Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-02


ports, there will be less revenue. o.
the other hand. II the revenues are In
creased, the measure Of protection will
have 10 be diminished. The fact Is
lthat no relief whatever would be
afforded by tariff legislation, except to
a few industries, the products OF which
are now on the free list, aud relief 10
them, while the level OF prices Of all
staple products Is falling through the
maintenance OF the gold standard,
would be almost criminally unjust.
1t Is the farmers who are most con-
cerned in the RECOMMENDATION of silver
and putting a period to the e~ncroach-
ment Of the power Of organized capital
and 1t is gratifying that they are, all
through the great valleys ard prairies
! CT the west, awakening to realiz alton
Of the fact.
The action Of the St. Louis conven
ton on the money question gives no
ray OF hope that anything will'ever be
done by that party toward the restora-
ton OF bi. metallism, If successful in
the coming election. The promise Of
promotion Of international bi-metallism
was inserted only for the purpose Of
deception and, had its futility not been
universally acknowledged, those who
forced the gold standard declaration
upon the convention, would have de-
feated 1t. II William Mckinley shall
be elected president Of the United
States, s'the gold standard will have
come to stay for all time," unless the
increasing hardships and misery Of the
people shall, before the end OF his
term, impel them to seek redress Of
their wrongs through revolution.
Believing this as firmly as I believe
anything, | have, after "sober'', second
thought and careful consideration, de-
termined that l can no longer follow
the standard of the republican party.
In arriving at this determination, l
have not been Influenced by a study OF
only m side of the question. Through
my newspaper experience / have be-
come an Unsuitable reader. / have not
missed an article in the editorial COL
umn Of the st. louis Globe Democrat
for many months; have studied the
intricacles of s.ratio and intrinsic
value'' In the Republic and gotten in
spiration upon The subject OF free COIN
age from the columns of the Post Dis
patch, OF that city. l have studied the
ref * of conflicting sentiment upon
this question in Public Opinion, and at
hand on my Office table, are several
copies of the Congressional Record. in
which there are speeches of Senators
John Sherman, Morrill,, of Vermont,
David B. Hill. defender OF Grover
Cleveland and John Carlisle; Vest, of
Missouri; Palmer, of Illinois; Burrows,
of Michigan; Villas, Of Wisconsin; AL
len, of Nebraska; PETER, of Kansas;
Teller, OF Colorado and Carter, of
Montana, all of which 1 have read
and many Of which | have studied by
the hour. l read all the Territorial
dailles and have had the equanimity of
temper TO read the ponderous gold
standard editorials In the Albuquerque
Citizen since the national convention
was held. The OPTIC has for more
than eight years been lny family paper,
and however hurriedly other papers
may be passed over at the Office, The
OPTIC is always taken home to be read
In the quiet, restful moments. after the
days toll is done. / do not think I
have ever found anything In it to
"warp'' or %'spervert" my judgment
and l know that l have found much IN
Its columns to strengthen and encour-
age me in the advocacy of the cause of
bi metallism.
Whatever may be the issue Of the
future, however widely we may differ,
| hope to always retain the respect and
friendship of The Optic, and CON
scious of being actuated only by the
best of motives in the step which I
have taken,I have no word OF reproach,
o Of abuse, OIL those wac do not
choose to 60 with me.
Very respectfully and truly yours,
d. P. CARR.