The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-10-02

that the terms properly applied believe great nation
like ours with its vast territory its 7000000 its immeasur
able resources its internal commerce. and its almost unlimited
amount OF business is not only capable of having but in the
interest OF all concerned n my judgment should have do
mestc money its kept at and good homepur
in the Unon and upon every foot Of American SOIL With
such domestic circulating medium in sufficient but
dundant or inflated quantity coupled with protective tariff
the Industries OF this country would longer anguish the
wheels its factories would be put in notion labor would find
profitable employment our home market would be enlarged
and farmers would receive fair price for their products
and thus be enabled to their taxes something they
able to do now.
If furthermore by the terms sound moneys the impression
is intended to be conveyed that all values must
single gold standard and only this money
the principle of bimeasmor the double standard is
sometimes erroneouy think caledis wrong should
be repudated unsound then deny that and protest that
such doctrine yet declared by any great
ties OF this country any national platform during since the
days Of Washington and its moreover in fagran conflict
with the policy enuncated every national platform every
party heretofore adopted this country and particularly that
Of the republican party which pledged unateaby to the
policy Of bimeasm against the single gold sandardto
the policy of the use OF both gold AND silver STANDARD
money.
IT, however, by the terms sound money! is meant simply
that any dollar whether god silver paper which not
ns and Is not kept IN TINS country IN and
ing to admit their proper application the terms sound
mean anything at ALL and for one do not believe they do
or that they than meaningless catch phrase coined
and used for the purpose OF humbugng and decevng the
people.
circulating medium whether gold silver paper equal with
every other dollar in purchasing and debpayng power
still more opposed to abnormay appreciated dollar,
which will abnormaly depress the price Of all commodities
NO HOPE FOR AN INTERNATIONAL MONETARY AGREEMENT
All to agree that bmealsm would be good thing if
could be brought about by international but there
is not senator in this chamber who has thoroughly studied
this subject and who fully understands the history Of the sew
international monetary conferences that we have had
the last thirty years. that does not know that such
cude Great Britain and long that power stands back
neither Germany France Russia any other of the
great powers will come nas it is to expect that will
and the planet Mars
Most certainly long the United States defes as we
doing to the Wishes the interests and the dictates of
Great Britain there possible show. II any thing will
tend aid in bringing about international agreement will
be- in judgment bnld aggressive independent monetary
we'll as commercial policy upon part We must
to concede that for for all combined
London must forever be the clearing house of the world Our
policy should to be OF dependence for any purpose
any extent either upon Great Britain other
earth Our country esourcefu enough in all that tends
constitute commercial and monetary per and nationality in
the highest most enlarged and best sense of the to us
we'll commercial policy For these reasons briefly stated
not in favor Of waiting longer on Great Britain but am in
favor Of vigorous aggressive policy of INDEPENDENT BETAL
ISM, coupled with protective tariff
. In my Judgment, Mr. President, the great remedies to
be applied to present conditions in this country
First. Independent bimetallsm.f
Second. A protective tariff; and
Third Legislation in the interest of merchant marine
that will tend to bring to greater proportion of carry
ing trade
further issuance OF bonds increase national ndeb
edness further attempts carry the business of this
great country the basis of the single gold standard
CONCLUSION.
In concluson Mr. President is it not about time this great
nation these United States OF America should its
tary well its commercial Independence? Are we with
ernmen 70000000 OF brave intelligent aggressive nde
pendent people, to forever acknowledge dependence
Great Britain any other on earth in either
tary any other sense Must we while denying the right of
any government the GLOBE republican monarchca lib
era despoc to dictate to as the character of eg
aon upon any all of the great questions touching in
dusra and commercial interests questions involving the right
of expataon the character of people shall admit TO
Shores the encroacment of alien systes to limits far
beyond national borders but upon the hemisphere upon
which lve questions involving national honor and
every conceivable subject pertaining present and future
welfare, and tie promotion and progress of civilization
and except oNEthat relating to monetary system
and that must be forever subservent to the will
and the wish, and the dctation of Great Britain?
Has the than century Ct national life with all the
prestige and influence land power and glory that have to
us in unparalleled progress nation and n the develop
ment of civilization than which grand has exist
ed since the creation of man. still left poor weak depend
emf Of the British CROWN Because England 1876 has
adhered the single gold standard in the interest Of the gold
brokers Lombard street. bend the supple
knee acknowledge mpotency naton and surrender
the prerogaves that ought nghtfuy to attach to free and
independent people? In my judgment the United States
nation in whatever aspect consderedwhether nationally
intellectually, scientifically, commercially, financially
stands at east should stand in the vanguard OF
ons preeminen in every element Of greatness In every
pect Of grandeur in every attribute of glory and in every
senta OF sovereign power Kesourceu In pnyaca elements
of every conceivable character in measure and to extent
unparalleled by any country the globe she will but assert
herself becomes her the proud aggressive independent
leader of nations New York. and not London will become the
clearing house OF the world and country preemnent
ALL will longer be the slave, either in commercial
etay sense but the distinctive and primal sovereign the i'm
pera master and dictator financially as we'll as commercay
among all the nations Of the world
#It has been asserted by republicans that Mr. Mitchell in
speech that he made coneDded that the
question paramount to that OF the naturalization
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