The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-24

tempt to prove that the declaration for a
gold standard in the ST. Louis platform
meant the same as the declaration Of the
Minneapolis platform and the platforms
previous to il, was simply equivalent to
the statement that nobody but a be-
lever in gold monometallism can read
the English language, which is an alb
surdity on the face Of it. Secondly, Mr..
Gamble knows, as well as any silverite
knows, that the declaration for bimetal.
lism with the consent OF foreiy IN gold
standard countries as held forth by the
Louis platform is simply a de!usion
and a fraud intended to deceive the
voter, for England will never agree to it
except by c%ompulsion. When Mr.. Gam
BILE tried to make people to believe that
the policy Of this government had been
that OF a gold standard ever since 1884,
why did he not explain the resolution
passed by a republican congress in 1878
which states:
"Resolved by the senate (the house Of
representatives concurriig therein that
all bonds of the United States issued or
authorized to be issued under the said
acts OF congress herelnbefore r, cited, are
payable, principal aud interest, at the
option OF the government OF the United
States, in silver dollars Of the coinage OF
the United States containing 4l21a
grains OF standard silver and that to re-
store to it's coinage such legal coins as a
legal tender in payment Of said bonds,
principal and interest, is not in violation
of the public faith o in derogation Of
the rights OF the public creditor"
When Mr.. Gamble attempted to prove
that agricultural products bad not de-
clined as a macs in the same ratio as
silver since '73 as shown by the tables Of
Soetbeer, Sauerbeck, the London Econo-
mist and U. 8. senate tables, why did he
pick out q year Of low prices in the sew
enties and a year OF high prices in the
nineties caused by temporary changes in
supply and demand, and overlook the
great, steady and permanent fall caused
by the appreciation OF gold? Simply
another Of his many half truths. Why
did he not show that our exports OF less
than 40 million bushelDo of wheat in 1873
brought more money from England by
several million dollars than the IS mil
lion bushels Of 1895 did. And English
prices for nearly all agricultural pro-
ducts tx American prices. He could
have shown the same thing to a much
greater degree for -four, cotton and al
most every other article Of farm produce
except products Of hogs. No, Mr.. Gam
BILE did not try to be fair. But these
facts show that the agricultural pro-
ducers are now forced to take less than a
hfty-cent dollar for 100 cents worth of
produce by reason OF the appreciation OF
gold.
When Mr.. Gamble stated that the
wages Of ealaried classes and organized
labor had risen 50 per cent since 80 and
the purchasing power - per cent, why
did he not tell from whom that differ
ence between y and So was taken? An.
other half truth to cover up an unjust
discrimination against our producers
These ure wrongs, too, that no protective
tariff will right If it were u thousand pei
cent higher than at present. When Mr.
Petllgrew was here a short time ago be
denounced the Wilson tariff for not at.
fording better protection to agricultural
products and not as represented by Mr.
Gamble last night, and although ex-
pressing himself az measurably satisfied
with 1t in other respects, he az ardently
asserted that the tariff was not the
whole evil nor the root evil OF conditions
to day.
We have given enough Of the funda
mental fsllacies Of Mr.. CANDLES posi-
tons to show that no confidence o b<
be placed in his entire address. The
usual appeal to seltishness and class
prejudice wal made in his reference t
pensions, life insurance policies, silveI
mine owner and savings banks and alst
the usual covert threat of mortgage for
closing in case gold fails to carry. Their,
is one thing the goldite always under
estimates in this campaign and that j
the popular American sense Of justice
Like the Cuban's to day they care no
for cost when right and justice is a
stake and that is the patriotism which
animates silverltes, not the seltisl
patriotism adored by Mr.. Gamble.