Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-07-25

that we have not enough; while the fact
exists that every gold standard country
in the world, whether II has a high or
low tariff, Is now and has been during
recent years IN the throes OF financial
panic and every silver standard coun.
try, compared with its former condition,
is enjoying an industrial development
and degree Of prosperity hitherto un
known In It's history. While thus differ
ing in opinion. they unite in asserting
that the gold standard must be main
tanned until foreign countries shall sig
nifty their willingness that the American
people shall exercise The rights of free
men and create a financial system of
their own. Il we overlook the humilia.
tion and degradation we must feel on
account OF such declaration Of fuan-
cial dependency, we NAV well inquire
when the consent of the leading com.
mercial nations will be obtained
No one who has read the proceedings
of The three international monetary con.
ferences that have already been held
or who has eXlmined the impracticabIe
propositions presented at those confer.
eHces, can for moment believe that any
international bimctallic agreement can
ever be made with the consent Of all the
leading commercial nations of ike world
When will Great Britain, controlled as
she is and ever will be by the creditor
classes, who collects vast sums of moner
for interest due her and her citizens,
who buys of us annually many more
millions than she sells to us, and whose
interest 1t Is to make the pound sterling
purchase as much of our products as
possible, consent that we shall be fnan-
cially independent as we are supposed
to be politi ally independent When
did the creditor classes of Great Britain
ever give up or In any way yield an adj
vantage such as they now possess
through the maintenance of the gold
Standard There is no hope for inter.
national bimetallism until the United
States shall establish bimetallism for It.
self, and when that Is done, international
bimetallism NAV be secured without the
co sent Of Great Britain. The United
States, on all other subjects of legislation
acts independently of any other nation
! on earth. BY what process Of reason.
ing is its right, authority or ability to
legislate upon this, the most important
subject with which it has to deal, ques-
toned or deniedi
with a nation equal IN wealth and
power to one-fourth of the world, It is
cowardly to say that we must ask the
permission of Great Britain to establish
and maintain a financial policy of cur
own. Believing as we do, that a re-
turn to the monetary system especially
recognized In the constitution and com
pletely provided for by law from 1904
till 1873 affords the only ground of hope
for the betterment OF the distressed con.
dition of all the classes, except those who
live by the increment that money loaned
gives to those who loan 1t, we appeal to
all classes TO rally to the support of the
only candidates whose success indicates
any hope of relief.
"Let the merchant and business man
whose dwindled and lessened profits
have, despite his care and econmy.
brought him face to face with prospec.
tive bankruptcy aud ruin, the profes.
sional man, whose best efforts scarcely
afford him compensation for his labor
alone, the farmer, the continually fall
ing prices of whose products have left |
him no returns for capital invested and |
work performed, and last but not least |
let the grand army of laboring men, so |
called, the artisan, the mechanic and the |
miner, and every one who depends upon
daily labor for his daily bread, look
about him and observe the great mum
Der OF those who vainly seek for a
chance to work-upon the great army
of enforced oilers, and one and all re
solve TO try, not an experiment flor
bimetallism is not an EXPERIMENT., but
rather return to policy that through
out the vici,situdes of our nations Inc
fancy, through the internecine struggle
OF its manhood, kept us a great, free
and prosperous nation, in which labor
"as not only respected and employed
but was So compensated that want and
distr, IS such as now weigh upon us was
unknown. Let the lesson of history
too recent and too plain to be qainsaid
or denied, be needed, and let there be no
lear hat system that so wonderfully
protected labor, developed business en-
lerprise and secured to the nation a CON
tented and prosperous people In the pa
will do ought but bring to us return of
like prosperity, the pedictions of disaater /
If our opponents to the contrary not Q
6
ain Mr. Rryan the Chicago conven. I
ion placed at the head of its ticket
gentleman of exceptional ability and of
high character No man of his age was
better known throughout the United
States than lie. A member Of congress
for four wears he commanded the admi.
alton and respect of all his associates
n frat body as a scholarly statesman
ind profound thinker. No man had I
yer assaulted his character or in any