Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-14
SANTA FE, n NJ TUESDAY, JULY IA, 1896
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to four-column speech. The present
tariff is competent to produce more reve-
nue. than the Mckinley law, if the finan-
cial question was properly settled.
The platform as whole, he said, could
not be OBJ biected to by any man who had
the interest of the country at heart, as
the issues could not be contorted into
other than the financial question.
Quietly and with that precision which
marks the judgment of one who speaks
after mature deliberation, Judge Caldwell
made numerous observations concerning
Mr.. Bryan and the platform of the Demo.
cratic party. The judge made many OBJ
servations which could form the basis
for an extended argument IN favor of
the Democratic nominees and platform.
From his determined demeanor and cpl
grammatic sentences, it was plainly evil
dent that he deems this another Lincoln
era in the history of American politics.
WHERE COLORADO STANDS.
Denver Republican,: When the returns
are received from the election next No
vember, Colorado will be found in the
silver column, and during the campaign
the Republican Will do all in its power TO
contribute to that ent.
Colorado is a Republican state, but it's
Republicanism is not of the kind which
found expression in the gold standard
platform adopted by the st. Louis CON
vention. Colorado is also bimetaliic
state and its Republicanism demands an
adherence to the policy which the party
l,.f,, fol int tho .,lnfahaa
of Wall street bankers and bond brokers.
The Republicans of Colorado were cor
rectly represented by Senator Teller when
he withdrew from the St. Louis conven-
tion, refusing to indorse its gold stand
ard platform or to support its candidates.
The Colorado Republicans demanded
the adoption of platform declaring for
the unrestricted and independent coinage
of silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to l.
Failing to get that platform in the st.
Louis convention they turned to Chicago,
declaring that if the Chicago convention
gave them silver coinage platform and
nominated men worthy to stand upon its
platform they would support its nomi-
nees and do their utmost to secure their
election. With the Republicans of
this state 1t was determination to sub
ordinate everything to the accomplish
ment of the one supreme purpose of re-
storing silver to its old place among the
money metals, giving it the same mint.
age rights as gold. They recognized that,
great though other principles of the par
ty are, they should give place to the finan-
cial Issue and the demand for silver's re-
habllitation.
The Democratic party, in its Chicago
convention, has responded in way
which, In our judgment, leaves no alter
native in the present political outlook to
the Republicans of this state. The plat
form in respect of it's declarations con-
cerning silver coinage Is all that any sill
ver Republican could demand or ask. 1t
is as clear. definite and emphatic decla-
ration for the independent and unrestrict-
cd coinage of silver as the most devoted
silver Republican could have framed. 1t
leaves, in this particular, nothing to be
desired. While there may be some disap-
pointment at the conventions selection
of presidential candidate, we, as Repub-
licans, should remember that it was not
our convention, and that we are in
terested in it's action, not in respect of
persons, but in respect Of principles. 1t
is for the silver cause that we stand, and
besides, events may show before the cam
paign is over that the Chicago nominee
is the strongest candidate and the most
available man who could have been Sc
lected.
1t is our opinion, therefore, that all
Republicans who are in favor of the un-
restricted and independent coinage of
silver should extend their hearty support
to the nominees of the Chicago conven-
tion, unless changing circumstances
should give different aspect to the po-
litical situation. We believe that this is
what great majority of them will re-
joice to do. As Mr.. Bryan has said, it is
a battle for the plain people of the coun-
try. 1t is their cause, and the people of
Colorado will be in the battle from the
beginning to the end. They join Mr..
Bland in the promise to do all in their
power to secure triumph of the cause
next November. They will not be lag
CARDS, and none of them will be found
among the deserters.
Colorado should show from the very
beginning that it is determined to stand
by the silver cause, for thereby it may
exert wholesome influence upon other
states, some of which may look to it for
suggestions. The Republicans of Colo
RADIO should let their former party as
sociates in other states know just where
they stand, for the harder the fight from
the beginning, the greater will be the
chances of success at the end. The Re-
publican vote of the far west has been
promised to the silver cause and there
should not be, in the mind of any man.
the least room to question that this
promise will be kept in every state west
of the Missouri river.