Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-20

or course, Il silver dollar is not re-
deenahle in gold; why should it be: 1t
isa money of final redemption, the
same as a $50 gold piece. Would YOU
pretend TO say that so gold piece is
redeemahle in anything else" Certainly
not. Woul' you pretend to say, if we
restored The free and unlimited coinage
of silver, that the silver dollars would
he redernlable in gold: Please answer
these questions through the medium f
some of your financial editors.
think the time has arrived when
every citizen has n right t. express
himself on his subject and think
the public has n right to expect fair
and uhouuivocal statements from the
newspapers so long as they undertake
to answer questions.
In my judgment, when the boilers
from the Republican party aud the
Populi>ts and Democrats claim to be
the only silver men in the country,
they arrogate Il great deal to themselves
Personally, have always been AN ad-
vocate of the free and unlimited COIN
age Of silver, an" am today. believe
that this nation alone might restore
the white metal to its former position
provided in doing SO we enacted pro-
teclivc and reciprocity laws. But
am bimetallist, not a monOmetaliist
and ! believe that recommendation ia
silver would he even worse than mon
omctaiism in gold. believe that
under the Democratic party no other
increased ilse of silver can be obtained
than that of monometallism
do not agree with you or other So
called silver men, that the free coin
age of silver is the paramount i-sue.
believe that the paramount issue in
this nation is, and always has been,
the maintainence OF our national gov
ernment, the enforcement of its laws
and wise administration OF its busi.
ness affairs. think when the repre-
Sentatves ola great political party,
like t,at which convened in Chicago
ana h"mlnated Mr.. Bryan, condemn
the president of the United States, he
being Il memner OF their own party for
su3pressing the Chicogo riots, in Chi
cago, when they condemn the highest
judicial tribunal tor rendering deciS-
ions not in conformity with their pc
culiar ideas Of political economy, II is
time for all thoughtful, loyal ,,en to
sever their connections with that
party.
An insult to the Stars and Stripes
would not he tolerated today hy the
humblest plow-boy that guides his
plow through American soil, and an
insult to that flag may he as directly
offered hy inlpeaching the integrity Of
the president and the supreme court AS
10y firing upon it in some foreign port.
When the governor of IA state, like
the state of Illinois, fail, or refuses to
uphold the laws. il is the undouhted
duty Of the president to intcrpose and
protect the lives ana property of the
citizens of that state, and see IL ii that
the mails are not interrupted. When
the officers whose duty it is to enforce
the laws in county of "A state, fail in
the performance of that duty, should
not the governor then exercise his
righl' And what better right has he
in n county of his state than the presi-
dent in one Of the states of tine nation!
Then, who shall presume 20 say to
me hecause will not unite with such
, an agreement of individuals in urhold
ing their vagnrie- 10y supporting Mr..
Bryan, that am not in favor of free