Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-11-18
THE SITUATION.

From all indications the people
Of the country are satisfied with
The republican management of pub
lie affairs and more than that they
Seem to- desire the gold standard,
from the fact that they have voted
The republicans into power in
enough states to secure the control
Of the senate as we'll as the house.
This means that the republicans
will have full swing, president, SEN
ate and house. This is right. They
Should have all branches of power
and then they can enact their ideas
into laws. If those laws are not
beneficial the people can change
the control Of public affairs by
electing men Of different ideas.
The gold standard, ifsupplement6d
by a efficiency OF silver, rs subsi-
aary money, and paper, to fill up
any shortage that may occur in our
business relations. The republicans
can pursue the present policy, for
which both great parties are respon-
gible and cause prosperous times.
The mints are now coming the
peniorage, which, will require all of
our mint's d long time to do, as
the silver ID corded up in govern
ment warehouses. in great ricks.
The minis Of India are to be set
going in the coinage Of silver, show
ing to the world that the gold
standard will, simply measure the
quality and not 50 much the quanr
tity. Whenever the people find that
hard times are brought about by
The single standard, they will rise
up and make the necessary change.
The Americo-Spanio war was not
brought about by the republican,
nor the democratic parties, nor by
any party, but by the pressure OF
public opinion. If you will glance
over the history of the world you
will find that all great events, or
nearly all, and everything for the
benefit Of Che people were brought
about by this same pressure Of pub
lie opinion. Public opinion will
cause the party in power to do the
best thing for the people, and the
people have placed the republicans
in power for this purpose. If the
masses did not have confidence in
the republicans they would not
have continued them in power and
augmented their strength. as they
have done in this election. Many
good things have come through this
organization called the republican
party. They do not believe in being
guided by tradition" alone, but
they believein grasping the situa-
tion as it comes, and making the
most of it. They do not believe in
dead issues, nor living on memories
of a dead past. They are progress
siye and aggressive and alive to
the dem ands of the majority, and
of the hour. Abraham Lincoln, the
glorious martyr president still lives
enshrined in the memories of his
followers, and "Abe" was republi
can, Just as Jefferson and Jackson
were democrats. No doubt, but that
the republicans will long remain in
power, as they are keenly alive tc
the needs of the people, and they
are far too shrewd to letany oppor,
tunities slip by.
When they find that the majority
of the people are for free coinage o.
for any other measure calculated X
be of general benefit, they will re
spond,. as they have done in thi
war for humanity.
The "silver issue" may not b
dead, but very much alive, but i
SO, and the time comes for its rehab
ilitation, the party in power at tn
present time will be amply able {
cope with it. The records show tina
the opposition have not only neg
lected, but refused to heed the pres
sure of public opinion. The lat
election sustains the government
course with Spain, and Spain see
the result of the election to be q
gainst her in holding up the hand
of the administration. The electio
means the retention of all the poi
sessions now under American cor
troll, and it gave notice that thu
people were satisfied with the courl
pursued by the republican pars,
and that the course mapped out,
the democrats was not accepted.
The people are supreme and Il
republican party is, and has bee
fight, for the supreme people hay