The herald., 1896-08-01
NELTERNE|GHT WOLC0TT.
SHES His Castor Into the P0lit-
ical Ring
HE DECLINES TO BE COAXED
And Still More Positively Refuses to Be
Driven
body but Republicans to Handle
Successfully
Associated Press special Wire.

the Colorado delegates, led by Senator
Teller, walked out of the Republican
national convention, Senator Edward
o. Wolcott has persistently refused to
be interviewed in regard to his position
in this campaign. Tonight he issued the
following address, giving his reasons for
supporting mckinley Tor president:
10 the Voters of the State of Colorado:
The people OF Colorado are entitled to
know at such a Juncture as this the
views Of their representatives at Wash
ington.
Among the great privileges we enjoy
under Republican institutions are tree
dom or conscience and freedom OF
speech, and If should hesitate on this,
or on any other proper occasion, to de-
clare my pel1er and my convictions on
any public question, 1 should despise
myself even more than 1 despise those
incendiary newspapers and hysterical
individuals who assume that threats
and vituperation can choke the utter
ances of any self-respecting citizen in
Colorado who has an opinion to express
or a principle to declare.
The silver question is most vital. In
ternational bimetallism at the former
ratio would, of course, be the most de-
siraple method of restoring silver as a
money metal, because the disturbance
of values which might follow the inaug-
uration of free coinage by the United
States alone would be avoided, and the
question as to the expectation or hoard
ing of gold would be eliminated. In my
opinion, however, the United States
could alone, under wise and conserva-
deserve and receive the confidence of
our people-open it's mints to the un-
limited coinage of silver and success
fully maintain that metal at parity
with gold at the ratio of 16 to !, inde-
pendently Of other nations of the world
During the seven years of my public
| service in the senate have always held
this view; my voice on all questions af.
| fecting the currency has been identica
with that of the other senators
usually known as silver senators, anc
while my utterances on the silver ques-
| ton may not have been so frequent OF
| so long as those Of others whose views
| I share, nevertheless, my record on THIS
| subject is clear and consistent and the
views I hold expect always to main
tain.
The financial plank Of the national Re-
publican platform is, in my opinion, tar
from satisfactory and those members
of the party who believe as l believe
will struggle earnestly and hopefully
for the full and complete recognition and
adoption by the Republican party of the
humane principle of bimetallism. AMI
mated by the belief that the party
which on every other great question IN
yolying human freedom and the well
fare of mankind, has stood for all that
was uplifting and ennobling, will yet
realize that a continuance of the gold
standard means only further impover-
ishment and suffering. The platform
contains, however, most important
statement, pledging the party to the
furtherance of bimetallism by interna-
tional agreement. To the good faith OF
this pledge, the history Of the party or
other questions requires the fullest
credence; the overshadowing import
ance of the silver question makes it GER
tain to my mind that every effort will
be earnestly made by the Republican
party to secure to this country the bless
ings of bimetallism and it is my sincere
conviction that silver will again be re-
stored to its place as money metal, al
the old ratio, and that when this restor-
alton comes it will be accomplished
aff forfc nf h
Republican party. Except on the money
question no man in Colorado who be-
lieves in the protection of American Ia
Dor and American products and Ameri
can industries and who loves his coun-
try can read the platform without
hearty approval; and no man doubts
that Major Mckinley will bring to his
high office every quality needed by g
president of this great people.
Mr.. Bryan has been nominated for the
presidency on three separate platforms
/ by the Democratic party, the Populis
party and the Silver party
The last named-the Silver party
does not deserve serious consideration
Most of its members were present at it:
recent convention in st. Louis and the
newspapers report the convention nal
as being less than half full
The Democratic party nominated Mr.
Bryan upon a platform, the financia
portion of which was everything thai
could be desired, and the rest of it ev.
| erything that is, in my opinion undesir
| able and hostile to the interests of oui
| country. 1 decline to stand upon thiS
| platform and vote for this candidate
even with the alluring free coinage
| plank / cannot do it. 1 am a believer
| in projection, and shall not abandon thai
belief. The supreme court of the United
| States is a pure and able tribunal, the
highest judicial tribunal in the world
| I will not help smirch it. This govern
| ment must be enabled to pay its run
ming expenses, and whenever my vote
is needed for that purpose and I fail t.
vote it supplies to keep it alive, shall
consider that 1 violate my oath as sen
ator.
The recent Republican congresses
have been neither wasteful nor extrava
| CANT, and I must decline to certify tt
] statement know to be untrue. Whel