The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-24

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| VERSATILE BUTTER WORTH.
Last Saturday night Hon. Benjamin
Butterworth, of Ohio, delivered a
speech in Walla Walla in behalf OF
Major Mckinley and the gold standard.
In his opening remarks, Mr.. Butter
worth said:
"My countrymen, the first step to.
wards fair discussion in candor.
think the most essential thing in a
discussion is sincerity. have nothing
but profound contempt for u man who
attempts to mislead his friends. The
man who tries to mislead is not good
politician, is not good neighbor, is
not good citizen"
Continuing, Mr.. Butterworth went
Into a lengthy discussion of the finan-
cial question, holding up the beauties
of the gold standard, though protesting
to be himetalist, and also laid great
stress upon the tariff, and asserted a
re-enactment of the Mckinley tariff
law was the only sure means of Great
ing prosperity throughout the land.
| To say the least, Mr. Butterworth is
| placed in rather a peculiar position as
a missionary to this coast, especially
when he asserts one of the essential
things in the discussion is sincerity"
since in 1890 he was one of the most
conspicuous opponents among the
republicans of McKinley's tariff
| policy, and for many years has
been a pronounced advocate of the
| free coinage of silver, refusing
until after the meeting of the ST. Louis
convention to adhere to any policy ex-
cept the independent coinage of'silver
and gold by the United States
In senate document No. 235, Fifty
fourth congress, first session, Mr..
Butterworth's views upon the finan-
cial question are EN- balmed in the form
of letter to Senator Teller. This
letter was dated March 26, IS96-some-
thing over six months ago The writer
alleged that England and other credi-
tor nations had procured the demone-
tization of silver for the purpose of
manipulating the money of the world
to their advantage. "Au. honest pur
pose to pay the last poor scruple that
is due our creditors" exclaimed Mr..
Butterworth, sis wholly consistent
with a refusal to permit the creditors
TO reduce the volume of money avail
able for business purposes by one
half-take one-fourth OF the balance
out of circulatiOn-thus in effect sub
stantially reducing the debt paying
power of the money leaned to us, and
1.-THE same time doubling the pur-
chasing power of the balance, and com
pelling payment in the money thus
oyervalued; that=is, compelling double
payment
The distinguished gentleman from
Ohio was not deceived at that time by
the pretense that gold was the only
honest money. "The policy" he said,
"has been promoted in the name of an
honest dollar, the descriptive term
honest being used for what has prov
ed to be- the dishonest purpose of
f1eecing every producer in the land,
until the people, debt-ridden, tax-rid-
den, monopoly-ridden and mortgag ed
to the lip, are in a state of rebellion.
Was an honest dollar made, to perform
a mission SO .dishonest?"
Mr.. Butterworth then went on to
describe the combination in whose
service he is now engaged in the fol-
lowing severe terms: Nothing can be
more natural and appropriate than an
alliance between tho Q who favor an
extreme tariff and those who oppose |
bimetalism. The triumph of such = |
condition in our country would present
a people divided into two classes
beasts of burden and beasts of prey"
Nor did the honorable Ohioan stop |
hei e, but continued his arraignment of |
the classes in his letter to Senator Tel
Ter, saying:0'.I find that persons en-
ployed in the various industries and |
avocations of life, those who Lincoln
was accustomed to call the plain peo-
pie, and who are the salt of the earth |
and strength of this nation, in estimate
ing the character and effect of the in
auences that have gained supreme con-
troll in this naticn, feel that the repre-
sentatives of the monopolistic COM
bines in one form and another have too
firm grip on the legislative and ad-
branches of government
for the grip to be easily broken. Their
power in the social circle is great; in
politics, omnipotent: it is controlling
in business; it owns or controls the
press, and is naturally influential with
,he pulpit; so it results that they are
'or the time masters of the agencies
hat guide and mold private opinion
Ind control public judgment and pub
ic action; and it results, inevitably
hat there is left to the plain people
'nly beggarly account of the agen-
les and instrumentalities with which
o-fight their battles and protect their
lights"
Mr.. Bryan remarked on one occasion
hat the republican idea was that we
heuld make employers prosperous and ;
ct some of their prosperity filter down
pun their workmen, while the demo-
ratio idea wac that we should build +.
p the prosperity of all on the broad
ase of the welfare of the masses. Mr..
had the same thought =
'hen he said: l
Extreme protectionists urge legis-
alton in the interest of enabling men >
D be employed by others. 1t would be
User to SO legislste that a number of
len could employ themselves, thus in
reasing the number of citizens who
ave stake in the soil, an interest in u
he industry, as Independent proprie-
ors, thus making them the guardians
{ social order and the pillars of the
tate. Reducing the number of inde-
endent citizens and multiplying over
nd over again those who are depend a
Mt is not wise. a
sSuch a policy hangs all our clothes