Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-19
"The fact that Senator wolcott of

"The fact that Senator Wolcott of
Colorado has been sent abroad by
the president-elect as an ambassador
most extraordinary to bring Europe
to bimetallism is an evidence that
the gold standard is still concealing
its blessing from the American peo-
pie. If the gold standard is the
standard OF civilization why should
we risk return to barbarism by
chasing after international bimetal-
lism? If Senator Wolcott succeeds in
stirring up silver agitation in Eng
land he will be accused of disturbing
business and destroying confidence
in that great center of financial con-
tidence, London. If his errand
proves a fruitless one, it will only
give additional evidence that the
United States must act alone.
IF WoLcoTT FAILS.
after our opponents succeed in
bringing about bimetallism they will
relieve us of great deal of labor and
enable MS to turn our attention to
other reforms. If, on the other hand,
they fail to restore bimetallism, after
confessing that bimetallism is desir-
able, we may expect that the Ameri-
can people to join with us in the
opening of our minis to free and I'M
limited coidage at 16 to 1, without
the aid or concent of any other ma
ton.
ut will be the duty of the Jackson
club.to point out from time to time
the effect of republican politics so
that the work of education will ex-
tend over tour years instead of being
crowded into a few campaign months
The members of the club should not
be deferred by The charge that they
are agitators. The dem ocrats were
never afraid to agitate against the
Mckinley bill; the republicans were
never afraid to agitate against the
Wilson bill; the bankers are now
agitating, through their conferences
and conventions and through the
press, against our present currency
system. Why should those be silent
who believe that the gold standard is
ruinous to the masses. This club and
similar clubs can also keep before the
people the growth of the trusts.
They can secure such state legislation
as is possible and bring what influence
they can to bear upon those officials
who are charged with the enforce
ment of the law.
DUTY OF BIMETALLISTS.
Let me call attention to another
work which clubs can do. They can
encourage the support of those news
papers which are opposed to the gold
standard. No newspaper can long
exist without readers, and unless the
advocates of free coinage are willing
to support newspapers which repre-
sent their ideas they must expect to
be without newspapers.
"And l might suggest as another
work which the clubs can perform,
that they can be prepared to make
such canvass of their respective To-
calities that they will know whether
a sudden increase in the vote means
that there is usually large stay-at-
home vote or whether it means that
all the votes cast are not represented
by all legal voters.
"Chicago is, the great metropolis
of the middle west and you who live
in Chicago will exert large influence
upon the politics of the states tribu-
tary to this city. / rejoice that the
democracy of Chicago is supporting
the principles of jefferson and Jack
son, and rejoice that the democrats
of this city are determined to con-
tinue the fight for democratic princi-
pies in the face of all opposition, I
bid them Godspeed in their work,
and, as.I believe in ultimate triumph
of the right, can encourage them to
believe that their labors will finally
be crowned with success