The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
GLOBES HONORABLE COURSE.
SiIverite COmmends 1t and Crfticises
McKinleyism.
To the Editor Of the Globe.

To the Editor of the Globe
believe you in st. Paul are a little bit
sociable, even if you have got bad political
reputation out here and in fact, YOU should
be- for you have just achieved a great politi-
cal victory. You are enjoying the confidence
and prosperity promised by the Republican
party, and you, Mr.. o b e, must feel proud
OF the victory, for you have with your aid
turned ever this government into the hands
OF your lifelong political enemies. But l will
admit that your course is more honorable
than some of the Western free silver Repub-
l1can papers. I don't say all, but some AS
soon as the st. Louis convention took place
they whipped around and supported the can
didate Of the first national convention that
ever dared adopt the single gold standard as
their banner. But your case Is different. You
put principle above party. You were for a
gold standard before the Chicago convention,
and remained for 1t afterwards, and to your
credit, l must say you did the fair thing by
our candidate; you published fair share Of
his speeches, and editorially, you represented
him to be just what he is an orator a man
that is strictly honest and sincere in the
principles he advocates. You, Mr.. Editor, are
g Cleveland Democrat. and, in my opinion
there is but little difference between Cleve-
land Democracy and Mckinley Republicanism.
In fact, I believe that If Mckinley was to
express his own honest views he Is more of
a Democrat today than Grover Cleveland. But
II Mckinley had expressed his honest views
he would never have received the nomination
for president; while, to Cleveland's credit, l
will say he is never afraid to express his
views, ana ne cares not whether 1t suits his
party or not. Like a man. he will give his
honest views. But l said there is but little
difference in the principles Of the two 1t is
but short time ago a Republican club in
Boston cheered Grover Cleveland and gave
him ringing words Of praise for his honest
and patriotic administration. Now, they were
there admitting that his administration was
in conformity with their views. But to call
it a disgraceful administration would have
been more proper. Think Of 1t, an administra-
ton that has borrowed two hundred and fifty
million in gold, and for what purpose? To
redeem treasury notes and silver certificates.
The treasury notes are supposed to be paid
in either gold or silver, at the option of the
treasurer and the silver certificates says upon
the face of them, redeemable in silver not
in gold. not in coin, but in silver. But he
has redeemed them both in gold
And yet this is called honest and patriotic.
and you Mr.. Editor. claim that the free sill
yer craze is dead. Now If free silver is
craze, the people who advocate it must be
crazy. Think Of it-over six million crazy
voters in the United States. But Mr.. Ed.
itor, the majority of Us have no idea of
dying in the next four years. In this cam
paign we defended the grandest principle
that has been presented TO the American
people for the past thirty years, and were
defeated by the will of the majority, and
obey the result without a, murmur but we
still live. Yet it is in the power of the Re-
publican party to make sane people out of us
insane people. If they will fulfil their prom
Use and make permanent prosperity on the
ST. Louis platform with legislation under
which we SUFFERED the most destructive panic
that this nation ever had; if they will do
this Mr.. Editor. it will cure insanity
for we care not how we get prosperity so long
as we get it. Yes, and we will then ac-
knowledge that they right and we wrong;
and also that Lincoln was wrong; that the
founders of this government were wrong;
that the declaration of American Independ-
ence was wrong. and that a government by
cooperation is superior to a government by
the people. We will do all of this Mr.
G o e. when the Republican party gives
us permanent prosperity under the condi-
tions named above But until they do we
shall defend those grand principles of equal
tty proclaimed at Chicago. and which stands
approved by six millions and half of voters.
And in the midst Of our defeat and the
ridicue from the press of the world, we
have the consolation Of knowing that our
illustrious leader has written a page in his
tory without STAIN page pleading fer
the rights of human toilers which will shine
brighter and brighter the years roll by
A page that will be read and admired by
generations yet unborn; will be read with
admiration when the black stain Of McKin-
leyism has passed away into oblivion.
John II. Grier
Kalispen Mont, Dec. q. 1896.