The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-03-12
CHAIRMAN JONES' SPEECH.
He FaFsrs a Union Of Forces On Silver,
and Against Monopoly, Which
IL Grinding Dat the Life
Blood Of the People.

Senator Jones. vt Arkansas. the
national chairman Of the Democratic
party, IN bis great speech IN the United
States senate IN favor Of the Teller
resolutions 70 pay of national bonds in
silver, closes his speech a. follows:
Mr.. President. II every leading
man iu the United States who has been
connected with this movement were TO
turn his back upon II. tell you the
people would not stop; and know
something Of their feeling. believe I
understand that feeling. II was not
the leadership Of the party at Chicago
which declared this to be the leading
question, bat 1t was 70 declared because
the people behind that convention drove
the delegates to recognition Of the
fact which existed In the minds and
hearts Of the American people, and it
was that which forced that declaration
In that platform and the people are
more determined now than before
They will remain true 10 their declar
alton. and 30 the men who are laying
the fattering JUNCTION 10 their souls that
we will abandon the fight may az well
make up their minds now that they are
going 10 wake mp and find themselves
mistaken, as they did when they
predicted we had gone to pieces in 1896.
Mr.. President, inst in this line, and
for the purpose Of showing 10 the people
who care to know the trnth what the
sentiment ia, have clipped from the
Cincinnati Enquirer an editorial which
| desire to read. We all know that this
paper In one Of the foremost papers Of
the land, one Of the great journals
which has acquired an immense in
fuence under direct and able leader
ship, which means much in this
country. When that great paper
recognizes the great importance of
united action. az 1t does In the editorial
which | am about 10 read, II cannot be
ignored, aud while / do not want to
trcspass on the time Of the senate ut any
length, must be pardoned for taking
sufficient time to read that article. 1t
Is as follows.'
THE IMPORTANCE or UNITED ACTION.
We beg Democrats and their silver
allies Of other parties 10 realize the
overwhelming Importance OF continued
unity. In union there Is strength.
Nothing but the false pretences Of the
Republican party that 1t favored
bimetallism gave them the election In
1896. President Mckinley, Secretary
Gage, and ex Senator Edmunds have
now hung millstones around the neck of
the Republican party in the shape Of
the gold standard measures pending in
congress. That party has forever
parted company with every earnest
bimetallist, including those who had
hoped for international bimetalism.
Victory is, therefore, absolutely sure
this year and again in 1900, II we do
not allow our enemies TO divide us.
They must not DO allowed 10 SOW tares
among the wheat. The one over.
whelming question before the American
people Is the restoration of gold and
silver on equal terms to their con
stitutional place as money metals.
This great government is for the
common good. without II there lie
before us years Of disaster. retrogres-
sion and general distress. The utmost
good feeling is necessary between all
the elements which acted together In
1895. Earnest advocates Of free coinage
will recognize the importance OF cult.
waiting good will and OF overlooking
advantages in the coming
The contest for the posses.
sion OF both the United States senate
and the next house Of represent ltiyes is
near at hand. II is not In the nature Of
things that every friend Of free coinage
TO be elected will come from the Demo.
cratic party, nor IL II all necessary that
former party divisions should be
thought Of among the friends of our
cause.
A good rule TO be adopted would be
that where there is true blue supporter
Of the free coinage Of silver already
scat in the house or senate
IA the fruit of n generous and hearty
fusion between Democrats and their
Populist or Silver Republican allies. II
would be unwise TO 'swap horses while
crossing the stream In the coming
II ought not 20 be difficult
for Populists and Silver Republicans 10
Join hands in the re election of true
and tried senator or representative of
Democratic antecedents. and il ought
not 10 he difficult for Democrats to
continue in place stalwart and un-