The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-13

state are of at least equal Importance.
We should not So about whining and
advertising distress. VIC should lift our
heads, draw fun breath of pure noun
tam ar, rise to the height Of our man
mood and say, We believe that silver Is an
important question. We believe that the
masses of mankind would be bettered II IL
was restored 10 its place az money
metal-it is one Of our principal resources
but we have many others
Colorado minds reach beyond the limits
OF her state. We want TO take our proper
place in the nation, we want TO assist
"a Solving all national questions. We in
Nite all to come and see. US. TO assist in
developing the state. possessing more re-
sources than any state In the Union. We
oner you health. we offer YOU wealth
FROM all our boundlcss resources choose
the one most desirable to you. We are
prosperous and not ruined. Come and be
happy with us
IL the Party the Enemy of silver.
II is safe TO say that no man OF intelii-
Benco is in favor OF anything but good
money. mean by this. money, every dol
iar OF which is equal TO every other dol
lar If IL were believed. even In Colorado.
that the Tree and unlimited coinage of
silver, at any ratio. would force this coun-
try to an absolute silver standard and
that silver dollars coined by the United
States would not be regarded throughout
tho world as equal in value to gold dol
zens who would view with complacency
that condition. There are some who seem
TO believe that It would be well for this
country TO undertake the free and unllmit-
ed coinage of silver. even though IL forced
US on par In financial ma tiers with Mex
leo and China. But the vast mass of
thinking people would not agree with
this proposition. We argue for the un-
limited coinage Of silver solely upon the
basis that if that were undertaken the
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be maintained,
That the Republican party Is In favor
OF sound money, as / have above defined
1t, there can be no question. That every
man Is In favor OF 1.-The largest volume of
currency. so long as all of II is sound, is
conceded. There is no political party In
this country. nor are there any Individual
leaders In any party who would argue
that II was possible to so enlarge the vol
ume of the currency in this country as
TO have too much. provided we at all
times keep the enlargement on a parity
with that which now exists. So that IL
is fair to say that generally speaking all
of our people favor the largest volume of
currency. long all of II is good
money.
We therefore are forced to the conclu-
sion that the Republican party would be
In favor of the free and unlimited coinage
of silver, at the ratio OF 16 TO l. II the
party. as a whole believed that the money
SO coined 10 an unlimited extent would
continue to be good money
The Republican party in st. Louis. at
Its last national convention, declared in
favor OF bmetallism, and pledged itself
to endeavor. with all Its power. to bring
about this result, with the aid and as
sistance Of other commercial nations. 1t
fulfilled that pledge to the utmost. 1t ap-
pointed monetary commission, OF which
the distinguished senator from this state
was the chairman. and that commission
made strenuous efforts TO bring about Il
desirable result. and II was only by the
merest chance and by contingencies which
could be foreseen by no human being.
that tho iabors OF that commission were
not successful to the fullest extent.
He was senator from the safe of Colo
RADIO as Republican-secretary Of the In
terror as n Republican, and then again
senator as a Republican, and l defy him
or any of his supporters, to point TO a sol
itary act of the Republican party where
1t either sought to criticise him. or crack
about his head the party lash, because he
cast his vote in favor of silver. 1t Is true
that his voice was heard in the senate.
and that his influence was exercised for
the free and unlimited coinage Of silver.
but l say that never at any time was II
sought to make the test of his party fealty
that he should depart one iota from his
convictions upon that subject
The junior senator from this state has
at ali times peen fighting within the ranks
of his party In the cause OF silver Meth
er his influence nor his standing in his
party have been lessened By this. He to-
day stands in the senate of the United
States. and In the nation. and. l might
add In the world, as one of the foremost
men battling for the cause of silver. and
he is the recipient OF honor and OF trust
from his party
The Gang.
We are told in this campaign. as we
have been told for many years. that tho
l. a4Nlf fudh hrHl
number of bad men. whom our enemies
delight TO call 'the gang We are IN
formed that It is machine party; that
Its leaders are not actuated by patriotic
motives: that they simply desire the
spolls of federal and state patronage. II
Ia also charged that the Republicans hive
large barrels of gold money on tap Tor
the purpose OF endeayoring TO influence
the voters in this state. II II were not Tor
the fact that a large number of people
seem 10 give faith 10 such statements as
these Il would not become mo TO make
reforence 10 them: but as ] happen TO be
the chairman or the Republican state COM
inittee 1t IS not unbecoming IN me TO say
something upon this subject.
In the first place ! desire 10 say that to
those men who. during the trying times
in this state OF the past six years nave
kept the Republican party IN existence
have kept its organization tosether, IaFc
fought and winged battle when they knew
and realized that defeat was certain
give credit and l give honor. No good
citizen in this state can help but rejoice
al this day and at this hour that they
have done as they have. nave nothuie
~ 40 with the contest OF MIR. Broad and
Mr.. Guggenheim as opposed to MI Stey.
onson and Mr. Teller, except the interest
nsssessed by every citizen Look az the
spectacle presented to US; man from
zs1,resota pifrporttng to represent self
constituted cofnmlttee-withouf power
and without authority. comes into ms
state, and. without u hearing and with