Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-03
sENAroR woLcorr.s POSITION
An Open Letter Addressed to the Voters Of
the state.

afiiiations, seem to render Il hitting and
desirable that ! should publicly state my
iSsatiaI iRI M eiection. % The people q Colorado
are entitled to know. at such 1lncture ~
this the views Of their representatives ~
amons the greatest privileges we enjoy
under republican institutions are freedom ot
conscience and freedom OF speech. anu ~ !
shouId hesitate on tlis, or ON any other
proper Occusiou, 10 declare my Dcheh hnI
sspss Ss say epsS oTe saa
despise those incendinry newspnpers M, ana
hysterical individuals who assume ,,,irI tnat
ances OF amy seif-respecting citizen In Colo.
RADIO who has an opinion 10 express or
The silver question is most vital. Until
silver Is restored to Its place ns MONEY no ~,
metal ut the former parity. there eau De ,no ho
soId.using countries OF Europe. Year by
year the value OF gold Increases, anu tne
gold, declines. International 'bimetaliism az
the former ratio would, OF course, pc tne
most desirable method OF RESTORING SILVER ~ ~
a money metal, because the disturbance OF
values which might follow the inauguration
of free coinage " the United states alone,
would be avoided ana ,se I aussudh aJ Would be
eliminated. In my opinion. however, tne
United States alone could, under wise anu
conservative suiuunce-such guidance US
should deserve and receive tue confidence OF
all classes OF our people-Spen IT'S mih.s ii "
gold. nj the ratio OF iU 10 /, independently
OF the other nations OF the world; purhs
the seven years OF my public service In the
senate i have always held this view; my
vote on all questions affecting the currency
has been identical with that , oi ,ns nniors T,ns
and while my utteranccs on the silver lues,
ton may not have been ns frelueht OF ns
lonH as those of Others whose Views ! shafe.
nevertheless my record on this supJect Is
clear and consistent, and the views hoiu !
expect always to maintain. p,,,,
sl,s.f fin al
llcan platform Is far from satisfactory. anu
those members OF the party who Delieye us
fully for the full and complete recognition
md adoption by the iepublicnn party Tt
the humane prineipis Of nimsraIishi Shie ai, an
freedom and the welfare, Of mankind. M has
stood for all that was uplifting anu chhoD,,
ling, will yet realize that continuance OF
the gold standard means only furtner I'M
poverishment and suffering; the p,atior.i TORN
contains, however, a most Important state
OF bimetallism by International agreement:
To the good faith OF this pledge, the history
OF the party on other questions 5elnires the
fullest Icrcdence: the Overshadowiny M
portance Of the silver question makes III, u Ger, e.,
earnestly made by the ltepuplicah parY y"
secure to this country the blessings Of bi.
that silver will again be restored to Its
place as u money metal, ut the old ratio anu ~
that. when this restoration comics, ~ VIII VILE ge
OF the Republican party. L.,
Except on the money question, no man ~
Colorado who believes In the protection OF
American labor and American products and
American industries, and who loves ms
country. can read the platform witnSa, ,,,n,
Major Mckinley Will bring to his high Of,
iiee every quality needed by president OF
Mr. Bryan has been nominated for the
presidency on three separate ,.. p,att,orms, ~
the DemScratic party, the l., ropa,is. arty party
the Silver party-does not deserve serious
consideration. Most of Its members, We're
present ut its recent convention In 81. Louis,
and the newspapers report the convention
hall as being less than hnlf full.
The Democratic party nominated Mt.
Bryan upon platform, the financial por-
ton OF which was everything that could be
desired, and the rest q y everything tnnt t,
Is, In my opinion, undesirable and hostile
to the Interests Of our country.
1t declares In terms against afE tnrin ex.
cept for revenue, and denonnces the tarin I
bills enacted during the last Republican I'D.
il rebukes the supreme court OF the United
States. | lr
Il declares against any changes of our
tariff laws until the money question Is set
tied. except SUCH as are necessary 70 MAKE
the supreme court In the Income tax cases;
and this declaration is made In the face OF
the fact that the revenues OF this country
nre grossly insufficient 20 meet It's necessary
expenses, and that the deficit Is many mil
lions more than any estimated revenue from
the proposed Income tax.
1t denounces the prjiiigate waste and Law
ish appropriation of recent Republican Con-
gresses Both the Colorado senator's have
been members of these .'recent Republican
Congresses and have voted for most OF the
appropriations. y.g. ..IfEF
reference OF federal authorities in local af-
fairs. This plank was openly stated TO be
an attack upon the government for sending
federal troops to preserve life and property
during the recent railway strike In CHI
cago.
which was adopted unanimously by that
portion of the Democratic party which nom
mated Mr.. Bryan. one Of the platforms upon
which he stands. a platform which those
who vote for him must practically indorse:
decline to stand upon this for and
ing free-coinage plank ! cannot do Il.
am a believer In protection p ,an and shall not ct
tribunal. the highest judicial tribunal In the
world; Will not m help p,i snirch 1t. This IL gov- GOV
ming expenses and whenever my vote is
needed for that purpose and fail to vote 1t
cent Republican Congresses have been
neither wasteful nor extravagant, and
know to be untrue. When. some months
ago, the great railway strike at Chicago
were being sacrificed and millions of dol
lars worth of property was being destroyed
by % men wen t sfa t peras Ms n
duty, the president of the United States.
with federal troops. under. sanction of law
saved further bloodshed and destruction and
thereby deserved the thanks of every man
who values our liberties and believes that
the rights guaranteed us by the constitution
ought to be sacredly guarded against every
form Of lawlessness.
The recent travesty at st. Louis. the Pop
ulst convention has but illustrated the ele.
ments which naturally gravitnte towards
the candidacy of Mr.. Bryan. Every cranky
Quirk, every incongruous and 'indicrous and
xt,x xHhTr
brains of men could evolve. buzzed and
whirled through days of talk, but the net re.
suit was Bryan. Government ownership of
railroad, telegraph and teleph5hStlines, i'm
itlative and referendum. siivF money, and
more money had their advocates. and at the
Bryan would be. equally recognized, Mr.
Bryan was almost the tinaninons' cfoicei of
the convention. .st Lr-ItJEL tyg,e
! For four years in Colorado we have been
fighting Populism and PoPplists; that, party
Is as unfit now as 1t has ever Been to control
the welfare of this people Tho !pafty STA nd s
to-day just where it has always. staob. I
Because therefore, + believe that -ftee
coinage will come throughlthe efforts of the
Republican party, and because the Demo.
cratic and Popuist platforms except on
the money question: are odious and hostile
cast my vote for Mr.. Bryan. -
Seven years ago was elected to the SEN
ate by the Republican votes of the General
Assembly, and against the opposition of
every Democrat in the two houses. My re-
election met the united opposition of every
General Assembly. l hold my commission
from the Repubicau party, Many of its