Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1896-11-27

A0n st0uu VI ctcutS hcelnS W pOluG 10
the reelection of Henry G. Hsusbrough
to succeed himself as United States sen.
ator. The Grand Forks Herald processes
to base Its opposition to Mr.. Hansbrough
on the fact that he had been at one time
strongly IN favor Of the free coinage of
silver. But that is not the true reason
for the Herald's position in the senate
rial matter. for, Editor Winship's opposi-
tion to Mr.. Hansbrough began long be-
fore the latter became an advocate Of
free coinage. Now, what are the facts in
the matter? Simply these: Senator Hans
brough stood ON the same ground that
Major Mckinley and great many other
republicans had stood, and no public Ut
terance of the former in favor Of free
silver was couched in as strong language
as Mr.. McKlnley's criticism of President
Cleveland for his pronounced unfriendii-
ness to silver. But Mckinley and Hans
brough we're both IN favor of the cardinal
principle of protection 10 the industries
of this Nation. They knew that our for
eign market was but modicum compared
with our domestic market. and that with
the factories and workshops idle, under
the operation If free trade or low tariff.
the purchasing power OF the millions of
wage workers would be reduced to min.
imum. and they would be able to buy
only the cheapest products Of the farms,
and such products only in quantities nee
essary to sustain life. Neither the presi-
dent nor the senator swerved one iota
In his allegiance TO this basic republican
doctrince.
But at length. there came time when
these two republicans and hundreds Of
thousands Of the rank and file of the
party must needs choose. between free
trade and free silver on the one hand and
gold basis and protection on the other.
Mr.. Mckinley and Mr.. Hansbrough
remained loyal to protection. 1t will be
remembered. however, that the leading
republican dailles of the country were
not at all satisfied with Major McKinley'e
attitude on the monetary question. For
months previous TO the meeting Of the
st. Louis convention many of the great
dailies and leading politicians of the
party persistently demanded that McKln.
ley declare against free silver. The re.
publican leader IN New York, ex-senator
Plat, even went so far as to issue and
scatter broadcast circular denounclns
Mckinley for his friendliness to silver.
Finally. after the convention, Mr.. Nc.
Klnley put himself in accord with the
netional convention but, in all his
speeches during the campaign to visiting
delegations at Canton, he gave promi.
nence to the doctrine of protection. And
the Grand Forks Herald, the Mandan
Pioneer and the few other anti
Hansbrough organs of the state have
not criticised HIM because of his previous
friendliness to silver.
And has not Senator Hansbrough been
equally loyal 10 his party? Has lie moi
equally with the president-elect and with
many other republicans sacrificed his
free.silver views on the altar of protec.
tion7 The Diugley bill was the one grea'
test Of the loyalty of republican senator's
This was bill to assure sufficient reve
nue. to meet the current expenditures OF
the government and obviate the necessity
of going to the pawnshop at irregular in
tervals. Several republican believers IN
silver Joined with democrats aud popu
lists to prevent the passage of the bill
unless they were allowed to attach to it 6
silver rider. But Mr.. Hansbrough waf
not one of them, for he favored The
| measure of relief proposed in the house
by Mr.. Dlngley.
Again, when the supreme moment
/ came 10 the North Dakota campaign and
there was q srirring appeal by the
state committee for volunteers--men wht
would go up and down the state advo
eating the principles of republicanism
and deal telling blows to the cohorts Of
/ fusion-Senator Hansbrough was one Of
the men who promptly responded, and he
made score of addresses throughout the
state. He is man who possesses the
gift OF making devoted personal friend.
.-men who have faith 10 the purity ot
his motives-and there is no question
but the course he took had a great influ
ence in bringing into line for McKinle,
and The state ticket those republicans
who had been hating between belief il
nrotection and a belief in free ailver