The state herald., 1898-11-04
In speech in the senat. IN Aususs,

In n speech in the senate IN Auguat,
1853, Mr.. Worott sad: "rhe two metals
together would furnish us il our mipte
were reopenrd, u stable, enduring and I'D
cquRte currency. France Tor seventy
years maintained their parity. With M
area sevsnteen times greater than France
AMI n vastly larger population aud far
greater resources, who shall say that the
United States cannot coin both gold and
silver at her min,s as offered and nam
tain their parity and her own financial
integrity After comparing the mater
ial growth und population Of the United
States with that of other nations he said:
"In the face Of such showing | eau
imagine no more cruel or unnecessary or
unbusinesslike proceeding than to hold
our whole financial system in abeyauce
until Europe determines what policy
would be satisfactory to her. In a
speech in the senate August 81, 1893.
Senator Wolcott said: ...Scnators who
state that they are bimetallists, but that
international agreement is necessary DO.
fore we can adopt the double standard
miss'ate the proposition. International
ngreeement must depond upon the act.
ion OF Great Britain. If then Great Bri-
tain consents 10 the double standard they
arc bimetallists; il she adhcres to gold
they are monometalis,a, The policy of
Great Brirpin, which they are powerless
to shape or control, ia the policy they
advocate. There are resources of inf
nitely more material valde 10 the east
than our trade with Great Brita n, but
they ignore the welfare aud prosperity OF
every farmer and toiler in the land in
order that We may be in entire accord
with Great Britain in her iinarclal policy.
Who is not fer us is against us
In this campaign Senator Wolcolt Is
talking quite differently. In recent
speech he said:
"All the nations OF the earth together
cnn restore bimetnllism o. the old ratio.
The great nations OF the earth eau rome
of them restore silver to Its parity with
gold upon some fair ratio upon which
they might ngree, but when people walk
mp and down this state and tell You it is
n question to be settled by the United
States alone, they either do not know
what they are talking about or they con
csui the facis frnm ypur
The above extracts are n Fair eample
OF the want of consistency OF the man
who. at the last republican state con-
vention in Denver, by insinuntion, called
Senator Teller and his silver republican
followers reneeades. In 10. when Senator
Wocptt was very deeirous Of being re-
elected 10 the senate, he denounced an
international ugreement as "chimera
a myth" and insisted that all who advo
Gated il M against the foe coinage OF
silver by the United Statts alone were
the enemies Of The cause OF silver and
since his reelection he has made radical
Change in his position on this question
" SiH'i huA' h' H4l.sil bc hDie 10 uplii
onto the administration purity. This i.
the man who is irayrrsing the state OF
Colorado on special palace car tram
telling the people OF tho state that the
silver campaign speakers OF the campaign
either do dot know what they ARE talk
ing about or conceal the fac =" from
them. II IN tie face of the Inconsistency
of Senator WoIcp,t on the silver question
the voters cf Colombo r.elect him to
tho United States senate. they never
should be heard TO raise their voice IN
hehalL Of sIlker ngaip.