Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-04-14
THE GREAT ISSUE.
James X. Jones Urges Free silver
Advocates to Unite for
the Fray.

eff any doubt about the necessity for
| 3 complete corporation amongst our
friends has existed heretofore, recent
declaration by Messrs. Gage and Cleve-
land should now remove them. Score
tary Gage, in an address before the
chamber of commerce of Cleveland, o.,
on the 18th of March, Is reported, after
quoting from my recent address, the
following words: The surrender of
the republican party to the advocates OF
the gold standard and monopoly is at
last complete. The present administra-
ton, called to power upon the solemn
pledge of the republican national COM
mittee at ST. Louis to promote BIZ
metallism, has formulated and sent to
congress a bill, the leading purpose of
which, the secretary OF the treasury
ayows is to commit the country more
thoroughly to the gold standard to
have said If intended as statement of
fact, the affirmation is perfectly cor
rect The honorable secretary frankly
admits that the allegations contained
III the foregoing words are as state
ment of fact perfectly correct Thus
the lines seem clearly drawn and dis
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Those who favor the gold standard and
monopoly will act together, and it is
certainly absolutely necessary that
those who oppose these ihiquities shall
act together and as far as possible in
perfect harmony. In 1896, in the con-
gressional election of Oregon, the fol-
lowing votes were cast in the First dis
trict:
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HOpDIlSI--.--... .4SsZSo
The republicans elected by SO plu-
rality over the populist, with 1914 DEM
ocratic votes counting nothing. Ex-
pressed in another way, in this district
1885 votes cast elected congressman
over 27,21O votes in the opposition. This
was only possible because those who
opposed the republican party divided.
In the Second district in the same state,
and at the same election, there were
cast the following votes:
Bepuplcan. Il 81 95a
independent Republican. ................ s,S07
DemocTat.--- -----------------------.. f,eSS
The republicans elected their candi-
date over the populist by plurality of
SIS, while 1896 democratic and indie
pendent republican votes were thrown
away; or stated otherwise, 1857 re-
publicans elected their congressman
over 2S,140 votes in the opposition.
Such amazing results could only come
from failure to unite among those OPP
posed to the republican party. With
such results so recently obtained by
those methods, is it any wonder that
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to divide US? In a recent letter to some
Pennsylvania friends Mr.. Cleveland is
reported to have said: I am so earnest
in my desire to see our country blessed
with safe money and a suitable fnan-
cial system that am of the opinion we
ought to give patriotic and consistent
support to any plan which insures that
result But could a more effective plan
TO accomplish what Mr.. Cleveland and
Mr.. Gage wish be adopted than this
one of dividing our forces while the
enemy is united? The elections this
wear are the skirmish line for 1907
United we stand, divided we fall
Everything which can be done this year
to make cooperation amongst bimetal-
lists thorough and complete in 1900
should be done; strife between factions
Of bimetalIists can only do harm; moth
ing but complete cooperation can make
success certain in that great struggle.
No bimetallist should insist that an
other bimetaIlist shall change his party
affiliations or his party name, but
should cordially welcome his coopera-
ton in this struggle. Americans and
Frenchmen poured out their blood to-
gether in the struggle for American in
dependence, and neither asked the
other 10 change his allegiance to his
country. Surely wrangIes over party
names will not be allowed to obscure
the great issue. Local offices and parti-
san advantages certainly will not be
cause for dissension amongst us It
would be infinitely better and more pa
triotic to submit to injustice and yet
maintain compact organization rather
than allow ourselves TO be divided The
nation viii understand and appreciate
sacrifices for the cause and they viii
not be forgotten K Jones.