The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-06-18
SAUK CENTRE HERALD.
HAS. f. HENDRIX Editor.
A. C. LAWRENCE Business Mgr
SUBSCRIPTION $l.50 PER YEAR.
As to Mr.. Towne.

As to NIr. TOwne.
Hon. Charles A. Towne has publiclA
and privately declared that he cannot
consistently accept the republican nom
ination on platform other than that
which shall declare III terms implicitly,
for the free coinage of silver at the ratio
OF sixteen to one. The HERALD is not
disposed at this time to discuss the free
silver questionable merely directs at
tenriun to the fact that the republican
party OF the Sixth district cannot and
will not stultify itself by promulgating a
platform not in harmony with the one
to be adopted at St. Louis. Outside of
the city of Duluth the free silver senti-
ment is sparely scattered through the
republican party in this district. The
party is Overwhelmingly in favor OF
sound money. aud it is therefore idle to
talk of making the concession demanded
as premise precedent to the renomina-
tion OF Mr.. Towne.
n That he is sincere in his convictions,
and is determined to maintain them az
all hazards, is not to the points, The
party, too, is equally sincere, no man in
the party is greater than the party, nor
can any man. no viewer able and strong,
dictate terms for nomination. Mr..
Towne is an exceptionally able man. a
hard and effective worker, and by his
preserving and persistent endeavor has
secured a splendid appropriation for the
Duluth barbor-over So, 900, OOO-which
bv the way he would practically cut
down one half by having the govern
ment appropriate freely coined silver
dollars to pay for the work as it pro-
crosses He has looked after the inter-
ests of his district assidn ously and ct
fectively, and the HERALD would not
detract one 1ota from the credit he is
entitled TO by reason OF his suspicious
services; but it ieels-it knows, that the
adoption OF free silver coinage law
would work worse havoc to the district,
in common with the country at large,
than hundred men of equal devotion
and ability with Mr.. Towue could COM
pensate for in lifetime. Local benefits
cannot overcome universal disaster, Mr..
Towne stands for the free silver idea,
and the fact that he is able and eloquent
renders him all the more dangerous.
1t is true that Tor certain political con.
siderations which his friends have con-
structed to deliver, he has been promised
that the St. Cloud convention which
will be held on July 10th, to nominate a
congressman tor the district, will be de-
livered to him bound hand and foot, and
that he will be permitted TO write just
such planform as he desires, and 60
before the people OF the district and pub
liclv advocate it. In short. Mr.. Towne's
friends will deliver to Mr.. Clough the St.
Louis county delegation on a promise
that Mr.. Clonghs friends will secure
majority of delegates to the st. Cloud
convention pledged to free silver plat
form and Mr.. TONNES nomination. The
HERALD is not guessing that this is the
existing condition. Mr.. Clough's cam.
paign in the Sixth district is on free
silver basis. and in the balance of the
state on single gold standard basis.
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