The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-19
1ur sIL.yER sEcFssloN.


IHE SILVER SECESSION.
II am sure there IS not one OF you, what
ever sharp discussion there may have been
between Us. 70 whom l cannot say in the
presence Of my God. 4 wish you weii.'
and such. an sure. Is the feeling or the
people whom I represent towards those
whom you represent. / therefore feel that
j bgt express their desire when / cay i
hope. and they hope. for peaceful relations
with you, though we must part"
These are no, the words OF Senator Tel
Ter; they were uttered by gentleman who
was about 10 discover his connection with
those with whom he had been long in politi-
cal association Ia the United States senate.
The words were uttered about thir;y-ave
years ago and memory OF them is reviv-
81 by an ineident--sor Il Is nothing more
which took place at the 81. Louis eonven-
ton.
The scene In the committee room when
Senator Teller. representing the three or
four silver producing states. declared that
he could no longer work IA a party with
whose political principles he VAS not in
accord. was exceedingly affecting. Teller
has lived for years in a community whose
prosperity has depended entirely upon the
prodts OF silver mines; with the decline
In It's price he has seen local industries
suffer. and he Is deeply tn sympathy with
the people ne represents. II is a painful
thing for a man 20 ind himself In the po-
-
Old associates. but that Is not a sufficient
reason why old associates should sur
render principles which they hold fully a.
eonseisntiousiy as does he who sscedes.
II viii be observed that those delegates
who ief; thu national convention represent
entirely material interests peculiar 10
themselves. and tina, those interests are
no aesrer 10 them than were the interests
o. the Southern states which left the con
vention AZ Charleston in 1850.
Speeches fully as eloquent and pathetic
as those made ~ Teller and Dubois were
made durinE that memorable time. yet the
great Republican party no more thought
then o; purchasing victory az the expense
o, principle than 7; does tosay. Men wept.
too, IN those days and shook hands sor-
rowfally as they wen: their several ways
The separation then was far more TN
portant ana fTaught with much greater
danger 90 the Union than the detection n
the silver states new. Nevertheless the
men who believed they we're right IN r.
sisting concessions dla rot hesitate 20 face
the emergency and accept the responsible
ity. ana they were not oaly justified by he
majority OF the people a. that time aaa
sustained BY the wager or battle. bat
they have been even more amply vtaelcas-
Ell as time wore on.
II viii - the same with ths men who
have remained steaafas; 10 the principles
OF national Honesty ana have shown con-
rnsrciai saEstity By uphoIdinx souni
money. There could BE no cosnprcuasse
under preseat conditions between sound
money ana ths free coinage cf silver al
| the ratio ef - % !. any more than there
/ could es = compromise between freedom
| and slavery. The tisus had come when The
oatioa must ss taken. IL was simply .
! question whether the party should declare
/ - AAfNf - a3at1sa nAasl H1& cefH
accepted throakhou, the civilized werls
as TIRE best. o. declare In favor % ore which
has been abandoned ~ every oIsillf-t na-
| ten.
| Senator Tellev's statement th0t n. -
/ I4oais eonventloa vas ths arst atEaihe~-
| irE - Republicans sincs ths party VS. sr-
gAatrsd that has Sc, larsi The .nAsgsty % sae
/ American ps0n,e 70 control thsi- oNu az
/ fairs. Was very weak anu-cIuaax to
/ spsecA which Nas otherwise eiEnlsed 40
/ eresit.hls 70 tas cause he spso2ss NJ
/ Teller knows that = tsas country. ana =,
I ssr as al OuF sntegaA aTAsrs a~c con
I ecrned. seere Is - aeestloz about sc uar-
~ o. eo,a sns silver asa Il Is enly whea
| w. trai wi,h ether aAsioa. thas asy .esAs
/ arises "a 70 car eetuE sh}e % maintain
| TIE rarity Il ss nes = matter e ylsgs-
/ srx 20 ssaes countries, & Is = aasztioa -
s-x.ssgrE tNat n@fsre 50 iske any chances
/ q anaaesAI disadvantages ~ TIE rszon.
/ ssGsatlon - SILVER. ether nations .sal also
/ agree - rus x On an es2a, soostns Asa'osy
I svsrybody s8s>fss sszt VIII ~ p-s-cipal
/ commercial rsfsNns ur.ltiaE - asvs sry~s
sers a. parity ~ish Ee}A re Ratios woel3
{ sa1sr. gssir great fear Is that z this
/ ecansry undertook gs 60 81 Aiaae. tfsss-
/ tseas ceaes.s lsenees noes8 fs1oN
A. ever tAs So4ssy tie a&sOslsx - "a.