Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-11-04
The Prevailing Issue.

4Ao prevailing ASSues
1t is strange how great minds differ.
The Oregonian says that there is one
Supreme issue now before the peo-
pie and that is Shall Congress be
for the gold or the silver Standard"
Our Oily, echoes the words OF Congress-
man Jones, and says that question is
"dead ISSUE" doubtless believing
that because its god, Mark Kama, is
goldbug, and Mckinley has been
plated with gold, that the issue is def.
nitely and forever settled. The Ore
goniam's position is, however, impreg-
nable, for it is based upon frantic ap-
peals from H. H. Hanna, Chairman of
the Executive Committee of the In
dianapolis Monetary Conference, the
inner chamber Of the goidbug move
ment in the United States, and his
words of admonitiOn and warning are
addressed to the recognized goldbug
press urging them to leave no stone I'm.
turned for returning "sound money"
Congressman.
1t may be that Oily is wiser than he
appears to be, and is attempting the
difficult task of deceiving the people
into fancied security while the gold
bug campaign is maintained as an I'M
dercurrent that is only manifested by
an occasional swirl or eddy as we ap-
proach the polls. Certain it is that
the order has gone forth to leave no
means untried to maintain supremacy
in the House and obtain control OF the
Senate.
That is the true reason why the
mighty organization of the G. o. p. has
been directed towards accomplishing
the defeat of Mr.. Lewis, who they rec
ognize, after single term in the
House, as a foeman worthy OF their
steel. Seldom, if ever, has the specta-
Gle been presented of manipulation of
wires from the national capital to ac-
cOmplish the defeat of single indi.
vidual in a far distant State. The
goldbugs are thoroughly frightened.
They see the handwriting on the wall,
and it bodies no good to the conspira-
tors who have riveted letters on the
limbs of labor.
The appeal of the indianapolis COM
mittee is reinforced by the published
letters of OK Senator Edmunds, who
declares that maintenance of ma
tiOnal honor demands the election of
sOund-mOney House." Ex-senator
John NJ. Palmer, gold Democrat"
declares that the importance of the
issue will impel him to vote for the
Republican sound-money candidate, in
preference to the Democratic candi-
date. William E. Dodge, an influen-
tial citizen of New York, says: at
would he impossible to over.estimate
the vital importance of the financial
question. You must elect Congress
men who will stand squarely for sound
money. You must not allow local or
State issues, or even the glamor hang
ing over the glorious work of our army
or navy to ovcrshadow the supreme
need OF the monetary system. The
money question is still the great issue
between parties, and must be fought
to the end" Seth Low, also of New
York, says: "The currency system
must be strengthened at its weak
points" He proposes to strengthen
the system by giving it entirely into
the keeping of banks and bankers, and,
like the others, urges the Importance
OF sending single standard men to
Congress to vote for that iniquitous
proposition. John Clahin, of the firm
OF II. B. Claflin & Co., wants the gold
en- bands firmly riveted so as to estab-
lish the stability of monetary trans
actions" and John c. Bullitt, of Phil
adelphla, says that legislation by Con-
gress Is necessary to provide for "a
stable and safe currency" Ex-Assist-
ant Secretary OF the Treasury, Chas. S.
Hamlin, declares that ait is of the
highest Importance that a sound
money Congress be elected in the
coming contest"
The Ore9onian publishes several
columns OF the opinions of such lead
ing men as the above, who all declare,
in the most emphatic language, that
the money question is the leading is
sue of the present congressional cam
paign, and the truth of this assertion