The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-06-27

the basis of our money is relatively con-
tracing; and the people are passing into
servitude all the more dangerous be-
cause IL is not physically apparent. The
nation itself is losing the sturdy cour
age which could make it defiant in the
face of injustice and internal wrong.
prices never will cease falling under
the single gold standard. The restora-
ton of bimetallsm by this country will
double the basis of our money system.
In time 1t Will double the stock of pri-
mary money of the world; it will stop
the falling in prices and steadily ele
vate them until they VIII regain their
normal relation to the volume of debts
and credits in the world. Bmetallism
will help to bring about the great hope
of every social reformer every believer
in the advancement of the race who real
ICES that the instability of prices has
been the deadly foe of our toilers and the
servant of foreign interest gatherers. Bi-
metallsm will help to bring the time
when a certain expenditure of human Toll
will produce a certain financial result.
Who among the great masses of our
people in the United States but feels that
his lot would be made better, his aspira-
ton take new wings if he could know
in the performance of his labor what
would be the price of his product? Is
not this purpose worth the attention of
the people as individuals, and worth the
attention of political conventions yet to
be held in this year of 1896? Is not this
so great an end that all who believe in
the possibility of attaining it by the
means proposed can yield something of
their partisanship both in conventions
and at the polls? 1t is in the hope that
the masses and the remaining conven-
tons VIII have the courage and he
generosity to unite for this purpose that
we have dared to offer our views to the
people of the United States, and be-
cause in the past there has lacked
re- Hot, -. q
we do to this belief; we venture an act,
trusting that it will be received in the
same spirit of Cancellation, concession
and hope with which we put it forth.
EuIOEizes Teller.
I'VE have endeavored in a plain way
to set the matter before the eyes of our
fellow-citizens. We invoke the union of
all men and all parties who believe that
the time has come for the triumph of
justice. 1t is an hour when the people
may speak for themselves as individ-
uals and through conventions yet to be
held 1t is the right of every citizen to
indicate his preferences. With this in
view, we offer to the forthcoming con-
ventions and to the people the name of
a man for the presidency whose life in
public and private represents those dis
tinguished virtues which adorned the
days and the deeds of the earlier time
OF this republic, a return to which Writ
ues are requisite for the prosperity and
contentment of the people and the per-
petuity and commanding example of free
Institutions That name is Henry M.
Teller, a man of the people and for the
people. He is of no section. His expert
ence and service. his devotion to the
common justice and the common cause
of his fellow-ctizens has been as wide as
the country We believe that the people
of the United States have him in their
hearts as he has had their interests in
his purpose through all the work of an
exalted life.
1T is not merely as the exponent of
monetary reform that We present this
man to the people. 1t is true that he has
waged mighty war for the restoration
of the money of the constitution. and his
name has been identified as that of no
other living man with this great cause.
But had his services been less demanded
and less noticed in this direction, the
people would still have recognized in
him for other labors a statesman of the
purest type. His only poverty has been
that of his purse. In other things. in
the generosities of man to man, in kind
illness Of deeds for his fellows and in the
study ana doings of a mighty career
he has been one of the most opulent of
American citizens of any age.
In submitting this name to the peo-
a pie, We remind them that just genera
| ton ago. from the heart of the bOundless
west and touched by the finger of God
! there arose an emancipation who was
! powerful in the work of human deliver
ancc. ny his wisdom and courage, prov
! identially directed millions were set free
! and the nation kept in it's holy union
! If others shall see this opportunity rs
we see it; If our fellow-citizens shall see
/ this duty as we see it. that sublime his
! tory may be repeated and another man.
! clothed in the maiest, vi devotion to
| the race. will be lifted to power. where
/ by his wisdom and courage, proVidenti-
ally directed. more millions may be made
/ free from chains as calling as those of
actual slavery and the nation may be
! preserved in the unity of its mission to
the world"
The following are the signatures to the
| silver address: Fred T. Dubois r. f.
! Pettigrew Frank J. Cannon. Charles II.
/ Hartman, Ben r. Rich, Clarence f.. AL
! len. A. II. Robertson, A. c. Cleveland.
! Willis Sweet. Amassa c. Campbell, Ar
| chic NJ Stevenson. Enos Strother, James
| NJ Downing. Charles II. Brickenstein.
! Thomas Kearnes c. ]. Heart, Littleton
Price, Jack J. Elliott, O. J. Salisbury.
! j. b. Overton. Frank c. Goudy John f.
vivian. j. w. Rockefelow, Robert w.
4 Bonnyinge. J. NJ. Williams. l.. NJ Earl.
| THE silver men say they are willing to
| cooperate wherever they can constantly
do so to defeat the gold standard and are
| not seeking to press Teller so much as
| they are TO secure relief from the power
| Of the gold men. The silver men will
| continue in conference tonight and to-
! morrow and keep up the work till all the
national conventions have been neld with
view to perfecting a general fusion.
The silver conference claim they nave
1 not yet more than half the signatures
| that were promised. There is a difference
of opinion among the silver delegates
| Some who denounce the gold standard are
not in favor of an Independent movement.