The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-06
ON THE WAR PATH.
Senator Teller. Unlike Congressman Towne.
Serves Notice on the Republican Party
That II 1t Betrays the People
He Win Leave it.

Ocndte or the UnlteQ States.
"Traversing the country and shout
Ing" proceeded Mr.. Teller, lis band
OF men who have labeled their candi-
date the advance agent Of prosperity.
The people who look to him as their
savior will find that they have been
delu led and deceived. The agent of
prosperity is not in sight, and will
not be ia sight, until this system of
inace OF ours is changed"
Mr.. Teller paid glowing tribute to
the Republican party and its great
achievements. II am Repu blican,"
exclaimed Mr.. Teller, with great feel
ing, land helped to create the Re-
publican party before the Senator
from Vermont (MorrilD was, and l
came into it voluntarily. The senator
from Vermont must allow me to 90
out OF 1t in the same way, He can
not fix nv line of conduct any more
than q Democratic corporation can
command my confidence and my judg-
ment."
The senator said when the great
parties formed in battle array next
summer, one Of them might be the
champion Of the white metal. He
confessed that he looked with fear
and trembling on the course of the
great party, with which he had been
allied for years. Would it yield to
sound money!" II it became the par
ty of the gold standard then it's dis.
Indignation had begun. what will /
do if the party to which l have been
attached advocates gold Standard"
proceeded Mr.. Teller. II have no
hesitancy in saying here, as l have
said before, and will say again, when
a political organization ceases to rep
resent the views l hold, then l cease
to act with it. When the Democratic
party became the party Of oppression
and wickedness, l got out OF it. l
should despise myself il / lifted my
hand to put into power a man, who
from executive chambers would con-
tinue the gold standard. Holding
these views, if lift my voice an do
not vote in the same way l would
despise myself for hypocrisy and de-
ceit, and as l speak so l will vote"
There was a noticeable stir in the
galleries as Mr.. Teller closed. Mr..
Sherman followed, answering Mr.. Tel
Ter. He said he respected the intense
earnestneSs Of the Colorado SENATOR
but what had been said was not new.
The time had come for final settle
ment Of the silver question by the
people. Each party should state it's
position honestly and manfully, and
then let the people decide whether
the country was to have tifty-cent
dollar or one equal to any in the
world. He believed in that money
which gave the fairest measure for
the products OF this country. He be-
lieved that the United States would
20 down among nations II it estab-
lished a system with a fifty-cent dol
lar. "But," said Mr.. Sherman. clos
ing, that cannot be settled here. 1t
can be settled only by the American
people. l appeal the case to them.
Let it be tried bv the tribunal Of the
people Of the United States in the
coming election"
Note the sophistries Of that old
fraud, Sherman.
Does he pretend that there are any
fifty cent dollars in this country?
Where are they? Let him advertise
to give $3.50 in gold for $50 worth Of
silver dollars and see how many he
would get. The rogues have been able
to cheaper silver bullion, by denying
it access to the minis, but they can
not reduce the legal tender power of
10, 0OO, 900 people.
He believed in that money which
gave the fairest measure for the pro-
ducts of this country"
That is, which gives fifty cents for
bushel of wheat, while. on the other
side of the Rio Grande. in Mexico, it
is worth one dollar.
He believes that the United States
would 60 down among nations if it es-
tablished a system with a fifty cent
dollar"
"Why did it not 60 down in 1865,
when one-half the nation was fighting
the other half; when both gold and
silver had disappeared utterly; and
our greenbacks were not worth forty
cents on the dollar? How can seventy
million people be put down, who can
place 1000, 900 armed men in the field;
and who have 20,OO0,000 Industrious
workers. on the most fertile lands in
the world? We could ship every
money-changer in this country across
the Atlantic, and all the goldbug
politicians with them, with John
Sherman at their head, and then only
begin to enter upon the greatest
period of prosperity the world has
ever known. The destiny of this a.
tion does not hang upon the f1uctua-
tions Of watered stocks in the robber
dens of Wall street:-God help US if it
did.
Let us see how the total value Of
the productions Of the United States
compares with the total amount Of
money in the world. The results are
most startling. We create more
wealth-things necessary for the life,
comfort and happiness OF MANN two
years, than there is gold, silver and
paper money in the whole world.
Here are the figures:
Total value of our crops of
wheat, corn. oats. rye, barley,
buckwheat, tobacco, potatoes,
hay and cotton in 1891. see Chi
cagu News Almanac 1896; y. SD
was. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s2.447,176, 22O
1890 dbid D. So ................. ,17O,s16, 754
Total value of cotton cropofU.
s. 1890 ibid p. 5s) ......: 1870. 32e,959,124
1893 ibid p. 5el. ...........o.... 5,995 500
T. S. 1903 (ibid p. 4S) .......... 615,ss7, Jos
Total value of exports or do
nestle merchandise 1892, apart
from agricultuI al and mineral
prod ucts ................... 195,71o,6O
Total. 800. So $50, 535 600
Now compare this with the total
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