The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06

prove how much the country had lost DIR
lag me I've years Of Democratic rule. In
country during the last years of Repilh- &
Hiican rule, during Harrison's administra
{ llon, MI. .ToWne was very particulars to
man and he proved that, considerine = the tht,
purchasing power of money, the lahorine b
ma vas s s. never better paid than during
Not,one word did he say about the an s
probation of gold. Not one word ahont
the the crime OF 1873 Not a word even tend
ing to claim that ever since 1873 times had
peen growing harder in this country. on
the contrary he claimed and proved that 3
times had been growing better under Re-
publican policy until the highest and best
prosperity Of all was in the administration
Of Harrison. ending March, 1893
DID Mr. oWne tell the truth when he
was telling the truth? Z believe that he
told the truth and ! believe that he also
believed it. One thing is certain if he
stood then where he now stands his whole
speech OF 1894 was an electioneering Jug.
gle, made to get place. One thing more
Il e fan I'M an r5t thatis this
the administration of Benjamin Harrison
was the most prosperous in the history Of
the II country s9 then his statement now
Ihat ever since 1873 the country has been
/ getting harder and harder up is not true
and it knocks the foundation from under
his present position.
| %. Aug Il. 1895, Mr.. gTowne made his
debut as a free silver champion and it
will be worth our time to examine that
speech a little to find, if we can, the NOV
ing spirit Of this change. + 3, N.
Let US remember that the last thing we
| heard from Mr.. Towne in the fall of 1894
| they were like few frogs, they made
much noise, but were very scarce. Let
us also remember that when he made that
plank of the silver men, this very prop
/ osition of 16 to 1 and let US remember that
he was then against that plank and
met YHrar tim, Tat
i Der that at this very time the silver men
of this state and this district were claim
/ ing that times had been growing. worse
/ ToWne, in answer to that statement, de-
i MED it and claimed that times had been
i growing better and had reached the high
1 est point of all in 1891 and 1892.
i This is the last we hear of Mr.. Towne
i in the fall Of 1894, he is elected and ST
lence falls upon the political world SO far
as he is concerned. But wait. Just 10
months after he rises out Of the silence
and speaks again. Listen, '.The members
of the Gold and Silver Grub speak the
i opinions of an overwhelming majority of
i their immediate neighborhood;" and lit
i tie further on he says of these opinions,
land firmly believe to have entered upon
further on he says, 1--WE shall not know
the name of peace until from every bat
t1enien Of the foe the heb banner Of Justice
sistlessly on to victory
Here we find Mr.. Towne suddenly burst
ing forth in :, new light: What ;, has
4 come to him? He does not say SO: on the
contrary there is a studied effort in that
speech to create the impression that he
1 was one of the originators of this silver
movement. mo ruse shall divert us, we
shall move on to victory; We shall meet
4 Misrepresentation with truth, = these are
q some of the expressions he used. Why did
he not tell his frog story? It may be pos
i sible that Mr.. Towne had actually
his yieMs during that 70 mGnth
q of views came right along with his sup
4 posed change of majorities. Ten months
1 before the. silver men were like frogs in
4 a swamp, few in number and were treat
4 to the levity of Mr.. Towne he was against
them; now he thinks he sees majority;
the silver men are the dear people; he is
81 with them z.,-5a
i Whenever now we hear a Towne man
talk he imediate1y starts out with the
s statement, What a sacrifice Mr. Towne
q has made, = what a heroic stand he has
4 taken,'' and around him try to throw a
y halo Of sublimity and touch it up with q
= little pathos.
4 fee and heroic business. # Mr. Towne is
now right then he has abandoned the
. Has he given up anything? f 50, what?
He himself claims that he will be elected
4 again this fall by 1000 majority. If that is
oee On he Is dong te
only thing possible to get it and to hold
it. If he had stayed with his party when
. he believed that a majority would be
q against that party, then he would have
i made a.sacrifce, but instead Of that he
/ jumps right out of the party just as
quick as he feels sure that the silver wave
4 is going to sweep the country. And he not
4 only jumps right out Of the party that
gave him place and power, but he Jumps
4 right into the party that according to his
1 own statement is going to win, and if it
i does win will reward him with an office.
i It must be a little hl1miliating to the old
i silver leaders, the men who have stood
i by the party and by the Is to idea, when
4 success, when, according to the transla-s
ton of Mr.. Towne, they were like frogs
! in the swamp, it must be a little humilat-
ing to these men just when their band
i wagon comes around the corner on the
j road to success, as they believe, to see Mr.
Towne jump on with Whoop and a yell
and leave them all in the shade.