The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-12
TRUE BIMETALLISM.

| The time has come when the Repub-
lican party must stand out for true,
real bimetalliSm or otherwise array it.
self under the single standard banner
of Grover Cleveland and Wall Street.
The party must stand for the industri-
al people of this country or become the
tool of corporate capital
In their futile rage over the refusal
Of western Republican senator's to aid
in passing the tariff bill before any
thing is done to restore silver to its
old place and value in aur currency,
the leading goldite Republican organs
of the east are now very vehement in
predicting that the next Republican
national convention will declare in posi-
tive language which everybody can
understand for the sigle gold standard.
They say that the bimetallists of the
west have forfeited all claim to further
consideration and must be dealt with
vigorously.
AS the Denver Republican unequivo-
cally declares, the west Is not to blame
for the shutting and evaSive money
planks of past Republican platforms
If we could have had our way silver
would have been restored to its old and
rightful place in our currency twenty
years ago, and there never has been
a day in the intervening period when
the people of this section would not
have voted almost unanimously for
the repeal of ali currency legislation
enacted in 1873 and since, and for the
reenactment of the coinage laws of the
United States which in one form and
another were faithfully maintained on
our statute books from the formation
of the government until the passage of
the demonstration act of 1878
But it Is by no means certain that
the metropolitan press Of the east faith
fully represents the views Of the next
Republican National convention in this
matter. June is only three months
away, TO be sure, but it is quite posi-
bic that within that time a tidal wave
sweep over the Republican masses in
all sections and lead 10 the adoption
Of platform declaring absolutely for
bimetallism and protection in the ST.
Louis convention. Certainly If the
manufacturing interests of New Eng
land, the Middle ad Central Western
states reach the wise conclusion that
they cannot hope 10 secure the enact
ment Of any protective tariff law with
out the cooperation of western Repub-
licans who insist upon bimetalliSm as
Il condition precedent to protection, it
is not only with range of possibility
but probability as well that the major
lTy OF the delegates will accept the
western view on the money question
and asdee 10 a plank and a ticket that
will be acceptable TO the west regard
ing both these great questions. The
pretense advanced by John Sherman
that the use Of gold as our only legal
tender money, with certain amount
Of silver in our subsidiary coinage
is bimetalliSm, can deceive no
honest or Intelligent citizen. Neither
will that other rank fraud, information
al bimetallism, which depends on the
win of England for its adoption IT, 9th
er powers. have any honest adherents
al ST. Louis The issue viii be square
" drawn between those who demand
the restoration Of the financial policy
which obtained in this country from
1872 until 1873 and those who insist
; that silver must be utterly discarded