The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-23

and silver WAS practically the only plank
OF the Democratic platform adopted
but three months ago. Mr.. Bryan pro
posed To canvass tho state thoroughly
IA the interests 81 silver and speak from
every stamp. ES-Congressnan Towne
entered the state with an idea Of speak
ing for free silver many times, but Tor
some reason Mr.. Bryan has not kept
faith with his assertions and Mr. Towne
has been peremptorily "rdered of of
the stump by Allan O'Myers, McLehn's
manager. with this action sustained by
Mclean. Bryan, Towne, and Others,
who have been for the past two years
laboring in the interests OF the silver
trust, view this turning down" with
nothing less than dismay, because II
neaAs 10 them that the Democratic
party is abandoning the iree.cuinage
talk in every state where it's managers
zee any real hope ui Success at the polls
this fall. This general program has
been adopted in all states whore there
are campaigns, as il shown by the var
ious reports. When il came 10 direct
clash, as was the case the other day,
between Democracy and Bryan, was
s.ubbed. The New Workers were about
entering Oh their campaign and Mr..
Bryan wrote urging them 10 keep Tree
silver to the front in their fight; Chair
man Jones, however, advised them to
eliminate Iree.silyer aud Jones advice
WAS followed. Silver is practically
tabooed in this ialls campaigns and
the ireo-silVsr men are oxclsded from
participation in them. This seems
nothing short OF wonderful, in view OF
the fact that only three months have
elapsed since the Democratic leaders
determined that irce-sIvcr should be
the leading issue OF this year where state
and local campaigns wero To be fought.
la Ohio, lows, and Kentucky, AZ VOL as
Ia other states, it was made the chief.
and. in somo cases, practically the only
plank OF the platforms. The Mary
ors, snder Senator Germans shrewd
leadership, managed TO save themselves
FROM being obliged later to run away
from the, platform, by straddling it at
their convention, bst in almost every
other case FREQ coinage was the watch
word Of the state and local committees
as mach AS it WAS al the Democratic
National Committee of last year. In
Massachusetts, the George Fred.
Williams element OF Democracy adopted
il in Nav York segment Of the Demo-
crazy declared for it., AID in Ohio, Tir.
ginia, Kentucky. Iowa, Pennsylvania,
and other states IL was IN bo
the leading issue OF the campaigns.
But all this happonsd within ths last
three months, aud all these ratification
OF nee silver by various conventions
were before the passage OF the Dingley
law and rhc signing OF that measure by
the President. This occurred lator, and
what was the cffect2 Immediately the
Wheels si industry began To royolyc.
It 10 useless for calamity howlors 90 say
they did not or that prosperity has not
returned To thousands OF homes though
ont the land. Immediately with the
passage OF that law, and in some cnrcs
m snticipntions OF it's passage, factories
brgsu 10 resume and 10 increase their
nanbcr Of employees, and thousands Of
mes Who have been looking vainly for
work suddcHly Iuund u, aud at good
wages too. 1h hum Of industry WINS
heard on all sides. and tho factory
sIroko began To roll oHt In black vols.
mes. Employers began paying out
money 10 labor which they had b. en
previously boarding, afraid to embark
in business vesturs, and the employees
bsan To demand the Desessitics Of lie
rom the farmer. Farm prudgct rose
In prizes aud laborcrs hhd the money |
with which to buy thoIn not only wheat
vent ZAP, ia which there. IL shortage"
abroad, bot all other farm products
advanced likes iso. And. strange to say.
with these advances the
prices Of silver fell, reaching a lo~-water