The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-06-20
STAND BY SILVER.

The most dramatic scenes ever enacted
In \ Republican national convention
were those between the silver men and
gold standard advocates, both before the
committee on Platform and before the
convention. The silver men made every
effort to have the committee and con
vention remain by the time honored
principles of the party in favor Of pro
lection and bimetallism. Failing in
this, they left the hall and, in all prob.
ability. the Republican party forever
The gold standard advocates were
largely in the majority in the conven
ton, yet they treated the silver
men with due courtesy and the
porting seemed more like last leave
taking between lifelong friends than
what may prove political revolution.
There was pathos and deep sincerity
about the scene that bs,okened more
than a mere political hurrah in the sx
element incident to great political
gatherings. A sense OF feeling pervaded
the vast audience assembled in conven
ton hall that great crisis had been
reached in the history OF the party that
has done so much for national progre ss
and human liberty. In the past, ALWAYS
found battling for the principle OF pro
lection, for bimetslism, for American
liberty, for the cause of humanity, ex-
tending sympathy and words of encour
sgement TO the oppressed and liberty
loving people OF the whole world, and
embodying in ito creed all that is good
and grand in the civilization OF the
present century, it is 10 wonder that
Teller, Dubois, Sweet, Canon and
their associates should be profoundly
impressed with the great responsibility
they were assuming in the interests OF
the masses when they saw the party
that had championed all these things
turning its back to them and marching
under the banner OF the single gold
standard. No one doubted the sincerity
OF these men and even the gold standard
advocates realized that they had reached
the parting OF the ways with thousands
Of old party friends and that the si,ua.
tion was too serious TO he treated
lightly.
Personally We h=ve always been s
believer in the grand principle OF pre-,
lection and bimetalism as enunciated in
the platforms of the Republican part,
and when it strikes down the most i'm
portant vi the two, We feel that it is nc
longer the party of the people and ,ha
il the leading advocates OF bimet:alisu
those who believe in the free coinag,
OF silver at 4 ratio OF 16 to l--can uni,
upon that intrepid leader and champion
of the cause, Hon. Henry NJ. Teller, ir
respective Of former party affiliations
lie should receive the hearty support o.
all believers in the doctrine, OF all who
believe in the money OF the constitution
and return to prosperity.
We endorse the action OF the silver
Republicans in walking out of the ST.
louis convention and believe that Sen.
Ator Dubois, Hon. Willis Sweet and the
other delegates from this state bnt
voiced the almost universal sentiment,
OF the people of Idaho in the course they
have taken, and their appreciation OF
Senator Dubois unselfish devotion TO
their interests will be shown by hi.
return to the United States senate.
II the silver men OF all partis, fail
to unite, and insist on putting separate
nominees in the field representing the
Democratic, the Populist, the Prohibition
and silver parties, then the cause OF
silver is lest in the beginning OF the
fight and We would continue with the
Republican party, and believe all Rspub
licans should do so. With the silver
forces thus divided Mckinley will he
elected president; united, he will NEE:
his Waterloo and Henry VI. Teller will
occupy the presidential chair.
The time for effective work has ar
rived and ii the friends OF silver cannot
now mite and present a solid front the
cause lie forever lost.