Daily camera., 1897-09-01
THE PASSING OF TELLER.

"The passing of Henry M. Teller and
of Silver Republicanism" forms the title
OF an exhaustive write-up by contrib
utter in the Colorado Springs Gazette.
The basis of his argument may be taken
from his statement that
"The proposition for the free and un-
limited coinage Of both gold and silver
at the ratio of 16 to is dead beyond the
hope of resurrection, at least for a gen.
Grafton to come. BY set OF curious
chances all the prophets of the unre-
stricted coinage of silver are utterly con.
founded. their prognostication recoil as
blasphemies upon their head, and their
very tongues are cut out by the roots"
He attempts to explain the reason for
this condition by interposlng such SEN
tences as
Triumphant Republicanis.n sits en-
throned, supporting mono-metallism IN
one hand and revivifylng prosperity in
the other. A bushel of wheat which was
supposed to have sworn eve. lasting fdel-
ity to one ounce of silver with polygmous
prohigacy now demands two wives In.
stead Of one"
Products not only of the farm bEt
manufactured have advanced rapidly in
price. We hear no more of an empty
treasury and bond issues in times OF
peace"
MI. Mckinley admitted the causes a,
work that resulted in the present price
of wheat. He made no attempt to al
tribute to the Republican party the sue
cessiui year the farmers are enjoying for
in order to do so he would be compelled
to take credit for home crops and fol
crop failure abroad. Can the Repubh
can party assure this condition from year
TO year? If Providence favors this coun-
try similarly next year, will another
foreign shortage result in such phenom
Can this be assured by the administra-
tion. If 50, it would seem that this part,
can do infinitely more In maintaining
crop values than it believes it is able to
do with one OF the hitherto universally
accredited metals of exchange.
But it has been conceded that the
farmers success has resulted in good
times for all. Can this effect be separ.
ated from the cause and be attributed
independently to the Republican party?
So far as the present good times are con-
cerned, they fail to make out a case.
AS to the advance in price of the pro-
ducts of the farm and factory. The
former is explained. The latter may be
conceded to the Republicans. The ad-
vances IN sugar, wool and other manu-,
iactured goods are notable instances, for
which a bene6cent party is to be thanked.
But who will thank them. Not the la
boring man who is thus compelled to pay
more for his clothing and much If his
food stuffs and receives no higher wages
than formerly. Rather, as has been
pointed out, the trusts and monopolies
whose money contributed to the cam
palgn fund and who were thus repaid by
a grateful party.
He states that he hears no more of
depleted treasury. Easily explained.
He's been asleep for couple of months
Its a notable fact pointed out by eastern
exchanges that the national deficit for
the month of July was over two million
dollars and during the early part of
August, the daily deficit amounted to six
hundred thousand.
Mr.. Teller has tied to the principle
which is dear to the hearts of the peo.
pie. Instead of that principle dying,
every day sees new additions to its
strength. That it can'tattract the pastry
patrons is conceded, but not to be
over.
His so called decadence worries the
goldites for they recognize in it dan
gerously lively activity. His reign as
leader of the principles of the new De-
is destined to continue, no mat
ter what name is chosen.