Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-09-17
FOR MEMBER OF CONGRESS,
7. w. BABCOCk.

j. w. BABCOCk.
In 1898, under the leadership OF
President Cleveland, patriotic Demo
Gratis, and patriotic Republicans, In
House and Senate, repealed the Sher-
man silver law which threatened the
debasement Of the currency. In 1896
the debasement of the currency Is
again threatened-by the candidacy of
w. ]. Bryan and the nominees for
congress who stand with him for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
the ratio of lG to |. Mr.. Bryan says:
The tariff question, compared with
the money question, is absolutely In
significant. And you cannot force
the tariff question into a campaign
where the people are trying to decide
their right to financial independence of
every other nation on earth. y
The president alone Is powerless to Sc
cure legislation. He does not express
his approval until the senate and house
have Joined in measure, and appeal
to you, If you are interested In the
success of our cause, to use your efforts
to secure a senate and house rs well
rs a president who Is in favor of these
reforms.
The senate is practically secured.
We have no fear but what the senate
which convenes on March OF next
year will be will be In favor of the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver at the
legal ratio of l6 to ] without waiting
for the aid or consent Of any other
nation on earth. But it Is necessary
that we should have the house also.
The house today Is In the hands of the
enemy, and we must take possession OF
the house in order to put any good
measure into operation, and | beg you
in every congressional district in this
nation to see to it that no man shall
receive n ma ority of the votes If you
can help it unless he goes there to
fight for the money Of the constitution
from the first day he takes his seat
until the last day he occupies place
in the house.
1t Is now the duty of all patriotic
citizens to again stand together to
maintain the credit Of the country and
to make It sure and certain that Amer
lean money shall be honest money.
and be entitled to recognition as such
the world over. This can only be
done by the election of sound money
President and n sound money House
of Representatives. 1t should be done
by all means; and the victory should
be made complete by making the ma
jority for the present gold standard rs
large as possible.
In the Third Wisconsin district the
Democrats have nominated A. j.
Davis, of Iowa county, an eloquent
young man who stands squarely upon
the Chicago platform and would have
the country run headlong into the sea
of free silver currency debasement.
He ought not be allowed to represent
this solid, conservative district in con-
gress.
The Republican candidate is Hon.
J. w. Babcock, the present incumbent,
who has good record rs an uncom-
promising opponent of free silver
coinage. AS Republican leader in
tho Wisconsin Legislature of 1891, he
supported a joint resolution emanating
from the Democratic side of the house
and opposing the passage of the free
silver bill then before congress. He
voted for the repeal of the Sherman
silver law. And from the beginning
of the present campaign he has recogi-
ni2ed the financial question rs the par.
amount issue. And upon that issue
there being no other sound money
candidate In the field he is entitled
to the votes Of all who believe in keep
ing American money up to Its present
standard