Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-05

NOr vi sOunu money. Inat Is mol
enough. The peoples purpose must be
given the vitality of public law. Better
an honest effort with failure than the
avoiding Of so plain and commanding a
duty. The difficulties In the path OF a
satisfactory reform are, 1t must be adj
mitted, neither few in number nor slight
In degree, but progress cannot fail to be
made with a fair and thorough trial.
An honest attempt will be the best proof
OF sincerity Of purpose. Discussion can
not hurt; 1t will only help the cause. Let
us have full and free discussion. We are
the last to avoid or evade it. Intelligent
discussion will strengthen the indiffer.
ent and encourage the friends Of a sta
bic system Of finance. Half heartedness
never Won a battle. Nations and parties
without imbuing principles and stern
resolution to enforce them. even IL it
costs a continuous struggle TO do so, and
temporary sacrifice, are never in the
highest degree successful leaders in the
progress Of mankind. For us to attempt
nothing in the face OF the present falla-
cies n the constant effort to spread
them is to lose valuable ground already
won and practically to weaken the
forces Of sound money for their battles
Of the future.
The financial plank OF the st. Louis
platform is still az commanding on the
republicans and those who served with
them in the last campaign as on the day
on which adopted n promulgated.
Rapidly the tariff part Of the platform
has already been engrafted into public
statute. But that other plank, not al
ready builded into our constitution, Is
OF binding force upon all OF us What
Is 1t?
Hope for International Bimetalism
The republican party is unreservedly
for sound money. 1t caused the enact
ment OF the law providing for the re-
sumption OF specie payments in 1879;
since then every dollar has been as good
as gold. We are unalterably opposed to
every measure calculated TO debase u
currency or impair the credit OF our
country. We are, therefore, opposed TO
the free coinage Of silver except by In
ternational agreement with the leading
commercial nations Of the world, bic
we pledge ourselves TO promote, and un-
til such agreement can be obtained the
existing gold standard must be pre-
served. All our silver and paper cur
rency must be maintained at parity
with gold and we favor all measures de-
signed to maintain inviolably the bill
cations OF the United States and all our
money, whether coin or paper, at the
present standard, the standard OF the
most enlightened nations of the earth.
This IS in reality q command from the
people who gave the administration 10
the party now IN power and who are stu
anxiously waiting for the execution of
their free and omnipotent will 10y those
OF us who hold commission from that
supreme tribunal.
have tonight spoken in a somewhat
serious strain because ] believe II Is due
both to the membership OF this association
and TO the condition under which this
assemblage has met. The conferences
and systematic efforts Of such a body or
men as this are capable or minute good 10
the respective communities In which the
member live and to the nation at large.
The country Is now emerging from try
ing conditions. 1t il only just beginning to
recover from the depression In certain
lines OF business long continued and alto
gether unparalleled. Progress, therefore,
will naturally be slow, but let us not be
inpatient. Rather let us exercise a just
patience and one which in time VIII surely
bring its own high reward.
have no fear for the future of our
beloved country. While / discern in its
present condition the necessity that al
ways exists for the faithful devotion of its
citizens, the history of Its past Is assur-
anCer 10 me that this will be, as II h64 al
ways been through every struggle and
emergency, still onward and upward. 1t
has never suffered from any trial or been
unequal TO any test.
Let us resolve by our laws and by our
administration of them To maintain the
rights Of the citizen TO cement the union
by still closer bonds. TO exalt the tand-
ards Of American civilization, encourage
the promotion Of thrift, industry and econ
omy and the homely virtues which have
ennobled our people, uphold the stability
Of our currency and credit and illustrate
the purity OF our national and municipal
government; and though the rain de-
scends and the floods come and the winds
blow. the nation will stand, for II is found
ed upon a rock,
Brief Addresses by Others.
Senator Frye OF Maine who was intro
duced as one Of the greatest friends OF the
merchant marine, made n brief address.
He referred to the great increase In do
nestle economy and ave statistics. In
speaking of the Nicaragua canal, he de-
clared that the United States should build
1t. Referring to Hawaii he said that II the
treaty were not ratified in less thar one
year, the islands would be under the pro-
lection Of Great Britain. He said the Mica
raguan canal would not be worth a cent
with the Hawaiian islands in the hands of
an enemy.
Charles Emory Smith was next intro
duced. He spoke at length or tho COM
mercial destiny Of the United States.
which he predicted would I'm the coming
century peacefully dominate the markets
OF the world.
Henry Il. Rowland spoke on the ten
dency of legislation to mingle with prl-
vate affairs.
After midnight Mr.. Mckinley held an in
formal reception, leaving the hotel at ! a
m for tho Windsor