La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-24

cans, In violent and open denuncia-
tion of an honorable citizen OF Colo
RADIO, denounced him as a liar. and
then followed that statement by the
remark that liars had no place In any
convention unless II he Mckinley
convention. As l read that remark.
Fellow citizens, my mind reverted TO
the men who have been presiding all
over this country In Mckinley Repub-
lican conventions. l thought of the
gallant Senator Spooner OF Wisconsin.
who led his state to Republican vic
tory and TO Democratic defeat.
thought of Senator Allison of Iowa, a
consistent bimetallist and friend OF
silver who was at the Brussels con-
ference fighting for our interests. and
who the other day called the Iowa
state convention Of liars. as they were
designated by the gentleman Mt Colo
RADIO Springs. ! thought of the ven
cradle and magnificent Senator Hoar.
rs noble bimetallist as ever lived.
himself. ] suppose. under this denun-
ciation. TO he called n liar who pre-
sided over that splendid body OF Mas
| sachusctts Republicans which stood
| up for their party. their flag and their
government. thought of Senator
Nilit
senator who has made the interests
of silver his own. who stood in the
state of New Hampshire in n Repub-
lican convention. l suppose they, too.
would he called liars who stood up for
| blmetallism against the world. Then.
| rs | thought of that phrase. Mckinley
| Republican, meant as Il term of oppro-
! brium. ! recalled the name of our be-
loved President. as able and splendid
| and noble and rs true an American
| as ever lived. working for the inter
| ests OF the whole country. animated
| by the highest religious principles,
typifying the best and highest OF
| American manhood and American civ
ilization. Then thought that 1t was
| not two years more that the term OF
opprobrium OF Il Mckinley Republican
was the noblcst badge of honor thai
any man could wear. All these incon
| gruous conventions. which finally
agreed upon everything. seemed tc
have no principles To animate them
no policy to pursue: they seemed ts
rest the whole basis of their appeal Il
the people upon two foundations. ant
two only. The first of them was .
| wholesale and direct denunciaiion ol
the junior senator from Colorado
Fellow citizens. that attack was too
personal for me 10 pay any attention
TO IL. But | may perhaps In permit
ted TO say in this presence. among th'
people ! love. and whose trust ant
confidence must ever be the creates
honor that can ever he conferred
upon me that | can send through yoi
II message to these conspirators that
although they have been for som'
tim. digging my political grave. tina
Lao, Inc .t
they like. and have put me in ii. an
have covered the earth over it. the.
never. never can write renegade
above II. The other policy and plat
form of this convention APPARENT.
was III" declaration that people VIII
voted the Republican ticket were rol
standard people, and those mendn
cious yellow Journals who have KEEP
millions of dollars out of Colorado
continually publish the statement tina
our conventions are conventions q
gold standard Republicans. ! am sic
and tired of tiEft stale lie. There ar
!. not twenty ncn in the state of Colo
RADIO OF any party who nrc Tor IN
gold standard, and there are nw bette
: silver people sn earth than the nepui
, licans OF Colorado. There Is not on
. OF us who does. not believe That III
. welfare and prosperity of the worl
must ever rest In the rehabilitation =
silver as standard of valne eUuHl
with gold. and you emit send IA rel
: resentativc TO Washington who won
. be found firiiting for that principle i
season and out of season. II is brrl
that some members of Uur pnruy d
not agree with us. 1t is equally 'tru
that SOME Democrats do not 'agre
with the Democrats OF Colorado ,upo
that question. Take German OF Mar,
land and Brice OF Ohio. and Nlurpl
of New Ys,fk. and Smith of New .Tcl
sey, count them as Democrats fherc-
they are proud to he named iss Den
ocrats thnne.
Many OF The members of the Repul
lican party don't go as far as rwe do
but l tell 5ou. fellow citizens. rrhe ma
who STANDS true to his principles an
his party. and fights within II for rec
ognition ~ what he knows Us right.
bound to ~:in, II he IL right We hay
won In many other battles. 4 thin
perhaps IL lis proper that ] should sa
IL word. a1,l but a word. 10 fliis cor
vention On fthe subject NJ the Bimeta
lie commission to Europe. Soon afte
left yon in the fall. we called
meeting in December at the opening a
the Senate ~ff the United States of tn
Republican members Of the Sennt,
and they unanimously agreed tlut tina
plank In the st. Louis platform -whic
pledged the party to an attempt to RI
store bimsKiillism to lnterrutiona
agreement was n plank which ougll
to be carried ont In the utIis,se goo
faith. Owing NO suggestions OF fheirs
Il and sopc communications W'afai til
4 Presidenr-eiert. Mr.. Mckinley, wa
requested by fhe President tnn the
President. btu 'elecU to come t. Can
ton. where | knd long and extende,
talk with him. He was then. ms he I
ns,w. and as he was through every da,
he served in Congress. bimetAllisi
In favor under adequate prOtectio0 o
the ruse of the wkite metal. And II VA
at Mis- suggestion fellow citizens, fla