The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-30

,lsoh ana continued by Cleveland .nu
hNeh from It's time honored ne,
ienhp'ioh money and has beeoma s
.ne nia'eri"' upon which is slammed o gnLdd
1iohise' ALSO our greenhacks. our trooennn
,oina !" s'i'tr certificates, instead n,
,oId AT, ua'e peen turned into n
sol" uebt ana the primary moe, 90
country Is confined to the urGtnf - tHe
IL soid' approximately $500 GOO 900 mhilht
an universe ba.anCe Of trade Is conS,,1, -
1epietlhg' with al the atteudo,. eyiIs -,
continuing bond issues wis VI
me beh!ocfatlc party has dpcla rod for
ne lree ana unlimited coinage OF silver ~
ialio vi 10 10 l, without waiting for
80, saon aVt"n. whilst it has made
" III It's platform. ii has
innounced mat the silver question Is the
p"iIHiouht issue or the day, and that 10
u all other questions are 10 be subordinot-
ed. II has nominated a candidate of MIN
peachable Character, of exalted ability ne
iineNiple integrity, Of high purpose. who
has never battered for a moment In his
us'ouoh 10 the cause Of bimetallism. Firm
out not headstrong, confident but not SELF
sulicient' near TO the people, but not dema-
goglc, determined for reform vet without
a slhgie lncendiary speech or passionate
utlerahce TO mar his record, possessin,
a happy combination Of the oratorjcal and
logical qualities, young. eourapeout and
enthusiastic, yet deliberate and wise. he
STANDS as the ideal candidate Of a move
utht "hlch though termed a movement for
reiorhl' really means a return TO the wise
conservatism of our fathers.
Inc issue has been presented by a
party winch has been recently discredited
before the country by the financial and
industrial disturbances which II has crest.
ed through the repeal of the Sherman act.
ana by threatened and actual tariff legis,a.
ucn. Dragged into financial agitation by
the determined viii Of an executive whom
It has since rcpudiatot. il uroposes uor
merely 10 reverse existing legislation alrraiy
t~aa6,e4, ."t 20 20 tur'atr lud declare for
Tia" lie" ana ua!.;a.:'i coinage If silv.r +,
ana cNlutS II p:Dl .Jsc~ to guarantee the
"a'ntry against further industrial distar.
1an"o and any necessity for further Changes
III the t1rIf .aw. except such as are neccs.
Safy 10 make up the dcncit Of revenue.
The latter announcement is particularly
gratifying 10 many Of us vino believe that
the silver question and moderate protection
are twin Issues. that the former means
protection 70 the American farmer against
the disastrous competition Of silver cuun-
tries; that the latter means protection TO
the American manufacturer aud his em-
plOycS against the disastrous competition
OF cheap foreign labor, aud that ii is only
by the union Of the productive forces of
the country, whether in the held or the
factory, for mutual protection. that the
remors'iess power II IuQDetary contraction
can De stayed. Whist II would have been
wiser TO confne the Democratic platform
to the issues concerning which bimpsaE
lists would not differ, thus securing the
complete uHiication of all the silver forces,
yet the simple question Is presented 30
sincere bimetallists throughout the country,
and that i whether they viii permit dii-
f~crenc'S AS to nou-esSeutial ISSUES TO divide
them-tAUs i~nsuring the defeat of their
common Gau>e-Or whether, preserving their
independence Of belief as To non-essentials,
they shall accept the brilliant leader whom
the Democracy has named, and uniting
all the silver forces wherever organized
into one inviucible march to victory next
November.
Il appreheud II at the singlencss Of pur.
pose which has thus far characterized
this organization will be apparent In our
deliberations here and that its action will
De Inspired by ."e highest patriotism and