Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-11-19
Official Paper CT the City OF Aberdeen
HANNACRATS' HYPOCRISY.

HANNACRATS HYPOCRISY.
We did not expect il so soon, but
sooner or later the mask would have to
be torn away. and 80 presumably they
conclu.,el bold, brassy Wnat-are-you.go-
int-to-do-abou'-i would be the best card
to play, and hardly have the wires cooled
from tclln. OF the election OF Mr.. Mckin
ley when Hanna aud his cohorts b'azenly
announce, I'VE lied to Won. we didn't
mean i, at all. we told YOU we wanted
bimetalism when an international agree
ment could be had, bur that was only an
election trick, and now We don't propose
to have an international agreement,
but will d. all in our power II prevent
one In an interview in the New York
Evening Post, Mr.. Hanna says;
a conversation OF orr reporter with
Mr.. Hanna yesterday, which is con-
tirmod by the report OF the sun, makes
him say that the farmers and laborers
in TIE western cities We're Won over by
explaining to them that we stood on the
St. Louis platform, which advocates BIZ
metallism under an international agree
ment, and that we were not gold mono
metallists.' Now the II. Louis plat
form was drawn before the Bryan plat
form, and it is 4 safe assumption that II
it had been drawn after the Bryan plat
form, this passage would either have
been omitted or materially changed.
Nothing has done more to bring Us to
our present pass than the persistent
maintenance OF the belief that there is
going to he an international conference
at which European nations will agree
with Us to establish and maintain Il
double standard. There is not the
smallest reason to expect any such thing
Fancy such an agreement with spain,
Italy, Turkey, Russia, Greece and Aus
tria, Even if it were entered into, it
would be useless unless it included every
country IN the world with which these
nations had commercial relations or COM
munications. But there is not the small
est Likelihood that any country would
enter into It which was not in financial
difficulties. Moreover. ii such al agree
ment were entered into. there is no
probability that it would he observed
when there would be large profit in
breaking il. The last and final objection
is that telling people any commoduy can
be kept above its market value by treaty
is Organism pure and simple, and natur-
ally lead, farmers and labQrers 20 ask
why II cannot be kept above par also 10y
statute. Finally it would be the begin
ming oi unnumbere9 Woes fOr mankind ii
civilized governments undertook to sub.
stitute artificial treatry money for gold
and silver at their bullion value. We
could not be sure that any popular gov
eminent would stick to such an absurd
ity. The people would spealily break
away from it. and where should we be
then? Consequently ii this international
agreement talk be kept NJ. and the
public i kept in expectation OF seeing
England brought to her knees, We shall
have 10 sound financial legislation thi.
winter. We shall have only more com
promises and make>hii;> The only way
ont OF thi, middle, and the only way It
prevent reappearance OF Organism iou'
years hence, is to stop such talk, 10 81,
we are monometalit nation with ;
gold standard, and don't care who knows
it, and that we only use silver for SINAI
change"
For brazen impudence this is entitled
20 the plum and the editor OF the Corpor
alton Enterprise arises and says Mark ha
come around to his way OF thinking
The farmers and laborers in the west
ern cities were won over by eNpainin,
to them that ve stood OH the It. Loui
platform, which advocates blme.ailisn
Under an international agreement, an,
that we were not gold mono-metallists.
The farmer and laborer believed then
and they have Won. Now they cooll
tell these same farmers and latorcis tina
"if this international agree men, talk
kept up . we shall have no SCUM
financial legislation this winter
Does any man suppose that ii this con
iession had been made before electo
Mr.. Mckinley would have received a
electoral vote in the great middle west
p:n't YOU bimetallist Republicans lee
proud OF your leader now? Are you Q
in. to remain lIannarchists lon ger, yo
Nho really believe in bimetalli>m? Tn
fight is on between the regulators OF on
OF the coins o; the constitution and tn
people. The war must be carried 'teadil
on for four years, unless in the NEAR
time these repudiators, having to niue
rope, hang themselves.