The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-06-13
SILVER IN THE SENATE.

In looking over the Congressional
Mantle and other friends of tie willie
metal vigorously advocating free coin, sc
and fighting manfully for the interests
al the people. Senator Teller hit his
Republican colleagues = hard bow
when he said, among other things. SO
fa- a. An concerned, hslieye the sill
ver question TO be the paramount ques-
tioR before the American people. i
te,lsvs, ~ believe that am slive, tina
il j. the duty OF every man here and
everywhere else 10 settle this question,
and TO settle il So that there shall be 4
return 10 the use OF both metals On an
equality 10 be established by law. do
not believe that you will ever have pros
periiy until that 10 done. l DO not
believe the unfortunate condition now
existing will be reversed and set aside
until you make that the paramount
question Of all questions in legislative
life and in legislative fields.
Il know that the Senator from Con-
necticut not long since told Us here that
as to those Of Us W no had said we put
the financial quest in front OF the pro
tsctive system, the people OF our states
would not sustain Us in that view. Mr.
President. the people OF four OF the
states whose representatives took action
here have been heard from. There has
been no condemnatory voice from those
states. The people OF the grea, north
west understand that this is the great
question that is being presented for their
consideration. l want to say to the
Senator from Connecticut that the PEG
pie of my state have been attached TO
the protective system as the people OF
his state have not been. We have given
Republican victories and Republican
officials when his state, the center OF
manufacturing as it is. has given other
votes; and yet We know that the protec-
tive system as applied to our section OF
the country has not been Of local bentit
We, however, have been protectionist, as
i have said before in this Chamber be
cause We believed that the greatest good
to the greatest number shonld be the
rule, because We believed that if We
brought prosperity into Connecticut We
should bring prosperity into Texas and
Colorado. | so believe now; but We
must have system OF finance not local,
rot applying to one section but apply.
ing to all.
Il am not advocating Tie Use OF silver
as money because it is created or dug
out OF the earth in my state, but because,
In my Judgment, the use OF silver will
promote the interests OF those people
who are now crying out against it, and
who are telling US, as they were few
days since, that the silver question had
besn rvlegated to the rear, and that
nothing more would he heard OF it.
Mr.. President, l saidS here two
months ago that the silver question WAS
a lively corpse. 1t is more than lively.
Two or three months ago great effort
was made to control the great political
parties and to put them in harmony On
the money question. The bankers and
the bankers conventions told the people.
You must see to it that both political
organizations, Democrats and Republic
cans, declare for the gold standard We
were told that large sum OF money had
been raised to accomplish that desirable
end. There was no secret about it. Il
WAS proclaimed from tbs house tops
that that was to he done and that it va,
being done, and we have had tAe pr.oi
in various sections OF the country that
it was being done. Yet, notwithstand
ing that, Republican states, states in the
union, states OF equal intelligence with
any other, have been declaring for free
silver, and the great Democratic party is
now, / believe, practically ready 10 in
scribe on its banner free coinage.
The people Of the United States have
learned that the question Of Tree cOinag-
is one that CONES home 10 them. They
know that the money question is one
which touches every man. interest.
They know that there is no legislation
which can lie enacted, that CONES 50
close home, to the men on the farm and
in the shop and in the mill and in the
mine, as ths financial question, and thsy
know that mistake upon that question
Is mistake which goes deeper and out
RACES them more than any other mistake
tat can lie made in Hesitation; ana
they are taking hold OF IT."