The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-05-29
EX-SENATOR Dusois INTERVIEWED.

EX-SENATOR DuB0ls INTERVIEWED.
Says the Silver Republican Movement
il Gaining Strength.
GOLD nEruBIIoANs PREPARING no
FOOL THE PEOPLE AGAIN.
Ex-U. 8. Senator Fred T. Dubois
spent several days with his friends
in Pocatello last week. The Tribune
has the following as the result of
an interview with the ex-senator
The Ex- Senator spoke with considers
BILE amusement of the persistence with
which some not too friendly Newspaper
correspondents insisted on some Office for
him. even going 10 far - 70 have it an
nounced that he had been chosen presi-
dent of some railroad construction COM
pany. Such talk has been only nonsense.
Neither Mr.. Dubois nor his friends have
thought of anything of this kind. He
would have accepted no Office and GER
tainly not the presidency Of q construction
company. He has, ~ has been his inten-
tention right along, come home to take
pot luck with the rest Of Us here in Idaho
and with $50 acres seeded to alfalfa and
some 800 head of yearling steers on the
range he can look forward to the winter
with considerable complaisance.
Mr.. Dubois says that the Silver Repub-
lican movement is gathering strength all
over the East. An active campaign will
lie waged IN Ohio this fall with the indi-
cations that they will be able to control
the situation there. In the course of an
interview ON the political situation, espe-
cially with reference to silver and the
tariff, Mr.. Dubois said:
ut must be apparent to all students of
current political events that the Republic
can party realizes that high protection
cannot be maintained under the gold
standard. The contention of silver advo-
Gates has been conceded in the framing
of the Dingley tariff bill by the present
house Of representatives and emphasized
BY the amendments made to it by the
senate. Bimetallism and protection are
lnseparable, and free trade and the gold
standard are natural and necessary COM
panions. The silver leaders have aban-
doned all thought Of anything approach.
ing free trade, while Republican leaders
are rapidly drifting toward it.
"The Silver forces are united in de-
manding that all protection, all revenue
raising tariffs must be based on an ade-
Quate duty on raw materials. In this
they are the real friends of the West on
the question of tariff. The present tariff
bill il designed for the benefit Of trusts,
monopolies and the manufacturing inter
ests, and Is 30 framed as to raise revenue.
The old slogan Of the Republican party
of protection for projections sake, pro-
lection for the farmer aud wage Garner,
is never heard these days"
"What chance do you think there is
for an international agreement which will
bring about universal bimetailism2"
'None whatever. The Republicans
admit without reserve that unless the
Mckinley administration brings prosper
ity to the country the Silver forces will
win ia '98 and 1900. The prospects FOR
good times are not hattering and they
are casting sheet to windward in the
form of an International monetary agree.
ment for the restoration Of bimctallism
They do not want bimetallism under any
form or combination. They are prepar.
ing, Il mean the monied power Of the
Republican party, which controls the
party and dictates its policy, to fool the
people again.
IF any international conference is
called aud any agreement reached, it will
be one under the provisions OF which
each nation entering into it will agree to
coin certain specified amount of silver
1t is more than probable that they will
accompany this agreement with change
of ratio. They may compromise, or split
the difference between 18 to l and 81
to and establish the ratio at "a or Is to
1. You may be absolutely certain that
England will not consent to an agreement
for the unlimited coinage Of silver at the
ratio of Is to /, or 1917 to 1. You may
be equally certain that silver advocate.
who are making this great fight for priu
ciple will not accept nything short Of
unlimited coinage and equal treatment Of
both gold and silver.
1.-THE question has been compromised
so often, that further compromise cannot
honorably be thought of. The issue il
fairly and squarely joined and either thu
gold standard or genuine bimetallisn
must prevail. BY bimetallism silver ad
vocates mean the unlimited coinage O
silver at the ratio of Is ounces of silver
or 15X ounces of silver, to one ounce Of
gold. There is absolutely no intention
or thought in tho Republican party o.
trying to bring about such bimetallism
Even if they honestly desired such re-
sult,-which they do not,-and strove fol
it, their efforts would be in vain, and they
know it..
1.-THE party is playing politics, and viii
endeavor to brighten the European nations
into accepting compromise, on the argu
ment that the silver forces in the United
States will prevail unless some concession
are made. and will try to fool the people
Of our country by saying that it is betts
to have half loaf rather than no bread
If through their tactics any silve. b
coined and the volume of money is in
creased through an International agree
ment, you can rest assured that sucf
money will not be basic money. Colo
will continue to be the sole standard
"The average young man is the
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