The true northerner., 1896-07-15
Fall In! Line Up.

EDITOR TRUE NoRTHERNER
Ii is time Tor republicans who found
one thing in the st. Louis platform that
they did not like, 10 quit grumbling and
making threats No republican who is
familiar with the history of his party
and who is sincerely attached To il from
faith IN its principles, can permit him.
self TO believe that the single question
OF free silver coinage outweighs all
other political matters of domestic and
foreign policy. Is any one willing to
set in the balance opposite his belief in
protection of all American industries,
reciprocity in our trade relations with
other governments, revenue to be de-
rived from imports on foreign products
sent To be sold in our markets, adequate
pensions to Union soldiers, free vote
and fair count, the Hawaiian ques-
ton, Cuba, the Monroe doctrine and
many more important matters in which
old republicans have not ceased 10 be
interested; | say, is any true republican
going to be willing To throw over all
the old party issues which are as much
alive to-day as ever, and which, carried
into effect in years gone by, under re-
publican rule, have demonstrated their
great value to the people, ard which,
again brought into effect, will restore
To us our prosperity, because he finds
one thing in the platform he don't like?
One may think that the free coinage
of silver at ratio of l6 to would be
a panacea for all our woes, but there
are many others who just as sincerely
believe that such measure carried
into effect would be the worst calamity
that could befall US Free coinage of
silver under the existing conditions
would at least be an experiment, the
outcome of which is very uncertain-a
matter of very grave doubt But as TO
all the rest, the candidates and the plat
FORM there are no doubts. We have
the utmost assurance, based on trial
and experience. We can surely predict
the future from our knowledge of the
past. We lived under protection and
the general beneticent result of repub-
lican rule for many years, and we know
how well the country prospered. And
we know as well as we know ANYTHING,
as certain as night follows day, that a
return to that policy will bring back to
us our lost prosperity. Restore the
good conditions, and the good results
will flow back again into their old-time,
accustomed channels.
Haven't we had enough of the reverse
conditions? Does ane one want four
years more of democratic rule: Is there
any other party that promises repub-
lican anything that he wants, unless it
happens to be free silver? And don't
we all know that it is anything TO beat
Grant? That is, it is simply to utilize
the free silver element in the republi
can party to help democracy to hold
onto power and to extend through an.
other four years the evils from which
we suffer.
just think what it means to leave the
republican party! Where is the recall
citrant going? What is he going into?
1t is easy to talk about boiling because
he don't happen TO get free silver, but
does he want to be of the party of Till
man and Tom. Patterson and Altgeld,
the baliot-box suffers and negro kill
ers of the South and the anarchists
and long haired cranks of the North?
Does he want to array himself with this
crowd for the sake of free silver alone?
The enemies of the republican party
are using every subterfuge, every device
to injure it, and just now free silver
comes to them like God-send, as
bait TO draw away members. They are
making prodigious efforts to disgruntle
republicans and cause them, unthink-
ingly, to commit themselves to some
sort of opposition. But, Mr.. Editor,
every republican wants to stay right
where he is. Stick to the good old
ship You will never know better
party. Let us fall in and line up and
show an unbroken front to the enemy.
1t is as certain as can be that, with
Mckinley as president, the republican
party in control of the affairs of gov.
ernment, and the government pledged
to the policy set forth in the st. Louis
platform, there will be such degree
of confidence inspired throughout the
country as will stimulate prosperity
and cause all industries throughout the
land TO look UP and be glad.
Mckinley is a man of the people. He
can be trusted to uphold such policy
regarding silver and all our govern
mental issues as shall meet the wishes
of his party and the majority OF the
American people.