The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-07-04

pressed by MIR. Whitney have been put
forward by many men who entertain them,
and they have been fully considered and
weighed, and, after all OF this, the Judg-
ment OF an overwhelming majority OF the
party In these sections Is evidenced by
the class OF delegates who have been chosen
20 represent X I'm the Chicago convention.
Not one OF these men can now disregard
the known sentiment OF those who Sc
iected him without betraying the trust
conflded 20 him. and not one OF them,
In my Judgment. will ever do So
MIR. Whitney Is entirely wrong In as
Stunning that free silver democrats are for
saking the fundamental principles or de-
mocracy. or that what he terms sound
money democrats are defending these prin-
ciples I'm their endeavor TO commit their
party 10 gold recommendation. Until the
republican party met In st. Louis few
days since there was never a line written
In a national platform OF either the great
parties that justines the claim that tho
one or the other of these parties was com
mitted TO that doctrine. over and over
again the democratic party in national
convention assembled has put Itself on rec
ord In the clearest and most comprehensive
language possible TO use in favor OF bimet-
talsm. In favor or the restoration OF sill
yer 20 its place in our financial system as
standard money, and never for moment
I'm the congress of the United States has
a majority. or anything like a ma iority. OF
the representatives of that party wavered
In it's devotion TO the principle so clearly
enunciated In the party platforms. To
assume now that adherence TO that prin-
ciple is abandonment OF an established doc
trine OF that party is TO defy history and
ignore the most plainly written OF all its
declarations OF policy
1T is useless to claim that a tender or the
good offices OF the party to secure an inter
national agreement for the free coinage OF
silver Is the fulhllment OF it's pledges so
often made In this respect To tho sim
cere believer I'm bimetallism OF the United
States an effort Of this character is little,
IL anything. less than an unqualified viola
tion OF a sacred pledge by a great polit-
zeal organization. If this ~ all that Mr..
Whitney and those who think with him
can offer II will be vastly better that they
offer nothing.
when Mr. whitney says that the mainte-
nance OF our present gold standard is essen
tial TO the preservation OF our national
credit and redemption OF our public pledges
he ignores a great truth OF which he can
not be ignorant. He knows there Is not
a single obligation OF this nation outstand-
ing to-day that by it's terms IL payable IN
gold alone. and he knows that right upon the
face OF the great bulk OF the bonds OF tho
government IL is written in substancevthat
they are payable In coin OF the United
States OF the standard weight and fine
ness OF it's coins before silver was demone-
tized, and that, therefore, by their own ex-
press terms they are payable In our pres
ent silver dollars. IL the government elects
60 so pay them.
1T is since the most OF these obligations
were issued that silver has been demone-
tizcd, whereby II they are 10 be paid I'm
gold alone. their value has been doubled.
and the burden OF the great Industrial
class, who must provide for their pay
ment. has been increased twofold. To
talk about violation OF national honor,
when no party in the nation has ever sug
gested its failure I'm the least degree 20
meet every obligation II has assumed.
according TO the strict letter OF the con-
tract Il made. has. 20 say the least.
strange sound to those who heed the uni
versai cry OF distress, occasioned. as
they believe, by doubling the purchasing
power OF money and cutting In twain the
market price or the products of labor.
III 20 undo what law has done 20 add 20
tho burdens OF the toiling millions OF this
nation and double the fortunes OF the
rich within Il is TO disrupt the democratic
party. disruption must come. The ma
jority OF that party threatens no wrong TO
anyone. and II those who compose that
majority can avoid it. all may be assured
they viii submit TO no wrong. such as the
permanent establishment OF a single gold
standard would impose upon the great
mass OF the people OF this nation.
"HORACE ROLES"