Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-07-09
There should be established by

the rePuDllCah> Oh I"a"o s"'Ae
definite plan of action on the sill
yer question An effort is made to
create the impression that the re-
publicaus are opposed to free coin
age. There is very strong feel
ing throughout the state i'll favor
Of that issue and if there is not
some positive party policy estab'
lished outlining a plan of work
tor silver the republicans will not
stand in the proper light before the
people. There is no division on
this subject in this state and no
false impressions should prevail.
The differences between the parties
ON this subject are questions Of ex.
pedience aud not..of policy. The
boilers, democrats and populists,
are all ready to be called the silver
party. The fact that they court
these changes Of name is evidence
that one issue is greater than either
Of the parties. 1t is fact too
that there is no tie to bind the
voters to either of these organiza'
tons with any sentiment akin to
patriotism. The lives of these
parties have been made up Of sue
cessions Of struggles for power and
and disappointments Of defeat so
long that a change Of name is re-
lief. There are, associated with
the name Of the republican party
so many instances of progress and
reform, so many battles won for
human rights and Liberty that we
love the name Of our own party as
we love the name of our native
land. There is no one issue above
the republican party. To designate
it as the silver party, or the party
Of protection, would deprive the
devotee of cherished sentiment.
All reforms of the greatest nations
on earth for a third of a century Of
progression have been worked out
within the lines Of the republican
party: and the financial reforms
now demanded, as earnestly as
personal freedom was demanded a
lew years ago. can be accomplish
ed under the same banner and
same name. The industrial slaves
are now Praying for emancipation.
A commercial revolution is as
broad as civilization III its signifi.
canoe. The statute of a common
wealth cannot make aud unmake
the worlds system of finance. 1t
takes power greater than manda.
tory statutes to control iuterna-
tional commerce and maintain a
great financial policy. The UNI
limited coinage of silver is opposed
by al the influence Of the money
power Of the world. 1t is natural
that it should be- The gold OF the
world is controlled by the bank
sy.dicates and they cannot be
reached by the laws of single
nation, directly; but they can be
reached by an influence that is
above mandatory statutes, by a
moral influence that is recognized
by political economists. As the
republican party fostered and en-
forced the resumption acts of our
government it can restore silver to
its..place in the commerce OF the
world. No party Of boilers, pop.
ulists or democrats that will reverse
itself every campaign year to catch
the votes Of vacilating agitators can
control the commerce Of the civil
lied world. Great reforms are
worked by slow processes with
positive force behind tie II, and sill
yer can he forced to its old place in
by the power OF a
great nation. There is no logical
reason TO believe that the great
United States cannot sustain an
ample currency in the markets OF
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