The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-23
They HAVE ALREADY
GONE 100 FARl
Leaders Of the G. 0. p. Cannot
Longer Fool the Voters With
Their International Delusion
That Gag is Too Ancient.

mand for the independent Tree
coinage of silver and sllmmoning
TO their ranks all men of every
party who believe in the efficiency
of that reform, il is amusing to
see that the leading Republicans
are trying hard to dodge the issue.
It is not only amusing. but com
forting, for il is truly a hopeful
sign to see an old Republican like
Frye.o Maine, and a shrewd observ-
er like Aldrich. of Rhode Island,
shaking their heads ominously
over the fact that Secretary Gage
and Mr.. Mckinley, urged forward
by the prod of the money power,
are committing the party hope
lIessly to the gold standard.
Senator Frye says sit WIS all
right for Mr.. Gage to submit his
scheme of finance, but hardly poli-
ito to be SO specific about the sim
gle gold standard He goes on
to say that the President in his
recent speech in New York, was
more guarded in his declarations
than Mr.. Gage
But the Washington corresponds
emit of the Chicago Record credits
Senator Aldrich as saying that even
the President has become too ex-
plicit and must be opposed in any
effort he may make to sharply de-
fine the monetary issue. The
Rhode Island Senator believes
that the Republicans will be de-
feated this fell if the President
keeps on as he has begun at the
New York banquet.
Frye and Aldrich are not states
men, says the Atlanta Conatitu-
ton, but they are perhaps the
shrewdest politicians (not to COM
pare them with such notorious cor
ruptionists as Hanna, Platt and
Quay) to be found in the Repub-
lican party. They perceive that
it will be fatal for the Republican
party to declare unequivocalIy for
the gold standard; they desire to
leave the door open SO that some
one qualified to speak for the party
may be able to whisper good
word for international bimetallism.
In point of fact, however, the re-
publican party has been swept past
the point where it can afford to
keep up the farce of international
bimetallism. Passing events and
the necessities confronting the
leaders, have brought the reSpubIf
can party to a. -e5frs1s in its career
wl4i6n In the nature of things, viii
compel it to become the champion
of the gold standard. This is shown
not less by the attitude of the par
ty on the Teller resolution than by
the stalwart utterances of Gage
and Mckinley in favor ofgold. In.
deed, Mckinley has gone even far
ther than Gage. He has declared
in terms that no matter what the
nature of the contract. he will pay
the obligations of the government
in gold. He places gold ahead Of
the law, and in doing SO, voices the
desires of the plutocracy and the
purpose of the leaders of the party
Now that the Teller resolution
has accomplished the purpose FOL
which it was intended-now thai
the positions of the republicans has
been completely unmasked-it is
impossible to imagine how any re-
publican can hope to gain any
thing by putting forward interna.
tional bimetallism. An argument
! for that is an argument against the
gold standard and is really giving
aid and comfort to the national BIZ
metallists
Frye and Aldrich are both fol
the gold standard but that scheme
has been carried so often by clan
destine methods that they think
that work in the dark is the only
| proper method. Consequently
they would not even mention the
word gold" Lett be understood
of course, among the leaders, those
who contribute the campaign mon
ey-that the party is for the gold
standard, but let no whisper of ii
get to the masses.
Well, we send our compliments
to Frye and Aldrich, and think
that we can promise them some re-
suits in the tall that will open their
eyes in regard TO the knowledge
which the voters of the country
have of the plans of the republi-
cans.