The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-13
"AS l SPEAK so WILL I VOTE"
SAYS SENATOR TELLER.
Sherman VOuches for MOkinley's
GOld-bugism.
Tillman and Teller Will Stand by Their Con-
victions. Party or No Party-The Demo-
cratic Situation.
UNION, VICTORY AND RELIEF ARE IN SIGHT
FOR THE PEOPLE.

country for the last few days have
been OF the greatest significance, po-
litically, and indicate clearly results
OF tremendous import for the future.
1t is now known to everybody that
the goldites and the bankers centered
their forces and power for the election
Of the Democratic party in 1892. They
backed Cleveland's candidacy with
their money, for they believed that he
and the Democratic party could at
that time serve the bond-hOlders and
bankers better than the Republican
party. This prostitution of the Demo.
cratic party has made it odious, there
fore, the foreign shylocks and their
American allies have decided that for
the next four years the Republican
party will be the best tool to serve
them. A few weeks ago Senator But
ler, "Caucasian," in carefully writ
ten editorial, showed that Mckinley
was the first choice of the gold. bugs
for the Republican nomination. The
events Of the last few weeks, and es-
pecially OF the last few days, prove,
beyond question, that the Caucasian
was right. The tremendoua campaign
fund PUT up to back McKinley's can
vas, no doubt equally as large as the
tremendous fund put up to back Cleve-
lands canvass in 1892, has been effect
i've to sweep state after state into the
Mckinley column, even to the extent
Of taking from other candidates their
own states. The gold men are striv-
ing desperately to make the tariff the
issue in the coming campaign, and to
do this it is necessary to have McKin-
ley for the Republican candidate for
the Presidency, for the gold men are
salts fed that they can rely on him to
maintain the gold standard as implic-
lilly as they could on John Sherman or
Grover Cleveland.
SHERMAN vOUCHES FOR M'KINLEY's
GOLDBUGIsM.
On last Monday. Senator Sherman,
referring to McKinleys financial
views, said: ''There can be no doubt
of the opinion of Major Mckinley on
the money question. He is commit
ted in every form, by speech and 9TH
erwise, to the Republican policy of
maintaining the gold coin of the
United States as the standard of
value" These are Senator Shermans
exact words. A few weeks ago Sena-
tor Sherman said substantially the
same thing in public interview. Be-
sides that, it is generally conceded
that if Mckinley is elected President
To- xx,i1 ho hi
the treasury.
THE DEMOCRATIC SITUATION.
A few weeks ago there seemed to be
a probability that the silver men
would control the Democratic Nation
al convention at Chicago. The Silver
Democrats in Washington became
Peoples party as to their duty. They
lost no opportunity to tell the Peoples
party Senator's and Congressman that
it was their duty to put the cause of
financial reform above party, and to
help them elect the silver nominee
which they would surely put up at Chi
cago. On last Thursday when the
news came that the gold men had cap
tured the Michigan Democratic State
Convention, had endorsed Grover
Cleveland in glowing terms, and in
structed the delegates to vote for the
gold standard, quite change came
over the countenances of that class of
Silver Democrats who were ready to
ask some body else to leave their party
to go into the Democratic party, but
who were not ready to take such ac-
tiOn themselves il the gold men should
control their party.
Soon after the news from Michigan
reached Washington a silver Demo
crat, meeting Senator Butler, said:,
"That is bad news we received from
Michigan" Senator Butler promptly
replied: st is bad news for the Demo
cratic party, but it is good news for
silver. The action in Michigan con-
vinces me more than ever that Provi-
dence is shaping political events to
bring about victory and relief for
the people" The SILVER Democrat,
looking astonished, asked what he
meant. Senator Butler replied: 81
believe that Providence is taking a
hand in this fight. and will not allow
such a cause to be damaged ty allow
ing such discredited party as yours
to endorse it, If the Chicago conven-
tion should declare for silver, then it
would mean that Providence did not
intend for the people to get relief in
this campaign. The Democratic par
ty is discredited in the eyes of the
great masses Of the people. For 20
years it has denounced the Republican