The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11

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will rally around the gallant Watson
in spite of the protestations of a few
petty o~ficeseekers who would cruelty
the party on the cross of their own am
bition.
It was the nomination of Watson that
saved the convention from the odium
of resolving itself into a democratic
ratification meeting. While it is still
a matter of conjecture as to what effect
the nomination of Bryan will have on
the peoples party as an organized body
there is little or no doubt that the nom
ination of both Bryan and Sewall would
have proved fatal to our organization.
1t might not have had this effect in a
few states of the northwest where the
democrats scarcely amount to a. cor
poral's guard, but in every state where
the democratic strength was much
larger than that of the ~populists the
peoples party organization would have
been wiped out of existence. AS it was
the nomination of Watson, that
amounted to a declaration of our in
dividuality and independence, that in
dependence depends upon the support
given him.
There is an opportunity now offered
Fopulists which they will do we'll to
improve. The nomination of Bryan
puts us on good speaking terms with
every fair minded Democrat, and we
can now talk to him face to face like
a brother. We should patiently labor
to give him more light on the silver
question, showing him how and why
the government can take SO cents worth
of silver, pass a law, and impress upon
it the government stamp and make it
pass anywhere in the nation for 100
cents. BY easy gradations we can
show him how the government could
do this with 40 cents worth of silver;
with 30 cents worth; with 10 cents
worth; with 1 cents worth. If this is
%skillfully shown his mind will natur-
ally ask, "Why, then, use silver or
metal at ALP" If he has studied the
silver question at all he already knows
that the value of money depends upon
it's volume as compared with prop
erty. Then show him that it is better
to use, either exclusively, or as an
auxiliary, a substance upon which to
stamp money that will enable the
volume, and not to leave it to the un-
certainty of discovering new mines or
exhausting old ones. This is a great
TINE for educational work. Let every
Populist exert himself, and when we
come out from among the Egyptians
We will bring their jewels with us.
There is some speculation as to
where Senator David B. Hill will be at
provided the sound-money democrats
put out another ticket. It will be re-
membered that Mr.. Hill made a pledge
in a senatorial discussion with Mr.. Till
man in the United States senate sev-
eral months ago..
Mr.. Tillman had said: eff the
money from the New York boodlers
can secure enough delegates at Chi
cago to say We must have what they
call Sound money and endorse
Grover C~leveland's administration
and put that in the platform, then
will take my hat and bid the senator
from New York and all democrats
like him a long FAREWELL"
There was much more of Tillman's
speech, but this threat of a bolt
stirred Senator Hill to a reply. After
paying his respects to Tillman, he
said:
Sir, no matter what may be in store
for us in the next campaign-come
victory or defeat, come sunshine or
shadow, come veal or woe-there is
where I will be found again in behalf of
whoever may be the Democratic candi-
date and whatever may be the national
Democratic platform in the campaign.
I do not expect to have my Democ-
racy strained in 80 doing. I have con-
fidence in the Democratic masses and
the Democratic party"
This seems to be a pretty strong
pledge and, If Mr.. Hill has any regard