wonld not discredit them by glaneing
backward, let us rather, in all candor
and earnestness, ask what specific
thing can they accomplish? THE
TRIBUNE will cheerfully promote their
success, to the best of its ability, if il
can be shown that abandonment of the
Republican party to engage in their
cause promises a single advantage to
the cause of bimetallism, We will not
say there is not somewhere concealed,
substantial benefit, but we must CON
fess, in all sincerity, that it is so skill
fully hidden that it has utterly escaped
q very careful and extended search. It
seems to us that any any man who
honestly regards free coinage as the
paramount issue, would cheerfully bury
every other consideration and unite
with any movement or organization
which holds the same view. But Idaho
silver men of Republican antecedents
are struggling to escape the logical and
honest consequence of their professions
and that must necessarily expose them
to some suspicion of insiucerity. With
the fact before them of political pay
ty, the Populists, ready to temporarily
subordinate every principle upon which
their organization is founded, in the
interest Of free coinage, these before.
mentioned Republicans insist on main.
tanning straight Republican organic
alton. With the prospect at hand of
an unequiVOcal declaration for free
coinage, in national convention, by the
Democracy, these Republicans persist
IN clinging to Republican principles,
'chief among which are protection and
With national silver
party in existence, prepared to promul-
gate its principles and launch presi.
Dental ticket, these free silver. or bust
Republicans, proclaim that they are
the only straight and true Republicans
still. And this is called self-sacrificing
loyalty to the silver cause. This is
craftsmanship saturated with patriot.
Ism. We should dearly like to see this
whole thing differently and sincerely
hope we may come to 1t in the course
IT time and earnest endeavor. But for
The moment, the conduct of ultra sill.
yer Republicans presents to our view
nothing better than a stage play for
political effect, at home.