The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-04-22
STAND BY THE ISSUE.
James Il. Jones Urges Free silver
Men to Unite for the
Fray.

"If any doubt about the necessity for
complete corporation amongst our
friends has existed heretofore, recent
declaration by Mcssrs. Gage and Cleve-
land should now remove them. Secre-
tary Gage, in an address before the
chamber of commerce of Clevela nd, O.,
on the 18th of March. is reported. after
quoting from my recent address, the
following words: The surrender of
the republican party to the advocates of
the gold standard and monopoly is at
last complete. The present administra-
ton, called to power upon the solemn
pledge of the republican national COM
mittee at st. Louis to promote BIZ
metallism, has formulated and sent to
congress bill, the leading purpose of
which, the secretary of the treasury
avows is to commit the country more
thoroughly to the gold standard, to
have said If intended as a statement of
fact, the affirmation is perfectly cor
rect The honorable secretary frankly
admits that the allegations contained
in the foregoing words are as state
ment of fact perfectly correct Thus
the lines seem clearly drawn and dis
tinctly understood by both sides.
Those who favor the gold standard and
monopoly will act together, and it is
certainly absolutely necessary that
those who oppose these iniguities shall
act together and as far as possible in
perfect harmony. In 1896, in the con-
ala Of fa1-
lowing votes were cast in the First dis
trict:
Republican...... .......................19, ,355
IopuilSt. ...... ................ 1896
DeiiiocTat. .....s....... ................. I,9l4
The republicans elected by SO plu-
rality over the populist. with 7,914 dem
ocratic votes counting nothing. Ex
pressed in another way, in this district
1885 votes cast elected congressman
over 27,210 votes in the opposition. This
was only possible because those who
opposed the republican party divided.
In the Second district in the same state,
and at the same election, there were
cast the following votes:
Independent Republican can...............6 6,SO7
.......................... 1,U9y
The republicans elected their candi-
date over the populist by plurality of
37s, while 1906 democratic and inde-
pendent republican votes were thrown
away; or stated otherwise, 1857 re-
pubiicans elected their congressman
over 2s,140 votes in the opposition.
Such amazing results could only como
Coil 70, hor
posed to the republican party. With
such results 20 recently obtained by
those methods, is it any wonder that
the republicans are attempting again
to divide us? In recent letter to some
Pennsylvania friends Mr.. Cleveland is
reported to have said: Il am so earnest
in my desire to see our country blessed
with safe money and suitable fnan-
cial system that am of the opinion we
ought to give patriotic and consistent
sa2port to any plan which insures that
Tssult.' But could more effective plan
70 accomplish what Mr.. Cleveland and
Mr. Gage wish be adopted than this
one of dividing our forces while the
enemy IS united? The elections this
year are the skirmish line for 1900.'
United we stand, divided we fall
Everything which can be done this year
to make cooperation amongst bimetal-
lists thorough and complete in 1900
should be done; strife between factions
of bimetallists can only do harm; moth
ing but complete cooperation can make
success certain in that great struggle.
No bimetallist should insist that an
other bimetallist shall change his party
affiliations or his party name, but
should cordially welcome his coopera-
tion in this struggle. Americans and
Frenchmen poured out their blood to-
gether in the struggle for American in
dependence, and neither asked the
other to change his allegiance to his
country. Surely wrangles over party
names will not be allowed to obscure
the great issue. Local Offices and parti-
san advantages certainly will not be
cause for dissension amongst us. It
would be infinitely better and more pa
triotic to submit to injustice and yet
maintain compact organization rather
than allow ourselves to be divided. The
nation will understand and appreciate
sdtlIittS lOT tue cause ana tDey Will
not be forgotten. james X. Jones.
The Developments of the last few
weeks have shown that the overwhelm-
ing majority in the republican party is
still American, is still patriotic and
meets the full measure of American cit
izenship. But the men who have
mortgage upon the leaders vested with
authority to act are cold, calculating,
unpatriotic. Suffering does not appeal
to them. Their ears are deaf to the calls
Of humanity. Conditions have placed
the president of the United States in
their power. He is to be pitied Kan
sas City Times.
Some day the presidents phleg-
matte message accompanying the pite-
GUS story of the Maine disaster will be
read with amazement that il could have
been written by an Americans