The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-07-03
TALK WITH BO1ES.
THE LEADING DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESl-
DFNCY.
SAYS THE SOUTH AND WEST WANT A
CHANGE. sILvER'S ONLY HOPE
Is IN SUCCESS OF A FREE
COINAGE PLATFORM.

CHANGE. sILvER'S ONLY HOPE
Is IN SUCCESS OF A FREE
COINAGE PLATFORM. |
1T is too late for any compromise on
the money question III the Demo-
cratic party. Four years ago 1t was In
the power of President Cleveland to
have modified the programme OF the
silver men. for then the public mind
was in a much less settled condition re-
spectinp the monetary standard than il
is TODAY, and men had not formed or eX
pressed such definite opinions, nor taken
such definite stand. So that at the
time almost amy reasonable plan which
looked to the ultimate re-estublislment
of bimetalisln would have secured the
support of the silver men.
But the administrator. in the very
face of the constitution. took such
decided stand against the RECOMMENDATION
of silver that the convictions of all silver
men were fixed. and all thought Of COM
promise was dropped. J have always
been in favor of the restoration OF silver
:tS redemption money. There never was
u time in NY life when did not believe
in it. For long time tried to find a
way by which il could I've brought about
without disrupting my party, and in the
search l expressed many views that
seem to differ when they are hid side by
side. by degrees, yes, 10y degrees,
lave been driven to the unqualified
opinion that there is no other way of re-
storing silver to its constitutional status
than by an unqualified net providing for
the coinage of silver at the reglar ratio
Of III to |. II ink we have now Il
simple choice between free silver at that
ratio and a. single gold standard for all
time to come.
There is something intlescrilebiy con-
vincing about Mr., BOies You may
question his facts, but his honesty never
One day he rides Il moving machine on
his farm and the next day digs into his
law books ut Waterloo. and his sixty
nine years sit on linn like Il blessing.
lie is as simple and open us a child, and
is absolutely without personal pride.
Ills speech is us sweet and wholesome us
his face. His massive head crowned
with silver, is cast in the antique mold
the head of Il Greek god. He learned
law in the East and humanity in the
West Four years ago Mr.. Cleveland
offered to make Mr.. BOics Secretary of
Agriculture. but all the lawyer that was
in him rose ut the thought. 1t was true
that he was Il farmer, but for forty
Wears he had practiced law. and had
won IL high place ut the bar. lie de-
Glinel the President offer. although he
might have accepted the position of At
torley General. And yet, in spite of
pride like this. Mr.. Boies always enters
his house hy the kitchen door The
farmer aEd lawyer are strangely mixed
Ilp in his nature. You see in him at
once dignity and humility.
When the Democratic State conVcn-
ton Of Iowa met at Dubuque three
weeks ago Mr.. isoies submitted money
plank providing for the free and un-
limited coinage of silver ut u ratio of l6
10 l. and declaring that if experience
Turing Il reasonable length of time
should demonstrate that the parity of
silver and gold could not be maintained
III that ratio the Democratic party of
Iowa pledged itself to aid in establishing
~ new ratio at which they could he
maintained. The committee on resou-
lions insisted on reporting IN uncondi-
tiOnal declaration for free silver ut l6 to
Il Know there is little hope fol lis in
New York. New jersey. PENNSYLVANIA.
MaS&,cliuSettsan and other Eastern States.
said Mr.. Boics. But we will carry all
The Southern States. with the exception
OF Maryland ana perhaps. West Virginia,
together with all tic States West of the
Missouri. and East of the Missouri we
will carry Iowa. Illinois. Indiana and
Michigan-W Wisconsin and Minnesota
heing dcbatalle ground. know we've
got to face in this struggle many of the
men who lave hitherto held the leader
snip OF the Democratic party. but we
l,.,t
enthusiasm of the farmers toa degree
never before witnessed in this country.
Tie influential press is against us. but
the agricultural masses are with lis
This is Il square fight between the East
and The united West and south. |
account for the wide difference in views
largely ON the ground that the money
interests of the two sections are not
identical. Tie Fast is Il money lender
while the West is Il borrower. The
East is Il consumer. While the West is ii
producer.
But. Mr.. Ioics, You call Yourself il
Democrat, and 50 do |. said to him:
yet what You propose seems To me to
n simply struggle of debtors against
creditors. Cheaper money will enable
the West and the South to pay their
Eastern creditors OH what looks like "A
basis of reputation. This is question
involving morals.
on cannot raise that cry of rppu,li-
alton against lis. answered Mr.. BoieS. for
every silver man IT, the country believes
IN holding to the letter and spirit of our
public and private contracts. The bonds
of the nted States are rcdcpmab,c i'm
coin. the grccnnckS of the United
states are rcdecmablc in coin silver and
god Is the money provided by the Con-
Stltnlion. and the Treasury Department
declaring that any of our national obi
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