The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-10-24
THE CAMPAIGN.

Within the next ten days the sup.
porters of Republican principles and
those who are opposed thereto will
bring to close the most remarkable
struggle for political supremacy in the
history of the United States, and it will
he decided which party is to rule for
the next four years.
During the campaign, We are bound
to say-not being so pulled up with con
ceit in the infallibiIity of Republican
orators as not TO believe them capabIe
OF error-that much has been said that
might better have been let unsaid, and
we have no doubt that there are many
belonging to the opposite political camp
who believe that much has been said by
the advocates Of Free Silver that might
better have been left unsaid. How
ever, it is impossible to get the wheat
from the straw without scattering more
or less ciIatf, and the farmer is much
more concerned about the quantity and
quality of the grain than he Is about
the chatf and the straw. So, in con-
siderlng the arguments advanced bv
either side during the struggle which is
drawing to close, and in order to ar
rive at correct conclusion, We must
slit the chat from the wheat, we must
get at the substance, come down to first
principles.
1t must, OF course, he admitted that all
our citizens believe in "America for
Americans" differing only in this that
the Republican party believes also that
while this country might be able to
worry along alone very nicely were it
compelled to do SO, still belonging, as we
do, to the family OF nations. we can get
along much better by working in har-
mony with them, and to do this we
must MAINTAIN 4 monetary system in
consonace with the system in vogue in
the leading nations of the world. more
particularly since they afford us a mark et
tor our surplus products. but for which
our prosperity would not be so great
The Republican party believes in the
freest commercial intercourse with the
other nations of the world consistent
with American interests and honor. Il
was along these lines Mr. Blaine was
advancing, having concluded reciprocity
treaties with a number of nations, bu'
which treaties were abrogated by Mr.
Cleveland when be succeeded to the
presidency. Mr.. Blaine well under.
stood that our future greatness, or, We
might say, our greater greatness, de
pended upon the extension and de
velopment of commercial iutcrcours,
with all the nations of the world. Blu
III order for nations to do business will
one another there must be Il universal
standard of exchange. one internationa
standard of value-gold. Silver neye
was, never can he, an internationa
standard of value because of its tluctu
alton in price, while gold never varies
Silver coin can only be 4 domestic.
local, medium of exchange, the value o
which Is equal to gold within this coun
try because our government is behind il
but commands only its bullion valu
elsewhere. Thus it is that the Crea
nations of the world have adopted tn
gold standard as a medium Of exchanr
between each other, and We might a
well strive To resist the sunlight az t
strive to resist the force Of the IogIs an,
the wisdom of their action.
The Republican party stands for goo
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