Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-29
The Leaders Of the Republican
Party Have Taught Their Fol.
lowers to Favor Silver.
THEIR WORDS QUOTED.
The Republican Party Heretofore Fa-
vored the Double Standard and
Free Coinage Of Both Metals
Tie Single Gold Standard a New Departure
Good Reasons Why the Rank and
Tile of the Party Should Not
Abandon Its Safe Old Post
ton I'm Favor Of tho
Double standard.


The supporters Of Mr.. Bryan can
prove the correctness of their position
In favor Of the free coinage of gold
and silver by the scientific opinion Of
the world. by the experience of man
kind, by the founders of our govern
ment and by the most honored and in
fucntial leaders of the Republican par
ty. There has scarcely been q Repub-
lican OF sufficient prominence to en-
title him to leadership since the party
Gas organized who has not, at
some time, declared against the gold
standard and in favor of binetallism
and the reconciliation of silver. In
every instance these declarations have
been freely and voluntarily made, and
without other incentive than that sup
piled from an active conscience and an
honest mind. 1t is the exigency of
partisan politics, controlled by the
money power, that has placed the Re
publican party where it is and has
compelled some of it's leaders to stulti-
fy themselves on the subject.
Silver was not demonetized until aft
er the tragic death Of Mr.. Lincoln. but
the money sharks were busy with the
''' "a ''AS ""' PS'i'"
whlle Lincoln was IN the White House,
ana the Martyr PRESIDENT thus spoke
from t,'e uep'hs Oh ms nohest near. OF
an evil from which this country has
since suffered much.
government contracted oept
with certain amount of money in
circulation. and then contracted the
money volume before the debt was
paid, 1t Is, the most heinous crime that
'. eo"'u 'oi''''ii' against
~, -. $50 mn mn
- - Si'.,oVo'ovv 'ess money III CIR
~" '"1h 'he'e was wv S.as
80 ~ 'nA' '''s heiious ciiiiieoi WHICH
,heo''i aloNe - ho" oeihs ihi'ic'cu oil
me pIopic.
..,,,',., vi ''' sts'u. WIN Tree anu
I'm, -, ,o'iase vi so,u anu SILVER we
-, ou' puo' o"' oeAoie
corora, 9. -, ..
a., "i'.i ".u'
-, ~. INV nc hau "isHeu d
I'm W ueliione''~e siiver. Inc eho OF
"'H'ost "eie' anu the
po ueo' mas MOI ohiy not peeh
"""s' ou' 10 ho" sro"ihs
because Vi .he depreciation OF
,ic So'u s'ahuaro IL VIII take more
uays iapor ana more pusheis OF wheat
10 pay "hat now remains or the public
dept IMAM II would In General Grants
.iihe 10 nave paiu the whoie OF II. Jesse
Grant Is supporting bryan ana free sill
yer anu peheNes MS oistlnguished
iat"er "ouio 10 the same IL ne were
LIVING.
speaking III the mouse OF representa-
'i'es Oh rep. = $780, MI. Blame uttered
'hese prophetc words:
beileve the struggle now going on
IN this country and other countries for
single gold standard would. If sue
cessiui' produce widespread disaster In
anu ,hrouehout the commercial world
ne u.s,ruc.ioh Oh SILVER as money ana
',,e es'aoiisiii's vi soio as the sole unit
VI ,aiue hiust nave ruinous erect on
All iorHis Oh properly, except those In
vested Whlch yield fixed return in
lnohey. ihese would De enormously
.,,n. u IN value. ana would gain
opoI 'io..'e anu unfair advantage
~. ey '.hel species OF property.
oa' heio saio. Every man
WHO Is opposeo 10 the use OF silver
I'm as part Vi the iegal currency OF
,ne country 1 disagree with. Eve
~ nun VINO Is opposed 10 the actual
- u iietais, L oisagree
-, ,,.;.,, ou 'uo" 'ne TWO doi-
>, >H"'' anu "iane 'he coih-
-,
Even SENATOR John sherman Is on
u aes. ,ne soio standard and
49,. -, a., vi sh!er. In
r y. .e a'c oh Hprii H. 1876.
. ,,,N -, -. ...r WI. T. P'. D. p.
.,an1,r1 aIona "a 80 ue soiu
,yo,,d ~. 70 ,,enri,e To -. re s,i'er
tho world Of tho moro, -,
ne. s,,ras ~. ,..,,,o - III, III" a,one
-. 80, ct. -, p'ouuc,
-. - ~. .,'.n,,,a 80 Hoid
a"ne nv. IL. S1a.e ~. currency, pc
s NJ 'he oaily
wants VI n1 go. mass VI mankind.
MaIor S..t Soteu ,or senator
S.aiy uuon' IN 1871.
Mhieh uec'a,eu 'he uohus vi me United
states Payaoie III SILVER as wen as gold.
IN the same year ne 'o.eo 10 pass free
silver bill ehrough the house, and
when tres,oen NJ, ha aH,a vetoed H. voted