The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-01-13
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FOR TRUE AMERICANS.
Senator Teller's ForcefuI Ar
raignment of His For
mer Party.
OWNED BY THE MONEY POWER.

Washington, Jan, Tn the Sen
ate to day, Mr. Teller of Colorado,
handled without gloves the humbug
of the Mckinley administration in
sending abroad commission osten
sibly to secure international b!met-
allism. Senator Teller said:
The Republican party knew full
we'll in 1896 that it could not ac-
oomplish international bimetallism.
and that it was put in as a sop to q
few of US who had been contending
for international bimetallism, and,
if we could not get ii, for national
bimetallism
If I had believed we could get
international bimetallism IN four
years under this or any other admin
istration, | would have remained in
the political organization to which
I have been attached during my
whole political life; but | knew that
the Republican party was ia power
and contro! Of the men who did not
mean 10 have international bimetal-
| lism, or any other, and if the com
agreement that India should open
her mints and that the Bank of
England should put one fifth of it's
reserve in silver, [ knew then, as l
know now, that in Republican
House tuen elected you could not
have passed an approving act of
that character.
The men who poured out their
money as money Lever was poured
out III the history Of any country In
worldwide resorted to coerslon
and force, to bribery and indecent
acts as NO people ever san or heard
of-would LOT allow international
bimetallism, nor would they allow
bimetallism, national or any other.
It is for the control OF the great in
terests of the country; for the con
troll of the great avenues of CON-
merce and trade. 1t Is for the con-
troll of, and that they may take toll
upon, all the energies and the sklil
of all our labor everywhere.
The money power is the great
power that has been felt all over the
world. 1t is the power that to-day
allows the murders in Armenia; that
allows the wickedest war that was
ever carried on against men TO be
carried on in the sight Of our shores,
because it fears that to do otherwise
would disturb commerce and trade.
Hume said that the time would
come when the salvation OF dividends
would make it necessary that We
cease to consider the honor and
safety of the country. You are there
today. You are where the safety
of commerce and trade and the
maintenance of a steady market for
| stocks aud bonds render 1t Impos-
sible fer the American people TO IS
sert their manhood. You compel
them to belle their history and
record. and to see the most stupen-
dous crime Of 100 years perpetrated
without governmental protest, IN
defiance OF your Republican plat
form.
The American people will never
emerge from the present condition
until they say, We are people OF
| $4,000, 1000, and are big enough and
strong enough and wise enough to
/ manage our own offairs.' As long
as we yield to England in finance or
in foreign policy we will not succeed.
He who skulks and hides when there
is a threat of war Is not free man,
and never will be, and will not de-
fend himself or his fellows
Il do not believe there would be
war if we put our hands upon Cube;
but if so. let it come
The Republican party is in pow
er. | attack it, first, upon the
ground that it is gold standard
party, and I will destroy it If l can
I expect to see 1t 60 down in defeat
in 1900. and, if living. pledge ycu
my word that 1 will do everything l
can TO bring it to grief. Even II Il
would rightup on the money ques
tor, I could not myself tolerate
this treatment CT these people on
our border. The cowardly financial
POLICY Of this Government and the
cowardIy policy IN international
affairs are not according to my no
ton OF Americanism or Of that
which BELTS the dignity OF great
and free people.'