The record-union., 1896-08-21

ulists and Democrats claim to be the
only silver men in the country, they ar
rogate good deal to themselves Per-
sonally,I have always been an advo-
cate of the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver and am to-day. I believe that
this nation alone might restore the
white metal to its former position, pro-
vided in doing so we enacted protective
and reciprocity laws. But / am BIZ
metallist, not a monometallfst, and l
believe that monometallism in silver
would be even worse than monomet-
allism in gold. I believe that under the
Democratic party no other increased
use of silver can be obtained than that
OF monometallism.
1 do not believe with you or other So
called silver men. that the free coinage
of silver is the paramount issue. L
believe that the paramount issue in
this nation is, and always has been,
the maintenance of our National Gov
ernment, the enforcement of it's laws
and a wise administration of its busi-
ness affairs. l think when the repre-
sentatives of great political party,
like that which convened in Chicago
and nominated Mr.. Bryan, condemn the
President of the United States, he being
a member of their own party, for sup
pressing the Chicago riots, in Chicago;
when they condemn the highest tri-
bunal for rendering decisions not in
conformity with their peculiar ideas of
political economy it is time for oil
thoughtful, loyal men to sever their
relations with that party.
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would not be tolerated to-day to the
humblest plowboy that guides his plow
through American soil, and an insult
to that flag may be as directly offered
by impeaching the integrity of the Presi-
dent and the Supreme Court as by
firing upon it in some foreign port.
When the Governor OF State, like the
State of Illinois, fails or refuses to up
hold the laws, it is the undoubted duty
of the President to interpose and pro-
tect the lives and property of the citi-
zens of that State, and see to it that
the mails are not interrupted. When
the officers whose duty it is to enforce
the laws in county of a State fail in
the performance of that duty, should
not then the Governor exercise his
right? And what better right has he
in a county of his State than the Presi-
dent in one of the States of the ma
ton?
Then, who shall presume to say to
me because I will not unite with such
an aggregation Of individuals in up
holding their vagaries by supporting
Mr. Bryan, that 1 am not in favor OF
free coinage? I refuse to be weighed
in the balance with such people.
The so-called crime" demonetization
Of silver was enacted by Republican
Congress in 1878. What was the condi-
ton of your-now State-of Washing
ton? You and ! know that it was a
vast expanse of prairie, mountain and
forest, but sparsely settled. In all or
it's vast domain there was not one town
worthy to be called a city; there was
not a mile of railroad, except tram
way at the Cascades, and, perhaps, the
narrow gauge of DR.. Baker between
Wallula and Walla Walla-and I am not
certain that even that was constructed
at that time.
Look again at your beautiful State
as it was four years ago when we were
entering upon the Presidential cam
paign which resulted in the election Of
Grover Cleveland. What a change had
taken place. Inquire what magician s
wand had touched and animated your
beautiful country, and ask yourself, If
you will, how it was possible that so
much could have been accomplished
during a time when silver was refused
admission to the mints. By what pro-
cess have the vast prairies been settled
and turned into cultivated grain fields?
By what species of encouragement
have cities sprung up like magic? How
has capital been obtained to build such
magnificent lines of railways?
Upon inquiry you will find that the
Republican party, which your columns
now so severely condemn, is deserving
OF the credit for this progress. Through
their legislation, granting land to the
landless, tens of thousands of happy,
prosperous families occupy what in
1873 was a wilderness. The protection
OF Republican legislation by fostering
the lead mines, the coal mines, the lum-
Der industry, the hop industry, the wool
industry, the fiaxseed industry, the bar
ley industry, and every other industry
of your State. has made it possible for