The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-02-22
THE KIMBALL GRAPHIC
CLATE R. TINAN.
Official Pausr Of the City and County
NO USE FOR THE DEMAdoduEs.

NO USE FOR THE DEMAGOdUES.
So many squibs appear in these col
umns from time to time apparently di-
rected against the free coinage of silver
that the average reader, perhaps cannot
be blamed for absorbing the idea that
tho GRAPHIC is the worst kind of vel
low bellied gold bug. Now, this isn't so.
We are free 70 admit that the advocates
OF free coinage present many strong
facts and have a mighty good case in
court, aud, as a rule, present arguments
worthy Of the most serious consideration.
Especially is this true Of the claim that
there is an insutficiency of money of ul-
innate redemption. Then again, we
cannot conceive Of any valid objection
to the relnopetization 0f silver by the
great powers OF the world, and It is,
doubtlessly true tina. could the United
States, England, Germany and France
jointly bring .his about the business
world would be immcasurablv benefited
An opinion, we think, shared by fully
four-tiftlls of all Of those opposed to the
United States undertaking the job alone,
and therefore incidentally arrayed
against the free coinage of silver on the
basis of Ii to 1.
But what we are getting at is this: 1t
should not have taken very careful
reading between the lines to discover
that so far the GRAPHIC's criticisms have
been wholly directed against a certain
class of free silver newspapers, and those
OF a Republican stripe. 1t has had
nothing to say against any arguments
advanced by either The Populist or the
Democratic press in favor Of the silver
and in condemnation Of Cleveland's
tinancialpoliey. The free coinage idea
is fundamental principle OF the Popu-
list party, and it is as natural as a duck
takes to water for a Democratic news
paper to oppose monetary, or any other,
policy, which even bears the appearance
of being against the masses. The Re-
publican free silver sheets most of them
however, give one that tired feeling,
more particularly those with gall enough
to attempt the feat Of honeyfuggling
the public into the belief that the gold
standard idea is something new-a pure
ly Cleveland creation and incidentally
an offspring OF Democracy. Some Of
them, notably one or two in this county,
go so far as to dub all Republicans not
dead stuck OH the independent free coin
age Of silver by the United States at l6
to | as Cleveland Republicans and
traitors to their party. Was there ever
greater bosh?
| 1t is a matter Of history and Of the
commonest kind Of knowledge that sill
yer was dem0netized Dy Republican
congress, and for twenty years Has
defended in season and out Of season by
ninety-nine out Of every one hundred
Republican newspapers and politicians
In the land. Up to the time OF the Or
ganization OF the Populist party what
friends the white metal had outside the
few silver producing states were con-
fined almost exclusively to the Demo-
cratic party. Subsequent events lave
not changed matters to any great extent
either, so far as the relative strength OF
free silver lies within the ranks of the
two old parties. The house OF represent
atives more clearly evidences the opinion
OF the people than the senate, as is
clearly shown by each recurring election.
The present house was elected in the
midst of most thorough and exhaustive
discussion Of the silver question ant
during a time Of widespread business
depression, and yet we find In the house
the gold standard Republicans outnum
bering the free silver Republican : to
while the free silver Democrats out
number the gold standard Democrats al
t most 2 to this. too, in the fnce OF th'
, fact that the administration is agains
free silver.
e II ever Democratic president receive,
an endorsement Cleveland has it iron
y the Republican party, as party, for hi
. position on the money question.
When Harrison was president, and i
Q was we'll known that any free silye
) measure would meet a veto at his hands
: one couldn't find little whipper-snappe
% Republican newspaper in a month
10 travel piping for silver, but as soon a
70 Cleveland accepts and endorses tn
's financial policy Of every Republica
president that has occupied the Whit
House, he is accused, for political effec
of being the tool Of Wall street and til
Rothschilds, and all such disgustin
rot.
| II these free silver Republican sheet
| would follow up their calamity hOwlln
| and structures upon every body and every
thing the least tainted with the gol
| staodard in the event of the election Of
Republican president-whom, it
generally admitted, will not be favorabl
| disposed to free silver-it would pl
| quite different phase on the matte
u But it Is safe to assert that they will. a
but an inconsiderable few of them, shl
9 up like clans. Now and then the
, may be Republican newspaper hone
! in in its free silver sentiments. but nil
e tenths Of them ara whooping it lp +
a the free silver to create prejudi
e against the administration or for Il
purpose of catching nopulist votes, al
= more particularly Boss Pettigrev
plums- SO far as they go. 1t is the
es- latter demagogues that the GRAPHIC
y. y. after, and we propose to make 1t as h
- for them as the English language at o
w. command will admit.
4 The Aberdeen Democrats wonders
+ the &. o. p. press will speak Of eve
= newspaper that mentions the rece
supreme court scandal as a "Kellam