The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-10-08

Win similar observations and the result
OF inquiries made by me in the summer
OF 1897, | am convinced that a period
Ol permanent prosperity has already
SET IN, and that it will endure so long
as the people continue to be satisfied
that the policy which brought it about
Is to be continued.
By progress mean the mighty ad.
vance made by this nation among the
nations of the world as the direct and
inevitable result of conditions not
thought of twelve months ago and
which have made necessary a depart.
ure from all traditions concerning our
national destiny. The great, the dom.
lnant issues of the future are Just pre-.
senting themselves and a general
breaking up of old party lines is even
now going on. Statesmen, IS well as
those less prominent, are taking new
positions aud politicians are choosing
sides for the debate and settlement of
these questions.
From its past history 1 am con.
WINGED that the Republican party is the
party Of progress-progress alOngEcon-
sentative lines-and that the sentiment
OF the people will entrust that party
with the adjustment and settlement Of
the grave questions growing out of the
war and Of our increased responsibility
and greatness as a nation.
Looking back over the events Of the
past eighteen months l find that the
Republican party, alone, has exhibited
stability in principle. The fulfllment
Of pledges made in the campaign of
1896; the conduct Of the war with
SPAIN the mighty accomplishments in
war and diplomacy of the past four
months, commend the administration
of President Mckinley as prominent
ly sound, safe and progressive. l am
unable to resist the conclusion that
the Republican party is destined to con-
tinue in power for many years to
come.
an uniting with the Republican
p arty," suggested the scribe, have you
not ceased to recognize the issue of the
free coinage of silver as of paramount
Importance
"As l view it, yes" replied Mr..
Ruick. II have arrived at the conClu-
sion that silver will never again, at
least in this generation, be az issue of
the prominence that it held in the cam
paign of 1896. The free coinage of
silver was never but small and unim-
portant factor in the financial system
of the Populist party anywhere except
in the Rocky mountain states, and the
irredeemable government paper cur
rency element in that party is fast
gaining the ascendency.
"The Populists every where in the
east and south favor silver simply as
stepping stone to the establishment OF
a system of paper currency to be issued
directly by the government and based
solely upon its faith and credit. Some
who, as POpulists, have engaged in the
management of campaigns in this state
during the past six years have silently
but regretfully, recognized this fact
but dared not make it known by res'
son of consideration Of the disastsOu'
effect such knowledge would have upor
the Populist party in Idaho,
"As for the position of the Demo
cratic party upon the financial CUES
tion. If we are to judge from actus
results, that party has not been in ia
yor of free coinage of silver. 1t sue
ceeded twice in 80 years in electing
president of the United States-and HI
a gold monometalist.
81 have always believed that tn
desirability-even neceSsity-of having
the assistance of the Populists in lo9
was the Inducing cause for the silVe
plank in the Chicago platform and tn
nomination of Bryan thereon. Th'
great Democratic press of the east i
ominously silent on the question OF tn
free coinage of silver in the presen
campaign and that party in seVera
states is distinctly making war upOl
the silver plank in the Chicago plat
form. These facts, coupled with tn
restoration to power and inhuenc
within the ranks of the Democratic
party of men who were ostraciSed Il
| 1895 because of their hostility to silver
leads me to believe that the nations
platform of the democracy in lSOo WI
relegate the question Of the free an