Graham guardian., 1896-04-03
DIsGRACEFUL SURRENDER

limited coinage of silver on the
same basis as gold, and now that
the battle is all but won, it was
humiliating spectacle exhibited in
Florence last Saturday when
Republican County Central Com
mittee went out of its way to pass
a series of resolutions proclaiming
it as the policy of the Republicans
of Pinal county that the coinage
of silver be restricted to the Ameri-
can product. The Tribune desires
to inform the eight gentlemen who
met and formulated new code Of
principles for the Republicans of
Arizona that they did not repre-
sent the financial ideas of Pinal
county Republicans, who go as far
as any man in their devotion to
the principle of free and unlimited
coinage, and refuse ABSOLUTELY to
abandon that principle for the
sake of one man who may think
different.
There is something in this fight
beside scramble for the loaves
fishes. The prosperity not only Of
the West but of the whole country
depends upon return to the days
when silver was not demonetized,
and the pratings about parity"
and the restrictions of free coinage
the Tribune never expected to see
inaugurated by Republicans in Ari-
zona. Aside from the fact that it
is wrong, ABSOLUTELY wrong, it must
be taken into consideration that
ninety-nine men out Of every hun
dred in Ariz ona, of all parties and
classes, favor free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold without
any restrictions whatever.
If the Republicans who meet in
convention at Phenix on the 29th
of April do not repudiate the prin'
ciples enunciated by the Plnal
county Republican Central Com
mittee, as well as the delegates
who come there proclaiming them
they might as well hang their harI
on a willow tree for all time tt
come.
For the simple reason that thu
people of Arizona are not bull
! that way"
The above appeared in the Flor
ence Tribune of March 2Sth. Th
Ezeritbbane Ertbbane is the Republican orgal
of Pinal county, and yet for
principle which it holds more dea
! than party affiliation, it takes t
; task the men of its party who hav
usurped the peoples prerogatlvt
) and said "we will run this thing
! and do as we please"
1t is safe to say that every men
: Der of the Central Committee VIII
! helped to adopt the resolution re
!, stricting silver is a Mckinley mar
and has an ak to grind. 1t is t
be hoped the Republicans of Pima
county will repudiate the action Q
their Central Committee, but whe
the men who have been chosen t
represent the party places then
selves on record as being appose'
to silver, Its chances for success i
that party are decidedly gloomy
a When a man or set of men, an
. especially those living in Arizon,
a where, if we had free silver,
e would do so much good and brin
It such great prosperity, will deli
o erately give it death blow ft
l. some selfish motive it is time I
S. turn them down. But will it |
1t done?
n Senators Teller, Carter an
g Dubois all understand what chant
e, silver has with their party, an
If have gone on record as saying
st the Republicans do nothing fc
E. silver they will never vote wit
'e that party again.
Il We glory in the position take
le by the Tribune. Whenever tt
II issue comes up on silver you wi
N find the GUARDIAN with you, Br
1t Reppy, so long as you make tt
a. upright fight you are making nov
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