The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-05-29
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washington tent week Anu hae been ~
his home Ia Blackfcot since NJ will
leave for Bolse this morning.
The senator win devote bis time dur
ing the summer 10 looking after his
ranch and hls cattle and perhaps wilt
only leave the state long enough 10 At
tend The meeting Of the National Silver
Republican COMMITTEES. Late In the
summer. aboat the FIRST Of August, he
expects 70 leave Cor trip to Japansand
China. lie win be accompanied BY
senators PettigFew OF North Dakota
and Cannon o. Utah. Their visit viii
be primarily for tho study Of the none.
taFy conditions in the Orient. and incl.
dentalIy for pleasure.
The ex-senator II looking unusually
well and says that be 10 glad to get back
to his home. lie spoke with consider-
able amusement OF the persistence with
which some not too friendly newspaper
correspondents insisted on finding some
Office for him. even going 20 far Ms
TO have Il announced that he had been
chosen president Of some railroad con.
stFneli0n company. Such talk has been
only nonsense. Neither Mr.. Dubois
nor his friends have thought OF any.
thing Of this kind. lie would have nc
cepsed 20 oilice and eertaily not the
presidency Of construction company.
lie has. as has been his intention right
along. come home 10 take pot luck with
the rest OF ~ hers In idaho and with 40
acres seeded 10 alfalfa and some 300
bead Of yearilng steers on the range he
can look forward to the winter with
considerable compliance.
The ex-senator says that the silver
republican movement ID gathering
strength MI over the east. An active
campaign win be Gaged Ia Ohio this
fall with the Indication that they viii
10 able 70 coatrol the situation there.
Ia The course OF an interview On the
political situation. especially with refer.
eiiec 10 silver and the tariff. Mr. DnboiH
said:
IL must be apparent 70 NIL students
Of current political events that the 10.
publican party realizes that high pro
lection cannot be maintained under
the gold standard. The contention Of
silver advocates has been conceded IN
the framing Of the Dlngiey tariff bill By
tho present house OF representatives
and emphasized BY the amendments
made 10 IL BY the senata. BimetalliSm
and prOtection are tnsepaEable. and free
trade and the gold standard are natural
and necessary companions. The silver
leaders have abandoned all thought OF
anything approaching fEre trade. while
The republican leaders are rapidly
drifting toward II.
Tho silver forces are united In de-
handing that nil protection. ali revenue
raising tariffs must he based on an ade.
qnase dniy on raw materials. In this
they are the real friends OF the west on
tho question OF taFtif. The present
taEin blli 10 designed for the beneiit Of
trusts, monopolies and the manufac.
tnIing Interests. and Is 30 framed a. "a
raise Frvcanc. The old slogan Of the
republican party Of protection foE
pFpsectloaS sake, protection for the
farmer and wage Garner. b never heard
these days"
"Mhat chance do yoa think there IL
Tor an international agreement which
viii bring about universal blmetal.
ltsmy-
None whatever. The republicans
admit without reserve that unless The
Mckinley administration brings pros.
peTity TO tho country the silver forces
viii wln Ia - and 100. The prospects
for good times are not iiatteTing and
they are casting a sheet 70 Mindward
Ia the form Of an international none
tary agreement. In the first plaee they
do not wish, nor do they expect 70 sccnre
an agreement for tho restoration OF bl.
metaliiam. They do not want bimeeal.
lIsm, under any form or combination.
They are preparing, Il mean the monicd
power Of the republican party. which
controls tho party and dictateas il
policy TO fool the people Rgaiu.
III any international conferences Is
called aud amy agreement reached, II
win be one under the provisions Of
which zach nation entering into II viii
agree 10 coin a certain specified amount
of silver. II IL more than probable that
they viii accompany this agreement
with q change Of ratio. They may
compromise. or split the difference BE-
tween i6 to and - TO aud establish
the ratio At "a or Is to 1. You may b
absolutely certain that England will
not consent 20 an agreement for the un
limited coinage OF silver at The ratio OF
10 10 I. or isIf 10 I. You may b
equally certain that silver advocates
who are making this great eight fol
principle will not accept anything short
OF unlimited coinage and equal treat
ment Of both gold and silver.
~The question has been compromised
80 often, that further compromise can
not honorably be thought OF. The
issue Ia fairly aud sQuarely joined and
either the gold standard or genuine bi
metallism must prevail. by blmetallisui
silver advocates mean the unlimited
coinage Of silver az the ratio OF Il
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