The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-30
He TALKED FOR SILVER
on EVERY STUMP PROCLAIMED
IT THE SUPREME ISSUE.
HISTORY WILL REPEAT ITSELF CERTAINLY
Secretary Gage Would do Well 10 Read What
Became Of Nicholas Biddle Mhsn he
Ran up Az inst Andrew Jack
son and The People.
son and The People.
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son and The People.
washington Post)
Imperial Missouri's magnificent per
Torrance November s., said the stawart
Champ Clark, Representative OF the
Ninth district, on arriving in Washington
yesterday, confirms her rank as FIRST
among Democratic States, She leads
the column of assault Hereafter where
Misouris sits Il the head of the table,
Off-year. doodle, war fever, rainy wealth
er-nothing could deter her from doing
her whole duty to the cause Of good gov
ernment and human freedom. She il
Thomas Jefferson's political daughter,
and She does honor to her itlustrious
father.
tWhile l would prefer a Democratic
House in the next Congress, continued
Mr.. Clark in the same refreshing vein,
4 do not regard the result OF the late
election as in any way diseouaging TO
the Democrats The Republicans are do
ing a great deal of growing, but il seems
to me that they are very much in the con
y
which he Won at the cost Of heavy losses
As he was going over the field, he said
mournfuly: Another such victory and
we are undone'
..In the present Congress. the Republi-
cans have clear majority Of u over all.
In the Congress Just elected they have
about dozen They are growing after
the fashion Of the COWS tail--downward
IA Ita
bottom OF the sea a Ia McGinty, it does
not require a mathematician Of the abil-
ify of Gen. Grosvenor to figure them deep
ent rate of loss. If an election were held
rs early a. next May. We world elect
Democratic House
SUPREME ISSUE IN POLITICS.
As soon Is possible after the Fifty
sixth Congress Is organized they viii ram
The Gage bill. the McClearr biz. or some
kindred nionstrosifr through Congress.
and THAI VIII be the beginning Of their
woes. That viii open up the entire mon
~ question and make the supreme issue
In politics this: shall the United States
itself exercise the supreme function Of
government. the money-making func-
ton. or shall ii delegate il 10 the national
banksE That's the n0Inentous question
which Lyman j. Gage x Co, are deter
mined to force.
History repeats itself, for that is the
identical Issue on which Andrew Jackson
conquered Nick Biddle. Mr. Gage would
do well 10 read the history Of Nick. On
this issue the Democrats will win.
The American people are not and never
were IN favor OF delegafing or farming
out the m0ney-making function. They
believe aud correctly believe that it is IL
power TOO great and dangerous to in
trust 10 the keeping and exercise of any
private citizens, however pure they may
be.
IF the American people had believed
that the greenbacks were to be retired,
Bryan would have defeated Mckinley
hands down. When, however, it was III
1896 charged upon them that that was
their intention. they denied it vocifer)nsly
west OF the Mississippi, when the denial
would do them most good; but Mr..
Cages fantastic capers prove that the
charge was true.
1.-THE old saying, Whom the GODS
would destroy they first make mad is
likely to have Il startling confirmation III
the awful drubbing we viii give them for
passing Mr.. Cages pet measure. People
who lay the hattering JUNCTION 10 thor
souls that the money question Is deaa
are badly mistaken.
HE TALKED SILVER EVERY
WHERE
In the recent campaign ] everywhere
proclaimed it as the supreme issue. he
nounced those who are REASONABLY en-
deavoring to sidetrack it and to substi-
fute something else for it, and I. increased
my majority by nearly 600 ove@ thar Of
1896. Indeed, my majority this time
was the largest ever given in that dis
frict. The people will not permit silver to
he sidetracked and they will break the
neck of any man who tries 10 do 80.
II suppose the treaty Of peace VIII SET
tle the expansion business. We ought to
keen an ample coaling and naval station
in the Philippines and assist the rest of
them to organize themselves pf0 IN in
dependent government. We lave NJ use
for horde Of Asiatic savages. You
can't make American citizens out of them
any more than you can make silk purse
ont of n sow's ear or a whistle ont CT IA
pigs tail.
II do not intend in this Congress or the
next to fight a measure simply because it
III proposed by the administration. On
the other hand | will not support it sim
ply because ii is propos I'd by the admin
istration. The cry Support he Presi-
dent is all rot He ought 20 he support
cd when he is right auG opght 10 he OPP
posed when he is wrong. That st4ouid
be the sole test. There is nc divinity
hedging him about that / wo. Of Hon.
shelby N. CulIom. in the spring Of 1896,
during o. fine burst Of confidence, con.
feaae1 10 on astonished reporter that be
was only human. J guess President Nc
Tinley il in SheIby's fiG"