Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-06-25
Would Bring Immediate Ruin.

nations.
Would Bring Immediate Ruin.
ut cannot be denied that the, feeling
among our people is that this free coinage
by the United States alone will not give
US the gold and silver money at parity
with each other (Which is the assumption
upon which It is undertaken). but Will
bring to us silver monometallism and
change in the standard Of values. And
that change, it is believed, means immediate
ruin to our industries and no permanent
good to anyone. This feeling is general
and intense. Whether these differences
can be reconciled. it is impossible to an
ticipate. The democratic party stands for
principles desirable to he@maintatned for
the good of the country. Almost any sac
rifice might be asked Of democrats for the
sake Of the party, and they would cheer
fully make 1t. But If the delegates from
this locality should 60 to that convention
and represent that the rank and file Of
the party would follow the lead OF the
southern brethren and vote for free COIN
age of silver by the United States alone.
he would be disappearing the state of
public opinion here. Whether 1t Is so or
not, it is considered proposition to de-
base. the existing standard OF values, And
the same feeling OF indisposition to COM
promise with that matter for votes or
anything else is as active and dominant
here in our party as 1t was found in the
republican party when it bore down and
overpowered the Mckinley machine.
u, AT the present moment Germany,
France, Italy, Austria, Holland, Belgium
and the United States wish to cooperate
for the establishment and maintenance Of
the Joint standard by International agree
nent and "a most important circumstance
Great Britain has recently, within three
months, in fact, made most important
concession. She has said: We will do for
you as much as you can do for yourselves.
We will make this great contribution to a
bimetallic system: We will go back upon
the acknowledgements methods of pro-
viding a currency for India. We will re-
open the Indian minis. We will engage
that they shall be kept open, and we shall
therefore provide for a free coinage of
silver within the limits Of the British en-
pire for population greater in number
than the populations Of Germany. France
2nd America put together
Into this long and now just about to be
successful struggle for the establishment
Of the joint standard 1t is proposed that we
should intervene by assuming to establish
it alone. Against this proposed action on
workers for the cause strenuously protest.
They say to US: You cannot succeed. and
your failure with discredit the cause
Predicts Democratic Defeat.
PERSONALLY. it is my opinion that If the
democratic party goes on to that platform
this time they will meet the most disas-
trous defeat that any party has ever had
in this country. understand it is honest
ly believed in. and people think it will
bring relief from their present troubles,
but between now and election day it will
be pretty thoroughly sifted and the people
of this country will not face the disturb
ance of values, the loss OF confidence the
general distress and ruin which would
come to their business interests in such
change in the standard of value as would
arise from such action. And 1t will, in my
opinion, overwhelm the persons who un-
dertake IT..
Refuses to Be Q Candidate.
1T ought not to be necessary for me to
say anything Ola personal nature. find
myself. however, spoken OF here and there
as possible candtdate-not very seriously
or prominently, but sufficiently to attract
attention If should fail to notice it. It
sometimes affects ones influence in cases
like the present. have no personal motive
iE entering this fight. I have said that I
would not be q candidate. will add, copy
ing the emphatic language once used by
the late Gen. Sherman Il think remember
it correctly: I will not run II nominated,
nor serve II elected am not foolish
enough to suppose that any eastern man
could be nominated by this convention
much less that could. I sympathize thor
cughly with the feeling In the south that
has caused this uprising and will find it's
expression at Chicago, but as to the prin-
ciples which the uprising has brought forth
and the issues being framed entirely dis
agree. WILLIAM c. WHITNEY,"